Controller Class Reference

The Controller JavaScript object. This object is available in Master Controller callback functions. More...

Properties
String	name
	The object type "__master_controller_object__". More...
String	node
	The node path to the Master Controller node ex: "Top/MyMasterController". More...
QScriptValue	controls
	The script widget array. More...
QScriptValue	data

Controller callback functions
QScriptValue	onShowControl
	Called when the user shows the Master Controller node controls. More...
QScriptValue	onHideControl
	Called when the user hides the Master Controller node controls. More...
QScriptValue	onFrameChanged
	Called when the current frame of the application changes. More...

Detailed Description

The Controller JavaScript object. This object is available in Master Controller callback functions.

Controller is created and added to the scripting environment of the master controller and allows the script running in that context to do a variety of tasks, such as:

• Register script widgets.
• Get the parent node path.
• Create callback function to certain events.

The Controller object is only available in its callback functions like onShowControl or onFrameChanged. However, it is possible to store a reference to it in the global scope of the Master Controller script.

var myController = Controller; // Capture the Controller
function sliderValueChanged(newSliderValue)
{
  // Use the captured Controller here.
  var layerSpacing = node.getAttr(myController.node, frame.current(), "Layer_Spacing").doubleValue();
  repositionNodes(layerSpacing);
}

// The Controller object is available in its callback functions.
Controller.onShowControl = function()
{
  Controller.controls = [];
  Controller.controls.push(new SliderWidget({data : "myAttribute"}));
  Controller.controls.push(new SliderWidget({xmin : 4}));
  Controller.controls[0].valueChanged.connect(sliderValueChanged);
}

Controller.onHideControl = function()
{
  MessageLog("Number of controls " + Controller.controls.length);
}

Controller.onFrameChanged = function()
{
  // Synchronize the 2 sliders values on frame change.
  var value = node.getAttr(Controller.node, frame.current(), "myAttribute").doubleValue();
  Controller.controls[1].data().setValue(value);
}

Property Documentation

controls

QScriptValue Controller::controls

readwrite

The script widget array.

Controller.controls = [];
Controller.controls.push(new SliderWidget());
Controller.controls.push(new SliderWidget());

// Use the standard default value.
Controller.controls[0].data().setValue(25);
Controller.controls[1].data().setValue(60);

data

QScriptValue Controller::data

readwrite

name

String Controller::name

read

The object type "__master_controller_object__".

node

String Controller::node

read

The node path to the Master Controller node ex: "Top/MyMasterController".

var myController = Controller; // Capture the Controller to be able to use it elsewhere than in its callback functions.
function sliderValueChanged(newSliderValue)
{
  var myOtherWidgetValue = node.getAttr(myController.node, frame.current(), "MyOtherSlider").doubleValue();
  // ...
}

onFrameChanged

QScriptValue Controller::onFrameChanged

readwrite

Called when the current frame of the application changes.

Controller.onFrameChanged = function()
{
  var value = 100 * (node.getAttr("Top/MyPeg", frame.current(), "POSITION.X").doubleValue() + 1) / 2;
  myController.controls[0].data().setValue(value);
}

onHideControl

QScriptValue Controller::onHideControl

readwrite

Called when the user hides the Master Controller node controls.

Controller.onHideControl = function()
{
  MessageLog.trace("Hide the script widget");
}

onShowControl

QScriptValue Controller::onShowControl

readwrite

Called when the user shows the Master Controller node controls.

Controller.onShowControl = function()
{
  // Create the controls array
  Controller.controls = [];

  // Create a 2d point widget.
  Controller.controls.push(new Point2dWidget());
  Controller.controls[0].valueChanged.connect(point2dValueChanged);
}