MPxNode node

The base dependency node for plug-ins. Implements default behaviour for the operation of the dependency graph.

This node is abstract

Node name	Parents	MFn type	Compatible function sets
MPxNode		kDependencyNode	kBase kNamedObject kDependencyNode

Attributes (5)

caching, frozen, isHistoricallyInteresting, message, nodeState

Long name (short name) Type Default Flags

caching (cch) bool false

Toggle caching for all attributes so that no recomputation is needed

frozen (fzn) bool false

Toggle frozen state for a particular node to keep current data values and evaluation state and prevent any other indirect changes to it.

isHistoricallyInteresting (ihi) unsigned char 2

Defines whether a particular node is useful for construction history

message (msg) Message n/a

Messaging attribute. For connecting without dataflow.

nodeState (nds) enum 0

Defines how to evaluate the node. 0=Normal, 1=PassThrough, 2=Blocking 8=Internally disabled. Will return to Normal state when enabled. 9=Internally disabled. Will return to PassThrough state when enabled. 10=Internally disabled. Will return to Blocking state when enabled.