Encapsulates
the creation, deletion and manipulation of a point light.
Synopsis
#include <AlPointLight.h> class AlPointLight: public AlNonAmbientLight AlPointLight(); virtual ~AlPointLight(); virtual AlObject* copyWrapper() const; statusCode create(); AlObjectType type() const;
Description
Point lights are like
incandescent light bulbs. They emit light in all directions.
To create a point light,
the user must instantiate and call the create method on an AlPointLight
object. (For more information on lights in general, see the Class
Description of the AlNonAmbientLight object.)
AlPointLight::AlPointLight()
Description
Constructs
an AlPointLight wrapper object.
AlPointLight::~AlPointLight()
Description
Deletes
an AlPointLight wrapper object.
statusCode AlPointLight::create()
Description
Creates
all the DAG nodes for this light and adds them to the universe.
The DAG nodes are for ’position’, ’look at’ and ’up’, and another
DAG node that groups these three together.
Return Codes
sSuccess - everything
was successful
sInsufficientMemory -
not enough memory available
sAlreadyCreated - light
is already created
AlObjectType AlPointLight::type()
const
Description
Returns
the class identifier, kPointLightType.
