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SoAsciiText Class Reference

The SoAsciiText class renders flat 3D text. More...

#include <Inventor/nodes/SoAsciiText.h>

Inheritance diagram for SoAsciiText:
SoShape SoNode SoFieldContainer SoBase

Public Types

enum  Justification { LEFT = 1, RIGHT, CENTER }
 
- Public Types inherited from SoShape
enum  TriangleShape {
  TRIANGLE_STRIP, TRIANGLE_FAN, TRIANGLES, POLYGON,
  QUADS, QUAD_STRIP, POINTS, LINES,
  LINE_STRIP
}
 
- Public Types inherited from SoNode
enum  NodeType {
  INVENTOR = 0x0000, VRML1 = 0x0001, VRML2 = 0x0002, INVENTOR_1 = 0x0004,
  INVENTOR_2_0 = 0x0008, INVENTOR_2_1 = 0x0010, INVENTOR_2_5 = 0x0020, INVENTOR_2_6 = 0x0040,
  COIN_1_0 = 0x0080, COIN_2_0 = 0x0100, EXTENSION = 0x0200, COIN_2_2 = 0x0400,
  COIN_2_3 = 0x0800, COIN_2_4 = 0x1000, INVENTOR_5_0 = 0x2000, COIN_2_5 = 0x4000,
  COIN_3_0 = 0x8000, INVENTOR_6_0 = 0x10000, COIN_4_0 = 0x20000
}
 

Public Member Functions

virtual SoType getTypeId (void) const
 Returns the type identification of an object derived from a class inheriting SoBase. This is used for run-time type checking and "downward" casting. More...
 
 SoAsciiText (void)
 
virtual void GLRender (SoGLRenderAction *action)
 
virtual void getPrimitiveCount (SoGetPrimitiveCountAction *action)
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from SoShape
virtual SbBool affectsState (void) const
 
virtual void getBoundingBox (SoGetBoundingBoxAction *action)
 
virtual void rayPick (SoRayPickAction *action)
 
virtual void callback (SoCallbackAction *action)
 
const SoBoundingBoxCachegetBoundingBoxCache (void) const
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from SoNode
void setOverride (const SbBool state)
 
SbBool isOverride (void) const
 
void setNodeType (const NodeType type)
 
NodeType getNodeType (void) const
 
virtual SoNodecopy (SbBool copyconnections=FALSE) const
 
virtual void doAction (SoAction *action)
 
virtual void GLRenderBelowPath (SoGLRenderAction *action)
 
virtual void GLRenderInPath (SoGLRenderAction *action)
 
virtual void GLRenderOffPath (SoGLRenderAction *action)
 
virtual void getMatrix (SoGetMatrixAction *action)
 
virtual void handleEvent (SoHandleEventAction *action)
 
virtual void pick (SoPickAction *action)
 
virtual void search (SoSearchAction *action)
 
virtual void write (SoWriteAction *action)
 
virtual void audioRender (SoAudioRenderAction *action)
 
virtual void grabEventsSetup (void)
 
virtual void grabEventsCleanup (void)
 
virtual void startNotify (void)
 
SbUniqueId getNodeId (void) const
 
virtual SoChildListgetChildren (void) const
 
virtual void writeInstance (SoOutput *out)
 
virtual SoNodeaddToCopyDict (void) const
 
virtual void copyContents (const SoFieldContainer *from, SbBool copyconnections)
 
virtual SoFieldContainercopyThroughConnection (void) const
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from SoFieldContainer
void setToDefaults (void)
 
SbBool hasDefaultValues (void) const
 
SbBool fieldsAreEqual (const SoFieldContainer *container) const
 
void copyFieldValues (const SoFieldContainer *container, SbBool copyconnections=FALSE)
 
SbBool set (const char *const fielddata)
 
void get (SbString &fielddata)
 
virtual int getFields (SoFieldList &l) const
 
virtual int getAllFields (SoFieldList &l) const
 
virtual SoFieldgetField (const SbName &name) const
 
virtual SoFieldgetEventIn (const SbName &name) const
 
virtual SoFieldgetEventOut (const SbName &name) const
 
SbBool getFieldName (const SoField *const field, SbName &name) const
 
SbBool enableNotify (const SbBool flag)
 
SbBool isNotifyEnabled (void) const
 
SbBool set (const char *fielddata, SoInput *input)
 
void get (SbString &fielddata, SoOutput *out)
 
virtual SbBool validateNewFieldValue (SoField *field, void *newval)
 
virtual void addWriteReference (SoOutput *out, SbBool isfromfield=FALSE)
 
SbBool getIsBuiltIn (void) const
 
virtual void getFieldsMemorySize (size_t &managed, size_t &unmanaged) const
 
void setUserData (void *userdata) const
 
void * getUserData (void) const
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from SoBase
void ref (void) const
 
void unref (void) const
 
void unrefNoDelete (void) const
 
int32_t getRefCount (void) const
 
void touch (void)
 
SbBool isOfType (SoType type) const
 Returns TRUE if the type of this object is either of the same type or inherited from type. More...
 
virtual SbName getName (void) const
 
virtual void setName (const SbName &newname)
 
void addAuditor (void *const auditor, const SoNotRec::Type type)
 
void removeAuditor (void *const auditor, const SoNotRec::Type type)
 
const SoAuditorListgetAuditors (void) const
 
SbBool shouldWrite (void)
 
void assertAlive (void) const
 

Static Public Member Functions

static SoType getClassTypeId (void)
 
static void initClass (void)
 
- Static Public Member Functions inherited from SoShape
static SoType getClassTypeId (void)
 
static void initClass (void)
 
static void getScreenSize (SoState *const state, const SbBox3f &boundingbox, SbVec2s &rectsize)
 
static float getDecimatedComplexity (SoState *state, float complexity)
 
- Static Public Member Functions inherited from SoNode
static uint32_t getCompatibilityTypes (const SoType &nodetype)
 
static SoType getClassTypeId (void)
 
static SoNodegetByName (const SbName &name)
 
static int getByName (const SbName &name, SoNodeList &l)
 
static void initClass (void)
 
static void initClasses (void)
 
static SbUniqueId getNextNodeId (void)
 
static int getActionMethodIndex (const SoType type)
 
static void getBoundingBoxS (SoAction *action, SoNode *node)
 
static void GLRenderS (SoAction *action, SoNode *node)
 
static void callbackS (SoAction *action, SoNode *node)
 
static void getMatrixS (SoAction *action, SoNode *node)
 
static void handleEventS (SoAction *action, SoNode *node)
 
static void pickS (SoAction *action, SoNode *node)
 
static void rayPickS (SoAction *action, SoNode *node)
 
static void searchS (SoAction *action, SoNode *node)
 
static void writeS (SoAction *action, SoNode *node)
 
static void audioRenderS (SoAction *action, SoNode *node)
 
static void getPrimitiveCountS (SoAction *action, SoNode *node)
 
- Static Public Member Functions inherited from SoFieldContainer
static void initClass (void)
 
static SoType getClassTypeId (void)
 
static void cleanupClass (void)
 
static void initCopyDict (void)
 
static void addCopy (const SoFieldContainer *orig, const SoFieldContainer *copy)
 
static SoFieldContainercheckCopy (const SoFieldContainer *orig)
 
static SoFieldContainerfindCopy (const SoFieldContainer *orig, const SbBool copyconnections)
 
static void copyDone (void)
 
- Static Public Member Functions inherited from SoBase
static void initClass (void)
 Sets up initialization for data common to all instances of this class, like submitting necessary information to the Coin type system.
 
static SoType getClassTypeId (void)
 This static method returns the SoType object associated with objects of this class.
 
static void addName (SoBase *const base, const char *const name)
 
static void removeName (SoBase *const base, const char *const name)
 
static void incrementCurrentWriteCounter (void)
 
static void decrementCurrentWriteCounter (void)
 
static SoBasegetNamedBase (const SbName &name, SoType type)
 
static int getNamedBases (const SbName &name, SoBaseList &baselist, SoType type)
 
static SbBool read (SoInput *input, SoBase *&base, SoType expectedtype)
 
static void setInstancePrefix (const SbString &c)
 
static void setTraceRefs (SbBool trace)
 
static SbBool getTraceRefs (void)
 
static SbBool connectRoute (SoInput *input, const SbName &fromnodename, const SbName &fromfieldname, const SbName &tonodename, const SbName &tofieldname)
 
static SbBool readRoute (SoInput *input)
 

Public Attributes

SoMFString string
 
SoSFFloat spacing
 
SoSFEnum justification
 
SoMFFloat width
 

Protected Member Functions

virtual const SoFieldDatagetFieldData (void) const
 
virtual ~SoAsciiText ()
 
virtual void computeBBox (SoAction *action, SbBox3f &box, SbVec3f &center)
 
virtual void generatePrimitives (SoAction *)
 
virtual SoDetailcreateTriangleDetail (SoRayPickAction *action, const SoPrimitiveVertex *v1, const SoPrimitiveVertex *v2, const SoPrimitiveVertex *v3, SoPickedPoint *pp)
 
virtual void notify (SoNotList *list)
 
- Protected Member Functions inherited from SoShape
 SoShape (void)
 
virtual ~SoShape ()
 
float getComplexityValue (SoAction *action)
 
virtual SbBool shouldGLRender (SoGLRenderAction *action)
 
void beginSolidShape (SoGLRenderAction *action)
 
void endSolidShape (SoGLRenderAction *action)
 
void GLRenderBoundingBox (SoGLRenderAction *action)
 
SbBool shouldPrimitiveCount (SoGetPrimitiveCountAction *action)
 
SbBool shouldRayPick (SoRayPickAction *const action)
 
void computeObjectSpaceRay (SoRayPickAction *const action)
 
void computeObjectSpaceRay (SoRayPickAction *const action, const SbMatrix &matrix)
 
virtual SoDetailcreateLineSegmentDetail (SoRayPickAction *action, const SoPrimitiveVertex *v1, const SoPrimitiveVertex *v2, SoPickedPoint *pp)
 
virtual SoDetailcreatePointDetail (SoRayPickAction *action, const SoPrimitiveVertex *v, SoPickedPoint *pp)
 
void invokeTriangleCallbacks (SoAction *const action, const SoPrimitiveVertex *const v1, const SoPrimitiveVertex *const v2, const SoPrimitiveVertex *const v3)
 
void invokeLineSegmentCallbacks (SoAction *const action, const SoPrimitiveVertex *const v1, const SoPrimitiveVertex *const v2)
 
void invokePointCallbacks (SoAction *const action, const SoPrimitiveVertex *const v)
 
void beginShape (SoAction *const action, const TriangleShape shapetype, SoDetail *const detail=NULL)
 
void shapeVertex (const SoPrimitiveVertex *const v)
 
void endShape (void)
 
void generateVertex (SoPrimitiveVertex *const pv, const SbVec3f &point, const SbBool useTexFunc, const SoMultiTextureCoordinateElement *const tce, const float s, const float t, const SbVec3f &normal)
 
void generateVertex (SoPrimitiveVertex *const pv, const SbVec3f &point, const SbBool useTexFunc, const SoMultiTextureCoordinateElement *const tce, const float s, const float t, const float r, const SbVec3f &normal)
 
SbBool startVertexArray (SoGLRenderAction *action, const SoCoordinateElement *coords, const SbVec3f *pervertexnormals, const SbBool texpervertex, const SbBool colorpervertex)
 
void finishVertexArray (SoGLRenderAction *action, const SbBool vbo, const SbBool normpervertex, const SbBool texpervertex, const SbBool colorpervertex)
 
- Protected Member Functions inherited from SoNode
 SoNode (void)
 
virtual ~SoNode ()
 
virtual SbBool readInstance (SoInput *in, unsigned short flags)
 
- Protected Member Functions inherited from SoFieldContainer
 SoFieldContainer (void)
 
virtual ~SoFieldContainer ()
 
- Protected Member Functions inherited from SoBase
 SoBase (void)
 
virtual ~SoBase ()
 
virtual void destroy (void)
 
SbBool hasMultipleWriteRefs (void) const
 
SbBool writeHeader (SoOutput *out, SbBool isgroup, SbBool isengine) const
 
void writeFooter (SoOutput *out) const
 
virtual const char * getFileFormatName (void) const
 
virtual SoNotRec createNotRec (void)
 

Static Protected Member Functions

static const SoFieldData ** getFieldDataPtr (void)
 
- Static Protected Member Functions inherited from SoShape
static const SoFieldData ** getFieldDataPtr (void)
 
- Static Protected Member Functions inherited from SoNode
static const SoFieldData ** getFieldDataPtr (void)
 
static void setNextActionMethodIndex (int index)
 
static int getNextActionMethodIndex (void)
 
static void incNextActionMethodIndex (void)
 
static void setCompatibilityTypes (const SoType &nodetype, const uint32_t bitmask)
 
- Static Protected Member Functions inherited from SoBase
static uint32_t getCurrentWriteCounter (void)
 
static void staticDataLock (void)
 
static void staticDataUnlock (void)
 

Additional Inherited Members

- Protected Types inherited from SoBase
enum  BaseFlags { IS_ENGINE = 0x01, IS_GROUP = 0x02 }
 
- Protected Attributes inherited from SoNode
SbUniqueId uniqueId
 
- Protected Attributes inherited from SoFieldContainer
SbBool isBuiltIn
 
- Static Protected Attributes inherited from SoNode
static SbUniqueId nextUniqueId = 1
 
static int nextActionMethodIndex = 0
 

Detailed Description

The SoAsciiText class renders flat 3D text.

The text is rendered using 3D polygon geometry.

The size of the textual geometry representation is decided from the SoFont::size field of a preceding SoFont-node in the scene graph, which specifies the size in unit coordinates. This value sets the approximate vertical size of the letters. The default value if no SoFont-nodes are used, is 10.

The complexity of the glyphs is controlled by a preceding SoComplexity node with Type set to OBJECT_SPACE. Please note that the default builtin 3D font will not be affected by the SoComplexity node.

This node is different from the SoText2 node in that it rotates, scales, translates etc just like other geometry in the scene. It is different from the SoText3 node in that it renders the text "flat", i.e. does not extrude the fonts to have depth.

To get an intuitive feeling for how SoAsciiText works, take a look at this sample Inventor file in examinerviewer:

#Inventor V2.1 ascii

Separator {
  Font {
    size 10
    name "Arial:Bold Italic"
  }

  BaseColor {
    rgb 1 0 0 #red
  }
  AsciiText {
    width [ 0, 1, 50 ]
    justification LEFT #Standard alignment
    string [ "LEFT", "LEFT", "LEFT", "LEFT", "LEFT LEFT" ]
  }
  BaseColor { 
    rgb 1 1 0
  }
  Sphere { radius 1.5 }

  Translation {
    translation 0 -50 0
  }
  BaseColor {
    rgb 0 1 0 #green
  }
  AsciiText {
    width [ 0, 1, 50 ]
    justification RIGHT
    string [ "RIGHT", "RIGHT", "RIGHT", "RIGHT", "RIGHT RIGHT" ]
  }
  BaseColor { 
    rgb 0 1 1
  }
  Sphere { radius 1.5 }

  Translation {
    translation 0 -50 0
  }
  BaseColor {
    rgb 0 0 1 #blue
  }
  AsciiText {
    width [ 0, 1, 50 ]
    justification CENTER
    string [ "CENTER", "CENTER", "CENTER", "CENTER", "CENTER CENTER" ]
  }
  BaseColor { 
    rgb 1 0 1
  }
  Sphere { radius 1.5 }
}

In examinerviewer the Inventor file looks something like this:

asciitext.png
Rendering of Example Scenegraph

FILE FORMAT/DEFAULTS:

AsciiText {
string ""
}
Since
Inventor 2.1

Member Enumeration Documentation

◆ Justification

The font justification values control the text alignment. Justification can have three distinct values. The default value is SoAsciiText::LEFT, and the strings are rendered with a common left border. The second value is SoAsciiText::RIGHT, and renders the strings with a common right border. The last value is SoAsciiText::CENTER, in which the strings are rendered with their centers aligned. The origo of the three alignments are respectively left, right and center, located at the baseline of the first line of text.

Enumerator
LEFT 

The strings are left-aligned; rendered with a common left border. This is the default alignment.

RIGHT 

The strings are right-aligned; rendered with a common right border.

CENTER 

The text is center-aligned; all strings are centered.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ SoAsciiText()

SoAsciiText::SoAsciiText ( void  )

Constructor.

◆ ~SoAsciiText()

SoAsciiText::~SoAsciiText ( )
protectedvirtual

Destructor.

Member Function Documentation

◆ getTypeId()

SoType SoAsciiText::getTypeId ( void  ) const
virtual

Returns the type identification of an object derived from a class inheriting SoBase. This is used for run-time type checking and "downward" casting.

Usage example:

void foo(SoNode * node)
{
if (node->getTypeId() == SoFile::getClassTypeId()) {
SoFile * filenode = (SoFile *)node; // safe downward cast, knows the type
}
}

For application programmers wanting to extend the library with new nodes, engines, nodekits, draggers or others: this method needs to be overridden in all subclasses. This is typically done as part of setting up the full type system for extension classes, which is usually accomplished by using the pre-defined macros available through for instance Inventor/nodes/SoSubNode.h (SO_NODE_INIT_CLASS and SO_NODE_CONSTRUCTOR for node classes), Inventor/engines/SoSubEngine.h (for engine classes) and so on.

For more information on writing Coin extensions, see the class documentation of the toplevel superclasses for the various class groups.

Reimplemented from SoShape.

◆ getFieldData()

const SoFieldData * SoAsciiText::getFieldData ( void  ) const
protectedvirtual

Returns a pointer to the class-wide field data storage object for this instance. If no fields are present, returns NULL.

Reimplemented from SoShape.

◆ GLRender()

void SoAsciiText::GLRender ( SoGLRenderAction action)
virtual

Action method for the SoGLRenderAction.

This is called during rendering traversals. Nodes influencing the rendering state in any way or who wants to throw geometry primitives at OpenGL overrides this method.

Reimplemented from SoShape.

◆ getPrimitiveCount()

void SoAsciiText::getPrimitiveCount ( SoGetPrimitiveCountAction action)
virtual

Action method for the SoGetPrimitiveCountAction.

Calculates the number of triangle, line segment and point primitives for the node and adds these to the counters of the action.

Nodes influencing how geometry nodes calculates their primitive count also overrides this method to change the relevant state variables.

Reimplemented from SoShape.

◆ computeBBox()

void SoAsciiText::computeBBox ( SoAction action,
SbBox3f box,
SbVec3f center 
)
protectedvirtual

Implemented by SoShape subclasses to let the SoShape superclass know the exact size and weighted center point of the shape's bounding box.

The bounding box and center point should be calculated and returned in the local coordinate system.

The method implements action behavior for shape nodes for SoGetBoundingBoxAction. It is invoked from SoShape::getBoundingBox(). (Subclasses should not override SoNode::getBoundingBox().)

The box parameter sent in is guaranteed to be an empty box, while center is undefined upon function entry.

Implements SoShape.

◆ generatePrimitives()

void SoAsciiText::generatePrimitives ( SoAction action)
protectedvirtual

The method implements action behavior for shape nodes for SoCallbackAction. It is invoked from SoShape::callback(). (Subclasses should not override SoNode::callback().)

The subclass implementations uses the convenience methods SoShape::beginShape(), SoShape::shapeVertex(), and SoShape::endShape(), with SoDetail instances, to pass the primitives making up the shape back to the caller.

Implements SoShape.

◆ createTriangleDetail()

SoDetail * SoAsciiText::createTriangleDetail ( SoRayPickAction action,
const SoPrimitiveVertex v1,
const SoPrimitiveVertex v2,
const SoPrimitiveVertex v3,
SoPickedPoint pp 
)
protectedvirtual

Will create triangle detail for a SoPickedPoint. This method will only be called internally, when generatePrimitives() is used for picking (SoShape::rayPick() is not overridden).

This method returns NULL in Open Inventor, and subclasses will need to override this method to create details for a SoPickedPoint.

This is not necessary with Coin. Of course, if you choose to override it, it will work in the same way as Open Inventor.

For this to work, you must supply a face or line detail when generating primitives. If you supply NULL for the detail argument in SoShape::beginShape(), you'll have to override this method.

Reimplemented from SoShape.

◆ notify()

void SoAsciiText::notify ( SoNotList l)
protectedvirtual

Notifies all auditors for this instance when changes are made.

Reimplemented from SoShape.

Member Data Documentation

◆ string

SoMFString SoAsciiText::string

Lines of text to render. Several strings can be specified for this multifield, where each string represents a line.

Default value is a single empty string.

◆ spacing

SoSFFloat SoAsciiText::spacing

Spacing between each line. Defaults to 1.0.

◆ justification

SoSFEnum SoAsciiText::justification

Horizontal alignment. Default SoAsciiText::LEFT.

◆ width

SoMFFloat SoAsciiText::width

Defines the width of each line. The text is scaled to be within the specified units. The size of the characters will remain the same; only the the x-positions are scaled. When width <= 0, the width value is ignored and the text rendered as normal. The exact width of the rendered text depends not only on the width field, but also on the maximum character width in the rendered string. The string will be attempted to fit within the specified width, but if it is unable to do so, it uses the largest character in the string as the width. If fewer widths are specified than the number of strings, the strings without matching widths are rendered with default width.


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