RE: Register Operator... How to deal with Ports.

["kim aldis" <xsi(at)kim-aldis.co.uk>]

Does this help:-

 

                // Input portgroup for any number of profile inputs

                //

                PortGroup oProfilePortGroup = newOp.AddPortGroup( L"Profiles", 1,500 );

                newOp.AddInputPortByClassID( siPrimitiveID  , L"ProfilePrimIn", oProfilePortGroup.GetIndex(), 0, siOptionalInputPort );

 

 

                // %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Connect up the ports %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

                //

                // Input Portgroup for the profile Kinestates

                //

                PortGroup oProfileKinePortGroup = newOp.AddPortGroup( L"KineStates", 1,500 );

                newOp.AddInputPortByClassID( siKinematicStateID  , L"PRofileKineIn", oProfileKinePortGroup.GetIndex(), 0, siOptionalInputPort );

               

 

                // connect up test null

                // Hmm, if we don't connect this, will it exist later?

                //newOp.ConnectToGroup( oOutputPortGroupPoints.GetIndex(), oNull.GetKinematics().GetLocal(), iInst );

 

                // ToDo: Connect up the point count parameter for our customised UV projection.

 

                // connect up the rail curve prim input

                newOp.ConnectToGroup( oRailCurvePortGroup_In.GetIndex(), oRailCurve.GetActivePrimitive(), iInst );

 

 

                // and connect up the profile(s) primitive(s) and kinestate(s)

                // oProfileList is a collection built earlier.

                for ( i = 0; i< oProfileList.GetCount(); i++ ) {

                                X3DObject o = oProfileList[i];

                                Primitive oPrim = o.GetActivePrimitive();

                                KinematicState oKineState = o.GetKinematics().GetLocal();        

               

                                CStatus stat = newOp.ConnectToGroup( oProfilePortGroup.GetIndex(), oPrim, iInst );

                                stat = newOp.ConnectToGroup( oProfileKinePortGroup.GetIndex(), oKineState, iInst );              

                   

                }

 

From: owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM] On Behalf Of Jeremie Passerin
Sent: 14 May 2008 14:36
To: xsi(at)Softimage.COM
Subject: Register Operator... How to deal with Ports.

 

Hi List,

Maybe a stupid question,

I'm working on an operator that took several Inputs... I know how to connect group and so connect my inputs. But I've never been able to put more than one port on a group. Should be possible, shouldn't it ?

Here is what I do :

// Code ======================================
// Create the operator
var oOp = XSIFactory.CreateObject( "MyNewOp" );

// Groups and Ports
oOp.AddPortGroup( "OutGroup" ,1,1);
oOp.AddOutputPortByClassID( siKinematicStateID, "OutGlobal" );

oOp.AddPortGroup( "InGrGlobal" ,1,1 );
oOp.AddInputPortByClassID( siKinematicStateID, "InGlobal" );
oOp.AddInputPortByClassID( siUnknownClassID, "InPrimitive" );

// Connect
oOp.ConnectToGroup( 0, oObj.Kinematics.Global );
oOp.ConnectToGroup( 1, oObj2.Kinematics.Global );
// End Code ==================================

It works fine, except Obj2.Kinematics.Global is connected to Group 1 Port 0 and 1.
And then  ???? How do I connect an object to Group 1 Port 1  ? Is it simply possible to do so ?

My solution right now is to create as many Group as Port... but that way why is the use of Ports ?


thanx