SoSFBool(3)

💖 SoSFBool 💖

okay bestie, we're doing SoSFBool(3) today — straight out of the Coin manual. she's a lil field class, she holds one boolean, and honestly? she ate. no cap. let's get into it 🫶

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🌸 NAME 🌸

SoSFBool — the SoSFBool class is a container for an SbBool value. that's the whole job. one bool. contained. iconic 💅

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

#include <Inventor/fields/SoSFBool.h>

Inherits SoSField. (which means she also drags in everything from SoField, so get comfy, there's a whole family tree coming 😭)

🦋 Public Member Functions

virtual SoType getTypeId (void) const
virtual void copyFrom (const SoField &field)
const SoSFBool & operator= (const SoSFBool &field)
virtual SbBool isSame (const SoField &field) const
SbBool getValue (void) const
void setValue (SbBool newvalue)
SbBool operator= (SbBool newvalue)
int operator== (const SoSFBool &field) const
int operator!= (const SoSFBool &field) const

🫶 Public Member Functions inherited from SoSField

virtual ~SoSField ()

💜 Public Member Functions inherited from SoField

bestie. this list is a whole saga. every single one is real and you're getting all of them, no skipping, periodt:

virtual ~SoField ()
void setIgnored (SbBool ignore)
SbBool isIgnored (void) const
void setDefault (SbBool defaultVal)
SbBool isDefault (void) const
SbBool isOfType (const SoType type) const
void enableConnection (SbBool flag)
SbBool isConnectionEnabled (void) const
SbBool connectFrom (SoEngineOutput *master, SbBool notnotify=FALSE,
    SbBool append=FALSE)
SbBool appendConnection (SoEngineOutput *master, SbBool notnotify=FALSE)
void disconnect (SoEngineOutput *engineoutput)
SbBool isConnectedFromEngine (void) const
SbBool getConnectedEngine (SoEngineOutput *&master) const
SbBool connectFrom (SoField *master, SbBool notnotify=FALSE, SbBool
    append=FALSE)
SbBool appendConnection (SoField *master, SbBool notnotify=FALSE)
void disconnect (SoField *field)
SbBool isConnectedFromField (void) const
SbBool getConnectedField (SoField *&master) const
int getNumConnections (void) const
int getForwardConnections (SoFieldList &slavelist) const
int getConnections (SoFieldList &masterlist) const
void disconnect (void)
SbBool isConnected (void) const
void setContainer (SoFieldContainer *cont)
SoFieldContainer * getContainer (void) const
SbBool set (const char *valuestring)
void get (SbString &valuestring)
SbBool shouldWrite (void) const
virtual void touch (void)
virtual void startNotify (void)
virtual void notify (SoNotList *nlist)
SbBool enableNotify (SbBool on)
SbBool isNotifyEnabled (void) const
void addAuditor (void *f, SoNotRec::Type type)
void removeAuditor (void *f, SoNotRec::Type type)
int operator== (const SoField &f) const
int operator!= (const SoField &f) const
virtual void connectionStatusChanged (int numconnections)
SbBool isReadOnly (void) const
virtual void fixCopy (SbBool copyconnections)
virtual SbBool referencesCopy (void) const
void copyConnection (const SoField *fromfield)
virtual SbBool read (SoInput *input, const SbName &name)
virtual void write (SoOutput *out, const SbName &name) const
virtual void countWriteRefs (SoOutput *out) const
void setFieldType (int type)
int getFieldType (void) const
SbBool getDirty (void) const
void setDirty (SbBool dirty)
void evaluate (void) const

like… she inherited an entire personality. we love a girl with range 💖

🌟 Static Public Member Functions

static void * createInstance (void)
static SoType getClassTypeId (void)
static void initClass (void)

🧚 Static Public Member Functions inherited from SoSField

static void initClass (void)
static SoType getClassTypeId (void)
static void atexit_cleanup (void)

⭐ Static Public Member Functions inherited from SoField

static void initClass (void)
static void initClasses (void)
static void cleanupClass (void)
static SoType getClassTypeId (void)

🍓 Protected Attributes

SbBool value

the actual bool. just vibing in there, protected. we protect her 💅

🎀 Additional Inherited Members

Public Types inherited from SoField

enum FieldType { NORMAL_FIELD = 0, EVENTIN_FIELD, EVENTOUT_FIELD,
    EXPOSED_FIELD }

Protected Member Functions inherited from SoSField

SoSField (void)

Protected Member Functions inherited from SoField

SoField (void)
void valueChanged (SbBool resetdefault=TRUE)
virtual void evaluateConnection (void) const
virtual SbBool readConnection (SoInput *in)
virtual void writeConnection (SoOutput *out) const
SbBool isDestructing (void) const
virtual SoNotRec createNotRec (SoBase *cont)

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🌈 Detailed Description 🌈

okay so, real talk: the SoSFBool class is a container for an SbBool value. that's the core lore.

Where do you actually use her? whenever nodes, engines or other field containers need to store a boolean on/off or TRUE/FALSE value. like, for instance, as the "on" field of the SoPointLight, SoSpotLight and SoDirectionalLight node classes. yes, she's literally the light switch. main character energy fr 🔥

See also

• SoMFBool

(that's her multi-value cousin, if you were wondering where the whole squad lives 🦋)

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👑 Member Function Documentation 👑

void * SoSFBool::createInstance (void ) [static]

This API member is considered internal to the library, as it is not likely to be of interest to the application programmer. bestie, this one is not for you, it's for the library's own business. look away 🙈

Creates a new instance of the class type corresponding to the SoType object.

SoType SoSFBool::getClassTypeId (void ) [static]

This static method returns the SoType object associated with objects of this class. it's the class's little ID card 💳

SoType SoSFBool::getTypeId (void ) const [virtual]

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

Implements SoField.

void SoSFBool::copyFrom (const SoField & f) [virtual]

Copy value(s) from f into this field. f must be of the same type as this field.

Implements SoField.

⚠️ same type only, bestie. don't be sending her a mismatched field and expecting magic, that's not the vibe.

SbBool SoSFBool::isSame (const SoField & f) const [virtual]

Check for equal type and value(s).

Implements SoField.

void SoSFBool::initClass (void ) [static]

Internal method called upon initialization of the library (from SoDB::init()) to set up the type system. plumbing. essential plumbing, but plumbing ✨

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🎀 Author 🎀

Generated automatically by Doxygen for Coin from the source code. (not me, I would've written it with more sparkle, but okay 💀)

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and that's the page, babe! this beauty is from Coin Version 4.0.10, dated Thu Jun 25 2026 00:00:00 — so if you're reading her, that's the era you're in. go forth and store your booleans, you're gonna slay 🫶💖✨