Interface Switch

All Superinterfaces:
X3DBoundedObject, X3DChildNode, X3DGroupingNode, X3DNode
All Known Implementing Classes:
Switch
public interface Switch extends X3DGroupingNode
Switch is a Grouping node that only renders one (or zero) child at a time.

Warning: this is an abstract interface that cannot be instantiated as a concrete object. Java programmers typically only need to use concrete objects provided by the org.web3d.x3d.jsail classes. Switch node tooltip: [X3DGroupingNode,X3DVisibleObject] Switch is a Grouping node that only renders one (or zero) child at a time. Switch can contain most nodes. (Contained nodes are now called 'children' rather than 'choice', for consistent naming among all GroupingNodeType nodes.) All child choices continue to receive and send events regardless of whichChoice is active.
  • Hint: insert a Shape node before adding geometry or Appearance.
  • Hint: authors can temporarily hide test geometry under an unselected child of a Switch. This is a good alternative to "commenting out" nodes.
  • Hint: GeoViewpoint OrthoViewpoint and Viewpoint share the same binding stack, so no more than one of these nodes can be bound and active at a given time.
  • Warning: do not include GeoViewpoint OrthoViewpoint or Viewpoint as a child of LOD or Switch, instead use ViewpointGroup as parent to constrain location proximity where the viewpoint is available to user.
  • Warning: results are undefined if a bindable node (Background, Fog, NavigationInfo, OrthoViewpoint, TextureBackground, Viewpoint) is a contained descendant node of either LOD or Switch. Avoid this authoring pattern.
  • Hint: contained nodes must have type X3DChildNode, such as Group or Transform or Shape.
  • Warning: Switch is not allowed as parent of Appearance, Material, Color, Coordinate, Normal or Texture nodes.

Package hint: This interface is defined by the X3D Java Language Binding Specification for the Scene Authoring Interface (SAI).
See Also:

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    void
    addChildren(X3DNode[] newValue)
    Add array of children nodes to array of existing nodes (if any).
    float[]
    getBboxCenter()
    Provide array of 3-tuple float results from initializeOnly SFVec3f field named bboxCenter.
    boolean
    getBboxDisplay()
    Provide boolean value from inputOutput SFBool field named bboxDisplay.
    float[]
    getBboxSize()
    Provide array of 3-tuple float results within allowed range of [0,infinity), or default value [-1 -1 -1], from initializeOnly SFVec3f field named bboxSize.
    X3DNode[]
    getChildren()
    Provide array of org.web3d.x3d.sai.Core.X3DNode results (using an array consisting of properly typed nodes or ProtoInstances) from inputOutput MFNode field children.
    X3DMetadataObject
    getMetadata()
    Provide org.web3d.x3d.sai.Core.X3DMetadataObject instance (using a properly typed node) from inputOutput SFNode field metadata.
    boolean
    getVisible()
    Provide boolean value from inputOutput SFBool field named visible.
    int
    getWhichChoice()
    Provide int value within allowed range of [-1,infinity) from inputOutput SFInt32 field named whichChoice.
    Switch
    setBboxCenter(float[] newValue)
    Accessor method to assign 3-tuple float array to initializeOnly SFVec3f field named bboxCenter.
    Switch
    setBboxDisplay(boolean newValue)
    Accessor method to assign boolean value to inputOutput SFBool field named bboxDisplay.
    Switch
    setBboxSize(float[] newValue)
    Accessor method to assign 3-tuple float array to initializeOnly SFVec3f field named bboxSize.
    void
    setChildren(X3DNode newValue)
    Set single children node, replacing prior array of existing nodes (if any).
    Switch
    setChildren(X3DNode[] newValue)
    Accessor method to assign org.web3d.x3d.sai.Core.X3DNode array (using an array consisting of properly typed nodes or ProtoInstances) to inputOutput MFNode field children.
    Switch
    setMetadata(X3DMetadataObject newValue)
    Accessor method to assign org.web3d.x3d.sai.Core.X3DMetadataObject instance (using a properly typed node) to inputOutput SFNode field metadata.
    Switch
    setVisible(boolean newValue)
    Accessor method to assign boolean value to inputOutput SFBool field named visible.
    Switch
    setWhichChoice(int newValue)
    Accessor method to assign int value to inputOutput SFInt32 field named whichChoice.

  • Method Details

    • getBboxCenter

      float[] getBboxCenter()
      Provide array of 3-tuple float results from initializeOnly SFVec3f field named bboxCenter.

      Tooltip: Bounding box center accompanies bboxSize and provides an optional hint for bounding box position offset from origin of local coordinate system.
      Specified by:
      getBboxCenter in interface X3DBoundedObject
      Specified by:
      getBboxCenter in interface X3DGroupingNode
      Returns:
      value of bboxCenter field

    • setBboxCenter

      Switch setBboxCenter(float[] newValue)
      Accessor method to assign 3-tuple float array to initializeOnly SFVec3f field named bboxCenter.

      Tooltip: Bounding box center accompanies bboxSize and provides an optional hint for bounding box position offset from origin of local coordinate system.
      Specified by:
      setBboxCenter in interface X3DBoundedObject
      Specified by:
      setBboxCenter in interface X3DGroupingNode
      Parameters:
      newValue - is new value for the bboxCenter field.
      Returns:
      Switch - namely this same object to allow sequential method pipelining (i.e. consecutive method invocations on the same object).

    • getBboxDisplay

      boolean getBboxDisplay()
      Provide boolean value from inputOutput SFBool field named bboxDisplay.

      Tooltip: Whether to display bounding box for associated geometry, aligned with world coordinates.
      • Hint: the bounding box is displayed regardless of whether contained content is visible.
      Specified by:
      getBboxDisplay in interface X3DBoundedObject
      Specified by:
      getBboxDisplay in interface X3DGroupingNode
      Returns:
      value of bboxDisplay field

    • setBboxDisplay

      Switch setBboxDisplay(boolean newValue)
      Accessor method to assign boolean value to inputOutput SFBool field named bboxDisplay.

      Tooltip: Whether to display bounding box for associated geometry, aligned with world coordinates.
      • Hint: the bounding box is displayed regardless of whether contained content is visible.
      Specified by:
      setBboxDisplay in interface X3DBoundedObject
      Specified by:
      setBboxDisplay in interface X3DGroupingNode
      Parameters:
      newValue - is new value for the bboxDisplay field.
      Returns:
      Switch - namely this same object to allow sequential method pipelining (i.e. consecutive method invocations on the same object).

    • getBboxSize

      float[] getBboxSize()
      Provide array of 3-tuple float results within allowed range of [0,infinity), or default value [-1 -1 -1], from initializeOnly SFVec3f field named bboxSize.

      Tooltip: or [0,+infinity) Bounding box size is usually omitted, and can easily be calculated automatically by an X3D player at scene-loading time with minimal computational cost. Bounding box size can also be defined as an optional authoring hint that suggests an optimization or constraint.
      Specified by:
      getBboxSize in interface X3DBoundedObject
      Specified by:
      getBboxSize in interface X3DGroupingNode
      Returns:
      value of bboxSize field

    • setBboxSize

      Switch setBboxSize(float[] newValue)
      Accessor method to assign 3-tuple float array to initializeOnly SFVec3f field named bboxSize.

      Tooltip: or [0,+infinity) Bounding box size is usually omitted, and can easily be calculated automatically by an X3D player at scene-loading time with minimal computational cost. Bounding box size can also be defined as an optional authoring hint that suggests an optimization or constraint.
      Specified by:
      setBboxSize in interface X3DBoundedObject
      Specified by:
      setBboxSize in interface X3DGroupingNode
      Parameters:
      newValue - is new value for the bboxSize field.
      Returns:
      Switch - namely this same object to allow sequential method pipelining (i.e. consecutive method invocations on the same object).

    • getChildren

      X3DNode[] getChildren()
      Provide array of org.web3d.x3d.sai.Core.X3DNode results (using an array consisting of properly typed nodes or ProtoInstances) from inputOutput MFNode field children.

      Tooltip: [X3DChildNode] Grouping nodes contain an ordered list of children nodes.
      • Hint: Each grouping node defines a coordinate space for its children, relative to the coordinate space of its parent node. Thus transformations accumulate down the scene graph hierarchy.
      • Hint: inputOnly MFNode addChildren field can append new X3DChildNode nodes via a ROUTE connection, duplicate input nodes (i.e. matching DEF, USE values) are ignored.
      • Hint: inputOnly MFNode removeChildren field can remove nodes from the children list, unrecognized input nodes (i.e. nonmatching DEF, USE values) are ignored.
      • Hint: X3D Architecture 10.2.1 Grouping and children node types, https://www.web3d.org/specifications/X3Dv4/ISO-IEC19775-1v4-IS/Part01/components/grouping.html#GroupingAndChildrenNodes


      Warning: according to X3D Unified Object Model (X3DUOM), acceptable node types are limited to X3DChildNode.
      Specified by:
      getChildren in interface X3DGroupingNode
      Returns:
      value of children field
      See Also:

    • setChildren

      Switch setChildren(X3DNode[] newValue)
      Accessor method to assign org.web3d.x3d.sai.Core.X3DNode array (using an array consisting of properly typed nodes or ProtoInstances) to inputOutput MFNode field children.

      Tooltip: [X3DChildNode] Grouping nodes contain an ordered list of children nodes.
      • Hint: Each grouping node defines a coordinate space for its children, relative to the coordinate space of its parent node. Thus transformations accumulate down the scene graph hierarchy.
      • Hint: inputOnly MFNode addChildren field can append new X3DChildNode nodes via a ROUTE connection, duplicate input nodes (i.e. matching DEF, USE values) are ignored.
      • Hint: inputOnly MFNode removeChildren field can remove nodes from the children list, unrecognized input nodes (i.e. nonmatching DEF, USE values) are ignored.
      • Hint: X3D Architecture 10.2.1 Grouping and children node types, https://www.web3d.org/specifications/X3Dv4/ISO-IEC19775-1v4-IS/Part01/components/grouping.html#GroupingAndChildrenNodes


      Note: according to X3D Unified Object Model (X3DUOM), acceptable node types are limited to X3DChildNode.
      Specified by:
      setChildren in interface X3DGroupingNode
      Parameters:
      newValue - is new value for the children field.
      Returns:
      Switch - namely this same object to allow sequential method pipelining (i.e. consecutive method invocations on the same object).

    • addChildren

      void addChildren(X3DNode[] newValue)
      Add array of children nodes to array of existing nodes (if any).

      Note: according to X3D Unified Object Model (X3DUOM), acceptable node types are limited to X3DChildNode.
      Specified by:
      addChildren in interface X3DGroupingNode
      Parameters:
      newValue - is new value array to be appended the children field.

    • setChildren

      void setChildren(X3DNode newValue)
      Set single children node, replacing prior array of existing nodes (if any).
      Specified by:
      setChildren in interface X3DGroupingNode
      Parameters:
      newValue - is new node for the children field

    • getMetadata

      X3DMetadataObject getMetadata()
      Provide org.web3d.x3d.sai.Core.X3DMetadataObject instance (using a properly typed node) from inputOutput SFNode field metadata.

      Tooltip: [X3DMetadataObject] Information about this node can be contained in a MetadataBoolean, MetadataDouble, MetadataFloat, MetadataInteger, MetadataString or MetadataSet node.
      Specified by:
      getMetadata in interface X3DChildNode
      Specified by:
      getMetadata in interface X3DGroupingNode
      Specified by:
      getMetadata in interface X3DNode
      Returns:
      value of metadata field
      See Also:

    • setMetadata

      Switch setMetadata(X3DMetadataObject newValue)
      Accessor method to assign org.web3d.x3d.sai.Core.X3DMetadataObject instance (using a properly typed node) to inputOutput SFNode field metadata.

      Tooltip: [X3DMetadataObject] Information about this node can be contained in a MetadataBoolean, MetadataDouble, MetadataFloat, MetadataInteger, MetadataString or MetadataSet node.
      Specified by:
      setMetadata in interface X3DChildNode
      Specified by:
      setMetadata in interface X3DGroupingNode
      Specified by:
      setMetadata in interface X3DNode
      Parameters:
      newValue - is new value for the metadata field.
      Returns:
      Switch - namely this same object to allow sequential method pipelining (i.e. consecutive method invocations on the same object).
      See Also:

    • getVisible

      boolean getVisible()
      Provide boolean value from inputOutput SFBool field named visible.

      Tooltip: Whether or not renderable content within this node is visually displayed.
      • Hint: the visible field has no effect on animation behaviors, event passing or other non-visual characteristics.
      • Hint: content must be visible to be collidable and to be pickable.
      Specified by:
      getVisible in interface X3DBoundedObject
      Specified by:
      getVisible in interface X3DGroupingNode
      Returns:
      value of visible field

    • setVisible

      Switch setVisible(boolean newValue)
      Accessor method to assign boolean value to inputOutput SFBool field named visible.

      Tooltip: Whether or not renderable content within this node is visually displayed.
      • Hint: the visible field has no effect on animation behaviors, event passing or other non-visual characteristics.
      • Hint: content must be visible to be collidable and to be pickable.
      Specified by:
      setVisible in interface X3DBoundedObject
      Specified by:
      setVisible in interface X3DGroupingNode
      Parameters:
      newValue - is new value for the visible field.
      Returns:
      Switch - namely this same object to allow sequential method pipelining (i.e. consecutive method invocations on the same object).

    • getWhichChoice

      int getWhichChoice()
      Provide int value within allowed range of [-1,infinity) from inputOutput SFInt32 field named whichChoice.

      Tooltip: [-1,+infinity) Index of active child choice, counting from 0.
      • Warning: default value whichChoice= -1 means no selection (and no rendering), whichChoice=0 means initial child, whichChoice=1 means second child, etc.
      Returns:
      value of whichChoice field

    • setWhichChoice

      Switch setWhichChoice(int newValue)
      Accessor method to assign int value to inputOutput SFInt32 field named whichChoice.

      Tooltip: [-1,+infinity) Index of active child choice, counting from 0.
      • Warning: default value whichChoice= -1 means no selection (and no rendering), whichChoice=0 means initial child, whichChoice=1 means second child, etc.
      Parameters:
      newValue - is new value for the whichChoice field.
      Returns:
      Switch - namely this same object to allow sequential method pipelining (i.e. consecutive method invocations on the same object).