MFnVectorArrayData Class Reference

#include <MFnVectorArrayData.h>

Class Description

int array function set for dependency node data.

MFnVectorArrayData allows the creation and manipulation of MVectorArray data objects for use in the dependency graph.

If a user written dependency node either accepts or produces MVectorArrays, then this class is used to extract or create the data that comes from or goes to other dependency graph nodes. The MDataHandle::type method will return kVectorArray when data of this type is present. To access it, the MDataHandle::data method is used to get an MObject for the data and this should then be used to initialize an instance of MFnVectorArrayData.

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Public Member Functions

virtual MFn::Type type () const
 Function set type. More...
 
virtual ~MFnVectorArrayData ()
 Destructor.
 
 MFnVectorArrayData ()
 Default constructor.
 
 MFnVectorArrayData (MObject &object, MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL)
 Constructor. More...
 
unsigned int length (MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
 Return the number of vectors in the instance. More...
 
MStatus set (MVector &element, unsigned int index)
 Set the element at the specified index. More...
 
MStatus copyTo (MVectorArray &) const
 Copy all the vectors in the instance into the given MVectorArray. More...
 
MStatus set (const MVectorArray &newArray)
 Set the instance to contain the vectors defined in the given MVectorArray. More...
 
MVectorArray array (MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL)
 Return an MVectorArray containing the vector array currently operated upon by the function set. More...
 
MObject create (MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL)
 Create a new MObject, attach it to this instance, and initialize it to be empty. More...
 
MObject create (const MVectorArray &in, MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL)
 Create a new MObject, attach it to this instance, and initialize it to contain the data from the given MVectorArray. More...
 
 MFnVectorArrayData (const MObject &object, MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL)
 Constructor. More...
 
const MVectoroperator[] (unsigned int index) const
 NO SCRIPT SUPPORT. More...
 
MVectoroperator[] (unsigned int index)
 NO SCRIPT SUPPORT. More...
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from MFnData
virtual ~MFnData ()
 Destructor.
 
 MFnData (MObject &object, MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL)
 Constructor. More...
 
 MFnData ()
 Default class constructor.
 
 MFnData (const MObject &object, MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL)
 Constructor. 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 MFnData
enum  Type {
  kInvalid, kNumeric, kPlugin, kPluginGeometry,
  kString, kMatrix, kStringArray, kDoubleArray,
  kFloatArray, kIntArray, kPointArray, kVectorArray,
  kMatrixArray, kComponentList, kMesh, kLattice,
  kNurbsCurve, kNurbsSurface, kSphere, kDynArrayAttrs,
  kDynSweptGeometry, kSubdSurface, kNObject, kNId,
  kAny, kLast
}
 Types of dependency graph data. More...
 
- Static Public Member Functions inherited from MFnBase
static const char * className ()
 Returns the name of this class. More...
 

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

MFnVectorArrayData ( MObject object,
MStatus ReturnStatus = NULL 
)

Constructor.

Class constructor that initializes the function set to the given MObject.

Parameters
[in]objectThe MObject to attach the function set to
[out]ReturnStatusthe return status
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MFnVectorArrayData ( const MObject object,
MStatus ReturnStatus = NULL 
)

Constructor.

Class constructor that initializes the function set to the given MObject.

Parameters
[in]objectThe MObject to attach the function set to
[out]ReturnStatusthe return status
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Member Function Documentation

MFn::Type type ( ) const
virtual

Function set type.

Return the class type : MFn::kVectorArrayData.

Reimplemented from MFnData.

const char * className ( ) const
protectedvirtual

Class name.

Return the class name : "MFnVectorArrayData".

Reimplemented from MFnData.

unsigned int length ( MStatus ReturnStatus = NULL) const

Return the number of vectors in the instance.

Parameters
[out]ReturnStatuskFailure if the instance is not attached to an MObject, and kSuccess otherwise.
Returns
The number of vectors in the instance
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MStatus set ( MVector element,
unsigned int  index 
)

Set the element at the specified index.

No checking is done by this class to ensure that the index is valid - use the length method to determine the size of the array.

Parameters
[in]elementthe element
[in]indexthe index of the vector to set
Returns
  • kSuccess operation successful
  • kFailure instance is not attached to an MObject
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MStatus copyTo ( MVectorArray dest) const

Copy all the vectors in the instance into the given MVectorArray.

Parameters
[out]destthe MVectorArray to populate
Returns
  • kSuccess operation successful
  • kFailure instance is not attached to an MObject
MStatus set ( const MVectorArray array)

Set the instance to contain the vectors defined in the given MVectorArray.

Parameters
[in]arraythe MVectorArray containing the data to set into this instance
Returns
  • kSuccess operation successful
  • kFailure instance is not attached to an MObject
MVectorArray array ( MStatus ReturnStatus = NULL)

Return an MVectorArray containing the vector array currently operated upon by the function set.

The MVectorArray returned by this method is editable, so any changes to the return instance also affects the MObject operated upon by this function set.

Parameters
[out]ReturnStatuskFailure if the instance is not attached to an MObject, and kSuccess otherwise.
Returns
A copy of the MVectorArray held in this instance
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MObject create ( MStatus ReturnStatus = NULL)

Create a new MObject, attach it to this instance, and initialize it to be empty.

Parameters
[out]ReturnStatuskSuccess
Returns
The newly created MObject
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MObject create ( const MVectorArray arr,
MStatus ReturnStatus = NULL 
)

Create a new MObject, attach it to this instance, and initialize it to contain the data from the given MVectorArray.

Parameters
[in]arrthe data to use when initializing this instance
[out]ReturnStatuskSuccess
Returns
The newly created MObject
const MVector & operator[] ( unsigned int  index) const

NO SCRIPT SUPPORT.

Extract the indicated int from the const instance.

No checking is done by this class to ensure that the index is valid - use the length method to determine the size of the array. If the instance is not attached to an MObject, this method will return an empty vector.

Parameters
[in]indexthe index of the vector to extract
Returns
The indicated vector
MVector & operator[] ( unsigned int  index)

NO SCRIPT SUPPORT.

Extract the indicated vector from the instance.

by the function set. The vector returned by this method is editable, so any changes to the returned instance also affects the MObject operated upon by this function set.

No checking is done by this class to ensure that the index is valid - use the length method to determine the size of the array. If the instance is not attached to an MObject, this method will return a zero vector.

Parameters
[in]indexthe index of the vector to extract
Returns
The indicated vector

The documentation for this class was generated from the following files:
  • MFnVectorArrayData.h
  • MFnVectorArrayData.cpp