NAME

SoGate — selectively copies its input to its output

INHERITS FROM

SoBase > SoFieldContainer > SoEngine > SoGate

SYNOPSIS

#include <Inventor/engines/SoGate.h>

Inputs from class SoGate:

SoSFBool enable

SoSFTrigger trigger

<inputType> input

Outputs from class SoGate:

(<outputType>) output

Methods from class SoGate:

SoGate(SoType inputType)

Methods from class SoEngine:

static SoType getClassTypeId()

virtual int getOutputs(SoEngineOutputList &list) const

SoEngineOutput * getOutput(const SbName &outputName) const

SbBool getOutputName(const SoEngineOutput *output, SbName &outputName) const

SoEngine * copy() const

static SoEngine * getByName(const SbName &name)

static int getByName(const SbName &name, SoEngineList &list)

Methods from class SoFieldContainer:

void setToDefaults()

SbBool hasDefaultValues() const

SbBool fieldsAreEqual(const SoFieldContainer *fc) const

void copyFieldValues(const SoFieldContainer *fc, SbBool copyConnections = FALSE)

SbBool set(const char *fieldDataString)

void get(SbString &fieldDataString)

virtual int getFields(SoFieldList &resultList) const

virtual SoField * getField(const SbName &fieldName) const

SbBool getFieldName(const SoField *field, SbName &fieldName) const

SbBool isNotifyEnabled() const

SbBool enableNotify(SbBool flag)

Methods from class SoBase:

void ref()

void unref() const

void unrefNoDelete() const

void touch()

virtual SoType getTypeId() const

SbBool isOfType(SoType type) const

virtual void setName(const SbName &name)

virtual SbName getName() const

DESCRIPTION

This engine selectively copies its input to its output. The type of the input field can be any subclass of SoMField. The type is specified when an instance of the class is created. For example, SoGate(SoMFFloat::getClassTypeId()) creates an engine that copies floating-point values.

The enable input controls continous flow-through of values. While enable is TRUE, the input will be copied to the output. Alternatively, by touching the trigger input, you can copy a single value from the input to the output.

Note that unlike most other engine fields, input and output are pointers. Note also that by default input does not contain any values.

INPUTS

SoSFBool enable

Enable continous flow-through.

SoSFTrigger trigger

Copy a single value.

<inputType> input

The value that is copied to the output when the gate is open.

OUTPUTS

(<outputType>) output

Contains a copy of the input value if the gate is open.

METHODS

SoGate(SoType inputType)

Constructor. The argument specifies the type of the input field.

FILE FORMAT/DEFAULTS

Gate {


type	<inputType>
input	[]
enable	FALSE
trigger	


}

SEE ALSO

SoEngineOutput, SoConcatenate, SoSelectOne