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NAME

       SoSpotLightManip  —  spotlight node with 3D interface for editing location, direction, and
       beam width

INHERITS FROM

       SoBase > SoFieldContainer > SoNode > SoLight > SoSpotLight > SoSpotLightManip

SYNOPSIS

       #include <Inventor/manips/SoSpotLightManip.h>

          Fields from class SoSpotLight:

     SoSFVec3f           location
     SoSFVec3f           direction
     SoSFFloat           dropOffRate
     SoSFFloat           cutOffAngle

          Fields from class SoLight:

     SoSFBool            on
     SoSFFloat           intensity
     SoSFColor           color

          Methods from class SoSpotLightManip:

                         SoSpotLightManip()
     SoDragger *         getDragger()
     SbBool              replaceNode(SoPath *p )
     SbBool              replaceManip(SoPath *p, SoSpotLight *newOne ) const
     static SoType       getClassTypeId()

          Methods from class SoNode:

     void                setOverride(SbBool state)
     SbBool              isOverride() const
     SoNode *            copy(SbBool copyConnections = FALSE) const
     virtual SbBool      affectsState() const
     static SoNode *     getByName(const SbName &name)
     static int          getByName(const SbName &name, SoNodeList &list)

          Methods from class SoFieldContainer:

     void                setToDefaults()
     SbBool              hasDefaultValues() const
     SbBool              fieldsAreEqual(const SoFieldContainer *fc) const
     void                copyFieldValues(const SoFieldContainer  *fc,  SbBool  copyConnections  =
                              FALSE)
     SbBool              set(const char *fieldDataString)
     void                get(SbString &fieldDataString)
     virtual int         getFields(SoFieldList &resultList) const
     virtual SoField *   getField(const SbName &fieldName) const
     SbBool              getFieldName(const SoField *field, SbName &fieldName) const
     SbBool              isNotifyEnabled() const
     SbBool              enableNotify(SbBool flag)

          Methods from class SoBase:

     void                ref()
     void                unref() const
     void                unrefNoDelete() const
     void                touch()
     virtual SoType      getTypeId() const
     SbBool              isOfType(SoType type) const
     virtual void        setName(const SbName &name)
     virtual SbName      getName() const

DESCRIPTION

       SoSpotLightManip  is the base class for all SoSpotLight nodes that have a built-in 3D user
       interface (this is the only such class provided with the Inventor toolkit).  Since  it  is
       derived  from  SoSpotLight,  any  changes to its fields result in a change of lighting for
       nodes that follow it in the scene graph. In this case, the interface edits  the  location,
       direction,  and  cutOffAngle  fields.  Also,  the color of the manipulator's geometry will
       reflect the color of the light (but you can not edit the color using this manipulator).

       Typically, you will want to replace a regular SoSpotLight  with  an  SoSpotLightManip  (as
       when  the  user  selects  a  light  to be edited), or vice versa (as when the user is done
       moving the light and the interface should go  away).  Use  the  replaceNode()  method   to
       insert  a manipulator into a scene graph, and the replaceManip() method  to remove it when
       done.

       The SoSpotLightManip utilizes an SoSpotLightDragger to provide a  3D  interface.  However,
       the manipulator differs from the dragger; it lights other objects in the scene because, as
       an SoSpotLight, it alters the state. The fields values and movement of the dragger, on the
       other hand, affect only the dragger itself. To find out more about how the interface works
       and what each part will do, see the reference page for SoSpotLightDragger. The  interfaces
       of the dragger and the manipulator are identical.

       The  SoSpotLightManip  utilizes its dragger by adding it as a hidden child. When an action
       is applied to the manipulator, such as rendering or handling events, the manipulator first
       traverses the dragger, and then the manipulator adds its lighting parameters to the state.
       When you click-drag-release over the manipulator, it  passes  these  events  down  to  the
       dragger, which moves as a result ("I can't help it, I'm a dragger!").

       The  manipulator  maintains  consistency  between  the  fields  of the dragger and its own
       fields. Let's say you use the mouse to widen the cone of  the  dragger.  Callbacks  insure
       that  the  cutOffAngle  field  of  the  manipulator  will  change by the same amount, thus
       changing the lighting of nodes which follow in the scene graph. Similarly, if you set  the
       cutOffAngle  field  of  the  SoSpotLightManip,  the manipulator will widen the beam of the
       dragger accordingly.

       Because the dragger is a hidden child, you can see the dragger on screen and interact with
       it,  but  the  dragger  does not show up when you write the manipulator to file. Also, any
       SoPath will end at the manipulator. (See the Actions section of this reference page for  a
       complete description of when the dragger is traversed).

       If  you want to get a pointer to the dragger you can get it from the manipulator using the
       getDragger() method. You will need to do this if you want to  change  the  geometry  of  a
       manipulator, since the geometry actually belongs to the dragger.

METHODS

                         SoSpotLightManip()
          Constructor.

     SoDragger *         getDragger()
          Returns  a  pointer  to the dragger being used by this manipulator. Given this pointer,
          you can customize the dragger just like you would any other  dragger.  You  can  change
          geometry  using  the  setPart() method, or add callbacks using the methods found in the
          SoDragger reference page.

     SbBool              replaceNode(SoPath *p )
          Replaces the tail of the path with this manipulator. The tail of the path  must  be  an
          SoSpotLight node (or subclass thereof). If the path has a nodekit, this will try to use
          setPart() to insert the manipulator. Otherwise, the manipulator requires that the  next
          to last node in the path chain be a group.

          The  field  values  from the spotlight node will be copied to this manipulator, and the
          light node will be replaced.

          The manipulator will not call ref() on the node it is  replacing.  The  old  node  will
          disappear  if  it  has  no  references other than from the input path p and its parent,
          since this manipulator will be replacing it in both  of  those  places.  Nor  will  the
          manipulator  make any changes to field connections of the old node. The calling process
          is thus responsible for keeping track of its own nodes and field connections.

     SbBool              replaceManip(SoPath *p, SoSpotLight *newOne ) const
          Replaces the tail of  the  path,  which  must  be  this  manipulator,  with  the  given
          SoSpotLight  node.  If the path has a nodekit, this will try to use setPart() to insert
          the new node. Otherwise, the manipulator requires that the next to  last  node  in  the
          path chain be a group.

          The  field  values  from  the manipulator will be copied to the spotlight node, and the
          manipulator will be replaced.

          The manipulator will not call ref() or unref()  on the node which is replacing it,  nor
          will  it make any changes to field connections. The calling process is thus responsible
          for keeping track of its own nodes and field connections.

     static SoType       getClassTypeId()
          Returns type identifier for this class.

ACTION BEHAVIOR

       SoGLRenderAction,     SoCallbackAction,     SoGetBoundingBoxAction,     SoGetMatrixAction,
       SoHandleEventAction, SoRayPickAction
          First, traverses the dragger the way an SoGroup would. All draggers place themselves in
          space,  but  leave  the  current  transformation  unchanged  when  finished.  Then  the
          SoSpotLightManip adds a spotlight to the state, just like its base class, SoSpotLight.

     SoSearchAction
          Searches  just  like  an  SoSpotLight.  Does  not search the dragger, which is a hidden
          child.

     SoWriteAction
          Writes out just like an SoSpotLight. Does not write the  dragger,  which  is  a  hidden
          child.  If  you  really  need  to write valuable information about the dragger, such as
          customized geometry, you can retrieve the dragger with the getDragger() method and then
          write it out separately.

FILE FORMAT/DEFAULTS

       SpotLightManip {
          on           TRUE
          intensity    1
          color        1 1 1
          location     0 0 1
          direction    0 0 -1
          dropOffRate  0
          cutOffAngle  0.785398
     }

SEE ALSO

       SoDragger, SoSpotLight, SoSpotLightDragger, SoDirectionalLightManip, SoPointLightManip

                                                                          SoSpotLightManip(3IV)()