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NAME

       SoInteractionKit — base class for all interaction nodekit classes

INHERITS FROM

       SoBase > SoFieldContainer > SoNode > SoBaseKit > SoInteractionKit

SYNOPSIS

       #include <Inventor/nodekits/SoInteractionKit.h>

     enum CacheEnabled {
          SoInteractionKit::OFF   Never build or use a cache
          SoInteractionKit::ON    Always try to build a cache
          SoInteractionKit::AUTO  Automatic caching
     }

          Fields from class SoInteractionKit:

     SoSFEnum            renderCaching
     SoSFEnum            boundingBoxCaching
     SoSFEnum            renderCulling
     SoSFEnum            pickCulling

          Parts from class SoBaseKit:

     (SoNodeKitListPart)  callbackList

          Methods from class SoInteractionKit:

                         SoInteractionKit()
     virtual SbBool      setPartAsPath(const SbName &partName, SoPath *surrogatePath )
     static const SoNodekitCatalog *
                         getClassNodekitCatalog() const
     static SoType       getClassTypeId()

          Methods from class SoBaseKit:

     virtual const SoNodekitCatalog *
                              getNodekitCatalog() const
     virtual SoNode *         getPart(const SbName &partName, SbBool makeIfNeeded)
     SbString                 getPartString(const SoBase *part)
     virtual SoNodeKitPath *  createPathToPart(const SbName &partName, SbBool makeIfNeeded, const
                                   SoPath *pathToExtend = NULL)
     virtual SbBool           setPart(const SbName &partName, SoNode *newPart)
     SbBool                   set(char *partName, char *parameters)
     SbBool                   set(char *nameValuePairs)
     static SbBool            isSearchingChildren()
     static void              setSearchingChildren(SbBool newVal)

          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)
     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

          Macros from class SoBaseKit:

     SO_GET_PART(kit, partName, partClass)
     SO_CHECK_PART(kit, partName, partClass)

DESCRIPTION

       This  is  the  base  class  for  all  classes of interaction nodekits. Currently, the only
       subclass is SoDragger, which reacts to click-drag-release events from the mouse.

       This  node  has  four  fields  corresponding  to  those  of  an  SoSeparator:   They   are
       renderCaching,  boundingBoxCaching,  renderCulling,  and pickCulling. They behave the same
       here as they do for an SoSeparator

       The setPartAsPath() method provides support for creating "stand-in" objects for  parts  in
       the interaction kit. The "stand-in", or "surrogate" part, is a path to an object that lies
       somewhere else in the scene graph.

FIELDS

     SoSFEnum            renderCaching
          Set render caching mode. Default is AUTO.

     SoSFEnum            boundingBoxCaching
          Set bounding box caching mode. Default is ON. Setting this value to AUTO is  equivalent
          to ON - automatic culling is not implemented.

     SoSFEnum            renderCulling
          Set  render  culling  mode. Default is OFF. Setting this value to AUTO is equivalent to
          ON - automatic culling is not implemented.

     SoSFEnum            pickCulling
          Set pick caching mode. Default is AUTO.

METHODS

                         SoInteractionKit()
          Constructor.

     virtual SbBool      setPartAsPath(const SbName &partName, SoPath *surrogatePath )
          Sets any public part in the interaction kit as a "surrogate" path instead.  The  object
          at  the  end of the path serves as a stand-in when a pick occurs, and can thus initiate
          interaction.

          Instead of the usual setPart(), which replaces partName with  a  new  node,  this  will
          remove  the  node being used for partName from the scene and remember the surrogatePath
          you give it. Later, any pick on surrogatePath will be regarded as a pick on partName.

          For example, set the XRotator part of an SoTrackballDragger to be the path to an object
          in  the  scene.  The  rest of the trackball will look the same, but the XRotator stripe
          will disappear. However, click the mouse on the object at the end of surrogatePath  and
          the ball will start to drag in rotation around its X axis.

          Note  that  this  is  different  from setting the part to be the node at the end of the
          path. When you set the part as a node, a second instance will be  drawn  in  the  local
          space of the interaction kit. When you set it as a path, the object itself is used, not
          a copy.

          The partName may be any part name that follows the nodekit syntax for  parts,  such  as
          childList[0].shape or rotator.rotatorActive. (See the getPart() method in the SoBaseKit
          reference page for a complete description.)

     static const SoNodekitCatalog *
                         getClassNodekitCatalog() const
          Returns an SoNodekitCatalog for the class SoInteractionKit.

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

CATALOG PARTS

       ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
       │                       All parts                        │
       │                                                NULL by │
       │Part Name      Part Type         Default Type   Default │
       │                                                        │
       │callbackList   NodeKitListPart   --               yes   │
       │                                                        │
       └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
       ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
       │      Extra information for list parts from above table        │
       │                                                               │
       │Part Name      Container Type   Permissible Types              │
       │                                                               │
       │callbackList   Separator        Callback, EventCallback        │
       │                                                               │
       └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

FILE FORMAT/DEFAULTS

       InteractionKit {
          renderCaching       AUTO
          boundingBoxCaching  AUTO
          renderCulling       AUTO
          pickCulling         AUTO
          callbackList        NULL
     }

SEE ALSO

       SoBaseKit, SoInteraction,  SoNodeKitDetail,  SoNodeKitPath,  SoNodekitCatalog,  SoDragger,
       SoCenterballDragger,  SoDirectionalLightDragger,  SoDragPointDragger,  SoHandleBoxDragger,
       SoJackDragger,   SoPointLightDragger,   SoRotateCylindricalDragger,   SoRotateDiscDragger,
       SoRotateSphericalDragger,    SoScale1Dragger,   SoScale2Dragger,   SoScale2UniformDragger,
       SoScaleUniformDragger,     SoSpotLightDragger,     SoTabBoxDragger,     SoTabPlaneDragger,
       SoTrackballDragger, SoTransformBoxDragger, SoTranslate1Dragger, SoTranslate2Dragger

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