#include <MFnLambertShader.h>

Class Description

Manage Lambert shaders.

MFnLambertShader facilitates creation and manipulation of dependency graph nodes representing lambertian shaders.

Examples:: gpuCache/gpuCacheCmd.cpp.

Inheritance diagram for MFnLambertShader:

Public Member Functions
virtual MFn::Type	type () const
	Function set type. More...

virtual	~MFnLambertShader ()
	Destructor.

	MFnLambertShader ()
	Default constructor.

	MFnLambertShader (MObject &object, MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL)
	Constructor. More...

MObject	create (bool UIvisible=true, MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL)
	Creates a new lambert shader dependency graph node and adds it to the dependency graph. More...

short	refractedRayDepthLimit (MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	Retrieves the value of the "refractedRayDepthLimit" attribute of a lambert shader node. More...

MStatus	setRefractedRayDepthLimit (const short &new_limit)
	Sets the value of the "refractedRayDepthLimit" attribute of a lambert shader node. More...

float	refractiveIndex (MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	Retrieves the value of the "refractiveIndex" attribute of a lambert shader node. More...

MStatus	setRefractiveIndex (const float &refractive_index)
	Sets the value of the "refractiveIndex" attribute of a shader node. More...

bool	rtRefractedColor (MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	Retrieves the value of the "rtRefractedColor" attribute of a shader node. More...

MStatus	setRtRefractedColor (const bool &rt_refracted_color)
	Sets the value of the "rtRefractedColor" attribute of a shader node. More...

float	diffuseCoeff (MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	Retrieves the value of the "diffuseCoeff" attribute of a lambert shader node. More...

MStatus	setDiffuseCoeff (const float &diffuse_coeff)
	Sets the value of the "diffuseCoeff" attribute of a shader node. More...

MColor	color (MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	Retrieves the value of the "color" attribute of a shader node. More...

MStatus	setColor (const MColor &col)
	Sets the value of the "color" attribute of a shader node. More...

MColor	transparency (MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	Retrieves the value of the "transparency" attribute of a shader node. More...

MStatus	setTransparency (const MColor &transp)
	Sets the value of the "transparency" attribute of a shader node. More...

MColor	ambientColor (MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	Retrieves the value of the "ambientColor" attribute of a shader node. More...

MStatus	setAmbientColor (const MColor &ambient_color)
	Sets the value of the "ambientColor" attribute of a shader node. More...

MColor	incandescence (MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	Retrieves the value of the "incandescence" attribute of a shader node. More...

MStatus	setIncandescence (const MColor &incand)
	Sets the value of the "incandescence" attribute of a shader node. More...

float	translucenceCoeff (MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	Retrieves the value of the "translucenceCoeff" attribute of a lambert shader node. More...

MStatus	setTranslucenceCoeff (const float &translucence_coeff)
	Sets the value of the "translucenceCoeff" attribute of a shader node. More...

float	glowIntensity (MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	Retrieves the value of the "glowIntensity" attribute of a shader node. More...

MStatus	setGlowIntensity (const float &glow_intensity)
	Sets the value of the "glowIntensity" attribute of a shader node. More...

bool	hideSource (MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	Retrieves the value of the "hideSource" attribute of a shader node. More...

MStatus	setHideSource (const bool &hide_source)
	Sets the value of the "hideSource" attribute of a shader node. More...

	MFnLambertShader (const MObject &object, MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL)
	Constructor. More...

Public Member Functions inherited from MFnDependencyNode
virtual	~MFnDependencyNode ()
	Destructor.

	MFnDependencyNode ()
	Default constructor.

	MFnDependencyNode (MObject &object, MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL)
	Constructor. More...

MObject	create (const MTypeId &typeId, MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL)
	Creates a new dependency node with the given type tag. More...

MObject	create (const MTypeId &typeId, const MString &name, MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL)
	Creates a new dependency node with the given type tag. More...

MObject	create (const MString &type, MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL)
	Creates a new dependency node with the given type. More...

MObject	create (const MString &type, const MString &name, MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL)
	Creates a new dependency node with the given type. More...

MTypeId	typeId (MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	Returns the type id of this node. More...

MString	typeName (MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	Returns the type name of this node. More...

MString	name (MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	Returns the name of this node. More...

MString	absoluteName (MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	Returns the absolute name of this node. More...

MString	pluginName (MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	Returns the name of the plug-in this MFnDependendencyNode was defined in. More...

MString	setName (const MString &name, bool createNamespace=false, MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL)
	Sets the name of this node. More...

MUuid	uuid (MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	Returns the node's UUID. More...

void	setUuid (const MUuid &uuid, MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL)
	Sets the node's UUID. More...

MStatus	getConnections (MPlugArray &array) const
	Get all of the current connections to this node as an array of plugs. More...

unsigned int	attributeCount (MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	Returns the number of attributes that this node has. More...

MObject	attribute (unsigned int index, MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	Finds the attribute of this node at the given index. More...

MObject	reorderedAttribute (unsigned int index, MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	Some nodes, such as the various animCurve nodes, require that their attributes be set in a specific order for proper operation. More...

MObject	attribute (const MString &attrName, MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	Finds the attribute of this node that has the given name. More...

MAttrClass	attributeClass (const MObject &attr, MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	Returns the class (normal, dynamic, extension) of the specified attribute. More...

MStatus	getAffectedAttributes (const MObject &attr, MObjectArray &affectedAttributes) const
	Returns an array of attributes that are affected by the attribute passed in. More...

MStatus	getAffectedByAttributes (const MObject &attr, MObjectArray &affectedByAttributes) const
	Returns an array of attributes that affect the attribute passed in, attr. More...

MPlug	findPlug (const MObject &attr, bool wantNetworkedPlug, MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	Attempt to find a plug for the given attribute. More...

MPlug	findPlug (const MString &attrName, bool wantNetworkedPlug, MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	Attempt to find a plug for the given attribute. More...

MPlug	findPlug (const MObject &attr, MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	This method is obsolete. More...

MPlug	findPlug (const MString &attrName, MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	This method is obsolete. More...

MStatus	addAttribute (const MObject &attr)
	Add a new dynamic attibute to this node. More...

MStatus	removeAttribute (const MObject &attr)
	Remove a dynamic attribute from a node. More...

MPxNode *	userNode (MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	If the function set's node is a plug-in node, then this method will extract the MPxNode pointer from it. More...

bool	isFromReferencedFile (MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	Indicates whether or not this node came from a referenced file. More...

bool	isShared (MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	Indicates whether or not this node is shared. More...

bool	isTrackingEdits (MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	Returns whether or not edits on the given node are being tracked by the generalized edit system. More...

bool	hasUniqueName (MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	Indicates whether or not this node's name is unique within the scene. More...

MString	parentNamespace (MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	Returns the name of the namespace in which this node resides. More...

bool	isLocked (MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	Indicates whether or not this node is locked. More...

MStatus	setLocked (bool locked)
	Locks or unlocks this node. More...

bool	isNewAttribute (const MObject &attr, MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	Indicates whether or not the specified attribute was added to this node within the current scene. More...

MStatus	setFlag (unsigned int flag, bool state)
	Sets the state of the specified flag for the node. More...

bool	isFlagSet (unsigned int flag, MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	Retrieves the current state of the specified flag for a node. More...

bool	isDefaultNode (MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	Returns true if the node is a default node. More...

MStatus	setDoNotWrite (bool flag)
	Use this method to mark the "do not write" state of this node. More...

bool	canBeWritten (MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	Returns the do not write state of the node. More...

bool	hasAttribute (const MString &name, MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	Returns true if the node already has an attribute with the given name. More...

MObject	getAliasAttr (bool force, MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL)
	Returns the node's alias attribute, which is a special attribute used to store information about the node's attribute aliases. More...

bool	setAlias (const MString &alias, const MString &name, const MPlug &plug, bool add=true, MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL)
	Sets or removes an alias (i.e. More...

bool	findAlias (const MString &alias, MObject &attrObj, MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	Retrieves the attribute with the given alias. More...

bool	getAliasList (MStringArray &strArray, MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL)
	Returns a list of all attribute aliases for this node. More...

MString	plugsAlias (const MPlug &plug, MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL)
	Returns the alias for the plug's attribute or the empty string if that attribute has no alias. More...

MStatus	setIcon (const MString &filename)
	Associates a custom icon with the node for display in the Maya UI. More...

MString	icon (MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	Returns the custom icon filename associated with the node. More...

MStatus	getExternalContent (MExternalContentInfoTable &table) const
	Returns the external content (files) that this node depends on. More...

MStatus	addExternalContentForFileAttr (MExternalContentInfoTable &table, const MObject &attr) const
	Adds content info to the specified table from a file path attribute. More...

MStatus	setExternalContentForFileAttr (const MObject &attr, const MExternalContentLocationTable &table)
	Sets content info in the specified attribute from the table. More...

MStatus	setExternalContent (const MExternalContentLocationTable &table)
	Changes the location of external content. More...

MString	setName (const MString &name, MStatus *ReturnStatus)
	OBSOLETE FUNCTION, NO SCRIPT SUPPORT. More...

	MFnDependencyNode (const MObject &object, MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL)
	NO SCRIPT SUPPORT. More...

bool	getPlugsAlias (const MPlug &plug, MString &aliasName, MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL)
	NO SCRIPT SUPPORT. More...

virtual const adsk::Data::Associations *	metadata (MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	This method is not available in Python. More...

virtual MStatus	setMetadata (const adsk::Data::Associations &)
	This method is not available in Python. More...

virtual MStatus	deleteMetadata ()
	This method is not available in Python. More...

virtual MStatus	validateMetadata (MString &errors) const
	This method is not available in Python. More...

MStatus	dgTimerOn ()
	Indicates that this node should collect DG timing data whenever DG timing is enabled. More...

MStatus	dgTimerOff ()
	Indicates that this node should no longer collect DG timing data when DG timing is enabled. More...

MdgTimerState	dgTimerQueryState (MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL)
	The function returns the current on/off state of the node's timer. More...

MStatus	dgTimerReset ()
	The function resets the dependency graph timers and counters for this node to zero. More...

double	dgTimer (const MdgTimerMetric timerMetric, const MdgTimerType timerType, MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	The function returns the specified timer value for the current node. More...

MStatus	dgCallbacks (const MdgTimerType type, MStringArray &callbackName, MDoubleArray &value)
	Node callbacks that occur when timing is enabled get logged with the node and can be queried via this method. More...

MStatus	dgCallbackIds (const MdgTimerType type, const MString &callbackName, MCallbackIdArray &callbackId, MDoubleArray &value)
	This method provides a further breakdown of the per-callback time returned via dgCallbacks() by returning the data on a per-callbackId basis. More...

MStatus	addAttribute (const MObject &attr, MAttrClass type)
	This method is obsolete. More...

MStatus	removeAttribute (const MObject &attr, MAttrClass type)
	This method is obsolete. More...

Public Member Functions inherited from MFnBase
virtual	~MFnBase ()
	Class Destructor. More...

bool	hasObj (MFn::Type) const
	Determines whether or not the Function Set is compatible with the specified Maya Object within the API RTTI system. More...

bool	hasObj (const MObject &) const
	Determines whether or not the Function Set is compatible with the specified Maya Object within the API RTTI system. More...

MObject	object (MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	Returns the MObject that is attached to the Function Set. More...

virtual MStatus	setObject (MObject &object)
	Attaches the Function Set to the specified Maya Object. More...

virtual MStatus	setObject (const MObject &object)
	NO SCRIPT SUPPORT. More...

Protected Member Functions
virtual const char *	className () const
	Class name. More...

Additional Inherited Members
Public Types inherited from MFnDependencyNode
enum	MAttrClass { kLocalDynamicAttr = 1, kNormalAttr, kExtensionAttr, kInvalidAttr }
	Specifies the scope of the attribute. More...

enum	MdgTimerState { kTimerOff, kTimerOn, kTimerUninitialized, kTimerInvalidState }
	Possible states for the node's timer. More...

enum	MdgTimerMetric { kTimerMetric_callback, kTimerMetric_compute, kTimerMetric_dirty, kTimerMetric_draw, kTimerMetric_fetch, kTimerMetric_callbackViaAPI, kTimerMetric_callbackNotViaAPI, kTimerMetric_computeDuringCallback, kTimerMetric_computeNotDuringCallback, kTimerMetrics }
	The different timer metrics which can be queried. More...

enum	MdgTimerType { kTimerType_self, kTimerType_inclusive, kTimerType_count, kTimerTypes }
	The types of timers which can be queried. More...

Static Public Member Functions inherited from MFnDependencyNode
static MString	classification (const MString &nodeTypeName)
	Retrieves the classification string for a node type. More...

static unsigned int	allocateFlag (const MString pluginName, MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL)
	Allocates a node flag for sole use by the caller. More...

static MStatus	deallocateFlag (const MString pluginName, unsigned int flag)
	Deallocates a node flag which was previously allocated by a call to allocateFlag. More...

static MStatus	deallocateAllFlags (const MString pluginName)
	Deallocates all of the node flags which are currently allocated to the specified plugin. More...

static void	enableDGTiming (bool enable)
	Globally enables or disables the DG node timing mechanism. More...

Static Public Member Functions inherited from MFnBase
static const char *	className ()
	Returns the name of this class. More...

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

MFnLambertShader	(	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:

MS::kSuccess if the function set is successfully attached
MS::kInvalidParameter if the MObject does not represent a valid Maya object or if the function set is not allowed to attach to this MObject

MFnLambertShader	(	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:

MS::kSuccess if the function set is successfully attached
MS::kInvalidParameter if the MObject does not represent a valid Maya object or if the function set is not allowed to attach to this MObject

Member Function Documentation

MFn::Type type ( ) const

virtual

Function set type.

Return the class type : MFn::kLambert.

Reimplemented from MFnDependencyNode.

Reimplemented in MFnReflectShader, MFnPhongShader, and MFnBlinnShader.

const char * className ( ) const

protectedvirtual

Class name.

Return the class name : "MFnLambertShader".

Reimplemented from MFnDependencyNode.

Reimplemented in MFnReflectShader, MFnPhongShader, and MFnBlinnShader.

MObject create	(	bool	UIvisible = `true`,
		MStatus *	ReturnStatus = `NULL`
	)

Creates a new lambert shader dependency graph node and adds it to the dependency graph.

If the UIvisible parameter is true, the new node will be connected to the shader classification node (which allows the UI to recognize the node as a shader). If UIvisible is false, the node will be created in isolation.

Parameters

[in]	UIvisible	determines whether or not the new node will be connected to the shader classification node.
[out]	ReturnStatus	return status

Returns: MObject representing the new dependency node.

Status Codes:

MS::kSuccess operation successful
MS::kInsufficientMemory ran out of memory
MS::kNoModelActive no model is currently active
MS::kLicenseFailure application not licensed for attempted operation
MS::kFailure the new node could not be created, or the new node could not be added to the dependency graph, or the new node could not be connected to the classification node.

short refractedRayDepthLimit ( MStatus * ReturnStatus = NULL ) const

Retrieves the value of the "refractedRayDepthLimit" attribute of a lambert shader node.

This attribute represents the maximum refracted ray depth used in the shading calculation.

Parameters

[out] ReturnStatus return status

Returns: The value of the "refractedRayDepthLimit" attribute of the node.

Status Codes:

MS::kSuccess operation successful
MS::kFailure function set does not have a valid object.

MStatus setRefractedRayDepthLimit ( const short & refracted_ray_depth_limit )

Sets the value of the "refractedRayDepthLimit" attribute of a lambert shader node.

Parameters

[in] refracted_ray_depth_limit value to which the attribute will be set.

Returns: Return status

Status Codes:

MS::kSuccess operation successful
MS::kFailure function set does not have a valid object,

float refractiveIndex ( MStatus * ReturnStatus = NULL ) const

Retrieves the value of the "refractiveIndex" attribute of a lambert shader node.

This attribute represents the refractive index of the shader.

Parameters

[out] ReturnStatus return status

Returns: The value of the "refractiveIndex" attribute of the shader node.

Status Codes:

MS::kSuccess operation successful
MS::kFailure function set does not have a valid object.

MStatus setRefractiveIndex ( const float & refractive_index )

Sets the value of the "refractiveIndex" attribute of a shader node.

Parameters

[in] refractive_index value to which the attribute will be set.

Returns: Return status

Status Codes:

MS::kSuccess operation successful
MS::kFailure function set does not have a valid object,

bool rtRefractedColor ( MStatus * ReturnStatus = NULL ) const

Retrieves the value of the "rtRefractedColor" attribute of a shader node.

This attribute determines whether the shader uses the value of the "refractedColor" attribute for the refracted color or calculated the refracted color itself.

Parameters

[out] ReturnStatus return status

Returns: The value of the "rtRefractedColor" attribute of the shader node.

Status Codes:

MS::kSuccess operation successful
MS::kFailure function set does not have a valid object.

MStatus setRtRefractedColor ( const bool & rt_refracted_color )

Sets the value of the "rtRefractedColor" attribute of a shader node.

Parameters

[in] rt_refracted_color value to which the attribute will be set.

Returns: Return status

Status Codes:

MS::kSuccess operation successful
MS::kFailure function set does not have a valid object,

float diffuseCoeff ( MStatus * ReturnStatus = NULL ) const

Retrieves the value of the "diffuseCoeff" attribute of a lambert shader node.

This attribute represents the diffuse reflectivity of the shader.

Parameters

[out] ReturnStatus return status

Returns: The value of the "diffuseCoeff" attribute of the shader node.

Status Codes:

MS::kSuccess operation successful
MS::kFailure function set does not have a valid object.

Examples:: gpuCache/gpuCacheCmd.cpp.

MStatus setDiffuseCoeff ( const float & diffuse_coeff )

Sets the value of the "diffuseCoeff" attribute of a shader node.

Parameters

[in] diffuse_coeff value to which the attribute will be set.

Returns: Return status

Status Codes:

MS::kSuccess operation successful
MS::kFailure function set does not have a valid object,

MColor color ( MStatus * ReturnStatus = NULL ) const

Retrieves the value of the "color" attribute of a shader node.

This attribute represents the surface color of the shader.

Parameters

[out] ReturnStatus return status

Returns: The value of the "color" attribute of the shader node.

Status Codes:

MS::kSuccess operation successful
MS::kFailure function set does not have a valid object.

Examples:: gpuCache/gpuCacheCmd.cpp.

MStatus setColor ( const MColor & col )

Sets the value of the "color" attribute of a shader node.

Parameters

[in] col value to which the attribute will be set.

Returns: Return status

Status Codes:

MS::kSuccess operation successful
MS::kFailure function set does not have a valid object,

MColor transparency ( MStatus * ReturnStatus = NULL ) const

Retrieves the value of the "transparency" attribute of a shader node.

This attribute represents the surface transparency of the shader.

Parameters

[out] ReturnStatus return status

Returns: The value of the "transparency" attribute of the shader node.

Status Codes:

MS::kSuccess operation successful
MS::kFailure function set does not have a valid object.

Examples:: gpuCache/gpuCacheCmd.cpp.

MStatus setTransparency ( const MColor & transp )

Sets the value of the "transparency" attribute of a shader node.

Parameters

[in] transp value to which the attribute will be set.

Returns: Return status

Status Codes:

MS::kSuccess operation successful
MS::kFailure function set does not have a valid object,

MColor ambientColor ( MStatus * ReturnStatus = NULL ) const

Retrieves the value of the "ambientColor" attribute of a shader node.

This attribute represents the ambient color of the shader.

Parameters

[out] ReturnStatus return status

Returns: The value of the "ambientColor" attribute of the shader node.

Status Codes:

MS::kSuccess operation successful
MS::kFailure function set does not have a valid object.

MStatus setAmbientColor ( const MColor & ambient_color )

Sets the value of the "ambientColor" attribute of a shader node.

Parameters

[in] ambient_color value to which the attribute will be set.

Returns: Return status

Status Codes:

MS::kSuccess operation successful
MS::kFailure function set does not have a valid object,

MColor incandescence ( MStatus * ReturnStatus = NULL ) const

Retrieves the value of the "incandescence" attribute of a shader node.

This attribute represents the incandescence of the shader.

Parameters

[out] ReturnStatus return status

Returns: The value of the "incandescence" attribute of the shader node.

Status Codes:

MS::kSuccess operation successful
MS::kFailure function set does not have a valid object.

MStatus setIncandescence ( const MColor & incand )

Sets the value of the "incandescence" attribute of a shader node.

Parameters

[in] incand value to which the attribute will be set.

Returns: Return status

Status Codes:

MS::kSuccess operation successful
MS::kFailure function set does not have a valid object,

float translucenceCoeff ( MStatus * ReturnStatus = NULL ) const

Retrieves the value of the "translucenceCoeff" attribute of a lambert shader node.

This attribute represents a constant multiplier applied to the transparency attribute of the shader.

Parameters

[out] ReturnStatus return status

Returns: The value of the "translucenceCoeff" attribute of the shader node.

Status Codes:

MS::kSuccess operation successful
MS::kFailure function set does not have a valid object.

MStatus setTranslucenceCoeff ( const float & translucence_coeff )

Sets the value of the "translucenceCoeff" attribute of a shader node.

Parameters

[in] translucence_coeff value to which the attribute will be set.

Returns: Return status

Status Codes:

MS::kSuccess operation successful
MS::kFailure function set does not have a valid object,

float glowIntensity ( MStatus * ReturnStatus = NULL ) const

Retrieves the value of the "glowIntensity" attribute of a shader node.

This attribute represents the constant multplier applied to the glow color of the shader.

Parameters

[out] ReturnStatus return status

Returns: The value of the "glowIntensity" attribute of the shader node.

Status Codes:

MS::kSuccess operation successful
MS::kFailure function set does not have a valid object.

MStatus setGlowIntensity ( const float & glow_intensity )

Sets the value of the "glowIntensity" attribute of a shader node.

Parameters

[in] glow_intensity value to which the attribute will be set.

Returns: Return status

Status Codes:

MS::kSuccess operation successful
MS::kFailure function set does not have a valid object,

bool hideSource ( MStatus * ReturnStatus = NULL ) const

Retrieves the value of the "hideSource" attribute of a shader node.

This attribute determines whether or not the computed surface color is used in the shading computation. If hideSource is true, then only the computed shader glow color will be used. Otherwise, both the glow and surface colors will be used.

Parameters

[out] ReturnStatus return status

Returns: The value of the "hideSource" attribute of the shader node.

Status Codes:

MS::kSuccess operation successful
MS::kFailure function set does not have a valid object.

MStatus setHideSource ( const bool & hide_source )

Sets the value of the "hideSource" attribute of a shader node.

Parameters

[in] hide_source value to which the attribute will be set.

Returns: Return status

Status Codes:

MS::kSuccess operation successful
MS::kFailure function set does not have a valid object,

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

MFnLambertShader.h
MFnLambertShader.cpp

MFnLambertShader Class Reference

Class Description

Public Member Functions

Protected Member Functions

Additional Inherited Members

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

Member Function Documentation