Interface_Category Class Reference

This class manages categories A category is defined by a name and a number, and can be seen as a way of rough classification, i.e. less precise than a cdl type. Hence, it is possible to dispatch every entity in about a dozen of categories, twenty is a reasonable maximum. More...

#include <Interface_Category.hxx>

Public Member Functions
	Interface_Category ()
	Creates a Category, with no protocol yet. More...
	Interface_Category (const Handle< Interface_Protocol > &proto)
	Creates a Category with a given protocol. More...
	Interface_Category (const Handle< Interface_GTool > &gtool)
	Creates a Category with a given GTool. More...
void	SetProtocol (const Handle< Interface_Protocol > &proto)
	Sets/Changes Protocol. More...
Standard_Integer	CatNum (const Handle< Standard_Transient > &ent, const Interface_ShareTool &shares)
	Determines the Category Number for an entity in its context, by using general service CategoryNumber. More...
void	ClearNums ()
	Clears the recorded list of category numbers for a Model. More...
void	Compute (const Handle< Interface_InterfaceModel > &model, const Interface_ShareTool &shares)
	Computes the Category Number for each entity and records it, in an array (ent.number -> category number) Hence, it can be queried by the method Num. The Model itself is not recorded, this method is intended to be used in a wider context (which detains also a Graph, etc) More...
Standard_Integer	Num (const Standard_Integer nument) const
	Returns the category number recorded for an entity number Returns 0 if out of range. More...

Static Public Member Functions
static Standard_Integer	AddCategory (const Standard_CString name)
	Records a new Category defined by its names, produces a number New if not yet recorded. More...
static Standard_Integer	NbCategories ()
	Returns the count of recorded categories. More...
static Standard_CString	Name (const Standard_Integer num)
	Returns the name of a category, according to its number. More...
static Standard_Integer	Number (const Standard_CString name)
	Returns the number of a category, according to its name. More...
static void	Init ()
	Default initialisation (protected against several calls : passes only once) More...

Detailed Description

This class manages categories A category is defined by a name and a number, and can be seen as a way of rough classification, i.e. less precise than a cdl type. Hence, it is possible to dispatch every entity in about a dozen of categories, twenty is a reasonable maximum.

Basically, the system provides the following categories : Shape (Geometry, BRep, CSG, Features, etc...) Drawing (Drawing, Views, Annotations, Pictures, Scketches ...) Structure (Component & Part, Groups & Patterns ...) Description (Meta-Data : Relations, Properties, Product ...) Auxiliary (those which do not enter in the above list) and some dedicated categories FEA , Kinematics , Piping , etc... plus Professional for other dedicated non-classed categories

In addition, this class provides a way to compute then quickly query category numbers for an entire model. Values are just recorded as a list of numbers, control must then be done in a wider context (which must provide a Graph)

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

Interface_Category::Interface_Category

(

)

Creates a Category, with no protocol yet.

Interface_Category::Interface_Category

(

const Handle< Interface_Protocol > &

proto

)

Creates a Category with a given protocol.

Interface_Category::Interface_Category

(

const Handle< Interface_GTool > &

gtool

)

Creates a Category with a given GTool.

Member Function Documentation

static Standard_Integer Interface_Category::AddCategory ( const Standard_CString  name )

static

Records a new Category defined by its names, produces a number New if not yet recorded.

Standard_Integer Interface_Category::CatNum	(	const Handle< Standard_Transient > &	ent,
		const Interface_ShareTool &	shares
	)

Determines the Category Number for an entity in its context, by using general service CategoryNumber.

void Interface_Category::ClearNums

(

)

Clears the recorded list of category numbers for a Model.

void Interface_Category::Compute	(	const Handle< Interface_InterfaceModel > &	model,
		const Interface_ShareTool &	shares
	)

Computes the Category Number for each entity and records it, in an array (ent.number -> category number) Hence, it can be queried by the method Num. The Model itself is not recorded, this method is intended to be used in a wider context (which detains also a Graph, etc)

static void Interface_Category::Init ( )

static

Default initialisation (protected against several calls : passes only once)

static Standard_CString Interface_Category::Name ( const Standard_Integer  num )

static

Returns the name of a category, according to its number.

static Standard_Integer Interface_Category::NbCategories ( )

static

Returns the count of recorded categories.

Standard_Integer Interface_Category::Num

(

const Standard_Integer

nument

)

const

Returns the category number recorded for an entity number Returns 0 if out of range.

static Standard_Integer Interface_Category::Number ( const Standard_CString  name )

static

Returns the number of a category, according to its name.

void Interface_Category::SetProtocol

(

const Handle< Interface_Protocol > &

proto

)

Sets/Changes Protocol.

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

• Interface_Category.hxx