SoAsciiText Class Reference
Node Classes

The SoAsciiText class renders flat 3D text. More...

`#include <Inventor/nodes/SoAsciiText.h>`

Inheritance diagram for SoAsciiText:

## Public Types

enum | Justification { LEFT = 1 , RIGHT , CENTER }
Public Types inherited from SoShape
enum | TriangleShape { TRIANGLE_STRIP , TRIANGLE_FAN , TRIANGLES , POLYGON , QUADS , QUAD_STRIP , POINTS , LINES , LINE_STRIP }
Public Types inherited from SoNode

enum

NodeType {
INVENTOR = 0x0000 , VRML1 = 0x0001 , VRML2 = 0x0002 , INVENTOR_1 = 0x0004 ,
INVENTOR_2_0 = 0x0008 , INVENTOR_2_1 = 0x0010 , INVENTOR_2_5 = 0x0020 , INVENTOR_2_6 = 0x0040 ,
COIN_1_0 = 0x0080 , COIN_2_0 = 0x0100 , EXTENSION = 0x0200 , COIN_2_2 = 0x0400 ,
COIN_2_3 = 0x0800 , COIN_2_4 = 0x1000 , INVENTOR_5_0 = 0x2000 , COIN_2_5 = 0x4000 ,
COIN_3_0 = 0x8000 , INVENTOR_6_0 = 0x10000 , COIN_4_0 = 0x20000
}

## Public Member Functions

virtual SoType | getTypeId (void) const
| SoAsciiText (void)
virtual void | GLRender (SoGLRenderAction *action)
virtual void | getPrimitiveCount (SoGetPrimitiveCountAction *action)
Public Member Functions inherited from SoShape
virtual SbBool | affectsState (void) const
virtual void | getBoundingBox (SoGetBoundingBoxAction *action)
virtual void | rayPick (SoRayPickAction *action)
virtual void | callback (SoCallbackAction *action)
const SoBoundingBoxCache * | getBoundingBoxCache (void) const
Public Member Functions inherited from SoNode
void | setOverride (const SbBool state)
SbBool | isOverride (void) const
void | setNodeType (const NodeType type)
NodeType | getNodeType (void) const
virtual SoNode * | copy (SbBool copyconnections=FALSE) const
virtual void | doAction (SoAction *action)
virtual void | GLRenderBelowPath (SoGLRenderAction *action)
virtual void | GLRenderInPath (SoGLRenderAction *action)
virtual void | GLRenderOffPath (SoGLRenderAction *action)
virtual void | getMatrix (SoGetMatrixAction *action)
virtual void | handleEvent (SoHandleEventAction *action)
virtual void | pick (SoPickAction *action)
virtual void | search (SoSearchAction *action)
virtual void | write (SoWriteAction *action)
virtual void | audioRender (SoAudioRenderAction *action)
virtual void | grabEventsSetup (void)
virtual void | grabEventsCleanup (void)
virtual void | startNotify (void)
SbUniqueId | getNodeId (void) const
virtual SoChildList * | getChildren (void) const
virtual void | writeInstance (SoOutput *out)
virtual SoNode * | addToCopyDict (void) const
virtual void | copyContents (const SoFieldContainer *from, SbBool copyconnections)
virtual SoFieldContainer * | copyThroughConnection (void) const
Public Member Functions inherited from SoFieldContainer
void | setToDefaults (void)
SbBool | hasDefaultValues (void) const
SbBool | fieldsAreEqual (const SoFieldContainer *container) const
void | copyFieldValues (const SoFieldContainer *container, SbBool copyconnections=FALSE)
SbBool | set (const char *const fielddata)
void | get (SbString &fielddata)
virtual int | getFields (SoFieldList &l) const
virtual int | getAllFields (SoFieldList &l) const
virtual SoField * | getField (const SbName &name) const
virtual SoField * | getEventIn (const SbName &name) const
virtual SoField * | getEventOut (const SbName &name) const
SbBool | getFieldName (const SoField *const field, SbName &name) const
SbBool | enableNotify (const SbBool flag)
SbBool | isNotifyEnabled (void) const
SbBool | set (const char *fielddata, SoInput *input)
void | get (SbString &fielddata, SoOutput *out)
virtual SbBool | validateNewFieldValue (SoField *field, void *newval)
virtual void | addWriteReference (SoOutput *out, SbBool isfromfield=FALSE)
SbBool | getIsBuiltIn (void) const
virtual void | getFieldsMemorySize (size_t &managed, size_t &unmanaged) const
void | setUserData (void *userdata) const
void * | getUserData (void) const
Public Member Functions inherited from SoBase
void | ref (void) const
void | unref (void) const
void | unrefNoDelete (void) const
int32_t | getRefCount (void) const
void | touch (void)
SbBool | isOfType (SoType type) const
| Returns `TRUE` if the type of this object is either of the same type or inherited from type.
virtual SbName | getName (void) const
virtual void | setName (const SbName &newname)
void | addAuditor (void *const auditor, const SoNotRec::Type type)
void | removeAuditor (void *const auditor, const SoNotRec::Type type)
const SoAuditorList & | getAuditors (void) const
SbBool | shouldWrite (void)
void | assertAlive (void) const

## Static Public Member Functions

static SoType | getClassTypeId (void)
static void | initClass (void)
| Sets up initialization for data common to all instances of this class, like submitting necessary information to the Coin type system.
Static Public Member Functions inherited from SoShape
static SoType | getClassTypeId (void)
static void | initClass (void)
| Sets up initialization for data common to all instances of this class, like submitting necessary information to the Coin type system.
static void | getScreenSize (SoState *const state, const SbBox3f &boundingbox, SbVec2s &rectsize)
static float | getDecimatedComplexity (SoState *state, float complexity)
Static Public Member Functions inherited from SoNode
static uint32_t | getCompatibilityTypes (const SoType &nodetype)
static SoType | getClassTypeId (void)
static SoNode * | getByName (const SbName &name)
static int | getByName (const SbName &name, SoNodeList &l)
static void | initClass (void)
| Sets up initialization for data common to all instances of this class, like submitting necessary information to the Coin type system.
static void | initClasses (void)
static SbUniqueId | getNextNodeId (void)
static int | getActionMethodIndex (const SoType type)
static void | getBoundingBoxS (SoAction *action, SoNode *node)
static void | GLRenderS (SoAction *action, SoNode *node)
static void | callbackS (SoAction *action, SoNode *node)
static void | getMatrixS (SoAction *action, SoNode *node)
static void | handleEventS (SoAction *action, SoNode *node)
static void | pickS (SoAction *action, SoNode *node)
static void | rayPickS (SoAction *action, SoNode *node)
static void | searchS (SoAction *action, SoNode *node)
static void | writeS (SoAction *action, SoNode *node)
static void | audioRenderS (SoAction *action, SoNode *node)
static void | getPrimitiveCountS (SoAction *action, SoNode *node)
Static Public Member Functions inherited from SoFieldContainer
static void | initClass (void)
| Sets up initialization for data common to all instances of this class, like submitting necessary information to the Coin type system.
static SoType | getClassTypeId (void)
| This static method returns the SoType object associated with objects of this class.
static void | cleanupClass (void)
static void | initCopyDict (void)
static void | addCopy (const SoFieldContainer *orig, const SoFieldContainer *copy)
static SoFieldContainer * | checkCopy (const SoFieldContainer *orig)
static SoFieldContainer * | findCopy (const SoFieldContainer *orig, const SbBool copyconnections)
static void | copyDone (void)
Static Public Member Functions inherited from SoBase
static void | initClass (void)
| Sets up initialization for data common to all instances of this class, like submitting necessary information to the Coin type system.
static SoType | getClassTypeId (void)
| This static method returns the SoType object associated with objects of this class.
static void | addName (SoBase *const base, const char *const name)
static void | removeName (SoBase *const base, const char *const name)
static void | incrementCurrentWriteCounter (void)
static void | decrementCurrentWriteCounter (void)
static SoBase * | getNamedBase (const SbName &name, SoType type)
static int | getNamedBases (const SbName &name, SoBaseList &baselist, SoType type)
static SbBool | read (SoInput *input, SoBase *&base, SoType expectedtype)
static void | setInstancePrefix (const SbString &c)
static void | setTraceRefs (SbBool trace)
static SbBool | getTraceRefs (void)
static SbBool | connectRoute (SoInput *input, const SbName &fromnodename, const SbName &fromfieldname, const SbName &tonodename, const SbName &tofieldname)
static SbBool | readRoute (SoInput *input)

## Public Attributes

SoMFString | string
SoSFFloat | spacing
SoSFEnum | justification
SoMFFloat | width

## Protected Member Functions

virtual const SoFieldData * | getFieldData (void) const
virtual | ~SoAsciiText ()
virtual void | computeBBox (SoAction *action, SbBox3f &box, SbVec3f &center)
virtual void | generatePrimitives (SoAction *)
virtual SoDetail * | createTriangleDetail (SoRayPickAction *action, const SoPrimitiveVertex *v1, const SoPrimitiveVertex *v2, const SoPrimitiveVertex *v3, SoPickedPoint *pp)
virtual void | notify (SoNotList *list)
Protected Member Functions inherited from SoShape
| SoShape (void)
virtual | ~SoShape ()
float | getComplexityValue (SoAction *action)
virtual SbBool | shouldGLRender (SoGLRenderAction *action)
void | beginSolidShape (SoGLRenderAction *action)
void | endSolidShape (SoGLRenderAction *action)
void | GLRenderBoundingBox (SoGLRenderAction *action)
SbBool | shouldPrimitiveCount (SoGetPrimitiveCountAction *action)
SbBool | shouldRayPick (SoRayPickAction *const action)
void | computeObjectSpaceRay (SoRayPickAction *const action)
void | computeObjectSpaceRay (SoRayPickAction *const action, const SbMatrix &matrix)
virtual SoDetail * | createLineSegmentDetail (SoRayPickAction *action, const SoPrimitiveVertex *v1, const SoPrimitiveVertex *v2, SoPickedPoint *pp)
virtual SoDetail * | createPointDetail (SoRayPickAction *action, const SoPrimitiveVertex *v, SoPickedPoint *pp)
void | invokeTriangleCallbacks (SoAction *const action, const SoPrimitiveVertex *const v1, const SoPrimitiveVertex *const v2, const SoPrimitiveVertex *const v3)
void | invokeLineSegmentCallbacks (SoAction *const action, const SoPrimitiveVertex *const v1, const SoPrimitiveVertex *const v2)
void | invokePointCallbacks (SoAction *const action, const SoPrimitiveVertex *const v)
void | beginShape (SoAction *const action, const TriangleShape shapetype, SoDetail *const detail=NULL)
void | shapeVertex (const SoPrimitiveVertex *const v)
void | endShape (void)
void | generateVertex (SoPrimitiveVertex *const pv, const SbVec3f &point, const SbBool useTexFunc, const SoMultiTextureCoordinateElement *const tce, const float s, const float t, const SbVec3f &normal)
void | generateVertex (SoPrimitiveVertex *const pv, const SbVec3f &point, const SbBool useTexFunc, const SoMultiTextureCoordinateElement *const tce, const float s, const float t, const float r, const SbVec3f &normal)
SbBool | startVertexArray (SoGLRenderAction *action, const SoCoordinateElement *coords, const SbVec3f *pervertexnormals, const SbBool texpervertex, const SbBool colorpervertex)
void | finishVertexArray (SoGLRenderAction *action, const SbBool vbo, const SbBool normpervertex, const SbBool texpervertex, const SbBool colorpervertex)
Protected Member Functions inherited from SoNode
| SoNode (void)
virtual | ~SoNode ()
virtual SbBool | readInstance (SoInput *in, unsigned short flags)
Protected Member Functions inherited from SoFieldContainer
| SoFieldContainer (void)
virtual | ~SoFieldContainer ()
Protected Member Functions inherited from SoBase
| SoBase (void)
virtual | ~SoBase ()
virtual void | destroy (void)
SbBool | hasMultipleWriteRefs (void) const
SbBool | writeHeader (SoOutput *out, SbBool isgroup, SbBool isengine) const
void | writeFooter (SoOutput *out) const
virtual const char * | getFileFormatName (void) const
virtual SoNotRec | createNotRec (void)

## Static Protected Member Functions

static const SoFieldData ** | getFieldDataPtr (void)
Static Protected Member Functions inherited from SoShape
static const SoFieldData ** | getFieldDataPtr (void)
Static Protected Member Functions inherited from SoNode
static const SoFieldData ** | getFieldDataPtr (void)
static void | setNextActionMethodIndex (int index)
static int | getNextActionMethodIndex (void)
static void | incNextActionMethodIndex (void)
static void | setCompatibilityTypes (const SoType &nodetype, const uint32_t bitmask)
Static Protected Member Functions inherited from SoBase
static uint32_t | getCurrentWriteCounter (void)
static void | staticDataLock (void)
static void | staticDataUnlock (void)

## Additional Inherited Members

Protected Types inherited from SoBase
enum | BaseFlags { IS_ENGINE = 0x01 , IS_GROUP = 0x02 }
Protected Attributes inherited from SoNode
SbUniqueId | uniqueId
Protected Attributes inherited from SoFieldContainer
SbBool | isBuiltIn
Static Protected Attributes inherited from SoNode
static SbUniqueId | nextUniqueId = 1
static int | nextActionMethodIndex = 0

## Detailed Description

The SoAsciiText class renders flat 3D text.

The text is rendered using 3D polygon geometry.

The size of the textual geometry representation is decided from the SoFont::size field of a preceding SoFont-node in the scene graph, which specifies the size in unit coordinates. This value sets the approximate vertical size of the letters. The default value if no SoFont-nodes are used, is 10.

The complexity of the glyphs is controlled by a preceding SoComplexity node with Type set to OBJECT_SPACE. Please note that the default built-in 3D font will not be affected by the SoComplexity node.

This node is different from the SoText2 node in that it rotates, scales, translates etc just like other geometry in the scene. It is different from the SoText3 node in that it renders the text "flat", i.e. does not extrude the fonts to have depth.

To get an intuitive feeling for how SoAsciiText works, take a look at this sample Inventor file in examiner viewer:

    #Inventor V2.1 ascii

    Separator {
      Font {
        size 10
        name "Arial:Bold Italic"
      }

      BaseColor {
        rgb 1 0 0 #red
      }
      AsciiText {
        width [ 0, 1, 50 ]
        justification LEFT #Standard alignment
        string [ "LEFT", "LEFT", "LEFT", "LEFT", "LEFT LEFT" ]
      }
      BaseColor {
        rgb 1 1 0
      }
      Sphere { radius 1.5 }

      Translation {
        translation 0 -50 0
      }
      BaseColor {
        rgb 0 1 0 #green
      }
      AsciiText {
        width [ 0, 1, 50 ]
        justification RIGHT
        string [ "RIGHT", "RIGHT", "RIGHT", "RIGHT", "RIGHT RIGHT" ]
      }
      BaseColor {
        rgb 0 1 1
      }
      Sphere { radius 1.5 }

      Translation {
        translation 0 -50 0
      }
      BaseColor {
        rgb 0 0 1 #blue
      }
      AsciiText {
        width [ 0, 1, 50 ]
        justification CENTER
        string [ "CENTER", "CENTER", "CENTER", "CENTER", "CENTER CENTER" ]
      }
      BaseColor {
        rgb 1 0 1
      }
      Sphere { radius 1.5 }
    }

In examinerviewer the Inventor file looks something like this:

Rendering of Example Scenegraph

FILE FORMAT/DEFAULTS:

AsciiText {
string ""
spacing 1
justification LEFT
width 0
}
SoAsciiText::LEFT
@ LEFT
Definition SoAsciiText.h:54
SoAsciiText::width
SoMFFloat width
Definition SoAsciiText.h:62
SoAsciiText::justification
SoSFEnum justification
Definition SoAsciiText.h:61
SoAsciiText::spacing
SoSFFloat spacing
Definition SoAsciiText.h:60

See also
  SoFont, SoFontStyle, SoText2, SoText3

Since
  SGI Inventor 2.1

## Member Enumeration Documentation

## Justification

enum SoAsciiText::Justification

Used to specify horizontal string alignment.

Enumerator
LEFT | Left edges of strings are aligned.
RIGHT | Right edges of strings are aligned.
CENTER | Centers of strings are aligned.

## Constructor & Destructor Documentation

## SoAsciiText()

SoAsciiText::SoAsciiText | ( | void |  | ) |

Constructor.

## ~SoAsciiText()

SoAsciiText::~SoAsciiText | ( |  | ) |

protected virtual

Destructor.

## Member Function Documentation

## getClassTypeId()

SoType SoAsciiText::getClassTypeId | ( | void |  | ) |

static

This static method returns the SoType object associated with objects of this class.

## getTypeId()

SoType SoAsciiText::getTypeId | ( | void |  | ) | const

virtual

Returns the type identification of an object derived from a class inheriting SoBase. This is used for runtime type checking and "downward" casting.

Reimplemented from SoShape.

## getFieldDataPtr()

const SoFieldData ** SoAsciiText::getFieldDataPtr | ( | void |  | ) |

static protected

This API member is considered internal to the library, as it is not likely to be of interest to the application programmer.
Returns the SoFieldData class which holds information about fields in this node.

## getFieldData()

const SoFieldData * SoAsciiText::getFieldData | ( | void |  | ) | const

protected virtual

Returns a pointer to the class-wide field data storage object for this instance. If no fields are present, returns `NULL`.

Reimplemented from SoShape.

## GLRender()

void SoAsciiText::GLRender | ( | SoGLRenderAction * | action | ) |

virtual

Action method for the SoGLRenderAction.

This is called during rendering traversals. Nodes influencing the rendering state in any way or want to throw geometry primitives at OpenGL override this method.

Reimplemented from SoShape.

## getPrimitiveCount()

void SoAsciiText::getPrimitiveCount | ( | SoGetPrimitiveCountAction * | action | ) |

virtual

Action method for the SoGetPrimitiveCountAction.

Calculates the number of triangle, line segment and point primitives for the node and adds these to the counters of the action.

Nodes influencing how geometry nodes calculate their primitive count also override this method to change the relevant state variables.

Reimplemented from SoShape.

## computeBBox()

void SoAsciiText::computeBBox | ( | SoAction * | action,
|  | SbBox3f & | box,
|  | SbVec3f & | center )

protected virtual

Implemented by SoShape subclasses to let the SoShape superclass know the exact size and weighted center point of the shape's bounding box.

The bounding box and center point should be calculated and returned in the local coordinate system.

The method implements action behavior for shape nodes for SoGetBoundingBoxAction. It is invoked from SoShape::getBoundingBox(). (Subclasses should not override SoNode::getBoundingBox().)

The box parameter sent in is guaranteed to be an empty box, while center is undefined upon function entry.

Implements SoShape.

## generatePrimitives()

void SoAsciiText::generatePrimitives | ( | SoAction * | action | ) |

protected virtual

The method implements action behavior for shape nodes for SoCallbackAction. It is invoked from SoShape::callback(). (Subclasses should not override SoNode::callback().)

The subclass implementations uses the convenience methods SoShape::beginShape(), SoShape::shapeVertex(), and SoShape::endShape(), with SoDetail instances, to pass the primitives making up the shape back to the caller.

Implements SoShape.

## createTriangleDetail()

SoDetail * SoAsciiText::createTriangleDetail | ( | SoRayPickAction * | action,
|  | const SoPrimitiveVertex * | v1,
|  | const SoPrimitiveVertex * | v2,
|  | const SoPrimitiveVertex * | v3,
|  | SoPickedPoint * | pp )

protected virtual

Will create triangle detail for a SoPickedPoint. This method will only be called internally, when generatePrimitives() is used for picking (SoShape::rayPick() is not overridden).

This method returns `NULL` in Open Inventor, and subclasses will need to override this method to create details for a SoPickedPoint.

This is not necessary with Coin. Of course, if you choose to override it, it will work in the same way as Open Inventor.

For this to work, you must supply a face or line detail when generating primitives. If you supply `NULL` for the detail argument in SoShape::beginShape(), you'll have to override this method.

Reimplemented from SoShape.

## notify()

void SoAsciiText::notify | ( | SoNotList * | l | ) |

protected virtual

Notifies all auditors for this instance when changes are made.

Reimplemented from SoShape.

## Member Data Documentation

## string

SoMFString SoAsciiText::string

The set of strings to render. Each string in the multiple value field will be rendered on a separate line.

The default value of the field is a single empty string.

## spacing

SoSFFloat SoAsciiText::spacing

Vertical spacing between the baselines of two consecutive horizontal lines. Default value is 1.0, which means that it is equal to the vertical size of the highest character in the bitmap alphabet.

## justification

SoSFEnum SoAsciiText::justification

Determines horizontal alignment of text strings.

If justification is set to SoAsciiText::LEFT, the left edge of the first string is at the origin and all strings are aligned with their left edges. If set to SoAsciiText::RIGHT, the right edge of the first string is at the origin and all strings are aligned with their right edges. Otherwise, if set to SoAsciiText::CENTER, the center of the first string is at the origin and all strings are aligned with their centers. The origin is always located at the baseline of the first line of text.

Default value is SoAsciiText::LEFT.

## width

SoMFFloat SoAsciiText::width

Defines the width of each line. The text is scaled to be within the specified units. The size of the characters will remain the same; only the X-positions are scaled. When width <= 0, the width value is ignored and the text rendered as normal. The exact width of the rendered text depends not only on the width field, but also on the maximum character width in the rendered string. The string will be attempted to fit within the specified width, but if it is unable to do so, it uses the largest character in the string as the width. If fewer widths are specified than the number of strings, the strings without matching widths are rendered with default width.

The documentation for this class was generated from the following files:

- SoAsciiText.h
- SoAsciiText.cpp