SoEventCallback(3) Coin SoEventCallback(3) NAME SoEventCallback - The SoEventCallback class provides functionality for catching events. SYNOPSIS #include Inherits SoNode. Public Member Functions virtual SoType getTypeId (void) const SoEventCallback (void) void setPath (SoPath *path) const SoPath * getPath (void) void addEventCallback (SoType eventtype, SoEventCallbackCB *f, void *userdata=NULL) void removeEventCallback (SoType eventtype, SoEventCallbackCB *f, void *userdata=NULL) SoHandleEventAction * getAction (void) const const SoEvent * getEvent (void) const const SoPickedPoint * getPickedPoint (void) const void setHandled (void) SbBool isHandled (void) const void grabEvents (void) void releaseEvents (void) 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 doAction (SoAction *action) virtual void GLRender (SoGLRenderAction *action) virtual void GLRenderBelowPath (SoGLRenderAction *action) virtual void GLRenderInPath (SoGLRenderAction *action) virtual void GLRenderOffPath (SoGLRenderAction *action) virtual void callback (SoCallbackAction *action) virtual void getBoundingBox (SoGetBoundingBoxAction *action) virtual void getMatrix (SoGetMatrixAction *action) virtual void pick (SoPickAction *action) virtual void rayPick (SoRayPickAction *action) virtual void search (SoSearchAction *action) virtual void write (SoWriteAction *action) virtual void audioRender (SoAudioRenderAction *action) virtual void getPrimitiveCount (SoGetPrimitiveCountAction *action) virtual void grabEventsSetup (void) virtual void grabEventsCleanup (void) virtual void startNotify (void) virtual void notify (SoNotList *l) SbUniqueId getNodeId (void) const virtual SoChildList * getChildren (void) const virtual void writeInstance (SoOutput *out) virtual SoNode * addToCopyDict (void) const virtual void copyContents (const SoFieldContainer *from, SbBool copyconnections) 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 Returns TRUE if the type of this object is either of the same type or inherited from type. 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. 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. 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 ~SoEventCallback () virtual void handleEvent (SoHandleEventAction *action) 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 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 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 SbUniqueId nextUniqueId = 1 static int nextActionMethodIndex = 0 Detailed Description The SoEventCallback class provides functionality for catching events. Use SoEventCallback nodes in the scene graph for catching user interaction events with the scene graph's render canvas. This is how event handling works in Coin: when the user interacts with the render canvas, for instance by using the mouse pointer or by hitting the keyboard, the GUI interface toolkit (i.e. SoQt, SoWin, SoXt, Sc21 ...) will catch the event and translate it from a window system specific event to a generic Coin event. (For the types of generic Coin events, see the classes derived from SoEvent.) This event will then be wrapped inside a SoHandleEventAction and applied to the scene graph. All this happens within the So[Qt|Xt|Win|...] toolkit. The SoHandleEventAction then traverses the scene graph, delivering the event to any node type which "is interested" in it. The SoEventCallback node type catches the action and forwards the event to a callback function set up by the application programmer. Be careful about which position in the scene graph you insert SoEventCallback nodes if you are also using any of the built-in Coin library elements which are interested in user interaction events (like for instance the dragger and manipulator classes and the SoSelection nodes). These Coin elements might catch the event for themselves, short-circuiting the SoHandleEventAction traversal so the event will never reach the SoEventCallback node(s) you insert. FILE FORMAT/DEFAULTS: EventCallback { } Constructor & Destructor Documentation SoEventCallback::SoEventCallback (void ) Constructor. SoEventCallback::~SoEventCallback () [protected], [virtual] Destructor. Member Function Documentation SoType SoEventCallback::getClassTypeId (void ) [static] This static method returns the SoType object associated with objects of this class. SoType SoEventCallback::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. const SoFieldData ** SoEventCallback::getFieldDataPtr (void ) [static], [protected] 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. const SoFieldData * SoEventCallback::getFieldData (void ) const [protected], [virtual] Returns a pointer to the class-wide field data storage object for this instance. If no fields are present, returns NULL. Reimplemented from SoFieldContainer. void SoEventCallback::setPath (SoPath * pathptr) Sets the path that must be picked before the registered callbacks are invoked. If NULL, callbacks will be invoked for every event that matches the callback event type. See also getPath() const SoPath * SoEventCallback::getPath (void ) Returns the path that must be picked before callbacks are invoked. See also setPath() void SoEventCallback::addEventCallback (SoType eventtype, SoEventCallbackCB * f, void * userdata = NULL) Set up a callback function f which will be invoked for the given eventtype. userdata will be given as the first argument to the function. void SoEventCallback::removeEventCallback (SoType eventtype, SoEventCallbackCB * f, void * userdata = NULL) Unregister the given callback function f. SoHandleEventAction * SoEventCallback::getAction (void ) const Returns the SoHandleEventAction instance currently traversing the scene graph with the SoEvent-derived event object. const SoEvent * SoEventCallback::getEvent (void ) const Returns a pointer to the event object which is currently being sent through the scene graph. If your application code handles the event, you probably want to call SoEventCallback::setHandled() to notify the SoHandleEventAction that it should stop traversing the scene graph with the event. const SoPickedPoint * SoEventCallback::getPickedPoint (void ) const Returns the picked point for the current handle event traversal. This is obviously only related to events which can be considered "pick- style" events, like mouse button presses. void SoEventCallback::setHandled (void ) Use this method from a callback function to notify the node that the event has been handled. The rest of the callbacks registered with the node will still be called, but further SoEventCallback nodes in the scene will not be notified about the event, neither will any other Coin elements in the scene graph (like for instance SoDragger objects, SoSelection nodes or manipulators). Since callbacks registered within the same SoEventCallback node will still be invoked after the event has been handled, it is likely that you should use SoEventCallback::isHandled() to check for this condition from your callback functions. SbBool SoEventCallback::isHandled (void ) const Check whether or not the event from the SoHandleEventAction has been handled. void SoEventCallback::grabEvents (void ) Set up the node so all future events (until releaseEvents() is called) in Coin will be directly forwarded to this node. void SoEventCallback::releaseEvents (void ) Do not grab event handling any more. See also grabEvents() void SoEventCallback::handleEvent (SoHandleEventAction * action) [protected], [virtual] Invokes the registered callback functions. Reimplemented from SoNode. Author Generated automatically by Doxygen for Coin from the source code. Version 4.0.10 Tue Jun 23 2026 23:48:38 SoEventCallback(3)