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.   ds Cr \fB
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.TH SoNode(3IV)
.SH NAME
SoNode \(em abstract base class for all database nodes 
.SH INHERITS FROM
SoBase > SoFieldContainer > SoNode
.SH SYNOPSIS
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\*(Cr#include <Inventor/nodes/SoNode.h>
.sp
.in 1i
\f1Methods from class SoNode:
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.sp
.ta 20m
.in 1i+20n
.ti 0.5i
.ta 20m
.ds Pt \*(Crvoid
.ie \w'\*(Pt'>=20n \{\
.ne 3
\*(Pt
.ti 0.5i
	\c\
\}
.el\{\
.ne 2
\*(Pt	\c\
\}
\*(CbsetOverride\*(Cr(SbBool state)
.br
.in 1i+20n
.ti 0.5i
.ta 20m
.ds Pt \*(CrSbBool
.ie \w'\*(Pt'>=20n \{\
.ne 3
\*(Pt
.ti 0.5i
	\c\
\}
.el\{\
.ne 2
\*(Pt	\c\
\}
\*(CbisOverride\*(Cr() const
.br
.in 1i+20n
.ti 0.5i
.ta 20m
.ds Pt \*(CrSoNode *
.ie \w'\*(Pt'>=20n \{\
.ne 3
\*(Pt
.ti 0.5i
	\c\
\}
.el\{\
.ne 2
\*(Pt	\c\
\}
\*(Cbcopy\*(Cr(SbBool copyConnections = FALSE) const
.br
.in 1i+20n
.ti 0.5i
.ta 20m
.ds Pt \*(Crvirtual SbBool
.ie \w'\*(Pt'>=20n \{\
.ne 3
\*(Pt
.ti 0.5i
	\c\
\}
.el\{\
.ne 2
\*(Pt	\c\
\}
\*(CbaffectsState\*(Cr() const
.br
.in 1i+20n
.ti 0.5i
.ta 20m
.ds Pt \*(Crstatic SoNode *
.ie \w'\*(Pt'>=20n \{\
.ne 3
\*(Pt
.ti 0.5i
	\c\
\}
.el\{\
.ne 2
\*(Pt	\c\
\}
\*(CbgetByName\*(Cr(const SbName &name)
.br
.in 1i+20n
.ti 0.5i
.ta 20m
.ds Pt \*(Crstatic int
.ie \w'\*(Pt'>=20n \{\
.ne 3
\*(Pt
.ti 0.5i
	\c\
\}
.el\{\
.ne 2
\*(Pt	\c\
\}
\*(CbgetByName\*(Cr(const SbName &name, SoNodeList &list)
.br
.in 1i+20n
.ti 0.5i
.ta 20m
.ds Pt \*(Crstatic SoType
.ie \w'\*(Pt'>=20n \{\
.ne 3
\*(Pt
.ti 0.5i
	\c\
\}
.el\{\
.ne 2
\*(Pt	\c\
\}
\*(CbgetClassTypeId\*(Cr()
.sp
.in 1i
\f1Methods from class SoFieldContainer:
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.sp
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.in 1i+20n
.ti 0.5i
.ta 20m
.ds Pt \*(Crvoid
.ie \w'\*(Pt'>=20n \{\
.ne 3
\*(Pt
.ti 0.5i
	\c\
\}
.el\{\
.ne 2
\*(Pt	\c\
\}
\*(CbsetToDefaults\*(Cr()
.br
.in 1i+20n
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.ta 20m
.ds Pt \*(CrSbBool
.ie \w'\*(Pt'>=20n \{\
.ne 3
\*(Pt
.ti 0.5i
	\c\
\}
.el\{\
.ne 2
\*(Pt	\c\
\}
\*(CbhasDefaultValues\*(Cr() const
.br
.in 1i+20n
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.ta 20m
.ds Pt \*(CrSbBool
.ie \w'\*(Pt'>=20n \{\
.ne 3
\*(Pt
.ti 0.5i
	\c\
\}
.el\{\
.ne 2
\*(Pt	\c\
\}
\*(CbfieldsAreEqual\*(Cr(const SoFieldContainer *fc) const
.br
.in 1i+20n
.ti 0.5i
.ta 20m
.ds Pt \*(Crvoid
.ie \w'\*(Pt'>=20n \{\
.ne 3
\*(Pt
.ti 0.5i
	\c\
\}
.el\{\
.ne 2
\*(Pt	\c\
\}
\*(CbcopyFieldValues\*(Cr(const SoFieldContainer *fc, SbBool copyConnections = FALSE)
.br
.in 1i+20n
.ti 0.5i
.ta 20m
.ds Pt \*(CrSbBool
.ie \w'\*(Pt'>=20n \{\
.ne 3
\*(Pt
.ti 0.5i
	\c\
\}
.el\{\
.ne 2
\*(Pt	\c\
\}
\*(Cbset\*(Cr(const char *fieldDataString)
.br
.in 1i+20n
.ti 0.5i
.ta 20m
.ds Pt \*(Crvoid
.ie \w'\*(Pt'>=20n \{\
.ne 3
\*(Pt
.ti 0.5i
	\c\
\}
.el\{\
.ne 2
\*(Pt	\c\
\}
\*(Cbget\*(Cr(SbString &fieldDataString)
.br
.in 1i+20n
.ti 0.5i
.ta 20m
.ds Pt \*(Crvirtual int
.ie \w'\*(Pt'>=20n \{\
.ne 3
\*(Pt
.ti 0.5i
	\c\
\}
.el\{\
.ne 2
\*(Pt	\c\
\}
\*(CbgetFields\*(Cr(SoFieldList &resultList) const
.br
.in 1i+20n
.ti 0.5i
.ta 20m
.ds Pt \*(Crvirtual SoField *
.ie \w'\*(Pt'>=20n \{\
.ne 3
\*(Pt
.ti 0.5i
	\c\
\}
.el\{\
.ne 2
\*(Pt	\c\
\}
\*(CbgetField\*(Cr(const SbName &fieldName) const
.br
.in 1i+20n
.ti 0.5i
.ta 20m
.ds Pt \*(CrSbBool
.ie \w'\*(Pt'>=20n \{\
.ne 3
\*(Pt
.ti 0.5i
	\c\
\}
.el\{\
.ne 2
\*(Pt	\c\
\}
\*(CbgetFieldName\*(Cr(const SoField *field, SbName &fieldName) const
.br
.in 1i+20n
.ti 0.5i
.ta 20m
.ds Pt \*(CrSbBool
.ie \w'\*(Pt'>=20n \{\
.ne 3
\*(Pt
.ti 0.5i
	\c\
\}
.el\{\
.ne 2
\*(Pt	\c\
\}
\*(CbisNotifyEnabled\*(Cr() const
.br
.in 1i+20n
.ti 0.5i
.ta 20m
.ds Pt \*(CrSbBool
.ie \w'\*(Pt'>=20n \{\
.ne 3
\*(Pt
.ti 0.5i
	\c\
\}
.el\{\
.ne 2
\*(Pt	\c\
\}
\*(CbenableNotify\*(Cr(SbBool flag)
.sp
.in 1i
\f1Methods from class SoBase:
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.sp
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.in 1i+20n
.ti 0.5i
.ta 20m
.ds Pt \*(Crvoid
.ie \w'\*(Pt'>=20n \{\
.ne 3
\*(Pt
.ti 0.5i
	\c\
\}
.el\{\
.ne 2
\*(Pt	\c\
\}
\*(Cbref\*(Cr()
.br
.in 1i+20n
.ti 0.5i
.ta 20m
.ds Pt \*(Crvoid
.ie \w'\*(Pt'>=20n \{\
.ne 3
\*(Pt
.ti 0.5i
	\c\
\}
.el\{\
.ne 2
\*(Pt	\c\
\}
\*(Cbunref\*(Cr() const
.br
.in 1i+20n
.ti 0.5i
.ta 20m
.ds Pt \*(Crvoid
.ie \w'\*(Pt'>=20n \{\
.ne 3
\*(Pt
.ti 0.5i
	\c\
\}
.el\{\
.ne 2
\*(Pt	\c\
\}
\*(CbunrefNoDelete\*(Cr() const
.br
.in 1i+20n
.ti 0.5i
.ta 20m
.ds Pt \*(Crvoid
.ie \w'\*(Pt'>=20n \{\
.ne 3
\*(Pt
.ti 0.5i
	\c\
\}
.el\{\
.ne 2
\*(Pt	\c\
\}
\*(Cbtouch\*(Cr()
.br
.in 1i+20n
.ti 0.5i
.ta 20m
.ds Pt \*(Crvirtual SoType
.ie \w'\*(Pt'>=20n \{\
.ne 3
\*(Pt
.ti 0.5i
	\c\
\}
.el\{\
.ne 2
\*(Pt	\c\
\}
\*(CbgetTypeId\*(Cr() const
.br
.in 1i+20n
.ti 0.5i
.ta 20m
.ds Pt \*(CrSbBool
.ie \w'\*(Pt'>=20n \{\
.ne 3
\*(Pt
.ti 0.5i
	\c\
\}
.el\{\
.ne 2
\*(Pt	\c\
\}
\*(CbisOfType\*(Cr(SoType type) const
.br
.in 1i+20n
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.ta 20m
.ds Pt \*(Crvirtual void
.ie \w'\*(Pt'>=20n \{\
.ne 3
\*(Pt
.ti 0.5i
	\c\
\}
.el\{\
.ne 2
\*(Pt	\c\
\}
\*(CbsetName\*(Cr(const SbName &name)
.br
.in 1i+20n
.ti 0.5i
.ta 20m
.ds Pt \*(Crvirtual SbName
.ie \w'\*(Pt'>=20n \{\
.ne 3
\*(Pt
.ti 0.5i
	\c\
\}
.el\{\
.ne 2
\*(Pt	\c\
\}
\*(CbgetName\*(Cr() const
.sp
.SH DESCRIPTION
This is the abstract base class from which all scene graph node classes are derived. 
.SH METHODS
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.in 1i+20n
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.ta 20m
.ds Pt \*(Crvoid
.ie \w'\*(Pt'>=20n \{\
.ne 3
\*(Pt
.ti 0.5i
	\c\
\}
.el\{\
.ne 2
\*(Pt	\c\
\}
\*(CbsetOverride\*(Cr(SbBool state)
.br
.in 1i
\f1Turns override flag on or off. 
.sp
.in 0.5i
.in 1i+20n
.ti 0.5i
.ta 20m
.ds Pt \*(CrSbBool
.ie \w'\*(Pt'>=20n \{\
.ne 3
\*(Pt
.ti 0.5i
	\c\
\}
.el\{\
.ne 2
\*(Pt	\c\
\}
\*(CbisOverride\*(Cr() const
.br
.in 1i
\f1Returns the state of the override flag. 
.sp
.in 0.5i
.in 1i+20n
.ti 0.5i
.ta 20m
.ds Pt \*(CrSoNode *
.ie \w'\*(Pt'>=20n \{\
.ne 3
\*(Pt
.ti 0.5i
	\c\
\}
.el\{\
.ne 2
\*(Pt	\c\
\}
\*(Cbcopy\*(Cr(SbBool copyConnections = FALSE) const
.br
.in 1i
\f1Creates and returns an exact copy of the node. If the node is a group, it copies the children as well. If \*(CrcopyConnections\f1 is TRUE (it is FALSE by default), any connections to (but not from) fields of the node are copied,
\&as well. Note that multiple references to a node under the node to be copied will result in multiple references to the copy of that node. 
.sp
.in 0.5i
.in 1i+20n
.ti 0.5i
.ta 20m
.ds Pt \*(Crvirtual SbBool
.ie \w'\*(Pt'>=20n \{\
.ne 3
\*(Pt
.ti 0.5i
	\c\
\}
.el\{\
.ne 2
\*(Pt	\c\
\}
\*(CbaffectsState\*(Cr() const
.br
.in 1i
\f1Returns TRUE if a node has an effect on the state during traversal. The default method returns TRUE. Node classes (such as \*(CbSoSeparator\f1) that isolate their effects from the rest of the graph override this method to
\&return FALSE. 
.sp
.in 0.5i
.in 1i+20n
.ti 0.5i
.ta 20m
.ds Pt \*(Crstatic SoNode *
.ie \w'\*(Pt'>=20n \{\
.ne 3
\*(Pt
.ti 0.5i
	\c\
\}
.el\{\
.ne 2
\*(Pt	\c\
\}
\*(CbgetByName\*(Cr(const SbName &name)
.br
.in 1i+20n
.ti 0.5i
.ta 20m
.ds Pt \*(Crstatic int
.ie \w'\*(Pt'>=20n \{\
.ne 3
\*(Pt
.ti 0.5i
	\c\
\}
.el\{\
.ne 2
\*(Pt	\c\
\}
\*(CbgetByName\*(Cr(const SbName &name, SoNodeList &list)
.br
.in 1i
\f1A node's name can be set using \*(CbSoBase::setName()\f1.  These methods allow nodes to be looked up by name. The first one returns the last node given the specified name. The second one returns the number of nodes with the given
\&name, and adds to \*(Crlist\f1 pointers to those nodes. 
.sp
.in 0.5i
.in 1i+20n
.ti 0.5i
.ta 20m
.ds Pt \*(Crstatic SoType
.ie \w'\*(Pt'>=20n \{\
.ne 3
\*(Pt
.ti 0.5i
	\c\
\}
.el\{\
.ne 2
\*(Pt	\c\
\}
\*(CbgetClassTypeId\*(Cr()
.br
.in 1i
\f1Returns type identifier for the \*(CbSoNode\f1 class. 
.sp
.in 0.5i
.SH ACTION BEHAVIOR
\*(CbSoSearchAction
.br
.in 1i
\f1If the node pointer, type, or name matches the search criteria, returns a path to the node. 
.sp
.in 0.5i
\*(CbSoWriteAction
.br
.in 1i
\f1Writes the contents of the node to the current \*(CbSoOutput\f1. 
.sp
.in 0.5i
.SH FILE FORMAT/DEFAULTS
This is an abstract class. See the reference page of a derived class for the format and default values.
.SH SEE ALSO
\*(CbSoPath, SoAction, SoNodeKit