ICustomControl Class Reference

#include <custcont.h>

Class Description

See also

Custom User Interface Controls.

Description:

This is the base class from which the 3ds Max custom controls are derived. All methods of this class are implemented by the system.

Inheritance diagram for ICustomControl:

Public Member Functions
virtual HWND	GetHwnd ()=0
virtual void	Enable (BOOL onOff=TRUE)=0
virtual void	Disable ()=0
virtual BOOL	IsEnabled ()=0
virtual void	Enable2 (BOOL onOff=TRUE)=0
virtual INT_PTR	Execute (int cmd, ULONG_PTR arg1=0, ULONG_PTR arg2=0, ULONG_PTR arg3=0)
virtual void	SetTooltip (bool bEnable, const MCHAR *text)=0
	Sets a tooltip for the custom control. More...
CoreExport void	UpdateEnableState (Animatable *anim, int subNum)
	Helper function to disable or enable this UI control based on whether the Animatable associated with it is keyframable or not (locked parameter or scripted parameters are not keyframable). More...
Public Member Functions inherited from InterfaceServer
virtual UtilExport	~InterfaceServer ()
	Destructor. More...
virtual UtilExport BaseInterface *	GetInterface (Interface_ID id)

Additional Inherited Members
Static Public Member Functions inherited from MaxHeapOperators
static UtilExport void *	operator new (size_t size)
	Standard new operator used to allocate objects If there is insufficient memory, an exception will be thrown. More...
static UtilExport void *	operator new (size_t size, const std::nothrow_t &e)
	Standard new operator used to allocate objects if there is insufficient memory, NULL will be returned. More...
static UtilExport void *	operator new (size_t size, const char *filename, int line)
	New operator used to allocate objects that takes the filename and line number where the new was called If there is insufficient memory, an exception will be thrown. More...
static UtilExport void *	operator new (size_t size, int block_type, const char *filename, int line)
	New operator used to allocate objects that takes the type of memory, filename and line number where the new was called If there is insufficient memory, an exception will be thrown. More...
static UtilExport void *	operator new (size_t size, const std::nothrow_t &e, const char *filename, int line)
	New operator used to allocate objects that takes the filename and line number where the new was called If there is insufficient memory, NULL will be returned. More...
static UtilExport void *	operator new (size_t size, unsigned long flags)
	New operator used to allocate objects that takes extra flags to specify special operations If there is insufficient memory, an exception will be thrown. More...
static UtilExport void *	operator new (size_t size, const std::nothrow_t &e, unsigned long flags)
	New operator used to allocate objects that takes extra flags to specify special operations If there is insufficient memory, NULL will be returned. More...
static UtilExport void *	operator new[] (size_t size)
	New operator used to allocate arrays of objects If there is insufficient memory, an exception will be thrown. More...
static UtilExport void *	operator new[] (size_t size, const std::nothrow_t &e)
	New operator used to allocate arrays of objects If there is insufficient memory, NULL will be returned. More...
static UtilExport void *	operator new[] (size_t size, const char *filename, int line)
	New operator used to allocate arrays of objects If there is insufficient memory, an exception will be thrown. More...
static UtilExport void *	operator new[] (size_t size, int block_type, const char *filename, int line)
	New operator used to allocate arrays of objects. More...
static UtilExport void *	operator new[] (size_t size, const std::nothrow_t &e, const char *filename, int line)
	New operator used to allocate arrays of objects If there is insufficient memory, NULL will be returned. More...
static UtilExport void *	operator new[] (size_t size, unsigned long flags)
	New operator used to allocate arrays of objects If there is insufficient memory, an exception will be thrown. More...
static UtilExport void *	operator new[] (size_t size, const std::nothrow_t &e, unsigned long flags)
	New operator used to allocate arrays of objects If there is insufficient memory, NULL will be returned. More...
static UtilExport void	operator delete (void *ptr)
	Standard delete operator used to deallocate an object If the pointer is invalid, an exception will be thrown. More...
static UtilExport void	operator delete (void *ptr, const std::nothrow_t &e)
	Standard delete operator used to deallocate an object If the pointer is invalid, nothing will happen. More...
static UtilExport void	operator delete (void *ptr, const char *filename, int line)
	Delete operator used to deallocate an object that takes the filename and line number where the delete was called If the pointer is invalid, an exception will be thrown. More...
static UtilExport void	operator delete (void *ptr, int block_type, const char *filename, int line)
	Delete operator used to deallocate an object that takes the type of memory, filename and line number where the delete was called If the pointer is invalid, an exception will be thrown. More...
static UtilExport void	operator delete (void *ptr, const std::nothrow_t &e, const char *filename, int line)
	Delete operator used to deallocate an object that takes the filename and line number where the delete was called If the pointer is invalid, nothing will happen. More...
static UtilExport void	operator delete (void *ptr, unsigned long flags)
	Delete operator used to deallocate an object that takes extra flags to specify special operations If the pointer is invalid, an exception will be thrown. More...
static UtilExport void	operator delete (void *ptr, const std::nothrow_t &e, unsigned long flags)
	Delete operator used to deallocate an object that takes extra flags to specify special operations If the pointer is invalid, nothing will happen. More...
static UtilExport void	operator delete[] (void *ptr)
	Standard delete operator used to deallocate an array of objects If the pointer is invalid, an exception will be thrown. More...
static UtilExport void	operator delete[] (void *ptr, const std::nothrow_t &e)
	Standard delete operator used to deallocate an array of objects If the pointer is invalid, nothing will happen. More...
static UtilExport void	operator delete[] (void *ptr, const char *filename, int line)
	Delete operator used to deallocate an array of objects that takes the filename and line number where the delete was called If the pointer is invalid, an exception will be thrown. More...
static UtilExport void	operator delete[] (void *ptr, int block_type, const char *filename, int line)
	Delete operator used to deallocate an array of objects that takes the type of memory, filename and line number where the delete was called If the pointer is invalid, an exception will be thrown. More...
static UtilExport void	operator delete[] (void *ptr, const std::nothrow_t &e, const char *filename, int line)
	Delete operator used to deallocate an array of objects that takes the filename and line number where the delete was called If the pointer is invalid, nothing will happen. More...
static UtilExport void	operator delete[] (void *ptr, unsigned long flags)
	Delete operator used to deallocate an array of objects that takes extra flags to specify special operations If the pointer is invalid, an exception will be thrown. More...
static UtilExport void	operator delete[] (void *ptr, const std::nothrow_t &e, unsigned long flags)
	Delete operator used to deallocate an array of objects that takes extra flags to specify special operations If the pointer is invalid, an exception will be thrown. More...
static UtilExport void *	operator new (size_t size, void *placement_ptr)
	Placement new operator. More...
static UtilExport void	operator delete (void *ptr, void *placement_ptr)
	Placement delete operator. More...

Member Function Documentation

virtual HWND GetHwnd ( )

pure virtual

Remarks

Returns the handle of the control.

virtual void Enable ( BOOL  onOff = TRUE )

pure virtual

Remarks

This method is used to enable the control so it may be operated by the user.

Parameters

onOff

TRUE to enable; FALSE to disable.

Implemented in IVertToolbar.

virtual void Disable ( )

pure virtual

Remarks

This method is used to disable the control so it may not be selected or used. When disabled, the control usually appears grayed out.

virtual BOOL IsEnabled ( )

pure virtual

Remarks

This returns TRUE if the control is enabled and FALSE if it is disabled.

virtual void Enable2 ( BOOL  onOff = TRUE )

pure virtual

Remarks

This method is used internally and should not be called by plug-in developers. This second enable function is used to disable and enable custom controls when the associated parameter has a non-keyframable parameter. The effective enable state is the AND of these two enable bits.

For example, when a parameter has a controller plugged into it, and the controller is not keyframable, any spinner control associated with it won't be effective. That's because the controller doesn't take input – it only outputs values. To prevent the user from being confused by the ineffectiveness of the spinner the control it's automatically disabled by the system using this method.

Parameters

onOff

TRUE to enable; FALSE to disable.

virtual INT_PTR Execute ( int  cmd, ULONG_PTR  arg1 = 0, ULONG_PTR  arg2 = 0, ULONG_PTR  arg3 = 0  )

inlinevirtual

Remarks

This is a general purpose function that allows the API to be extended in the future. The 3ds Max development team can assign new cmd numbers and continue to add functionality to this class without having to 'break' the API.

This is reserved for future use.

Parameters

cmd	The command to execute.
arg1	Optional argument 1 (defined uniquely for each cmd).
arg2	Optional argument 2.
arg3	Optional argument 3.

Returns

An integer return value (defined uniquely for each cmd).

Default Implementation:

{ return 0; }

{ return 0; }

virtual void SetTooltip ( bool  bEnable, const MCHAR *  text  )

pure virtual

Sets a tooltip for the custom control.

This method allows for turning on or off the tooltip for a custom control.

Parameters

bEnable	- if true, the tooltip is enabled, otherwise disabled. When disabled, the tooltip won't be displayed when the the mouse hovers on top of the control. Enabling the tooltip repeatedly will have the same effect as enabling it once.
text	- pointer to a string representing the text to be displayed in the tooltip window. This parameter is ignored when the tooltip is being disabled.

CoreExport void UpdateEnableState	(	Animatable *	anim,
		int	subNum
	)

Helper function to disable or enable this UI control based on whether the Animatable associated with it is keyframable or not (locked parameter or scripted parameters are not keyframable).

When a UI control is associated with a parameter residing within a parameter block with the optional p_ui tag then the control will be automatically disabled when the parameter is non-keyframable and this method does not need to be used. When the control is not using that automatic association this helper method can be used. Caller needs to identify the parameter associated to the control as the subanim number of an Animatable.

Parameters

[in]	anim	The parent of the Animatable this control is associated with (if NULL, this method will do nothing).
[in]	subNum	The subanim number of the Animatable associated with this control. For IParamBlock2 use IParamBlock2::GetAnimNum to get subNum from ParamID (see sample code, for instance maxsdk\samples\materials\stdShaders.cpp).