This reference page is linked to from the following overview topics: Containers, Container Manager and Container Objects, Working with Containers.

Detailed Description

The interface for global container functionality.

Operations on a specific container can be accessed through the container itself.

#include <IContainerManager.h>

Inheritance diagram for IContainerManager:

Public Types
enum	{ IMPORT_CONTAINER_ID, CREATE_CONTAINER_ID, IS_IN_CONTAINER_ID, IS_CONTAINER_NODE_ID }
Public Member Functions
virtual INode *	CreateContainer (INodeTab &contentNodes)=0
	Create a container.
virtual INode *	CreateInheritedContainer (const MaxSDK::AssetManagement::AssetUser &asset)=0
	Inherit a container into the scene.
virtual IContainerObject *	IsInContainer (INode *node)=0
	Test if a node is in a container or not.
virtual IContainerObject *	IsContainerNode (INode *node)=0
	Test if a node is a container or not.

Member Enumeration Documentation

anonymous enum

Enumerator:

    { 
        IMPORT_CONTAINER_ID,
        CREATE_CONTAINER_ID,
        IS_IN_CONTAINER_ID,
        IS_CONTAINER_NODE_ID,
    };

virtual INode* CreateContainer ( INodeTab & contentNodes ) [pure virtual]

Create a container.

Remarks:: If created, the container node will be selected; The container node will be created at the average of the content nodes, or at the origin if the Tab is empty

Parameters:

[in] contentNodes - Nodes to be added as content of the container

virtual INode* CreateInheritedContainer ( const MaxSDK::AssetManagement::AssetUser & asset ) [pure virtual]

Inherit a container into the scene.

Parameters:

[in] asset - The container asset representing the definition file to be used

Remarks:: If the asset is invalid, the user will be presented with a file dialog.

virtual IContainerObject* IsInContainer ( INode * node ) [pure virtual]

Test if a node is in a container or not.

Parameters:

[in] node - The node that we are testing to see if it is in a container

virtual IContainerObject* IsContainerNode ( INode * node ) [pure virtual]

Test if a node is a container or not.

Parameters:

[in] node - The node that we are testing to see if it is a container