NAME

       SoPackedColor — node that defines base colors using packed representation

INHERITS FROM

       SoBase > SoFieldContainer > SoNode > SoPackedColor

SYNOPSIS

       #include <Inventor/nodes/SoPackedColor.h>

          Fields from class SoPackedColor:

     SoMFUInt32          orderedRGBA

          Methods from class SoPackedColor:

                         SoPackedColor()
     static SoType       getClassTypeId()

          Methods from class SoNode:

     void                setOverride(SbBool state)
     SbBool              isOverride() const
     SoNode *            copy(SbBool copyConnections = FALSE) const
     virtual SbBool      affectsState() const
     static SoNode *     getByName(const SbName &name)
     static int          getByName(const SbName &name, SoNodeList &list)

          Methods from class SoFieldContainer:

     void                setToDefaults()
     SbBool              hasDefaultValues() const
     SbBool              fieldsAreEqual(const SoFieldContainer *fc) const
     void                copyFieldValues(const SoFieldContainer *fc, SbBool copyConnections = FALSE)
     SbBool              set(const char *fieldDataString)
     void                get(SbString &fieldDataString)
     virtual int         getFields(SoFieldList &resultList) const
     virtual SoField *   getField(const SbName &fieldName) const
     SbBool              getFieldName(const SoField *field, SbName &fieldName) const
     SbBool              isNotifyEnabled() const
     SbBool              enableNotify(SbBool flag)

          Methods from class SoBase:

     void                ref()
     void                unref() const
     void                unrefNoDelete() const
     void                touch()
     virtual SoType      getTypeId() const
     SbBool              isOfType(SoType type) const
     virtual void        setName(const SbName &name)
     virtual SbName      getName() const

DESCRIPTION

       SoPackedColor  is  similar  to  SoBaseColor  in  that  it sets the diffuse color component of the current
       material. However, it also changes the transparency component. The color and transparency information  is
       packed  into  unsigned  32-bit  integers:  0xrrggbbaa,  where  aa  represents  the  alpha  (0x00  = fully
       transparent, 0xff = opaque), and rr, gg, and bb represent the red, blue,  and  green  components  of  the
       color,  respectively.  Note that the order (r,g,b,a) of these components is reversed from the ordering in
       releases of Inventor prior to 2.1.

       If the transparency type is SoGLRenderAction::SCREEN_DOOR, only the  first  transparency  value  will  be
       used. With other transparency types, multiple transparencies will be used.

       SoPackedColor  uses  less  memory than SoBaseColor or SoMaterial to store multiple color and transparency
       values. It can be used in cases where space is critical.

FIELDS

     SoMFUInt32          orderedRGBA
          Defines the packed colors.

METHODS

                         SoPackedColor()
          Creates a packed color node with default settings.

     static SoType       getClassTypeId()
          Returns type identifier for this class.

ACTION BEHAVIOR

       SoGLRenderAction, SoCallbackAction
          Sets the current base (diffuse) color(s) in the state.

FILE FORMAT/DEFAULTS

       PackedColor {
          orderedRGBA  0xccccccff
     }

SEE ALSO

       SoBaseColor, SoMaterial

                                                                                            SoPackedColor(3IV)()