Detailed Description
The Argument object represents an argument (or parameter) of a Softimage Command. For example, the DeleteObj command takes 1 argument (InputObj).
Argument objects are used in three circumstances in Softimage:
- For defining command arguments at creation time
- When a command is created, arguments are added to the Command object using ArgumentArray::Add, ArgumentArray::AddWithHandler or ArgumentArray::AddObjectArgument. The value of the argument (see Argument::PutValue) is treated as the default value for that argument. This default value is persisted and is used as the argument value in the case that no value is specified at invocation time.
- For specifying argument values when invoking a command.
- When a command is invoked, Argument::PutValue is used to specify the value of the argument that will be passed to the command. Or, when not specifically set the value will be determined based on the default or the ArgumentHandler associated with the argument. From the C++ API the most common way of invoking a command is with Application::ExecuteCommand, in which case it is not necessary to deal with this object at all.
- For re-defining command arguments after installation
- It is also possible to change the definition of a custom command after it has been installed. In this case Argument::PutValue is used to specify new default values for the command, and it is possible to add and remove arguments. Then Command::Update is called to commit the changes. (This case does not apply to custom commands implemented inside a self-installed plug-in).
For more information and an example see the documentation for the Command object.
- Since:
- 4.0
#include <xsi_argument.h>
Public Member Functions | |
| Argument () | |
| ~Argument () | |
| Argument (const CRef &in_ref) | |
| Argument (const Argument &in_obj) | |
| bool | IsA (siClassID in_ClassID) const |
| siClassID | GetClassID () const |
| Argument & | operator= (const Argument &in_obj) |
| Argument & | operator= (const CRef &in_ref) |
| CValue | GetValue () const |
| CStatus | PutValue (const CValue &) |
| siArgumentFlags | GetFlags () const |
| ArgumentHandler | GetHandler () const |
| CStatus | PutHandler (const CString &in_strHandler) |
| CStatus | PutHandler (ArgumentHandler &in_Handler) |
Constructor & Destructor Documentation
| Argument | ( | ) |
Default constructor.
| ~Argument | ( | ) |
Default destructor.
Member Function Documentation
| bool IsA | ( | siClassID | in_ClassID | ) | const [virtual] |
Returns true if a given class type is compatible with this API class.
- Parameters:
-
in_ClassID class type.
- Returns:
- true if the class is compatible, false otherwise.
Reimplemented from SIObject.
| siClassID GetClassID | ( | ) | const [virtual] |
Creates an object from another object. The newly created object is set to empty if the input object is not compatible.
- Parameters:
-
in_obj constant class object.
- Returns:
- The new Argument object.
| CValue GetValue | ( | ) | const |
Returns the value of the argument. This would be the default value from the command definition unless some alternative value has been set by calling Argument::PutValue.
- Returns:
- The value of the argument.
- Since:
- 4.0
Sets the value of an argument. If called while the command is being defined, (for example in the commandname_Init callback of a self-installed plug-in) then this establishes the default value of the argument which is persisted as part of the command definition.
When you use Command::Execute to invoke a command, you can provide an actual value for this argument, which overrides the default value, but does not affect the persisted command definition.
- Warning:
- The Value is erased if Argument::PutHandler is called to set an ArgumentHandler after the Value has been already set.
- Returns:
- CStatus::OK
- CStatus::Fail
- See also:
- ArgumentArray::Add
- Since:
- 4.0
| siArgumentFlags GetFlags | ( | ) | const |
Returns the argument flags. These flags indicate how the argument values are passed to or from the Command. Arguments for custom commands always use siArgumentInput.
- Returns:
- The the argument flags (one of the siArgumentFlags values).
- Since:
- 4.0
| ArgumentHandler GetHandler | ( | ) | const |
Returns the ArgumentHandler, if any, of the Argument. Call ArgumentHandler::IsValid on the returned object to test whether there really is an ArgumentHandler.
- Note:
- This function should not be confused with Command::GetHandler, which returns the name of a script function.
- Returns:
- The new ArgumentHandler object.
- Since:
- 4.0
Sets the ArgumentHandler of the argument based on the desired type.
- Warning:
- Calling this function flushes any existing value associated with the Argument (see Argument::PutValue).
- Parameters:
-
in_strHandler String from the ::siArgumentHandler enum, for example Frame,SingleObjorCollection.
- Returns:
- CStatus::OK
- CStatus::Fail
- See also:
- ArgumentArray::AddWithHandler
- Since:
- 4.0
| CStatus PutHandler | ( | ArgumentHandler & | in_Handler | ) |
Sets the ArgumentHandler of the argument by using an existing ArgumentHandler object.
- Parameters:
-
in_Handler An instance of an ArgumentHandler. Pass an uninitialized ArgumentHandler object to remove any existing ArgumentHandler.
- Returns:
- CStatus::OK
- CStatus::Fail
- See also:
- ArgumentArray::AddWithHandler
- Since:
- 4.0
The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:
