IActionManager Class Reference

#include <actiontable.h>

Class Description

Manages a set of ActionTables, ActionCallbacks and ActionContext.

The manager handles the keyboard accelerator tables for each ActionTable as well. You can get a pointer to a class implementing this interface using Interface::GetActionManager().

Version
4.0
See also
Class ActionTable, Class ClassDesc, Class ActionItem, Class ActionCallback, Class ActionContext, Class DynamicMenu, Class DynamicMenuCallback, Class Interface.
+ Inheritance diagram for IActionManager:

Public Member Functions

virtual void RegisterActionTable (ActionTable *pTable)=0
 Register an action table with the manager. More...
 
virtual int NumActionTables ()=0
 Returns the number of ActionTables. More...
 
virtual ActionTableGetTable (int i)=0
 Returns a pointer to the nth ActionTable. More...
 
virtual int ActivateActionTable (ActionCallback *pCallback, ActionTableId id)=0
 Activate the action table. More...
 
virtual int DeactivateActionTable (ActionCallback *pCallback, ActionTableId id)=0
 Deactivates the action table. More...
 
virtual ActionTableFindTable (ActionTableId id)=0
 Returns a pointer to an action table. More...
 
virtual BOOL GetShortcutString (ActionTableId tableId, int commandId, MCHAR *buf)=0
 Retrieves the string that describes the keyboard shortcut for the specified ActionItem. More...
 
virtual BOOL GetActionDescription (ActionTableId tableId, int commandId, MCHAR *buf)=0
 Retrieves a string that describes the specified operation from the action table whose ID is passed. More...
 
virtual BOOL RegisterActionContext (ActionContextId contextId, const MCHAR *pName)=0
 Registers an action context. More...
 
virtual int NumActionContexts ()=0
 Returns the number of ActionContexts. More...
 
virtual ActionContextGetActionContext (int i)=0
 Returns a pointer to the nth ActionContext. More...
 
virtual ActionContextFindContext (ActionContextId contextId)=0
 Returns a pointer to the specified ActionContext. More...
 
virtual BOOL IsContextActive (ActionContextId contextId)=0
 Checks if an ActionContext is active or not. More...
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from FPInterfaceDesc
CoreExport FPInterfaceDesc ()
 
CoreExport FPInterfaceDesc (Interface_ID id, const MCHAR *int_name, StringResID descr, ClassDesc *cd, ULONG flag,...)
 
CoreExport ~FPInterfaceDesc ()
 
virtual void Init ()
 
LifetimeType LifetimeControl ()
 
virtual BaseInterfaceGetInterface (Interface_ID id)
 
CoreExport void LoadDescriptor (Interface_ID id, const MCHAR *int_name, StringResID descr, ClassDesc *pCD, ULONG flag,...)
 
CoreExport void AppendFunction (int id,...)
 Add a new function to this interface descriptor. More...
 
CoreExport void AppendProperty (int id,...)
 Add a new property to this interface descriptor. More...
 
CoreExport void AppendEnum (int id,...)
 Add a new enum to this interface descriptor. More...
 
CoreExport void SetClassDesc (ClassDesc *i_cd)
 
CoreExport va_list check_fn (va_list ap, int id)
 
CoreExport va_list scan_fn (va_list ap, int id, int index)
 
CoreExport va_list check_prop (va_list ap, int id)
 
CoreExport va_list scan_prop (va_list ap, int id, int index)
 
CoreExport va_list check_enum (va_list ap, EnumID id)
 
CoreExport va_list scan_enum (va_list ap, EnumID id, int index)
 
FPInterfaceDescGetDesc ()
 
Interface_ID GetID ()
 
CoreExport FPFunctionDefGetFnDef (FunctionID fid)
 
ActionTableGetActionTable ()
 
CoreExport void EnableActions (BOOL onOff)
 
virtual CoreExport HINSTANCE HInstance ()
 
virtual CoreExport const MCHARGetRsrcString (StringResID id)
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from FPInterface
virtual CoreExport FPStatus Invoke (FunctionID fid, TimeValue t=0, FPParams *params=NULL)
 
virtual FPStatus Invoke (FunctionID fid, FPParams *params)
 
virtual CoreExport FPStatus Invoke (FunctionID fid, TimeValue t, FPValue &result, FPParams *params=NULL)
 
virtual FPStatus Invoke (FunctionID fid, FPValue &result, FPParams *params=NULL)
 
virtual CoreExport FunctionID FindFn (const MCHAR *name)
 
virtual CoreExport BOOL IsEnabled (FunctionID actionID)
 
virtual CoreExport BOOL IsChecked (FunctionID actionID)
 
virtual CoreExport BOOL IsVisible (FunctionID actionID)
 
virtual CoreExport FunctionID GetIsEnabled (FunctionID actionID)
 
virtual CoreExport FunctionID GetIsChecked (FunctionID actionID)
 
virtual CoreExport FunctionID GetIsVisible (FunctionID actionID)
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from BaseInterface
virtual UtilExport ~BaseInterface ()
 Destructor. More...
 
virtual bool RegisterNotifyCallback (InterfaceNotifyCallback *incb)
 
virtual void UnRegisterNotifyCallback (InterfaceNotifyCallback *incb)
 
virtual BaseInterfaceAcquireInterface ()
 
virtual void ReleaseInterface ()
 
virtual void DeleteInterface ()
 
virtual BaseInterfaceCloneInterface (void *remapDir=NULL)
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from InterfaceServer
virtual UtilExport ~InterfaceServer ()
 Destructor. More...
 

Internal Methods

enum  ActionManagerFps {
  executeAction, saveKeyboardFile, loadKeyboardFile, getKeyboardFile,
  numActionTables, getActionTable, getActionContext
}
 IDs for function published (Fps) methods and properties. More...
 
virtual int IdToIndex (ActionTableId id)=0
 
virtual BOOL SaveKeyboardFile (const MCHAR *pFileName)=0
 
virtual BOOL LoadKeyboardFile (const MCHAR *pFileName)=0
 
virtual const MCHARGetKeyboardFile ()=0
 

Additional Inherited Members

- Public Types inherited from BaseInterface
enum  LifetimeType { noRelease, immediateRelease, wantsRelease, serverControlled }
 
- Static Public Member Functions inherited from MaxHeapOperators
static UtilExport voidoperator new (size_t size)
 Standard new operator used to allocate objects If there is insufficient memory, an exception will be thrown. More...
 
static UtilExport voidoperator 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 voidoperator 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 voidoperator new (size_t size, int block_type, const char *filename, int line)
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static UtilExport voidoperator new (size_t size, unsigned long flags)
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static UtilExport voidoperator new (size_t size, const std::nothrow_t &e, unsigned long flags)
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static UtilExport voidoperator new[] (size_t size)
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static UtilExport voidoperator new[] (size_t size, const std::nothrow_t &e)
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static UtilExport voidoperator new[] (size_t size, const char *filename, int line)
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static UtilExport voidoperator new[] (size_t size, int block_type, const char *filename, int line)
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static UtilExport voidoperator 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 voidoperator new[] (size_t size, unsigned long flags)
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static UtilExport voidoperator new[] (size_t size, const std::nothrow_t &e, unsigned long flags)
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static UtilExport void operator delete (void *ptr)
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static UtilExport void operator delete (void *ptr, const std::nothrow_t &e)
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static UtilExport void operator delete (void *ptr, const char *filename, int line)
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static UtilExport void operator delete (void *ptr, int block_type, const char *filename, int line)
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static UtilExport void operator delete (void *ptr, const std::nothrow_t &e, const char *filename, int line)
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static UtilExport void operator delete (void *ptr, unsigned long flags)
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static UtilExport void operator delete (void *ptr, const std::nothrow_t &e, unsigned long flags)
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static UtilExport void operator delete[] (void *ptr)
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static UtilExport void operator delete[] (void *ptr, const std::nothrow_t &e)
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static UtilExport void operator delete[] (void *ptr, const char *filename, int line)
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static UtilExport void operator delete[] (void *ptr, int block_type, const char *filename, int line)
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static UtilExport void operator delete[] (void *ptr, const std::nothrow_t &e, const char *filename, int line)
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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)
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static UtilExport voidoperator 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...
 
static UtilExport voidaligned_malloc (size_t size, size_t alignment)
 Allocates memory on a specified alignment boundary. More...
 
static UtilExport voidaligned_realloc (void *ptr, size_t size, size_t alignment)
 Reallocates memory on a specified alignment boundary. More...
 
static UtilExport void aligned_free (void *ptr)
 Frees a block of memory that was allocated with aligned_malloc/aligned_realloc. More...
 
- Public Attributes inherited from FPInterfaceDesc
Interface_ID ID
 
MSTR internal_name
 
StringResID description
 
ClassDesccd
 
USHORT flags
 
Tab< FPFunctionDef * > functions
 
Tab< FPPropDef * > props
 
Tab< FPEnum * > enumerations
 
MSPluginClass * pc
 
Rolloutrollout
 
ActionTableaction_table
 
- Static Public Attributes inherited from FPInterface
static CoreExport FPInterfaceDesc nullInterface
 
- Protected Member Functions inherited from FPInterfaceDesc
CoreExport void load_descriptor (Interface_ID id, const MCHAR *int_name, StringResID descr, ClassDesc *cd, USHORT flag, va_list ap)
 
- Protected Member Functions inherited from FPInterface
virtual FPStatus _dispatch_fn (FunctionID fid, TimeValue t, FPValue &result, FPParams *p)
 

Member Enumeration Documentation

IDs for function published (Fps) methods and properties.

Enumerator
executeAction 
saveKeyboardFile 
loadKeyboardFile 
getKeyboardFile 
numActionTables 
getActionTable 
getActionContext 
941  {
943 #ifndef NO_CUI // russom - 02/12/02
947 #endif // NO_CUI
951  };
Definition: actiontable.h:945
Definition: actiontable.h:942
Definition: actiontable.h:950
Definition: actiontable.h:948
Definition: actiontable.h:944
Definition: actiontable.h:949
Definition: actiontable.h:946

Member Function Documentation

virtual void RegisterActionTable ( ActionTable pTable)
pure virtual

Register an action table with the manager.

Note that plug-ins that expose their action tables via their ClassDesc::NumActionTables() method. do not need to register their action tables explicitly, as 3ds Max will do it for them. Also note that plug-ins do not need to unregister or destroy their action tables and action items, as 3ds Max will take care of this when it shuts down. Also note that an action table needs to be activated once registered. For more information see IActionManager::ActivateActionTable() See ClassDesc Action Table Methods.

Parameters
pTablePoints to the Action Table to register.
virtual int NumActionTables ( )
pure virtual

Returns the number of ActionTables.

virtual ActionTable* GetTable ( int  i)
pure virtual

Returns a pointer to the nth ActionTable.

Parameters
iThe zero based index of the table.
virtual int ActivateActionTable ( ActionCallback pCallback,
ActionTableId  id 
)
pure virtual

Activate the action table.

Action tables need to be activated by their owners. Some plug-ins (for instance Modifiers or Geometric Objects) may only want to activate the table when they are being edited in the command panel (between BeginEditParams() and EndEditParams()). Others, for instance Global Utility Plug-ins, may wish to do so when they are initially loaded so the actions are always available. Note that if this method is called multiple times, only the callback from the last call will be used.

Parameters
pCallbackPoints to the callback object which is responsible for executing the action.
idThis is the ID of the table to activate.
Returns
TRUE if the action table was activated. FALSE if the table is already active or doesn't exist.
virtual int DeactivateActionTable ( ActionCallback pCallback,
ActionTableId  id 
)
pure virtual

Deactivates the action table.

After the table is deactivated (for example in EndEditParams()) the callback object can be deleted. Tables are initially active, please do not call this method without a preceding call to ActivateActionTable().

Parameters
pCallbackPoints to the callback object responsible for executing the action. Pass the same callback that was originally passed to ActivateActionTable() and do not set this to NULL.
idThe ID of the table to deactivate.
Returns
TRUE if the action table was deactivated. FALSE if the table was already deactivated or doesn't exist.
virtual ActionTable* FindTable ( ActionTableId  id)
pure virtual

Returns a pointer to an action table.

Parameters
idThe ID of the table to find.
virtual BOOL GetShortcutString ( ActionTableId  tableId,
int  commandId,
MCHAR buf 
)
pure virtual

Retrieves the string that describes the keyboard shortcut for the specified ActionItem.

Parameters
tableIdThe ID of the action table.
commandIdThe ID of the command for the action.
[out]bufString to contain the retrieved text.
Returns
TRUE if found; FALSE if not found.
virtual BOOL GetActionDescription ( ActionTableId  tableId,
int  commandId,
MCHAR buf 
)
pure virtual

Retrieves a string that describes the specified operation from the action table whose ID is passed.

Parameters
tableIdThe ID of the action table.
commandIdThe ID of the command.
bufPoints to storage for the description string. Note that buf's length must be 256, including space for the terminating null character.
Returns
TRUE if the string was returned; FALSE if not.
virtual BOOL RegisterActionContext ( ActionContextId  contextId,
const MCHAR pName 
)
pure virtual

Registers an action context.

This is called when you create the action table that uses this context.

Parameters
contextIdThe context ID.
pNameThe name for the action context.
Returns
If the specified action context is already registered FALSE is returned; otherwise TRUE is returned.
virtual int NumActionContexts ( )
pure virtual

Returns the number of ActionContexts.

virtual ActionContext* GetActionContext ( int  i)
pure virtual

Returns a pointer to the nth ActionContext.

Parameters
iThe zero based index of the ActionContext.
virtual ActionContext* FindContext ( ActionContextId  contextId)
pure virtual

Returns a pointer to the specified ActionContext.

Parameters
contextIdThe ID of the context to find
Returns
A poitner to the ActionContext or NULL if it not found.
virtual BOOL IsContextActive ( ActionContextId  contextId)
pure virtual

Checks if an ActionContext is active or not.

Parameters
contextIdSpecifies the context to check.
Returns
Returns TRUE if the specified context is active; otherwise FALSE.
virtual int IdToIndex ( ActionTableId  id)
pure virtual
virtual BOOL SaveKeyboardFile ( const MCHAR pFileName)
pure virtual
virtual BOOL LoadKeyboardFile ( const MCHAR pFileName)
pure virtual
virtual const MCHAR* GetKeyboardFile ( )
pure virtual