Why use InitAttr ?

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On 31/07/2012 at 18:35, xxxxxxxx wrote:

To initialize the elements of the description of my tag, should I use something like:

def Init(self,node) :
data = node.GetDataInstance()
data.SetData(SD_ON,True)

or something like:
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def Init(self, node) :
self.InitAttr(host=node, type=bool, desc=[SD_ON])
node[SD_ON] = True

What is the difference?

Helper

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On 31/07/2012 at 19:50, xxxxxxxx wrote:

You only need self.InitAttr() for initializing GUI elements,
then setting the values to the GUI's.
Regular values you set directly using your IDs.

Such as:

  
     def Init(self, pconnector) :   
          pconnector[DIRTYSUM]               = c4d.BaseContainer()   
          # Source Settings   
          pconnector[c4d.PC_SHIDE]          = True   
          pconnector[c4d.PC_MODE_ALL]          = 0   
          pconnector[c4d.PC_AMOUNT]          = 1.0   
          pconnector[c4d.PC_CONNECT]          = 0   
          # Point Settings   
          pconnector[c4d.PC_STARTPOINT]            = 1.0   
          pconnector[c4d.PC_ENDPOINT]             = 100.0   
          pconnector[c4d.PC_OFFSETPOINT]           = 0.0   
          pconnector[c4d.PC_DIRECTION]             = 0   
          pconnector[c4d.PC_POINTSTEP]             = 1.0   
          pconnector[c4d.PC_CONNECTSTEP]           = 1.0   
          pconnector[c4d.PC_MAXPOINTDIF]           = 1000.0   
          pconnector[c4d.PC_RANDOM]          = 0.0   
          # Spline Settings   
          pconnector[c4d.PC_MAKESPLINE]          = True   
          pconnector[c4d.PC_SPLINE_MIN]          = 0.0   
          pconnector[c4d.PC_SPLINE_MAX]          = 1000.0   
          pconnector[c4d.PC_SEGMENT_START]     = 0.0   
          pconnector[c4d.PC_SEGMENT_END]          = 1.0   
          pconnector[c4d.PC_DISTANCE_GROW]     = 0   
          pconnector[c4d.PC_DISTANCE_SENSE]     = 0.8   
          pconnector[c4d.PC_SPLINE_SUB]          = 0   
          #TP life   
          self.InitAttr(pconnector, c4d.SplineData, [c4d.PC_TPCURVE])   
          icurve = pconnector[c4d.PC_TPCURVE]   
          icurve.SetRange(0.0, 1.0, 0.01, 0.0, 1.0, 0.01)   
          icurve.InsertKnot(1,1,0)   
          icurve.InsertKnot(0,1,0)   
          pconnector[c4d.PC_TPCURVE] = icurve   
          # General   
          pconnector[c4d.PC_SPACE]          = 0   
          pconnector[c4d.PC_CACHE]          = False   
          pconnector[c4d.PC_INFO]               = 'Ready'   
          #etc   
          return True

Cheers
Lennart

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On 31/07/2012 at 20:00, xxxxxxxx wrote:

I have been initializing the values of the GUI elements of the description in the Init method, using:

def Init(self,node) :
     data = node.GetDataInstance()
     data.SetData(SD_ON,True)
     data.SetData(SD_USE_CHILDREN,False)
     data.SetData(SD_NO_INTERPOLATE,False)
     data.SetData(SD_INSTANCES,False)
     data.SetData(SD_DRAW_SPHERES,True)
     return True

Is this incorrect?

Helper

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On 31/07/2012 at 20:17, xxxxxxxx wrote:

It's incorrect as we are not recommended to use the basecontainer (.GetDataInstance()).
What I mean by GUI elements is things like the Spline GUI, it is just the
"background" that holds no values. It needs to get the values set as you can see
in my example before.

Your init should/could look:

  
def Init(self,node) :   
     node[c4d.SD_ON] = True   
     node[c4d.SD_USE_CHILDREN] = False   
     node[c4d.SD_NO_INTERPOLATE] = False   
     node[c4d.SD_INSTANCES] = False   
     node[c4d.SD_DRAW_SPHERES] = True   
     return True

..given the ID's are in your res/str/.h files

Cheers
Lennart

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On 31/07/2012 at 20:18, xxxxxxxx wrote:

Much simpler
Thank you, Lennart.