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SoButtonEvent Class Reference

The SoButtonEvent class is the base class for all button events. More...

#include <Inventor/events/SoButtonEvent.h>

Inheritance diagram for SoButtonEvent::

SoEvent SoKeyboardEvent SoMouseButtonEvent SoSpaceballButtonEvent List of all members.

Public Types

enum  State { UP, DOWN, UNKNOWN }

Public Methods

 SoButtonEvent (void)
virtual ~SoButtonEvent ()
void setState (SoButtonEvent::State state)
SoButtonEvent::State getState (void) const

Static Public Methods

void initClass (void)

Detailed Description

The SoButtonEvent class is the base class for all button events.

The event classes which results from the user pushing buttons on some device (keyboard, mouse or spaceball) all inherit this class. The SoButtonEvent class contains methods for setting and getting the state of the button(s).

See also:
SoEvent, SoKeyboardEvent, SoMouseButtonEvent, SoSpaceballButtonEvent , SoEventCallback, SoHandleEventAction


Member Enumeration Documentation

enum SoButtonEvent::State
 

This gives the actual state of the button.

Enumeration values:
UP   Button has been released.
DOWN   Button has been pressed down.
UNKNOWN   The state of the button is unknown.


Constructor & Destructor Documentation

SoButtonEvent::SoButtonEvent void
 

Constructor.

SoButtonEvent::~SoButtonEvent [virtual]
 

Destructor.


Member Function Documentation

void SoButtonEvent::setState SoButtonEvent::State state
 

Set the state of the button which the user interacted with.

This method is used from the window specific device classes when translating events to the generic Coin library.

See also:
getState()

SoButtonEvent::State SoButtonEvent::getState void const
 

Returns the state of the button which is the cause of the event, i.e. whether it was pushed down or released.

See also:
wasShiftDown(), wasCtrlDown(), wasAltDown(), getPosition(), getTime()

void SoButtonEvent::initClass void [static]
 

Initialize the type information data.

Reimplemented from SoEvent.

Reimplemented in SoKeyboardEvent, SoMouseButtonEvent, and SoSpaceballButtonEvent.


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