SoTabBoxManip(3)

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version 4.0.10 · 4 versions
, in fedora 43, fedora 44

💅 SoTabBoxManip 💅

okay bestie, welcome to the SoTabBoxManip page — that's manual section 3 for ya, and it ships with Coin (you know, the 3D toolkit). This is part 1 of 2, so buckle up, we're not even halfway. 🦋

✨ NAME ✨

SoTabBoxManip — bestie, this class literally just wraps an SoTabBoxDragger. That's the whole vibe. It's giving "middle management for a dragger." 👑

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

Drop this include at the top of your file, no cap:

#include <Inventor/manips/SoTabBoxManip.h>

And here's the family tree moment: it Inherits SoTransformManip. So everything that class can do, this one can do too. Periodt.

🫶 Public Member Functions

  • virtual SoType getTypeId (void) const — the classic "who even am I" type-checker, virtual edition.
  • SoTabBoxManip (void) — the constructor, your main character entrance. ✨

💖 Public Member Functions inherited from SoTransformManip

  • SoTransformManip (void)
  • SoDragger * getDragger (void)
  • SbBool replaceNode (SoPath *p)
  • SbBool replaceManip (SoPath *p, SoTransform *newone) const
  • virtual void doAction (SoAction *action)
  • virtual void callback (SoCallbackAction *action)
  • virtual void GLRender (SoGLRenderAction *action)
  • virtual void getBoundingBox (SoGetBoundingBoxAction *action)
  • virtual void getMatrix (SoGetMatrixAction *action)
  • virtual void handleEvent (SoHandleEventAction *action)
  • virtual void pick (SoPickAction *action)
  • virtual void search (SoSearchAction *action)
  • virtual SoChildList * getChildren (void) const

💖 Public Member Functions inherited from SoTransform

  • SoTransform (void)
  • void pointAt (const SbVec3f &frompoint, const SbVec3f &topoint)
  • void getScaleSpaceMatrix (SbMatrix &mat, SbMatrix &inv) const
  • void getRotationSpaceMatrix (SbMatrix &mat, SbMatrix &inv) const
  • void getTranslationSpaceMatrix (SbMatrix &mat, SbMatrix &inv) const
  • void multLeft (const SbMatrix &mat)
  • void multRight (const SbMatrix &mat)
  • void combineLeft (SoTransformation *nodeonright)
  • void combineRight (SoTransformation *nodeonleft)
  • void setMatrix (const SbMatrix &mat)
  • void recenter (const SbVec3f &newcenter)
  • virtual void getPrimitiveCount (SoGetPrimitiveCountAction *action)

💖 Public Member Functions inherited from SoNode

  • void setOverride (const SbBool state)
  • SbBool isOverride (void) const
  • void setNodeType (const NodeType type)
  • NodeType getNodeType (void) const
  • virtual SoNode * copy (SbBool copyconnections=FALSE) const
  • virtual SbBool affectsState (void) const
  • virtual void GLRenderBelowPath (SoGLRenderAction *action)
  • virtual void GLRenderInPath (SoGLRenderAction *action)
  • virtual void GLRenderOffPath (SoGLRenderAction *action)
  • virtual void rayPick (SoRayPickAction *action)
  • virtual void write (SoWriteAction *action)
  • virtual void audioRender (SoAudioRenderAction *action)
  • virtual void grabEventsSetup (void)
  • virtual void grabEventsCleanup (void)
  • virtual void startNotify (void)
  • virtual void notify (SoNotList *l)
  • SbUniqueId getNodeId (void) const
  • virtual void writeInstance (SoOutput *out)
  • virtual SoNode * addToCopyDict (void) const
  • virtual SoFieldContainer * copyThroughConnection (void) const

💖 Public Member Functions inherited from SoFieldContainer

  • void setToDefaults (void)
  • SbBool hasDefaultValues (void) const
  • SbBool fieldsAreEqual (const SoFieldContainer *container) const
  • void copyFieldValues (const SoFieldContainer *container, SbBool copyconnections=FALSE)
  • SbBool set (const char *const fielddata)
  • void get (SbString &fielddata)
  • virtual int getFields (SoFieldList &l) const
  • virtual int getAllFields (SoFieldList &l) const
  • virtual SoField * getField (const SbName &name) const
  • virtual SoField * getEventIn (const SbName &name) const
  • virtual SoField * getEventOut (const SbName &name) const
  • SbBool getFieldName (const SoField *const field, SbName &name) const
  • SbBool enableNotify (const SbBool flag)
  • SbBool isNotifyEnabled (void) const
  • SbBool set (const char *fielddata, SoInput *input)
  • void get (SbString &fielddata, SoOutput *out)
  • virtual SbBool validateNewFieldValue (SoField *field, void *newval)
  • virtual void addWriteReference (SoOutput *out, SbBool isfromfield=FALSE)
  • SbBool getIsBuiltIn (void) const
  • virtual void getFieldsMemorySize (size_t &managed, size_t &unmanaged) const
  • void setUserData (void *userdata) const
  • void * getUserData (void) const

💖 Public Member Functions inherited from SoBase

  • void ref (void) const
  • void unref (void) const
  • void unrefNoDelete (void) const
  • int32_t getRefCount (void) const
  • void touch (void)
  • SbBool isOfType (SoType type) const — bestie, this one Returns TRUE if the type of this object is either of the same type or inherited from type. iykyk.
  • virtual SbName getName (void) const
  • virtual void setName (const SbName &newname)
  • void addAuditor (void *const auditor, const SoNotRec::Type type)
  • void removeAuditor (void *const auditor, const SoNotRec::Type type)
  • const SoAuditorList & getAuditors (void) const
  • SbBool shouldWrite (void)
  • void assertAlive (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. (Say it with me: it's the ✨ bootstrapping ✨ moment.)

🌈 Static Public Member Functions inherited from SoTransformManip

  • 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 SoTransform

  • 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 SoTransformation

  • 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 uint32_t getCompatibilityTypes (const SoType &nodetype)
  • static SoType getClassTypeId (void)
  • static SoNode * getByName (const SbName &name)
  • static int getByName (const SbName &name, SoNodeList &l)
  • 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 SbUniqueId getNextNodeId (void)
  • static int getActionMethodIndex (const SoType type)
  • static void getBoundingBoxS (SoAction *action, SoNode *node)
  • static void GLRenderS (SoAction *action, SoNode *node)
  • static void callbackS (SoAction *action, SoNode *node)
  • static void getMatrixS (SoAction *action, SoNode *node)
  • static void handleEventS (SoAction *action, SoNode *node)
  • 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 void audioRenderS (SoAction *action, SoNode *node)
  • static void getPrimitiveCountS (SoAction *action, SoNode *node)

🌈 Static Public Member Functions inherited from SoFieldContainer

  • 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 SoType getClassTypeId (void) — This static method returns the SoType object associated with objects of this class. Obsessed with the self-awareness honestly.
  • static void cleanupClass (void)
  • static void initCopyDict (void)
  • static void addCopy (const SoFieldContainer *orig, const SoFieldContainer *copy)
  • static SoFieldContainer * checkCopy (const SoFieldContainer *orig)
  • static SoFieldContainer * findCopy (const SoFieldContainer *orig, const SbBool copyconnections)
  • static void copyDone (void)

🌈 Static Public Member Functions inherited from SoBase

  • 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 SoType getClassTypeId (void) — This static method returns the SoType object associated with objects of this class.
  • static void addName (SoBase *const base, const char *const name)
  • static void removeName (SoBase *const base, const char *const name)
  • static void incrementCurrentWriteCounter (void)
  • static void decrementCurrentWriteCounter (void)
  • static SoBase * getNamedBase (const SbName &name, SoType type)
  • static int getNamedBases (const SbName &name, SoBaseList &baselist, SoType type)
  • static SbBool read (SoInput *input, SoBase *&base, SoType expectedtype)
  • static void setInstancePrefix (const SbString &c)
  • static void setTraceRefs (SbBool trace)
  • static SbBool getTraceRefs (void)
  • static SbBool connectRoute (SoInput *input, const SbName &fromnodename, const SbName &fromfieldname, const SbName &tonodename, const SbName &tofieldname)
  • static SbBool readRoute (SoInput *input)

🎀 Protected Member Functions 🎀

  • virtual const SoFieldData * getFieldData (void) const
  • virtual ~SoTabBoxManip (void) — the destructor, protected, so it's lowkey exclusive. 💅

🧚 Protected Member Functions inherited from SoTransformManip

  • virtual ~SoTransformManip (void)
  • void setDragger (SoDragger *newdragger)
  • virtual void copyContents (const SoFieldContainer *fromfc, SbBool copyconnections)
  • void attachSensors (const SbBool onoff)

🧚 Protected Member Functions inherited from SoTransform

  • virtual ~SoTransform ()

🧚 Protected Member Functions inherited from SoTransformation

  • SoTransformation (void)
  • virtual ~SoTransformation ()

🧚 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 void destroy (void)
  • SbBool hasMultipleWriteRefs (void) const
  • SbBool writeHeader (SoOutput *out, SbBool isgroup, SbBool isengine) const
  • void writeFooter (SoOutput *out) const
  • virtual const char * getFileFormatName (void) const
  • virtual SoNotRec createNotRec (void)

💜 Static Protected Member Functions 💜

  • static const SoFieldData ** getFieldDataPtr (void)

🍓 Static Protected Member Functions inherited from SoTransformManip

  • static const SoFieldData ** getFieldDataPtr (void)
  • static void transferFieldValues (const SoTransform *from, SoTransform *to)
  • static void valueChangedCB (void *f, SoDragger *d)
  • static void fieldSensorCB (void *f, SoSensor *d)

🍓 Static Protected Member Functions inherited from SoTransform

  • static const SoFieldData ** getFieldDataPtr (void)

🍓 Static Protected Member Functions inherited from SoTransformation

  • static const SoFieldData ** getFieldDataPtr (void)
🫶 bestie heads up: that's just part 1 of 2, so don't go anywhere — there's more of this coming, and it's giving so much more. ✨

🌸 Static Protected Member Functions inherited from SoNode

  • static const SoFieldData ** getFieldDataPtr (void)
  • static void setNextActionMethodIndex (int index)
  • static int getNextActionMethodIndex (void)
  • static void incNextActionMethodIndex (void)
  • static void setCompatibilityTypes (const SoType &nodetype, const uint32_t bitmask)

💫 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

ok so this one is a lot of little number-bits, bestie, but every single one of them matters:

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 }

🌈 Public Attributes inherited from SoTransform

  • SoSFVec3f translation
  • SoSFRotation rotation
  • SoSFVec3f scaleFactor
  • SoSFRotation scaleOrientation
  • SoSFVec3f center

🦋 Protected Types inherited from SoBase

enum BaseFlags { IS_ENGINE = 0x01, IS_GROUP = 0x02 }

💜 Protected Attributes inherited from SoTransformManip

  • SoFieldSensor * rotateFieldSensor
  • SoFieldSensor * translFieldSensor
  • SoFieldSensor * scaleFieldSensor
  • SoFieldSensor * centerFieldSensor
  • SoFieldSensor * scaleOrientFieldSensor
  • SoChildList * children

⭐ Protected Attributes inherited from SoNode

  • SbUniqueId uniqueId

🍓 Protected Attributes inherited from SoFieldContainer

  • SbBool isBuiltIn

🧚 Static Protected Attributes inherited from SoNode

  • static SbUniqueId nextUniqueId = 1
  • static int nextActionMethodIndex = 0

💖 Detailed Description

so SoTabBoxManip is literally just a glow-up wrapper around an SoTabBoxDragger. that's the vibe. 💅

and the whole point, bestie, is that it hands the application programmer a super convenient little mechanism for setting up an SoTabBoxDragger in the scene and wiring it up to the relevant fields of an SoTransform node. like, it does the boring part for you. iconic behavior honestly.

and then?? when the actual end-user grabs the manipulator and starts dragging, that interaction automatically influences the transformation matrix for the geometry that comes after it in the scene graph. no manual syncing, no drama. the graph just knows. ✨

🛠️ Constructor & Destructor Documentation

🎀 SoTabBoxManip::SoTabBoxManip (void )

the constructor sets us up with an SoTabBoxDragger for manipulating a transformation. that's it, that's the job. 🫶

💀 SoTabBoxManip::~SoTabBoxManip (void ) [protected], [virtual]

protected destructor, bestie — she's shy, you can't just call her whenever.

note: (SoHandleBoxManip is automatically destructed when its reference count goes to 0.) — yes, that's exactly what it says, character for character, don't come for me 🙈

📚 Member Function Documentation

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

this static method returns the SoType object that's associated with objects of this class. you want the type? here's the type. 💫

🔥 SoType SoTabBoxManip::getTypeId (void ) const [virtual]

returns the type identification of an object derived from a class that inherits SoBase. this is what makes runtime type checking and "downward" casting work. it's giving who am i really energy. 👑

Reimplemented from SoTransformManip.

🧚 const SoFieldData ** SoTabBoxManip::getFieldDataPtr (void ) [static], [protected]

ok so this API member is considered internal to the library, because it is not likely to be of interest to the application programmer. iykyk. 🤫

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

🌸 const SoFieldData * SoTabBoxManip::getFieldData (void ) const [protected], [virtual]

returns a pointer to the class-wide field data storage object for this instance. and if there are no fields present? it returns NULL. simple as that. ✨

Reimplemented from SoTransformManip.

👑 Author

generated automatically by Doxygen for Coin from the source code. the robot did the writing, i just did the vibes. 🎀

and that's a wrap, bestie!! 🫶 this was Version 4.0.10, dated Thu Jun 25 2026 00:00:00 — go forth and manipulate those tab boxes, you absolute main character. 💅✨🌈

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