FAQ: Data

Table of Contents

• What basic data types are provided?
• What string functions are provided?
• What mathematical classes and functions are provided?
• What data containers can be used?
• What array classes exist?
• How can I create custom data types?

What basic data types are provided?

The MAXON API provides all needed basic mathematical data types and structures. See Basic Data Types & Mathematics.

What string functions are provided?

The maxon::String class and its base-classes provide multiple functions to search and edit strings. See Strings & Texts.

What mathematical classes and functions are provided?

Basic mathematical structures like vectors, matrices and complex numbers are provided.

• Basic Data Types & Mathematics
• Mathematical Functions
• Vectors
• Matrices

What data containers can be used?

The MAXON API provides the generic data containers maxon::Data and maxon::DataDictionary.

See Data Manual and DataDictionary Manual.

What array classes exist?

The MAXON API provides a range of array templates. The most used array type is the maxon::BaseArray.

See BaseArray Manual and Arrays Manual.

How can I create custom data types?

Any custom class can be registered as a MAXON API data type. Such a data type can be stored in a maxon::Data or maxon::DataDictionary object. See MAXON Data Type.