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SoLight Class Reference
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The SoLight class is the base class for light emitting nodes. More...

#include <Inventor/nodes/SoLight.h>

Inheritance diagram for SoLight:
SoNode SoFieldContainer SoBase SoDirectionalLight SoPointLight SoSpotLight SoDirectionalLightManip SoShadowDirectionalLight SoPointLightManip SoShadowSpotLight SoSpotLightManip

Public Member Functions

virtual void callback (SoCallbackAction *action)
 
virtual SoType getTypeId (void) const
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from SoNode
virtual SoNode * addToCopyDict (void) const
 
virtual SbBool affectsState (void) const
 
virtual void audioRender (SoAudioRenderAction *action)
 
virtual SoNode * copy (SbBool copyconnections=FALSE) const
 
virtual void copyContents (const SoFieldContainer *from, SbBool copyconnections)
 
virtual SoFieldContainer * copyThroughConnection (void) const
 
virtual void doAction (SoAction *action)
 
virtual void getBoundingBox (SoGetBoundingBoxAction *action)
 
virtual SoChildList * getChildren (void) const
 
virtual void getMatrix (SoGetMatrixAction *action)
 
SbUniqueId getNodeId (void) const
 
NodeType getNodeType (void) const
 
virtual void getPrimitiveCount (SoGetPrimitiveCountAction *action)
 
virtual void GLRender (SoGLRenderAction *action)
 
virtual void GLRenderBelowPath (SoGLRenderAction *action)
 
virtual void GLRenderInPath (SoGLRenderAction *action)
 
virtual void GLRenderOffPath (SoGLRenderAction *action)
 
virtual void grabEventsCleanup (void)
 
virtual void grabEventsSetup (void)
 
virtual void handleEvent (SoHandleEventAction *action)
 
SbBool isOverride (void) const
 
virtual void notify (SoNotList *l)
 
virtual void pick (SoPickAction *action)
 
virtual void rayPick (SoRayPickAction *action)
 
virtual void search (SoSearchAction *action)
 
void setNodeType (const NodeType type)
 
void setOverride (const SbBool state)
 
virtual void startNotify (void)
 
virtual void write (SoWriteAction *action)
 
virtual void writeInstance (SoOutput *out)
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from SoFieldContainer
virtual void addWriteReference (SoOutput *out, SbBool isfromfield=FALSE)
 
void copyFieldValues (const SoFieldContainer *container, SbBool copyconnections=FALSE)
 
SbBool enableNotify (const SbBool flag)
 
SbBool fieldsAreEqual (const SoFieldContainer *container) const
 
void get (SbString &fielddata)
 
void get (SbString &fielddata, SoOutput *out)
 
virtual int getAllFields (SoFieldList &l) const
 
virtual SoField * getEventIn (const SbName &name) const
 
virtual SoField * getEventOut (const SbName &name) const
 
virtual SoField * getField (const SbName &name) const
 
SbBool getFieldName (const SoField *const field, SbName &name) const
 
virtual int getFields (SoFieldList &l) const
 
virtual void getFieldsMemorySize (size_t &managed, size_t &unmanaged) const
 
SbBool getIsBuiltIn (void) const
 
void * getUserData (void) const
 
SbBool hasDefaultValues (void) const
 
SbBool isNotifyEnabled (void) const
 
SbBool set (const char *const fielddata)
 
SbBool set (const char *fielddata, SoInput *input)
 
void setToDefaults (void)
 
void setUserData (void *userdata) const
 
virtual SbBool validateNewFieldValue (SoField *field, void *newval)
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from SoBase
void addAuditor (void *const auditor, const SoNotRec::Type type)
 
void assertAlive (void) const
 
const SoAuditorList & getAuditors (void) const
 
virtual SbName getName (void) const
 
int32_t getRefCount (void) const
 
SbBool isOfType (SoType type) const
 Returns TRUE if the type of this object is either of the same type or inherited from type.
 
void ref (void) const
 
void removeAuditor (void *const auditor, const SoNotRec::Type type)
 
virtual void setName (const SbName &newname)
 
SbBool shouldWrite (void)
 
void touch (void)
 
void unref (void) const
 
void unrefNoDelete (void) const
 

Static Public Member Functions

static SoType getClassTypeId (void)
 
static void initClass (void)
 Sets up initialization for data common to all instances of this class, like submitting necessary information to the Coin type system.
 
- Static Public Member Functions inherited from SoNode
static void audioRenderS (SoAction *action, SoNode *node)
 
static void callbackS (SoAction *action, SoNode *node)
 
static int getActionMethodIndex (const SoType type)
 
static void getBoundingBoxS (SoAction *action, SoNode *node)
 
static SoNode * getByName (const SbName &name)
 
static int getByName (const SbName &name, SoNodeList &l)
 
static SoType getClassTypeId (void)
 
static uint32_t getCompatibilityTypes (const SoType &nodetype)
 
static void getMatrixS (SoAction *action, SoNode *node)
 
static SbUniqueId getNextNodeId (void)
 
static void getPrimitiveCountS (SoAction *action, SoNode *node)
 
static void GLRenderS (SoAction *action, SoNode *node)
 
static void handleEventS (SoAction *action, SoNode *node)
 
static void initClass (void)
 Sets up initialization for data common to all instances of this class, like submitting necessary information to the Coin type system.
 
static void initClasses (void)
 
static void pickS (SoAction *action, SoNode *node)
 
static void rayPickS (SoAction *action, SoNode *node)
 
static void searchS (SoAction *action, SoNode *node)
 
static void writeS (SoAction *action, SoNode *node)
 
- Static Public Member Functions inherited from SoFieldContainer
static void addCopy (const SoFieldContainer *orig, const SoFieldContainer *copy)
 
static SoFieldContainer * checkCopy (const SoFieldContainer *orig)
 
static void cleanupClass (void)
 
static void copyDone (void)
 
static SoFieldContainer * findCopy (const SoFieldContainer *orig, const SbBool copyconnections)
 
static SoType getClassTypeId (void)
 This static method returns the SoType object associated with objects of this class.
 
static void initClass (void)
 Sets up initialization for data common to all instances of this class, like submitting necessary information to the Coin type system.
 
static void initCopyDict (void)
 
- Static Public Member Functions inherited from SoBase
static void addName (SoBase *const base, const char *const name)
 
static SbBool connectRoute (SoInput *input, const SbName &fromnodename, const SbName &fromfieldname, const SbName &tonodename, const SbName &tofieldname)
 
static void decrementCurrentWriteCounter (void)
 
static SoType getClassTypeId (void)
 This static method returns the SoType object associated with objects of this class.
 
static SoBase * getNamedBase (const SbName &name, SoType type)
 
static int getNamedBases (const SbName &name, SoBaseList &baselist, SoType type)
 
static SbBool getTraceRefs (void)
 
static void incrementCurrentWriteCounter (void)
 
static void initClass (void)
 Sets up initialization for data common to all instances of this class, like submitting necessary information to the Coin type system.
 
static SbBool read (SoInput *input, SoBase *&base, SoType expectedtype)
 
static SbBool readRoute (SoInput *input)
 
static void removeName (SoBase *const base, const char *const name)
 
static void setInstancePrefix (const SbString &c)
 
static void setTraceRefs (SbBool trace)
 

Public Attributes

SoSFColor color
 
SoSFFloat intensity
 
SoSFBool on
 

Protected Member Functions

 SoLight (void)
 
virtual ~SoLight ()
 
virtual const SoFieldData * getFieldData (void) const
 
- Protected Member Functions inherited from SoNode
 SoNode (void)
 
virtual ~SoNode ()
 
virtual SbBool readInstance (SoInput *in, unsigned short flags)
 
- Protected Member Functions inherited from SoFieldContainer
 SoFieldContainer (void)
 
virtual ~SoFieldContainer ()
 
- Protected Member Functions inherited from SoBase
 SoBase (void)
 
virtual ~SoBase ()
 
virtual SoNotRec createNotRec (void)
 
virtual void destroy (void)
 
virtual const char * getFileFormatName (void) const
 
SbBool hasMultipleWriteRefs (void) const
 
void writeFooter (SoOutput *out) const
 
SbBool writeHeader (SoOutput *out, SbBool isgroup, SbBool isengine) const
 

Static Protected Member Functions

static const SoFieldData ** getFieldDataPtr (void)
 
- Static Protected Member Functions inherited from SoNode
static const SoFieldData ** getFieldDataPtr (void)
 
static int getNextActionMethodIndex (void)
 
static void incNextActionMethodIndex (void)
 
static void setCompatibilityTypes (const SoType &nodetype, const uint32_t bitmask)
 
static void setNextActionMethodIndex (int index)
 
- Static Protected Member Functions inherited from SoBase
static uint32_t getCurrentWriteCounter (void)
 
static void staticDataLock (void)
 
static void staticDataUnlock (void)
 

Additional Inherited Members

- Public Types inherited from SoNode
enum  NodeType {
  INVENTOR = 0x0000 , VRML1 = 0x0001 , VRML2 = 0x0002 , INVENTOR_1 = 0x0004 ,
  INVENTOR_2_0 = 0x0008 , INVENTOR_2_1 = 0x0010 , INVENTOR_2_5 = 0x0020 , INVENTOR_2_6 = 0x0040 ,
  COIN_1_0 = 0x0080 , COIN_2_0 = 0x0100 , EXTENSION = 0x0200 , COIN_2_2 = 0x0400 ,
  COIN_2_3 = 0x0800 , COIN_2_4 = 0x1000 , INVENTOR_5_0 = 0x2000 , COIN_2_5 = 0x4000 ,
  COIN_3_0 = 0x8000 , INVENTOR_6_0 = 0x10000 , COIN_4_0 = 0x20000
}
 
- Protected Types inherited from SoBase
enum  BaseFlags { IS_ENGINE = 0x01 , IS_GROUP = 0x02 }
 
- Protected Attributes inherited from SoNode
SbUniqueId uniqueId
 
- Protected Attributes inherited from SoFieldContainer
SbBool isBuiltIn
 
- Static Protected Attributes inherited from SoNode
static int nextActionMethodIndex = 0
 
static SbUniqueId nextUniqueId = 1
 

Detailed Description

The SoLight class is the base class for light emitting nodes.

This node type is abstract and does not in itself provide any light sources to the scene, you need to use one of its subclasses.

There are a few important things to know about light sources in Coin. First of all, the more light sources you have in your scene, the slower the rendering will be. The impact on rendering speed is highly dependent on the graphics hardware and/or rendering subsystem software implementation (i.e. how optimized an OpenGL you or your users are running), but it could be severe.

Another issue which is important to know is that OpenGL rendering engines usually have a fixed maximum number of available light sources which can be present in the state at the same time. If you reach the maximum number, further light sources will simply be ignored. The maximum number of light sources for OpenGL rendering can be found by using:

#include <Inventor/elements/SoGLLightIdElement.h>
#include <Inventor/nodes/SoSubNodeP.h>
// ...[snip]...
int nrlights = SoGLLightIdElement::getMaxGLSources();
SbList
The SbList class is a template container class for lists.
Definition SbList.h:70
SoGLLightIdElement::getMaxGLSources
static int32_t getMaxGLSources()
FIXME: write doc.
Definition SoGLLightIdElement.cpp:168

If you are clever with how you use light sources, you can get away with using a lot more lights in a scene graph than the max available from the rendering system. This is because light sources are stacked on the traversal state, just like other appearance data. So if you put light sources under SoSeparator nodes, they will be popped off and "forgotten" for the remaining geometry of the scene graph after the subgraph below an SoSeparator has been traversed.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ SoLight()

SoLight::SoLight ( void )
protected

Constructor.

◆ ~SoLight()

SoLight::~SoLight ( )
protectedvirtual

Destructor.

Member Function Documentation

◆ callback()

void SoLight::callback ( SoCallbackAction * action)
virtual

Action method for SoCallbackAction.

Simply updates the state according to how the node behaves for the render action, so the application programmer can use the SoCallbackAction for extracting information about the scene graph.

Reimplemented from SoNode.

Reimplemented in SoDirectionalLightManip, SoPointLightManip, and SoSpotLightManip.

◆ getClassTypeId()

SoType SoLight::getClassTypeId ( void )
static

This static method returns the SoType object associated with objects of this class.

◆ getFieldData()

const SoFieldData * SoLight::getFieldData ( void ) const
protectedvirtual

Returns a pointer to the class-wide field data storage object for this instance. If no fields are present, returns NULL.

Reimplemented from SoFieldContainer.

Reimplemented in SoShadowDirectionalLight, SoShadowSpotLight, SoDirectionalLightManip, SoPointLightManip, SoSpotLightManip, SoDirectionalLight, SoPointLight, and SoSpotLight.

◆ getFieldDataPtr()

const SoFieldData ** SoLight::getFieldDataPtr ( void )
staticprotected

This API member is considered internal to the library, as it is not likely to be of interest to the application programmer.

Returns the SoFieldData class which holds information about fields in this node.

◆ getTypeId()

SoType SoLight::getTypeId ( void ) const
virtual

Returns the type identification of an object derived from a class inheriting SoBase. This is used for runtime type checking and "downward" casting.

Implements SoBase.

Reimplemented in SoShadowDirectionalLight, SoShadowSpotLight, SoDirectionalLightManip, SoPointLightManip, SoSpotLightManip, SoDirectionalLight, SoPointLight, and SoSpotLight.

Member Data Documentation

◆ color

SoSFColor SoLight::color

Color of light source. Default is an all-white light source.

◆ intensity

SoSFFloat SoLight::intensity

Intensity of light source. This decides how much the light source should affect the colors etc of the scene geometry. Valid range is 0.0 (none) to 1.0 (maximum). Default value is 1.0.

◆ on

SoSFBool SoLight::on

Whether light source should be on or off. The on-flag defaults to TRUE.

The documentation for this class was generated from the following files: