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#include <xsi_customoperator.h>

Class Description

The CustomOperator object represents a custom operator (ie., a scripted or compiled operator) in the scene graph.

See also:: OperatorContext, PortGroup, Port, InputPort, OutputPort

Since:: 4.0

Inheritance diagram for CustomOperator:

Public Member Functions
	CustomOperator ()
	~CustomOperator ()
	CustomOperator (const CRef &in_ref)
	CustomOperator (const CustomOperator &in_obj)
bool	IsA (siClassID in_ClassID) const
siClassID	GetClassID () const
CustomOperator &	operator= (const CustomOperator &in_obj)
CustomOperator &	operator= (const CRef &in_ref)
CString	GetFileName (void) const
CStatus	PutFileName (const CString &in_str)
CString	GetLanguage (void) const
CString	GetCode (void) const
CStatus	PutCode (const CString &code)
LONG	GetDebug (void) const
CStatus	PutDebug (LONG debug)
bool	GetAlwaysEvaluate (void) const
CStatus	PutAlwaysEvaluate (bool val)
CStatus	AddParameter (const CRef &in_paramdef, Parameter &io_parameter)
CStatus	RemoveParameter (const Parameter &in_param)
CRef	AddInputPort (const CRef &obj, const CString &name=CString(), LONG group=-1, LONG insertat=-1, LONG flags=0, CStatus *pst=0)
CRef	AddOutputPort (const CRef &obj, const CString &name=CString(), LONG group=-1, LONG insertat=-1, LONG flags=0, CStatus *pst=0)
CRefArray	AddIOPort (const CRef &obj, const CString &name=CString(), LONG group=-1, LONG insertat=-1, LONG flags=0, CStatus *pst=0)
CRef	AddPortGroup (const CString &name, LONG groupmin=1, LONG groupmax=1, const CString &filterid=CString(), const CString &pickprompt=CString(), LONG flags=0, CStatus *pst=0)
CStatus	Validate ()
CRef	AddInputPortByClassID (siClassID in_TargetClassID, const CString &in_strPortName=CString(), LONG in_PortGroup=-1, LONG in_InsertAt=0, LONG in_flags=0)
CRef	AddOutputPortByClassID (siClassID in_TargetClassID, const CString &in_strPortName=CString(), LONG in_PortGroup=-1, LONG in_InsertAt=0, LONG in_flags=0)
CRefArray	AddIOPortByClassID (siClassID in_TargetClassID, const CString &in_strPortName=CString(), LONG in_PortGroup=-1, LONG in_InsertAt=0, LONG in_flags=0)

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

CustomOperator ( )

Default constructor.

~CustomOperator ( )

Default destructor.

CustomOperator ( const CRef & in_ref )

Constructor.

Parameters:

in_ref constant reference object.

CustomOperator ( const CustomOperator & in_obj )

Copy constructor.

Parameters:

in_obj constant class object.

Member Function Documentation

bool IsA ( siClassID in_ClassID ) const [virtual]

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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 Operator.

siClassID GetClassID ( ) const [virtual]

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Returns the type of the API class.

Returns:: The class type.

Reimplemented from Operator.

CustomOperator& operator= ( const CustomOperator & in_obj )

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 CustomOperator object.

CustomOperator& operator= ( const CRef & in_ref )

Creates an object from a reference object. The newly created object is set to empty if the input reference object is not compatible.

Parameters:

in_ref constant class object.

Returns:: The new CustomOperator object.

Reimplemented from Operator.

CString GetFileName ( void ) const

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Returns the filename of the script or module containing the implementation of the custom operator.

Returns:: The filename of the implementation script or module.

CStatus PutFileName ( const CString & in_str )

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Sets the filename of the script or module containing the implementation of the custom operator.

Parameters:

in_str The filename of the implementation script or module in a CString.

Returns:: CStatus

CString GetLanguage ( void ) const

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Returns the API type used by the implementation of the custom operator.

Returns:: The implementation language: COM, CPP, VBScript, JScript, PerlScript or Python

CString GetCode ( void ) const

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Returns the script code used by the custom operator implementation.

Note:: If the custom operator is compiled then an empty string is returned.

Returns:: The implementation script code.; Empty string for compiled operators

CStatus PutCode ( const CString & code )

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Sets the script code used by the custom operator implementation.

Note:: If the custom operator is compiled then CStatus::Fail is returned.

Parameters:

code	A string containing the script code.

Returns:: CStatus::OK; CStatus::Fail for compiled operators

LONG GetDebug ( void ) const

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Returns non zero value if the custom operator is in debug mode.

Returns:: true for debug mode; false otherwise.

CStatus PutDebug ( LONG debug )

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Sets the debug mode of the operator. Pass a non zero value to set the operator in Debug mode. The operator list sends a message to the history log each time request data, notify and update are called.

Parameters:

debug 0 to disable messages; anything other LONG to enable them

Returns:: CStatus::OK; CStatus::Fail

bool GetAlwaysEvaluate ( void ) const

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Returns true if the custom operator will call Update on each notify.

Returns:: True if the custom operator will always call update on each notify.

CStatus PutAlwaysEvaluate ( bool val )

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Sets the operator to call Update on each time change.

Parameters:

val	True to force the operator to evaluate on each time change.

Returns:: CStatus::OK; CStatus::Fail

CStatus AddParameter	(	const CRef &	in_paramdef,
		Parameter &	io_parameter
	)

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Adds a new custom parameter to the custom operator object.

Parameters:

in_paramdef	The parameter definition (created via Factory::CreateParamDef)
io_parameter	Returns the new Parameter object.

Returns:: CStatus::OK success; CStatus::Fail failure

CStatus RemoveParameter ( const Parameter & in_param )

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Removes the specified custom parameter from the custom operator.

Parameters:

in_param Parameter to remove.

Returns:: CStatus::OK success; CStatus::Fail failure

CRef AddInputPort	(	const CRef &	obj,
		const CString &	name = `CString()`,
		LONG	group = `-1`,
		LONG	insertat = `-1`,
		LONG	flags = `0`,
		CStatus *	pst = `0`
	)

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Adds an input port to the operator. The port is assumed to be return. The group will be automatically assigned if not specified.

Parameters:

obj	The object to be connected to the port
name	Name for the port.
group	The index of the group to add port.
insertat	Not implemented
flags	A mask of input port flags described by siOptionalInputPort (see siPortFlags).

Return values:

pst	The returned status code (CStatus::OK for success).

Returns:: A reference to the new InputPort.

CRef AddOutputPort	(	const CRef &	obj,
		const CString &	name = `CString()`,
		LONG	group = `-1`,
		LONG	insertat = `-1`,
		LONG	flags = `0`,
		CStatus *	pst = `0`
	)

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Adds an output port to the operator. The port is assumed to be return. The group will be automatically assigned if not specified.

Parameters:

obj	The object to be connected to the port
name	Name for the port.
group	The index of the group to add port.
insertat	Not implemented
flags	A mask of output port flags described by siCreatedOutputPort (see siPortFlags).

Return values:

pst	The returned status code (CStatus::OK for success).

Returns:: A reference to the new InputPort.

CRefArray AddIOPort	(	const CRef &	obj,
		const CString &	name = `CString()`,
		LONG	group = `-1`,
		LONG	insertat = `-1`,
		LONG	flags = `0`,
		CStatus *	pst = `0`
	)

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Adds an input/output port to the operator. The port is assumed to be return. The group will be automatically assigned if not specified.

Parameters:

obj	The object to be connected to the port
name	Name for the port. The output port name is prefixed with Out and the input port with In.
group	The index of the group to add port.
insertat	Not implemented
flags	A mask of port flags described by siOptionalInputPort + siCreatedOutputPort (see siPortFlags).

Return values:

pst	The returned status code (CStatus::OK for success).

Returns:: Array of references to the newly created input and output ports.

CRef AddPortGroup	(	const CString &	name,
		LONG	groupmin = `1`,
		LONG	groupmax = `1`,
		const CString &	filterid = `CString()`,
		const CString &	pickprompt = `CString()`,
		LONG	flags = `0`,
		CStatus *	pst = `0`
	)

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Adds a port group to operator. If the operator has branch group support then the filter must also match the group as well as the allowed components; otherwise groups will be rejected when Operator::Connect is called.

Parameters:

name	Name of the port group.
groupmin	Minimum number of objects required for a connection.
groupmax	Maximum number of objects allowed to be connected.
filterid	The filter string id, this is the same name used to look up filters.
pickprompt	String to show user during picking session
flags	Port flags (see siPortFlags).

Return values:

pst	The returned status code (CStatus::OK for success).

Returns:: A reference to the new PortGroup.

CStatus Validate ( )

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Tests whether the operator contains a valid port definition and syntactically correct code. Note: This method is not implemented for Self-Installed Custom Operators.

Returns:: CStatus::OK success; CStatus::Fail failure

CRef AddInputPortByClassID	(	siClassID	in_TargetClassID,
		const CString &	in_strPortName = `CString()`,
		LONG	in_PortGroup = `-1`,
		LONG	in_InsertAt = `0`,
		LONG	in_flags = `0`
	)

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Adds an input port to the operator. This function makes it possible to define a connection to a custom operator by specifying the type of object it needs to connect to, rather than providing an existing object.

This is for use in advanced operators, where the port may be optional and dynamically connected after the Operator is instantiated. Each port defined in this way must be in its own PortGroup so that the connection can be established through Operator::ConnectToGroup.

For example, if an operator supports an optional connection to a ClusterProperty, the CustomOperator::AddInputPort function forces the existence of a ClusterProperty at the time of the operator definition, even if the operator is not meant to connect to a ClusterProperty until some later time. This function avoids the need for any ClusterProperty to actually exist in the scene.

Parameters:

in_TargetClassID	The type of object that can connect to this object, for example siKinematicStateID, siClusterPropertyID, siParameterID or siPrimitiveID.
in_strPortName	The name of the port. If empty a name is automatically generated.
in_PortGroup	Index of the port group that will contain the new port
in_InsertAt	Not implemented
in_flags	Mask of port group flags from the siPortFlags enum

Returns:: A reference to the new InputPort

Since:: 5.1

CRef AddOutputPortByClassID	(	siClassID	in_TargetClassID,
		const CString &	in_strPortName = `CString()`,
		LONG	in_PortGroup = `-1`,
		LONG	in_InsertAt = `0`,
		LONG	in_flags = `0`
	)

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Adds an OutputPort to the custom operator. This function makes it possible to define a connection to a custom operator by specifying the type of object it will connect to, rather than providing an actual existing object as is the case with CustomOperator::AddOutputPort. This is for use in advanced operators, where the port may be optional and dynamically connected after the operator is instantiated.

Note:: Use of this function is rarely necessary because an operator must connect to at least one output at the time of creation, and normally only has only one output.

Parameters:

in_TargetClassID	The type of object that can connect to this object, for example siKinematicStateID, siClusterPropertyID, siParameterID or siPrimitiveID.
in_strPortName	The name of the port. If empty a name is automatically generated.
in_PortGroup	Index of the port group that will contain the new port
in_InsertAt	Not implemented
in_flags	Mask of port group flags from the siPortFlags enum

Returns:: A reference to the new OutputPort

Since:: 5.1

CRefArray AddIOPortByClassID	(	siClassID	in_TargetClassID,
		const CString &	in_strPortName = `CString()`,
		LONG	in_PortGroup = `-1`,
		LONG	in_InsertAt = `0`,
		LONG	in_flags = `0`
	)

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Adds an InputPort and an OutputPort to the custom operator. This function makes it possible to define a connection to a custom operator by specifying the type of object it needs to connect to, rather than providing an actual existing object as is the case with CustomOperator::AddIOPort. This is for use in advanced operators, where the port may be optional and dynamically connected after the operator is instantiated.

Parameters:

in_TargetClassID	The type of object that can connect to this object, for example siKinematicStateID, siClusterPropertyID, siParameterID or siPrimitiveID.
in_strPortName	The name of the port. If empty a name is automatically generated.
in_PortGroup	Index of the port group that will contain the new port
in_InsertAt	Not implemented
in_flags	Mask of port group flags from the siPortFlags enum

Returns:: An array of references to the new InputPort and OutputPort

Since:: 5.1

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

xsi_customoperator.h

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