c4d_customdatatype.h File Reference

Classes

struct  CustomDataType
 
struct  GvHelper
 
struct  iCustomDataType< X >
 
class  CustomDataTypeClass
 
class  ResourceDataTypeClass
 

Macros

#define CUSTOMDATATYPE_INFO_HASSUBDESCRIPTION
 
#define CUSTOMDATATYPE_INFO_NEEDDATAFORSUBDESC
 
#define CUSTOMDATATYPE_INFO_TOGGLEDISPLAY
 
#define CUSTOMDATATYPE_INFO_DONTREGISTERGVTYPE
 
#define CUSTOMDATATYPE_INFO_SUBDESCRIPTIONDISABLEGUI
 
#define CUSTOMDATATYPE_INFO_UNDOSAMECUSTOMGUI
 
#define CUSTOMDATATYPE_INFO_HASSUBDESCRIPTION_NOANIM
 
#define CUSTOMDATATYPE_INFO_LOADSAVE
 
#define CUSTOMDATATYPE_INFO_NO_GUI_COPY
 

Functions

Bool RegisterCustomDataTypePlugin (const maxon::String &str, Int32 info, CustomDataTypeClass *dat, Int32 disclevel)
 
Bool RegisterResourceDataTypePlugin (const maxon::String &str, Int32 info, ResourceDataTypeClass *dat, Int32 disclevel)
 

Function Documentation

◆ RegisterCustomDataTypePlugin()

Bool RegisterCustomDataTypePlugin ( const maxon::String str,
Int32  info,
CustomDataTypeClass dat,
Int32  disclevel 
)

Registers a custom data type plugin.

Parameters
[in]strThe name of the plugin.
[in]infoThe custom data type plugin info flags: CUSTOMDATATYPE_INFO PLUGINFLAG
[in]datAn instance for the custom data type plugin. Cinema 4D takes over the ownership of the pointed data instance.
[in]disclevelThe plugin level is similar to a version number. The default level is 0.
Increase this for new revisions of a plugin to allow for forward and backward compatibility.

As an example you may have updated a plugin. If you now need to write additional information for new settings or changed types for old settings increase the level.
During loading either a 0 is passed (if the file was written by the old plugin) or 1 (if the file was written by the new plugin). This allows to easily write/read new values.
For forward and backward compatibility to work any existing read order from a given level must not be changed. Cinema 4D skips any new settings automatically if they have not been read.

disklevel is only useful if variables are written/read in CustomDataTypeClass::WriteData/ CustomDataTypeClass::ReadData.
Returns
true if the custom data type plugin was registered, otherwise false.

◆ RegisterResourceDataTypePlugin()

Bool RegisterResourceDataTypePlugin ( const maxon::String str,
Int32  info,
ResourceDataTypeClass dat,
Int32  disclevel 
)

Registers a resource data type plugin.

Parameters
[in]strThe name of the plugin.
[in]infoThe resource data type plugin info flags: PLUGINFLAG
[in]datAn instance for the resource data type plugin. Cinema 4D takes over the ownership of the pointed data instance.
[in]disclevelThe plugin level is similar to a version number. The default level is 0.
Increase this for new revisions of a plugin to allow for forward and backward compatibility.

As an example you may have updated a plugin. If you now need to write additional information for new settings or changed types for old settings increase the level.
During loading either a 0 is passed (if the file was written by the old plugin) or 1 (if the file was written by the new plugin). This allows to easily write/read new values.
For forward and backward compatibility to work any existing read order from a given level must not be changed. Cinema 4D skips any new settings automatically if they have not been read.

disklevel is only useful if variables are written/read in CustomDataTypeClass::WriteData/ CustomDataTypeClass::ReadData.
Returns
true if the resource data type plugin was registered, otherwise false.