This reference page is linked to from the following overview topics: Classes Involved in the Action System.

Detailed Description

An ActionContext is an identifer of a group of keyboard shortcuts.

Examples are the Main 3ds Max UI, Track View, and the Editable Mesh. They are registered using IActionManager::RegisterActionContext().

See also:: Class ActionTable, Class ActionItem, Class ActionCallback, Class IActionManager, Class DynamicMenu, Class DynamicMenuCallback, Class Interface.

#include <actiontable.h>

Inheritance diagram for ActionContext:

Public Member Functions
	ActionContext (ActionContextId contextId, MCHAR *pName)
	Initiatilize the context ID and the name from the passed arguments.
MCHAR *	GetName ()
	Returns the name of this ActionContext.
ActionContextId	GetContextId ()
	Returns the ID of this ActionContext.
bool	IsActive ()
	Returns true if this ActionContext is active; otherwise false.
void	SetActive (bool active)
	Sets the active state of this ActionContext.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

Initiatilize the context ID and the name from the passed arguments.

Parameters:

contextId	The ID for the ActionContext.
pName	The name for the ActionContext.

            { mContextId = contextId; mName = pName; mActive = true; }

MCHAR* GetName ( ) [inline]

Returns the name of this ActionContext.

{ return mName.data(); }

ActionContextId GetContextId ( ) [inline]

Returns the ID of this ActionContext.

{ return mContextId; }

bool IsActive ( ) [inline]

Returns true if this ActionContext is active; otherwise false.

An active ActionContext means that it uses its keyboard accelerators. This corresponds to the "Active" checkbox in the keyboard customization UI.

{ return mActive; }

void SetActive ( bool active ) [inline]

Sets the active state of this ActionContext.

Parameters:

active true for active; false for inactive.

{ mActive = active; }