MPxNode node

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The base dependency node for plug-ins. Implements default behaviour for
the operation of the dependency graph.

This node is abstract

Node name	Parents	MFn type	Compatible function sets
MPxNode		kDependencyNode	kBase kNamedObject kDependencyNode

Attributes (4)

caching, isHistoricallyInteresting, message, nodeState

Long name (short name) Type Default Flags

message (msg) Message n/a

Messaging attribute. For connecting without dataflow.

isHistoricallyInteresting (ihi) unsigned char 2

Defines whether a particular node is useful for construction history

caching (cch) bool false

Toggle caching for all attributes so that no recomputation is needed

nodeState (nds) enum 0

Defines how to evaluate the node. 0=Normal, 1=PassThrough, 2=Blocking 3=Internally disabled. Will return to Normal state when enabled. 4=Internally disabled. Will return to PassThrough state when enabled. 5=Internally disabled. Will return to Blocking state when enabled.