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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>I don’t see any _x3domNode when I look at it in the debugger.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Not processed by x3dom would be my best guess. Can we add a script or x3dscript to X3DOM (following V4.0 guidelines), possibly compatible with X_ITE?</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I could look for a USE attribute in the selector, hmm. But the points are defined in the DEF attributed node, so probably no go.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks,</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>John</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sent from <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986">Mail</a> for Windows 10</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><b>From: </b><a href="mailto:andreasplesch@gmail.com">Andreas Plesch</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Saturday, August 4, 2018 8:53 AM<br><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:yottzumm@gmail.com">John Carlson</a><br><b>Cc: </b><a href="mailto:vmarchetti@kshell.com">Vincent Marchetti</a>; <a href="mailto:x3d-public@web3d.org">X3D Graphics public mailing list</a>; <a href="mailto:x3dom-users@lists.sourceforge.net">x3dom mlist</a><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [x3d-public] good example for ECMAScripting and Protos?</p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>On Sat, Aug 4, 2018 at 4:56 AM John Carlson <yottzumm@gmail.com> wrote:</p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>> I have a problem with this file in X3DOM, because as far as I can tell, the SFNode fields (the node, not the field) do not have getFieldValue for point etc. as a function, for example (but one can double check me). In other words, I don’t think this node is an X3DOM node.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I think you are referring to X3DOM's dom element method getFieldValue</p><p class=MsoNormal>and that it does not work for SFNode type fields. For example:</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>shapeDomNode.getFieldValue('Appearance')</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>does not return anything.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I do not think this will be fixed soon.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>You can try this instead</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>shapeDomNode._x3domNode._cf.appearance</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>with something like</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>dom._x3domNode._cf[field.toLowerCase]</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>which gives you an x3domNode object.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>> Thus I cannot take a reasonable length in the script. One would have to parse the string.</p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>> That’s as clear as I can get. I think this might be because x3dom does not process scripts correctly. We would need a script tag handler, and a field handler inside that.</p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>> Can you help Andreas? I’ve created a script tag before, but that code is lost. It might be in my GitHub repository somewhere, not sure.</p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>> We just need a script tag that has fields, but doesn’t execute its CDATA section. I am pretty sure</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If you add a type='text/x3dscript' (or anything) attribute, the</p><p class=MsoNormal>browser will not try to execute the script.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>> How is V4.0 handling this?</p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>> Alternatively, I can change my nodeUtil code to look at the type and do the right thing converting a string to the correct type. Suggestions are welcome.</p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>> Thanks for the great example, Vince,</p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>> Should I adapt my code to deal with this failing in X3DOM, or should we change X3DOM?</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>What needs to be changed in x3dom ? The getFieldValue method ?</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>-Andreas</p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>> John</p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>> Sent from Mail for Windows 10</p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>> From: vmarchetti@kshell.com</p><p class=MsoNormal>> Sent: Wednesday, August 1, 2018 9:04 PM</p><p class=MsoNormal>> To: John Carlson; X3D-Public</p><p class=MsoNormal>> Subject: Re: [x3d-public] good example for ECMAScripting and Protos?</p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>> See</p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>> http://www.kshell.com/pages/pointcloudvisualization/SphereDirectedPointSet.x3d</p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>> It is a X3D file with with a Prototype + ecmascript definition of a point cloud, with a vector attached to each point of the cloud.</p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>> Example used is just points randomly distributed on sphere with directs pointed radially outward.</p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>> Potential uses would be to implement the scanning design pattern at http://x3dgraphics.com/examples/X3dForAdvancedModeling/Scanning/X3dMeshDesignPatternIndex.html , or</p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>> visualizing fluid flow or electromagnetic field</p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>> On Jul 31, 2018, at 10:30 PM, John Carlson <yottzumm@gmail.com> wrote:</p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>> Is there a good example of ECMAScripting in X3D that I can use to test my X3D JSON ECMAScript preprocessor? Preferably with Protos</p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>> Thanks!</p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>> John</p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>> _______________________________________________</p><p class=MsoNormal>> x3d-public mailing list</p><p class=MsoNormal>> x3d-public@web3d.org</p><p class=MsoNormal>> http://web3d.org/mailman/listinfo/x3d-public_web3d.org</p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>-- </p><p class=MsoNormal>Andreas Plesch</p><p class=MsoNormal>Waltham, MA 02453</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>