NAME

       SbName — character string stored in a hash table

INHERITS FROM

       SbName

SYNOPSIS

       #include <Inventor/SbString.h>

          Methods from class SbName:

                         SbName()
                         SbName(const char *s)
                         SbName(const SbString &s)
                         SbName(const SbName &n)
                         ~SbName()
     const char *        getString() const
     int                 getLength() const
     static SbBool       isIdentStartChar(char c)
     static SbBool       isIdentChar(char c)
     int                 operator !() const
     int                 operator ==(const char *s, const SbName &n)
     int                 operator ==(const SbName &n1, const SbName &n2)
     int                 operator ==(const SbName &n, const char *s)
     int                 operator !=(const char *s, const SbName &n)
     int                 operator !=(const SbName &n1, const SbName &n2)
     int                 operator !=(const SbName &n, const char *s)

DESCRIPTION

       This  class  of  strings  stores  the  string  in a hash table. It is used by the Inventor
       toolkit for keywords and other unique names. It is not recommended for general  use  (only
       in  the context of Inventor objects).  When a string is stored in this table, a pointer to
       the storage is returned. Two identical strings will return the same  pointer.  This  means
       that  comparison  of  two  SbNames  for  equality  can  be accomplished by comparing their
       identifiers. SbNames are used for strings which are expected to show up  frequently,  such
       as node names.

METHODS

                         SbName()
                         SbName(const char *s)
                         SbName(const SbString &s)
                         SbName(const SbName &n)
                         ~SbName()
          Constructors and destructor.

     const char *        getString() const
          Returns pointer to the character string.

     int                 getLength() const
          Returns length of string.

     static SbBool       isIdentStartChar(char c)
          Returns TRUE if given character is a legal starting character for an identifier.

     static SbBool       isIdentChar(char c)
          Returns TRUE if given character is a legal nonstarting character for an identifier.

     int                 operator !() const
          Unary "not" operator; returns TRUE if string is empty ("").

     int                 operator ==(const char *s, const SbName &n)
     int                 operator ==(const SbName &n1, const SbName &n2)
     int                 operator ==(const SbName &n, const char *s)
          Equality operator for SbName/char* and SbName/SbName comparison.

     int                 operator !=(const char *s, const SbName &n)
     int                 operator !=(const SbName &n1, const SbName &n2)
     int                 operator !=(const SbName &n, const char *s)
          Inequality operator for SbName/char* and SbName/SbName comparison.

SEE ALSO

       SbString

                                                                                    SbName(3IV)()