Interface PickableGroup

All Superinterfaces:
X3DBoundedObject, X3DChildNode, X3DGroupingNode, X3DNode, X3DPickableObject
All Known Implementing Classes:
PickableGroup
public interface PickableGroup extends X3DGroupingNode, X3DPickableObject
PickableGroup is a Grouping node that can contain most nodes.

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. PickableGroup node tooltip: (X3D version 3.2 or later) [X3DGroupingNode,X3DPickableObject,X3DVisibleObject] PickableGroup is a Grouping node that can contain most nodes. PickableGroup contains children that are marked as having a given classification of picking types, and can also enable or disable picking of the children.
  • Hint: insert a Shape node before adding geometry or Appearance.
  • Hint: content must be visible to be collidable and to be pickable.

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.
    String
    getDescription()
    Provide String value from inputOutput SFString field named description.
    X3DMetadataObject
    getMetadata()
    Provide org.web3d.x3d.sai.Core.X3DMetadataObject instance (using a properly typed node) from inputOutput SFNode field metadata.
    String[]
    getObjectType()
    Provide array of String enumeration results with quoted value(s) ["ALL","NONE","TERRAIN",...] from inputOutput MFString field named objectType.
    boolean
    getPickable()
    Provide boolean value from inputOutput SFBool field named pickable.
    boolean
    getVisible()
    Provide boolean value from inputOutput SFBool field named visible.
    PickableGroup
    setBboxCenter(float[] newValue)
    Accessor method to assign 3-tuple float array to initializeOnly SFVec3f field named bboxCenter.
    PickableGroup
    setBboxDisplay(boolean newValue)
    Accessor method to assign boolean value to inputOutput SFBool field named bboxDisplay.
    PickableGroup
    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).
    PickableGroup
    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.
    PickableGroup
    setDescription(String newValue)
    Accessor method to assign String value to inputOutput SFString field named description.
    PickableGroup
    setMetadata(X3DMetadataObject newValue)
    Accessor method to assign org.web3d.x3d.sai.Core.X3DMetadataObject instance (using a properly typed node) to inputOutput SFNode field metadata.
    PickableGroup
    setObjectType(String[] newValue)
    Accessor method to assign String enumeration array (""ALL"" | ""NONE"" | ""TERRAIN"") to inputOutput MFString field named objectType.
    PickableGroup
    setPickable(boolean newValue)
    Accessor method to assign boolean value to inputOutput SFBool field named pickable.
    PickableGroup
    setVisible(boolean newValue)
    Accessor method to assign boolean value to inputOutput SFBool field named visible.

  • 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

      PickableGroup 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:
      PickableGroup - 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

      PickableGroup 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:
      PickableGroup - 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

      PickableGroup 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:
      PickableGroup - 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

      PickableGroup 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:
      PickableGroup - 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

    • getDescription

      String getDescription()
      Provide String value from inputOutput SFString field named description.

      Tooltip: Author-provided prose that describes intended purpose of the node.
      • Hint: many XML tools substitute XML character references for special characters automatically if needed within an attribute value (such as & for & ampersand character, or " for " quotation-mark character).
      Returns:
      value of description field

    • setDescription

      PickableGroup setDescription(String newValue)
      Accessor method to assign String value to inputOutput SFString field named description.

      Tooltip: Author-provided prose that describes intended purpose of the node.
      • Hint: many XML tools substitute XML character references for special characters automatically if needed within an attribute value (such as & for & ampersand character, or " for " quotation-mark character).
      Parameters:
      newValue - is new value for the description field.
      Returns:
      PickableGroup - namely this same object to allow sequential method pipelining (i.e. consecutive method invocations on the same object).

    • 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

      PickableGroup 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:
      PickableGroup - namely this same object to allow sequential method pipelining (i.e. consecutive method invocations on the same object).
      See Also:

    • getObjectType

      String[] getObjectType()
      Provide array of String enumeration results with quoted value(s) ["ALL","NONE","TERRAIN",...] from inputOutput MFString field named objectType.

      Tooltip: The objectType field specifies a set of labels used in the picking process. Each string specified is treated as an independent label that needs to be matched against the same type in one of the pick sensor instances. Example: labeling a PickableGroup with the objectType value "WATER" and then attempting to intersect a pick sensor with objectType value "GROUND" fails since the objectType values do not match. Example: the special value "ALL" means that each node is available for picking regardless of the type specified by the pick sensor. Example: the special value "NONE" effectively disables all picking for this node and is the equivalent of setting the pickable field to false.
      • Hint: authors may define any value for objectType.
      • Hint: MFString arrays can have multiple values, so "separate each individual string" "by using quote marks".
      Returns:
      value of objectType field

    • setObjectType

      PickableGroup setObjectType(String[] newValue)
      Accessor method to assign String enumeration array (""ALL"" | ""NONE"" | ""TERRAIN"") to inputOutput MFString field named objectType.

      Tooltip: The objectType field specifies a set of labels used in the picking process. Each string specified is treated as an independent label that needs to be matched against the same type in one of the pick sensor instances. Example: labeling a PickableGroup with the objectType value "WATER" and then attempting to intersect a pick sensor with objectType value "GROUND" fails since the objectType values do not match. Example: the special value "ALL" means that each node is available for picking regardless of the type specified by the pick sensor. Example: the special value "NONE" effectively disables all picking for this node and is the equivalent of setting the pickable field to false.
      • Hint: authors may define any value for objectType.
      • Hint: MFString arrays can have multiple values, so "separate each individual string" "by using quote marks".
      Parameters:
      newValue - is new value for the objectType field.
      Returns:
      PickableGroup - namely this same object to allow sequential method pipelining (i.e. consecutive method invocations on the same object).

    • getPickable

      boolean getPickable()
      Provide boolean value from inputOutput SFBool field named pickable.

      Tooltip: The pickable field determines whether pick traversal is performed on this node or its children.
      • Hint: pickable only affects children accessed through the transformation hierarchy of the parent.
      • Warning: if one or more of the children of this instance is accessible through another transformation hierarchy through DEF/USE that still has picking enabled, they are still pickable through that path only.
      Specified by:
      getPickable in interface X3DPickableObject
      Returns:
      value of pickable field

    • setPickable

      PickableGroup setPickable(boolean newValue)
      Accessor method to assign boolean value to inputOutput SFBool field named pickable.

      Tooltip: The pickable field determines whether pick traversal is performed on this node or its children.
      • Hint: pickable only affects children accessed through the transformation hierarchy of the parent.
      • Warning: if one or more of the children of this instance is accessible through another transformation hierarchy through DEF/USE that still has picking enabled, they are still pickable through that path only.
      Specified by:
      setPickable in interface X3DPickableObject
      Parameters:
      newValue - is new value for the pickable field.
      Returns:
      PickableGroup - namely this same object to allow sequential method pipelining (i.e. consecutive method invocations on the same object).

    • 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

      PickableGroup 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:
      PickableGroup - namely this same object to allow sequential method pipelining (i.e. consecutive method invocations on the same object).