NodeTrigger Class
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| Inherits from: | Node |
A Trigger node is a zero-sized node that has no visual representation and triggers events when:
- It is enabled/disabled (the Enabled event is triggered).
- Its transformation is changed (the Position event is triggered).
The Trigger node is usually added as a child node to another node, so that the handler functions were executed on the parent node enabling/disabling or transforming.
For example, to detect if some node has been enabled (for example, a world clutter node that renders nodes only around the camera that has enabled it), the Trigger node is added as a child to this node and executes the corresponding function.
Creating a Trigger Node#
To create a Trigger node, simply call the NodeTrigger constructor and then add the node as a child to another node, for which handlers should be executed.
Source code (UnigineScript)
#include <core/unigine.h>
int init() {
NodeTrigger trigger;
ObjectMeshStatic object;
// create a node (e.g. an instance of the ObjectMeshStatic class)
object = new ObjectMeshStatic("core/meshes/box.mesh");
// change material albedo color
object.setMaterialParameterFloat4("albedo_color", vec4(1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f), 0);
// release script ownership
node_remove(object);
// create a trigger node
trigger = new NodeTrigger();
node_remove(trigger);
// add it as a child to the static mesh
object.addWorldChild(trigger);
return 1;
}Editing a Trigger Node#
Editing a trigger node includes implementing and specifying the Enabled and Position event handlers that are executed on enabling or positioning the Trigger node correspondingly.
See Also#
- A video tutorial on How To Use Node Triggers to Detect Changes in Node States
- An article on Event Handling
- A C++ API sample <UnigineSDK>/source/samples/Api/Nodes/NodeTrigger
- A C# API sample located in the <UnigineSDK>/source/csharp/samples/Api/Nodes/NodeTrigger folder
NodeTrigger Class
Members
getEventPosition() const#
The event handler signature is as follows: myhandler()Usage Example
Source code
Return value
Event reference.getEventEnabled() const#
The event handler signature is as follows: myhandler()Usage Example
Source code
Return value
Event reference.static NodeTrigger ( ) #
Constructor. Creates a new trigger node.void setEnabledCallbackName ( string name ) #
Sets a callback function to be fired when the trigger node is enabled. The callback function can take no arguments, a Nodeor a NodeTrigger.Notice
The method allows for setting a callback with 0 or 1 argument only.
Source code (UnigineScript)
// implement the enabled callback
void enabled_callback(Node node) {
log.message("The enabled flag is %d\n", node.isEnabled());
}
NodeTrigger trigger;
int init() {
// create a trigger node
trigger = new NodeTrigger();
// set the enabled callback to be fired when the node is enabled/disabled
trigger.setEnabledCallbackName("enabled_callback");
return 1;
}Arguments
- string name - Name of the callback function implemented in the world script (UnigineScript side).
string getEnabledCallbackName ( ) #
Returns the name of callback function to be fired on enabling the trigger node. This callback function is set via setEnabledCallbackName().Return value
Name of the callback function implemented in the world script (UnigineScript side).void setPositionCallbackName ( string name ) #
Sets a callback function to be fired when the trigger node position has changed. The callback function can take no arguments or a Nodeor a NodeTrigger as the first argument.Notice
The method allows for setting a callback with 0 or 1 argument only.
Source code (UnigineScript)
// implement the position callback
void position_callback(Node node) {
log.message("A new position of the node is %s\n", typeinfo(node.getWorldPosition()));
}
NodeTrigger trigger;
int init() {
// create a trigger node
trigger = new NodeTrigger();
// set the position callback to be fired when the node position is changed
trigger.setPositionCallbackName("position_callback");
return 1;
}Arguments
- string name - Name of the callback function implemented in the world script (UnigineScript side).
string getPositionCallbackName ( ) #
Returns the name of callback function to be fired on changing the trigger node position. This function is set by using the setPositionCallbackName()function.Return value
Name of the callback function implemented in the world script (UnigineScript side).The information on this page is valid for UNIGINE 2.20 SDK.
Last update:
2025-03-04
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