SoSFFloat(3)

💖 SoSFFloat — the manual, but make it make sense 💖

okay bestie, pull up a chair, we're reading a Coin manpage together and honestly? it's giving single float energy. This is the SoSFFloat(3) page, from the Coin manual, and yes I'm gonna tell you every single thing it says. no skips, no vibes-based summarising. periodt. ✨

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🌸 NAME 🌸

SoSFFloat — the class is literally just a container for a floating point value. one (1) float. that's the whole girl. 💅

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🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

#include <Inventor/fields/SoSFFloat.h>

Inherits SoSField. 💖

✨ Public Member Functions ✨

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

💜 Public Member Functions inherited from SoSField

virtual ~SoSField ()

💜 Public Member Functions inherited from SoField

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, that's a LOT of inherited functions. she's carrying the whole family tree on her back and she's doing it gorgeously. 😭💖

🌟 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 🎀

float value

the whole personality right there. one protected float named value. iconic behaviour, no notes. 💅

🫶 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 🔥

The SoSFFloat class is a container for a floating point value. bestie it literally says it twice, that's how sure they are. 💀

This field is used where nodes, engines or other field containers need to store a single floating point value. so like, one float, held tenderly, by a whole class. she's the main character of her own little float-shaped world. 👑

See also

• SoMFFloat — that's the multi-float one, her louder sibling 🌈

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💅 Member Function Documentation 💅

⭐ void * SoSFFloat::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. (translation: not for you, bestie, move along 🚶♀️)

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

⭐ SoType SoSFFloat::getClassTypeId (void ) [static]

This static method returns the SoType object associated with objects of this class. it's the class's little name tag at the party. 🎀

⭐ SoType SoSFFloat::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 SoSFFloat::copyFrom (const SoField & f) [virtual]

Copy value(s) from f into this field. f must be of the same type as this field. no mixing types, we don't do that here, it's giving incompatible. 😤

Implements SoField.

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

Check for equal type and value(s). she's checking if y'all are actually the same or just matching outfits. 👯♀️

Implements SoField.

⭐ void SoSFFloat::initClass (void ) [static]

Internal method called upon initialization of the library (from SoDB::init()) to set up the type system. the setup girlie. she gets everything ready before the party starts. ✨

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🌸 Author 🌸

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🎀 sign-off 🎀

okay that's the whole page bestie!! this was Version 4.0.10, dated Thu Jun 25 2026 00:00:00, and it's the SoSFFloat(3) manual page. go forth and store exactly one float, you absolute icon. 🦋💖✨👑