ObjectData

ObjectData is a base class encapsulating mandatory parameters for any object data and providing a solid functionality for a tree data structure.

Members

Name	Description
m_parent	Parent of an ObjectData
m_children	Children of an ObjectData
m_transform	Matrix transform of an ObjectData
ID	Id of this object

Methods

Name	Description
getID	get id
getObjectType	get type of ObjectData instance
Transform	get or set matrix transform for object
ChildrenCount	get number of children
Parent	get parent
AddChildren	add a new child to this object children
GetChildren	get all children
GetChildrenByType	get all children by specified type
GetChildByIdx	get the child with specified index
GetChildById	get the child whit specified id
GetVisualElement	get visual element create from an ObjectData

Members

m_parent

Specifies parent of an ObjectData or null if this ObjectData has no parent

private ObjectData m_parent = null;

m_children

List of ObjectData represent the children of current object

protected List<ObjectData> m_children = new List<ObjectData>();

m_transform

Specifies matrix used for visual transformation

protected Matrix m_transform = Matrix.Identity;

Specifies a unique ID for every ObjectData

protected Int32 ID = 0;

Methods

getID - returns the object's ID

public Int32 getID

{

get;

}

getObjectType - returns object type

public Type getObjectType

{

get;

}

Transform - gets or sets matrix transform

public Matrix Transform

{

get;

set;

}

ChildrenCount - gets number of children of this ObjectData

public Int32 ChidrenCount

{

get;

}

Parent - gets this ObjectData's parent

public ObjectData Parent

{

get;

set;

}

AddChildren - adds a new chilld to this ObjectData's chidren

public virtual void AddChildren(ObjectData child);

This is a virtual method. Other classes derived from ObjectData could potentially override it.

GetChildren - returns all the children of this ObjectData

public List<ObjectData> GetChildren();

GetChildrenByType - returns all children by specific type

public List<ObjectData> GetChildrenByType();

GetChildByIdx - return the child with specified index

public ObjectData GetChildByIdx(Int32 childIdx);

Returns an ObjectData object if the child was found or null if there is no child at that index

GetChildById - returns the child with the specified ID

public ObjectData GetChildById(Int32 childId);

Returns an ObjectData object if the child was found or null if there is no child with that ID

GetVisualElement - get visual elements created from an ObjectData

public abstract List<UIElement> GetVisualElement(PluginsBridge pluginsBridge);

Parameters

pluginsBridge

PluginsBridge object which provides communication with plugins

Return Value

A list of visual elements