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public interface SoNodeKitPath
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Manage a chain of nodes that can be only instance of nodekit (see SoBaseKit) except for the first (head) that can be any node.
see SoPath

Author:

Jean-Michel Godinaud

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`append(SoBaseKit childKit)`	Adds childKit to end of chain.
`void`	`append(SoPath fromPath)`	Adds all nodekits in fromPath's chain to end of chain.
`boolean`	`containsNode(SoBaseKit nodekit)`	Returns true if the nodekit is found anywhere in the path chain.
`boolean`	`containsPath(SoPath path)`	Returns true if the nodes in the given path argument are contained (in consecutive order) in this path.
`int`	`findFork(SoPath path)`	If the two paths have different head nodes, this returns -1.
`SoNode`	`getHead()`	Return the first node in a path chain
`int`	`getLength()`	Returns length of path chain (number of nodekits).
`SoNode`	`getNode(int i)`	Return the i'th nodekit in the chain.
`SoNode`	`getNodeFromTail(int i)`	Return the i'th nodekit in the chain, counting backward from the tail node.
`SoNode`	`getTail()`	Return the last nodekit in a path chain.
`void`	`pop()`	Pop the last nodekit off the end of the path.
`void`	`setHead(SoNode node)`	Sets head node (first node in chain).
`void`	`truncate(int start)`	Truncates the path chain, removing all nodes from index start on.

- Method Detail
  - setHead
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void setHead(SoNode node)
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    Sets head node (first node in chain). The head node must be set before the append() method may be called.
  - getHead
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SoNode getHead()
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    Return the first node in a path chain
  - append
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void append(SoBaseKit childKit)
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    Adds childKit to end of chain. Uses first occurrence of childKit as a part within current last nodekit. If the path is empty, this is equivalent to setHead(childKit).
  - append
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void append(SoPath fromPath)
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    Adds all nodekits in fromPath's chain to end of chain. The head node of fromPath must be the same as or a child of the current tail node.
  - pop
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void pop()
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    Pop the last nodekit off the end of the path.
  - getTail
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SoNode getTail()
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    Return the last nodekit in a path chain.
  - getNode
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SoNode getNode(int i)
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    Return the i'th nodekit in the chain. Calling getNode(0) is equivalent to calling getHead().
  - getNodeFromTail
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SoNode getNodeFromTail(int i)
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    Return the i'th nodekit in the chain, counting backward from the tail node. Calling getNodeFromTail(0) is equivalent to calling getTail().
  - getLength
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int getLength()
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    Returns length of path chain (number of nodekits).
  - truncate
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void truncate(int start)
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    Truncates the path chain, removing all nodes from index start on. Calling truncate(0) empties the path entirely.
  - containsNode
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boolean containsNode(SoBaseKit nodekit)
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    Returns true if the nodekit is found anywhere in the path chain.
  - containsPath
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boolean containsPath(SoPath path)
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    Returns true if the nodes in the given path argument are contained (in consecutive order) in this path.
  - findFork
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int findFork(SoPath path)
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    If the two paths have different head nodes, this returns -1. Otherwise, it returns the path chain index of the last nodekit (starting at the head) that is the same for both paths.

Interface SoNodeKitPath

Method Summary

Method Detail

setHead

getHead

append

append

pop

getTail

getNode

getNodeFromTail

getLength

truncate

containsNode

containsPath

findFork