NAME

       SoColorIndex — surface color index node

INHERITS FROM

       SoBase > SoFieldContainer > SoNode > SoColorIndex

SYNOPSIS

       #include <Inventor/nodes/SoColorIndex.h>

          Fields from class SoColorIndex:

     SoMFInt32           index

          Methods from class SoColorIndex:

                         SoColorIndex()
     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

       This node specifies the color to use for subsequent shapes as an index  into  the  current
       color  table.  This is used only for BASE_COLOR lighting (see SoLightModel) in color index
       mode. Color index mode may be enabled by the window in which rendering occurs.

       Since color indices make sense  only  in  the  context  of  OpenGL  rendering,  this  node
       implements only a method for the SoGLRenderAction.

FIELDS

     SoMFInt32           index
          Color index.

METHODS

                         SoColorIndex()
          Creates a color index node with default settings.

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

ACTION BEHAVIOR

       SoGLRenderAction
          Sets the color index for subsequent shapes rendered with BASE_COLOR lighting.

FILE FORMAT/DEFAULTS

       ColorIndex {
          index  1
     }

SEE ALSO

       SoBaseColor, SoLightModel

                                                                              SoColorIndex(3IV)()