[x3d-public] add/deleteRoute in inlines

[Joe D Williams]

> However, the standard SAI does not seem to have a function to get 
> the
> execution context of an Inline scene, even for external SAI use ? Is 
> this
> the case ?

 SAIExecutionContext.SAINode.SAIField.SAIFieldValue;

This is the form I have seen where when you have a parent context then 
you can get into child context by the DEF name.

For external, then:

SAIBrowserRef.SAIExecutionContext.SAINode.SAIField.SAIFieldValue;

http://www.hypermultimedia.com/x3d/Quick/SAIABSDEFS.htm

Joe




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andreas Plesch" <andreasplesch at gmail.com>
To: "X3D Graphics public mailing list" <x3d-public at web3d.org>
Sent: Friday, October 14, 2016 1:58 PM
Subject: [x3d-public] add/deleteRoute in inlines


> Hello,
>
> I am working on deleting and adding Routes via deleting and adding 
> Route
> DOM elements, with cobweb:
>
> https://andreasplesch.github.io/cobweb_dom/tests/fanOutRoute.xhtml
>
> It seems to work fine for Routes in the main scene/execution 
> context.
>
> Now, there may be an expectation to also be able to add/delete 
> routes
> within inlines and their execution contexts, from outside the inline 
> since
> DOM javascript code is by definition external.
>
> For example, a common scenario may be to have a scene with a single 
> Inline
> dom node as a way to include the x3d content while still keeping the 
> html
> concise. A web page author then may still want to manipulate all 
> aspects of
> the x3d.
>
> There is probably a way in cobweb to get the correct execution 
> context of
> the Route node that user code wants to remove, or add, by looking 
> for the
> closest ancestor scene element (since inline scenes are appended to 
> their
> inline element). Using this execution context it would then be 
> possible to
> use the SAI addRoute and deleteRoute functions.
>
> However, the standard SAI does not seem to have a function to get 
> the
> execution context of an Inline scene, even for external SAI use ? Is 
> this
> the case ?
>
> If this is the case, is the main reason that the expectation is that 
> any
> access to a scene contained in an Inline would have take to place 
> from
> scripts (I believe these would be the containing node of
> http://www.web3d.org/documents/specifications/19775-2/V3.3/Part02/concepts.html#ContainingNode)
> within the inline ?
>
> Just trying to understand all what is involved. Any hints or 
> comments
> welcome,
>
> Andreas
>
>
>
>
> -- 
> Andreas Plesch
> 39 Barbara Rd.
> Waltham, MA 02453
>


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