SoVRMLTimeSensor Class Reference

The SoVRMLTimeSensor class is a multi-purpose time event generator. More...

#include <Inventor/VRMLnodes/SoVRMLTimeSensor.h>

Inheritance diagram for SoVRMLTimeSensor:

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...
virtual const SoEngineOutputData *	getOutputData (void) const
	SoVRMLTimeSensor (void)
virtual void	notify (SoNotList *list)
virtual void	handleEvent (SoHandleEventAction *action)
virtual void	write (SoWriteAction *action)
Public Member Functions inherited from SoNodeEngine
void	evaluateWrapper (void)
virtual int	getOutputs (SoEngineOutputList &l) const
SoEngineOutput *	getOutput (const SbName &outputname) const
SbBool	getOutputName (const SoEngineOutput *output, SbName &outputname) const
SbBool	isNotifying (void) const
virtual void	writeInstance (SoOutput *out)
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 SoNode *	copy (SbBool copyconnections=FALSE) const
virtual SbBool	affectsState (void) const
virtual void	doAction (SoAction *action)
virtual void	GLRender (SoGLRenderAction *action)
virtual void	GLRenderBelowPath (SoGLRenderAction *action)
virtual void	GLRenderInPath (SoGLRenderAction *action)
virtual void	GLRenderOffPath (SoGLRenderAction *action)
virtual void	callback (SoCallbackAction *action)
virtual void	getBoundingBox (SoGetBoundingBoxAction *action)
virtual void	getMatrix (SoGetMatrixAction *action)
virtual void	pick (SoPickAction *action)
virtual void	rayPick (SoRayPickAction *action)
virtual void	search (SoSearchAction *action)
virtual void	audioRender (SoAudioRenderAction *action)
virtual void	getPrimitiveCount (SoGetPrimitiveCountAction *action)
virtual void	grabEventsSetup (void)
virtual void	grabEventsCleanup (void)
virtual void	startNotify (void)
SbUniqueId	getNodeId (void) const
virtual SoChildList *	getChildren (void) const
virtual SoNode *	addToCopyDict (void) const
virtual void	copyContents (const SoFieldContainer *from, SbBool copyconnections)
virtual SoFieldContainer *	copyThroughConnection (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 SoField *	getField (const SbName &name) const
virtual SoField *	getEventIn (const SbName &name) const
virtual SoField *	getEventOut (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 SoAuditorList &	getAuditors (void) const
SbBool	shouldWrite (void)
void	assertAlive (void) const

Static Public Member Functions
static SoType	getClassTypeId (void)
static void *	createInstance (void)
static void	initClass (void)
Static Public Member Functions inherited from SoNodeEngine
static void	initClass (void)
static SoType	getClassTypeId (void)
Static Public Member Functions inherited from SoNode
static uint32_t	getCompatibilityTypes (const SoType &nodetype)
static SoType	getClassTypeId (void)
static SoNode *	getByName (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 SoFieldContainer *	checkCopy (const SoFieldContainer *orig)
static SoFieldContainer *	findCopy (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 SoBase *	getNamedBase (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
SoSFTime	cycleInterval
SoSFBool	enabled
SoSFBool	loop
SoSFTime	startTime
SoSFTime	stopTime
SoEngineOutput	cycleTime
SoEngineOutput	fraction_changed
SoEngineOutput	isActive
SoEngineOutput	time

Protected Member Functions
virtual const SoFieldData *	getFieldData (void) const
virtual	~SoVRMLTimeSensor ()
virtual void	inputChanged (SoField *whichInput)
Protected Member Functions inherited from SoNodeEngine
	SoNodeEngine (void)
virtual	~SoNodeEngine (void)
virtual SbBool	readInstance (SoInput *in, unsigned short flags)
void	writeOutputTypes (SoOutput *out)
Protected Member Functions inherited from SoNode
	SoNode (void)
virtual	~SoNode ()
Protected Member Functions inherited from SoFieldContainer
	SoFieldContainer (void)
virtual	~SoFieldContainer ()
Protected Member Functions inherited from SoBase
	SoBase (void)
virtual	~SoBase ()
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 const SoEngineOutputData **	getOutputDataPtr (void)
Static Protected Member Functions inherited from SoNodeEngine
static const SoFieldData **	getFieldDataPtr (void)
static const SoEngineOutputData **	getOutputDataPtr (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
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 }
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 SoVRMLTimeSensor class is a multi-purpose time event generator.

The detailed class documentation is taken verbatim from the VRML97 standard (ISO/IEC 14772-1:1997). It is copyright The Web3D Consortium, and is used by permission of the Consortium:

TimeSensor {
  exposedField SFTime   cycleInterval 1       # (0,inf)
  exposedField SFBool   enabled       TRUE
  exposedField SFBool   loop          FALSE
  exposedField SFTime   startTime     0       # (-inf,inf)
  exposedField SFTime   stopTime      0       # (-inf,inf)
  eventOut     SFTime   cycleTime
  eventOut     SFFloat  fraction_changed      # [0, 1]
  eventOut     SFBool   isActive
  eventOut     SFTime   time
}

TimeSensor nodes generate events as time passes. TimeSensor nodes can be used for many purposes including:

• driving continuous simulations and animations;
• controlling periodic activities (e.g., one per minute);
• initiating single occurrence events such as an alarm clock.

The TimeSensor node contains two discrete eventOuts: isActive and cycleTime. The isActive eventOut sends TRUE when the TimeSensor node begins running, and FALSE when it stops running. The cycleTime eventOut sends a time event at startTime and at the beginning of each new cycle (useful for synchronization with other time-based objects). The remaining eventOuts generate continuous events. The fraction_changed eventOut, an SFFloat in the closed interval [0,1], sends the completed fraction of the current cycle. The time eventOut sends the absolute time for a given simulation tick.
If the enabled exposedField is TRUE, the TimeSensor node is enabled and may be running. If a set_enabled FALSE event is received while the TimeSensor node is running, the sensor performs the following actions:

• evaluates and sends all relevant outputs;
• sends a FALSE value for isActive;
• disables itself.

Events on the exposedFields of the TimeSensor node (e.g., set_startTime) are processed and their corresponding eventOuts (e.g., startTime_changed) are sent regardless of the state of the enabled field. The remaining discussion assumes enabled is TRUE.

The e\ loop, startTime, and stopTime exposedFields and the isActive eventOut and their effects on the TimeSensor node are discussed in detail in 4.6.9, Time-dependent nodes (http://www.web3d.org/x3d/specifications/vrml/ISO-IEC-14772-VRML97/part1/concepts.html#4.6.9). The "cycle" of a TimeSensor node lasts for cycleInterval seconds. The value of cycleInterval shall be greater than zero.
A cycleTime eventOut can be used for synchronization purposes such as sound with animation. The value of a cycleTime eventOut will be equal to the time at the beginning of the current cycle. A cycleTime eventOut is generated at the beginning of every cycle, including the cycle starting at startTime. The first cycleTime eventOut for a TimeSensor node can be used as an alarm (single pulse at a specified time).

When a TimeSensor node becomes active, it generates an isActive = TRUE event and begins generating time, fraction_changed, and cycleTime events which may be routed to other nodes to drive animation or simulated behaviours. The behaviour at read time is described below. The time event sends the absolute time for a given tick of the TimeSensor node (time fields and events represent the number of seconds since midnight GMT January 1, 1970).

fraction_changed events output a floating point value in the closed interval [0, 1]. At startTime the value of fraction_changed is 0. After startTime, the value of fraction_changed in any cycle will progress through the range (0.0, 1.0]. At startTime + N cycleInterval, for N = 1, 2, ..., that is, at the end of every cycle, the value of fraction_changed is 1.

Let now represent the time at the current simulation tick. Then the time and fraction_changed eventOuts can then be computed as:

time = now 
temp = (now - startTime) / cycleInterval 
f = fractionalPart(temp) 
if (f == 0.0 && now > startTime) fraction_changed = 1.0 
else fraction_changed = f 

where fractionalPart(x) is a function that returns the fractional part, (that is, the digits to the right of the decimal point), of a nonnegative floating point number.

A TimeSensor node can be set up to be active at read time by specifying loop TRUE (not the default) and stopTime less than or equal to startTime (satisfied by the default values). The time events output absolute times for each tick of the TimeSensor node simulation. The time events shall start at the first simulation tick greater than or equal to startTime. time events end at stopTime, or at startTime + N cycleInterval for some positive integer value of N, or loop forever depending on the values of the other fields. An active TimeSensor node shall stop at the first simulation tick when now >= stopTime > startTime.

No guarantees are made with respect to how often a TimeSensor node generates time events, but a TimeSensor node shall generate events at least at every simulation tick. TimeSensor nodes are guaranteed to generate final time and fraction_changed events. If loop is FALSE at the end of the Nth cycleInterval and was TRUE at startTime + M cycleInterval for all 0 < M < N, the final time event will be generated with a value of (startTime + N cycleInterval) or stopTime (if stopTime > startTime), whichever value is less. If loop is TRUE at the completion of every cycle, the final event is generated as evaluated at stopTime (if stopTime > startTime) or never.

An active TimeSensor node ignores set_cycleInterval and set_startTime events. An active TimeSensor node also ignores set_stopTime events for set_stopTime less than or equal to startTime. For example, if a set_startTime event is received while a TimeSensor node is active, that set_startTime event is ignored (the startTime field is not changed, and a startTime_changed eventOut is not generated). If an active TimeSensor node receives a set_stopTime event that is less than the current time, and greater than startTime, it behaves as if the stopTime requested is the current time and sends the final events based on the current time (note that stopTime is set as specified in the eventIn).

A TimeSensor read from a VRML file shall generate isActive TRUE, time and fraction_changed events if the sensor is enabled and all conditions for a TimeSensor to be active are met.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

SoVRMLTimeSensor()

SoVRMLTimeSensor::SoVRMLTimeSensor

(

void

)

Constructor.

~SoVRMLTimeSensor()

SoVRMLTimeSensor::~SoVRMLTimeSensor ( )

protectedvirtual

Destructor.

Member Function Documentation

getTypeId()

SoType SoVRMLTimeSensor::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.

Implements SoBase.

getFieldData()

const SoFieldData * SoVRMLTimeSensor::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 SoFieldContainer.

getOutputData()

const SoEngineOutputData * SoVRMLTimeSensor::getOutputData ( void  ) const

virtual

This API member is considered internal to the library, as it is not likely to be of interest to the application programmer.

Implements SoNodeEngine.

notify()

void SoVRMLTimeSensor::notify ( SoNotList *  l )

virtual

Notifies all auditors for this instance when changes are made.

Reimplemented from SoNodeEngine.

handleEvent()

void SoVRMLTimeSensor::handleEvent ( SoHandleEventAction *  action )

virtual

Action method for SoHandleEventAction.

Inspects the event data from action, and processes it if it is something which this node should react to.

Nodes influencing relevant state variables for how event handling is done also overrides this method.

Reimplemented from SoNode.

write()

void SoVRMLTimeSensor::write ( SoWriteAction *  action )

virtual

Action method for SoWriteAction.

Writes out a node object, and any connected nodes, engines etc, if necessary.

Reimplemented from SoNode.

inputChanged()

void SoVRMLTimeSensor::inputChanged ( SoField *  which )

protectedvirtual

Called when an input is changed. The default method does nothing, but subclasses may override this method to do the The Right Thing when a specific field is changed.

Reimplemented from SoNodeEngine.

Member Data Documentation

cycleInterval

SoSFTime SoVRMLTimeSensor::cycleInterval

The cycle interval. Default value is 1. Must be > 0.

enabled

SoSFBool SoVRMLTimeSensor::enabled

Used to enable/disable timer. Default value is TRUE.

loop

SoSFBool SoVRMLTimeSensor::loop

TRUE if timer should loop. Default value is FALSE.

startTime

SoSFTime SoVRMLTimeSensor::startTime

The timer start time. Default value is 0.0.

stopTime

SoSFTime SoVRMLTimeSensor::stopTime

The timer stop time. Default value is 0.0.

cycleTime

SoEngineOutput SoVRMLTimeSensor::cycleTime

An eventOut that is sent when a new cycle is started.

fraction_changed

SoEngineOutput SoVRMLTimeSensor::fraction_changed

An eventOut that is sent for each tick, containing a number between 0 and 1.

isActive

SoEngineOutput SoVRMLTimeSensor::isActive

An eventOut that is sent when the timer is enabled/disabled.

time

SoEngineOutput SoVRMLTimeSensor::time

An eventOut that is sent for each tick, containing the current time.

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

• SoVRMLTimeSensor.h
• TimeSensor.cpp