.TH "SoConcatenate" 3 "Thu May 29 2014" "Version 4.0.0a" "Coin" \" -*- nroff -*-
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.SH NAME
SoConcatenate \- 
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The \fBSoConcatenate\fP class is used to concatenate several inputs into one output\&.
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Takes all the values from the 10 input multivalue fields in turn and concatenates them into the multivalue output\&.  

.SH SYNOPSIS
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\fC#include <Inventor/engines/SoConcatenate\&.h>\fP
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Inherits \fBSoEngine\fP\&.
.SS "Public Types"

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.RI "enum { \fBNUMINPUTS\fP = 10 }"
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.SS "Public Member Functions"

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.RI "virtual \fBSoType\fP \fBgetTypeId\fP (void) const "
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.RI "\fIReturns the type identification of an object derived from a class inheriting \fBSoBase\fP\&. This is used for run-time type checking and 'downward' casting\&. \fP"
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.RI "virtual const \fBSoFieldData\fP * \fBgetFieldData\fP (void) const "
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.RI "virtual const \fBSoEngineOutputData\fP * \fBgetOutputData\fP (void) const "
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.RI "\fBSoConcatenate\fP (\fBSoType\fP inputType)"
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.SS "Static Public Member Functions"

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.RI "static \fBSoType\fP \fBgetClassTypeId\fP (void)"
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.RI "static void * \fBcreateInstance\fP (void)"
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.RI "static void \fBinitClass\fP (void)"
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.SS "Public Attributes"

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.RI "\fBSoMField\fP * \fBinput\fP [NUMINPUTS]"
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.RI "\fBSoEngineOutput\fP * \fBoutput\fP"
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.SS "Static Protected Member Functions"

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.RI "static const \fBSoFieldData\fP ** \fBgetInputDataPtr\fP (void)"
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.RI "static const \fBSoEngineOutputData\fP ** \fBgetOutputDataPtr\fP (void)"
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.SS "Additional Inherited Members"
.SH "Detailed Description"
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The \fBSoConcatenate\fP class is used to concatenate several inputs into one output\&.
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Takes all the values from the 10 input multivalue fields in turn and concatenates them into the multivalue output\&. 

Note that this engine's output field deviates a little from the 'standard' output mechanism of the majority of engine classes: the \fBSoConcatenate::output\fP is not a permanent \fBSoEngineOutput\fP instance, but a \fIpointer\fP to a \fBSoEngineOutput\fP instance\&. The reason for this is that it is necessary to allocate the output field dynamically to make it match what the \fBSoConcatenate::input\fP is connected to since the type of the \fBSoConcatenate::output\fP always should be the same as the type of the \fBSoConcatenate::input\fP\&.
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The file format for this field is a bit special\&. Note the leading type specification, which is not necessary for most other field types:
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Concatenate {
  type <multivaluefieldtype>
  [...fields...]
}
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.SH "Constructor & Destructor Documentation"
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.SS "SoConcatenate::SoConcatenate (\fBSoType\fPtype)"
Constructor\&. The type of the input/output is specified in \fItype\fP\&. 
.SH "Member Function Documentation"
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.SS "virtual \fBSoType\fP SoConcatenate::getTypeId (void) const\fC [virtual]\fP"

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Returns the type identification of an object derived from a class inheriting \fBSoBase\fP\&. This is used for run-time type checking and 'downward' casting\&. Usage example:
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void foo(SoNode * node)
{
  if (node->getTypeId() == SoFile::getClassTypeId()) {
    SoFile * filenode = (SoFile *)node;  // safe downward cast, knows the type
  }
}
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For application programmers wanting to extend the library with new nodes, engines, nodekits, draggers or others: this method needs to be overridden in \fIall\fP subclasses\&. This is typically done as part of setting up the full type system for extension classes, which is usually accomplished by using the pre-defined macros available through for instance \fBInventor/nodes/SoSubNode\&.h\fP (SO_NODE_INIT_CLASS and SO_NODE_CONSTRUCTOR for node classes), Inventor/engines/SoSubEngine\&.h (for engine classes) and so on\&.
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For more information on writing Coin extensions, see the class documentation of the toplevel superclasses for the various class groups\&. 
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Implements \fBSoBase\fP\&.
.SS "virtual const \fBSoFieldData\fP* SoConcatenate::getFieldData (void) const\fC [virtual]\fP"
Returns a pointer to the class-wide field data storage object for this instance\&. If no fields are present, returns \fCNULL\fP\&. 
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Reimplemented from \fBSoFieldContainer\fP\&.
.SS "virtual const \fBSoEngineOutputData\fP* SoConcatenate::getOutputData (void) const\fC [virtual]\fP"
\fIThis API member is considered internal to the library, as it is not likely to be of interest to the application programmer\&.\fP 
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Implements \fBSoEngine\fP\&.
.SH "Member Data Documentation"
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.SS "\fBSoMField\fP * SoConcatenate::input[10]"
The multivalue input fields which we will concatenate into the output\&. 
.SS "\fBSoEngineOutput\fP * SoConcatenate::output"
(\fBSoMField\fP) This is the field output containing the concatenated values of all the input fields\&.
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The type of the field will of course match the type of the input field\&. 

.SH "Author"
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