Active Object Manager

Detailed Description

Groups
	ACTIVEOBJECTMANAGER_SETOBJECTS
	ACTIVEOBJECTMODE
	AOM_MSG

Classes
struct	ActiveModeInfo

Macros
#define	LIBRARY_ACTIVEOBJECTMANAGER

Typedefs
typedef GeData	MESSAGEHOOK(const BaseContainer &msg, void *data)

Functions
Bool	ActiveObjectManager_RegisterMode (ACTIVEOBJECTMODE id, const String &text, MESSAGEHOOK *hook)
void	ActiveObjectManager_SetMode (ACTIVEOBJECTMODE id, Bool openmanager)
void	ActiveObjectManager_SetObjects (ACTIVEOBJECTMODE id, const AtomArray &objects, Int32 flags, const DescID &activepage=DescID())
void	ActiveObjectManager_SetObject (ACTIVEOBJECTMODE id, C4DAtom *op, Int32 flags, const DescID &activepage=DescID())
void	ActiveObjectManager_Open ()
Bool	EditObjectModal (const AtomArray &objects, const String &dlgtitle)
Bool	EditObjectModal (C4DAtom *op, const String &dlgtitle)
Bool	EditDescription (C4DAtom *bl, const DescID &id)
void	AddDescription (C4DAtom *bl)
void	PasteDescription (C4DAtom *bl)
Bool	ActiveObjectManager_GetObjects (ACTIVEOBJECTMODE id, AtomArray &objects)
Bool	ActiveObjectManager_GetModeInfo (ACTIVEOBJECTMODE id, ActiveModeInfo &info)
Int32	ActiveObjectManager_GetModeCount ()
Bool	ActiveObjectManager_GetModeInfoIdx (Int32 idx, ActiveModeInfo &info)
ACTIVEOBJECTMODE	ActiveObjectManager_GetLastMode ()

Variables
struct ActiveModeInfo	MAXON_ENUM_LIST

Macro Definition Documentation

LIBRARY_ACTIVEOBJECTMANAGER

#define LIBRARY_ACTIVEOBJECTMANAGER

Active object manager library ID.

Typedef Documentation

MESSAGEHOOK

typedef GeData MESSAGEHOOK(const BaseContainer &msg, void *data)

Describes a hook for active object manager modes.
Here is an example:

GeData TagMessageHook(const BaseContainer &msg,void *data)
{
  switch (msg.GetId())
  {
    case AOM_MSG_ISENABLED:
      return true;
 
    case AOM_MSG_GETATOMLIST:
    {
      BaseDocument* doc = GetActiveDocument();
      if (!doc)
        break;
      doc->GetActiveTags(*static_cast<AtomArray*>(data));
      return true;
    }
    break;
  }
  return false;
}

Parameters

[in]	msg	The message container. These are the available messages: AOM_MSG
[in]	data	The data pointer. Depends on the message.

Returns

true if successful, otherwise false.

Function Documentation

ActiveObjectManager_RegisterMode()

Bool ActiveObjectManager_RegisterMode	(	ACTIVEOBJECTMODE	id,
		const String &	text,
		MESSAGEHOOK *	hook
	)

Registers a new mode. If no hook is passed the active objects will need to be manually set with ActiveObjectManager_SetObjects().

Parameters

[in]	id	The mode ID. If it is not a member of ACTIVEOBJECTMODE, use a unique ID: ACTIVEOBJECTMODE
[in]	text	The mode name.
[in]	hook	The mode hook, or nullptr to register a mode without a hook.

Returns

true if the new mode was registered, otherwise false.

ActiveObjectManager_SetMode()

void ActiveObjectManager_SetMode	(	ACTIVEOBJECTMODE	id,
		Bool	openmanager
	)

Sets the current mode.
For example, when the timeline becomes active, it calls ActiveObjectManager_SetMode(ACTIVEOBJECTMODE::TIMELINE) so that there is a manager ready to show its selections.

Parameters

[in]	id	The mode ID.
[in]	openmanager	If true a new manager is opened if there is no manager that accepts the given id, for example if the other managers are locked or have that mode disabled.

ActiveObjectManager_SetObjects()

void ActiveObjectManager_SetObjects	(	ACTIVEOBJECTMODE	id,
		const AtomArray &	objects,
		Int32	flags,
		const DescID &	activepage = DescID()
	)

Sets the currently shown objects in the specified mode id.

Note

Use this only if a mode has been registered without a hook. Otherwise the managers will ask for new objects themselves, and listen for events when new objects are selected.

Parameters

[in]	id	The mode ID.
[in]	objects	The objects to show.
[in]	flags	The flags: ACTIVEOBJECTMANAGER_SETOBJECTS
[in]	activepage	The tab of the object's description to be shown. Pass the description ID of the tab.

ActiveObjectManager_SetObject()

void ActiveObjectManager_SetObject	(	ACTIVEOBJECTMODE	id,
		C4DAtom *	op,
		Int32	flags,
		const DescID &	activepage = DescID()
	)

Sets the currently shown object op in the specified mode id.

Note

Use this only if a mode has been registered without a hook. Otherwise the managers will ask for new objects themselves, and listen for events when new objects are selected.

Parameters

[in]	id	The mode ID.
[in]	op	The object to show.
[in]	flags	The flags: ACTIVEOBJECTMANAGER_SETOBJECTS
[in]	activepage	The tab of the object's description to be shown. Pass the description ID of the tab. Parameter description IDs are also allowed, this will open all parent groups containing the parameter.

ActiveObjectManager_Open()

void ActiveObjectManager_Open

(

)

Opens a new active object manager.

EditObjectModal() [1/2]

Bool EditObjectModal	(	const AtomArray &	objects,
		const String &	dlgtitle
	)

Shows a modal active object manager dialog with the specified objects and dlgtitle.

Parameters

[in]	objects	The objects to show.
[in]	dlgtitle	The dialog title.

Returns

true if successful, otherwise false.

EditObjectModal() [2/2]

Bool EditObjectModal	(	C4DAtom *	op,
		const String &	dlgtitle
	)

Shows a modal active object manager dialog with the specified object op and title dlgtitle.

Parameters

[in]	op	The object to show.
[in]	dlgtitle	The dialog title.

Returns

true if successful, otherwise false.

EditDescription()

Bool EditDescription	(	C4DAtom *	bl,
		const DescID &	id
	)

Shows the edit dialog for a dynamic description (i.e. user data).
Example:

DynamicDescription* dd = op->GetDynamicDescription();
 
BaseContainer bc = GetCustomDataTypeDefault(DTYPE_LONG);
bc.SetString(DESC_NAME,"test1");
bc.SetString(DESC_SHORT_NAME,"test1");
bc.SetInt32(DESC_CUSTOMGUI,CUSTOMGUI_LONG);
bc.SetInt32(DESC_MIN,0);
bc.SetInt32(DESC_MAX,100);
bc.SetInt32(DESC_STEP,1);
bc.SetInt32(DESC_ANIMATE, DESC_ANIMATE_ON);
bc.SetBool(DESC_REMOVEABLE, true);
 
EditDescription(op, dd->Alloc(bc));

Parameters

[in]	bl	The owner of the user data e.g. objects, tags etc.
[in]	id	The ID of the user data element to be inserted.

Returns

true if successful, otherwise false.

AddDescription()

void AddDescription

(

C4DAtom *

bl

)

Shows the add dialog for a dynamic description (i.e. user data).

Since

R17.032

Parameters

[in]

bl

The owner of the user data e.g. objects, tags etc. The caller owns the pointed C4DAtom.

PasteDescription()

void PasteDescription

(

C4DAtom *

bl

)

Shows the paste dialog for a dynamic description (i.e. user data).

Since

R17.032

Parameters

[in]

bl

The owner of the user data e.g. objects, tags etc. The caller owns the pointed C4DAtom.

ActiveObjectManager_GetObjects()

Bool ActiveObjectManager_GetObjects	(	ACTIVEOBJECTMODE	id,
		AtomArray &	objects
	)

Retrieves the currently shown objects in the specified mode id.

Parameters

[in]	id	The mode ID.
[out]	objects	The shown objects.

Returns

true if successful, otherwise false.

ActiveObjectManager_GetModeInfo()

Bool ActiveObjectManager_GetModeInfo	(	ACTIVEOBJECTMODE	id,
		ActiveModeInfo &	info
	)

Retrieves the information for the specified mode id.

Parameters

[in]	id	The mode ID.
[out]	info	Filled with the mode information.

Returns

true if successful, otherwise false.

ActiveObjectManager_GetModeCount()

Int32 ActiveObjectManager_GetModeCount

(

)

Gets the number of modes.

Returns

The number of modes.

ActiveObjectManager_GetModeInfoIdx()

Bool ActiveObjectManager_GetModeInfoIdx	(	Int32	idx,
		ActiveModeInfo &	info
	)

Retrieves the information for a mode by index.

Parameters

[in]	idx	The index of the mode: 0 <= idx < ActiveObjectManager_GetModeCount()
[out]	info	Filled with the mode information.

Returns

true if successful, otherwise false.

ActiveObjectManager_GetLastMode()

ACTIVEOBJECTMODE ActiveObjectManager_GetLastMode

(

)

Gets the last used mode.

Returns

The last mode.

Variable Documentation

MAXON_ENUM_LIST

struct ActiveModeInfo MAXON_ENUM_LIST