org.web3d.vrml.nodes
Interface VRMLProtoInstance

All Superinterfaces:

FrameStateListener, VRMLExecutionSpace, VRMLNode, VRMLNodeType

All Known Implementing Classes:

CRProtoInstance, ProtoInstancePlaceHolder

public interface VRMLProtoInstance

extends VRMLNodeType, VRMLExecutionSpace

A instance of a Prototype.

Can be placed anywhere a regular VRML node can. This representation allows access at the root node that is the first of the proto.

This proto may represent a prototype that comes from an external source. It is possible that when the implementation asks for a node it may still be loading it's contents. In this case, the value returned is null. It is an open question as to how we deal with notification that the node content has been loaded.

Version:

$Revision: 1.8 $

Author:

Alan Hudson, Justin Couch

Method Summary

java.util.List	getAllFields() Make a listing of all fields that are currently registered in this node.
int	getFieldCount() Get the count of the number of fields currently registered.
VRMLNodeType	getImplementationNode() Get the first node declared in the proto as that defines just how we we can add this into the scenegraph.

Methods inherited from interface org.web3d.vrml.nodes.VRMLNodeType

addNodeListener, getFieldValue, getMetadataObject, getRefCount, hasFieldChanged, isSetupFinished, notifyExternProtoLoaded, removeNodeListener, sendRoute, setDEF, setFrameStateManager, setMetadataObject, setupFinished, setValue, setValue, setValue, setValue, setValue, setValue, setValue, setValue, setValue, setValue, setValue, setValue, setValue, setValue, updateRefCount

Methods inherited from interface org.web3d.vrml.lang.VRMLNode

getFieldDeclaration, getFieldIndex, getNodeFieldIndices, getNumFields, getPrimaryType, getSecondaryType, getUserData, getVRMLNodeName, isDEF, setErrorReporter, setUserData, setVersion

Methods inherited from interface org.web3d.vrml.nodes.FrameStateListener

allEventsComplete

Methods inherited from interface org.web3d.vrml.lang.VRMLExecutionSpace

getContainedScene

Method Detail

getFieldCount

public int getFieldCount()

Get the count of the number of fields currently registered.

Returns:

The number of fields available

getAllFields

public java.util.List getAllFields()

Make a listing of all fields that are currently registered in this node. The list contains instances of VRMLFieldDeclaration.

Returns:

A list of the current field declarations

getImplementationNode

public VRMLNodeType getImplementationNode()

Get the first node declared in the proto as that defines just how we we can add this into the scenegraph. If this is an empty prototype implementation, or represents an Extern proto that has not been loaded yet then this will return null.

Returns:

The node instance that represents the first node