MFnPluginData Class Reference
[OpenMaya - API module for common classesFunctionSet classes]

#include <MFnPluginData.h>
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Detailed Description

User defined data function set for dependency node data.

All user defined data that is to be passed between nodes in the dependency graph must be derived from MPxData. The use of this class is closely linked to the use of MPxData, MFnPluginData, MDataHandle, and MTypeId.

In order to use user defined data, one must first create an instance of the MTypeId class that is initialized with a unique id tag. Then create a new class derived from MPxData to hold the user-defined data, As well as a helper class derived from MPxData that can create instances of the new derived type.

For data of this type that needs to be passed into a plug, one would get an MDataHandle for the attribute that uses the type. This would result in a call to the MPxData helper class that would create an instance of the type inside the MDataHandle. The MDataHandle::data method can then be used to get an get an MObject for the user defined data and this should be used to initialize an instance of MFnPluginData. Then the MFnPluginData::data method can be used to get an MPxData pointer, which can be safely cast to a pointer of the user defined type. The data can be updated through this pointer, after which the MDataHandle::setClean method is used to complete the operation.

To receive data of this type from a plug, an MDataHandle for the attribute that uses the new data type is created. The MDataHandle::type method should be used to ascertain that it contains kPlugin data. Then the MDataHandle::data method is used to get an MObject for the user defined data and this should be used to initialize an instance of MFnPluginData. The MFnPluginData::typeId method can be used to ascertain that the data is in fact of the user defined type. Then the MFnPluginData::data method can be used to get an MPxData pointer, which can be safely cast to a pointer to the user defined type.

Examples:

apiMeshCreator.cpp, apiMeshShape.cpp, blindComplexDataCmd.cpp, and blindDoubleDataCmd.cpp.


Public Member Functions

virtual MFn::Type  type () const
  Function set type.
virtual  ~MFnPluginData ()
  Destructor.
  MFnPluginData ()
  Default constructor.
  MFnPluginData (MObject &object, MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL)
  Constructor.
MTypeId  typeId (MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
MPxData data (MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL)
const MPxData constData (MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
MObject  create (const MTypeId &id, MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL)
  MFnPluginData (const MObject &object, MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL)
  Constructor.

Protected Member Functions

virtual const char *  className () const
  Class name.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

MFnPluginData::MFnPluginData ( MObject object,
MStatus ReturnStatus = NULL  
)

Constructor.

Class constructor that initializes the function set to the given MObject.

Parameters:
[in]  object  The MObject to attach the function set to
[out]  ReturnStatus  the return status
Status Codes:

MFnPluginData::MFnPluginData ( const MObject object,
MStatus ReturnStatus = NULL  
)

Constructor.

Class constructor that initializes the function set to the given MObject.

Parameters:
[in]  object  The MObject to attach the function set to
[out]  ReturnStatus  the return status
Status Codes:

Member Function Documentation

MFn::Type MFnPluginData::type (  )  const [virtual]

Function set type.

Return the class type : MFn::kPluginData

Reimplemented from MFnData.

const char * MFnPluginData::className (  )  const [protected, virtual]

Class name.

Return the class name : "MFnPluginData"

Reimplemented from MFnData.

MTypeId MFnPluginData::typeId ( MStatus ReturnStatus = NULL  )  const

Return the unique MTypeId of the user defined data that is held by this instance.

Parameters:
[out]  ReturnStatus  kSuccess if the instance is attached to an MObject and kFailure otherwise
Returns:
The unique MTypeId of the data held in this instance

MPxData * MFnPluginData::data ( MStatus ReturnStatus = NULL  ) 

Return a pointer to the user defined data held in this instance.

Parameters:
[out]  ReturnStatus  kSuccess if the instance is attached to an MObject and kFailure otherwise
Returns:
A pointer to the MPxData base class for the user defined data

const MPxData * MFnPluginData::constData ( MStatus ReturnStatus = NULL  )  const

Return a constant pointer to the user defined data held in this instance.

Parameters:
[out]  ReturnStatus  kSuccess if the instance is attached to an MObject and kFailure otherwise
Returns:
A constant pointer to the MPxData base class for the user defined data

MObject MFnPluginData::create ( const MTypeId id,
MStatus ReturnStatus = NULL  
)

Create an instance of MPluginData and initialize it to represent user defined data of the given type.

Parameters:
[in]  id  the unique MTypeId of the user defined data class derived from MPxData.
[out]  ReturnStatus  kSuccess if the create suceeds, and kFailure otherwise
Returns:
An MObject that represents an instance of the user defined data type. This will be set to MObject::kNullObj if the create failes.
Examples:

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