Class EXPORT

java.lang.Object

org.web3d.x3d.jsail.X3DConcreteElement

org.web3d.x3d.jsail.X3DConcreteStatement

org.web3d.x3d.jsail.Networking.EXPORT

All Implemented Interfaces:

X3DChildNode, X3DNode

public class EXPORT
extends X3DConcreteStatement
implements X3DChildNode

Functional summary: EXPORT exposes a local node for ROUTE passing of event values when the current Scene is included via Inline by a parent external world. These connections allow event values to be exchanged via ROUTE statements between a parent model and a child Inline model. This concrete class represents an X3D EXPORT statement. Note atypical upper-case capitalization for this class name.

EXPORT statement tooltip: EXPORT exposes a single local node for external ROUTE passing of event values when the current Scene is included via Inline by a parent external world. These connections allow event values to be exchanged via ROUTE statements between a parent model and a child Inline model.

• Hint: you can place EXPORT statements after Scene tag to show interfaces at top, or you can define it adjacent to the node of interest.
• Hint: see IMPORT statement for corresponding functionality in the parent external world.
• Warning: EXPORT statements are not allowed in prototype declarations.
• Warning: corresponding parent-scene IMPORT and child Inline-scene EXPORT statements are necessary in order to ROUTE values between a parent model and a child Inline model.
• Warning: node types must match.
• Hint: Inline EXPORT example:https://www.web3d.org/x3d/content/examples/Basic/X3dSpecifications/InlineExportIndex.html
• Hint: Inline IMPORT example:https://www.web3d.org/x3d/content/examples/Basic/X3dSpecifications/InlineImportIndex.html
• Hint: X3D Architecture 4.4.6 Import/Export semantics https://www.web3d.org/specifications/X3Dv4/ISO-IEC19775-1v4-IS/Part01/concepts.html#ImportExportsemantics
• Hint: X3D XML Encoding, 4.3.12 IMPORT/EXPORT statement syntax https://web3d.org/specifications/X3Dv4Draft/ISO-IEC19776-1v4.0-WD1/Part01/concepts.html#IMPORT_EXPORTStatementSyntax

See Also:

• X3D Abstract Specification: EXPORT
• X3D Tooltips: EXPORT
• X3D Scene Authoring Hints: InlinesPrototypes

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static final String	AS_DEFAULT_VALUE	SFString field named AS has default value equal to an empty string.
static final String	COMPONENT	String constant COMPONENT defines X3D component for the EXPORT element: Networking
static final String	DESCRIPTION_DEFAULT_VALUE	SFString field named description has default value equal to an empty string.
static final int	LEVEL	Integer constant LEVEL provides default X3D Networking component level for this element: 3
static final String	LOCALDEF_DEFAULT_VALUE	SFString field named localDEF has default value equal to an empty string.
static final String	NAME	String constant NAME provides name of this element: EXPORT.

Fields inherited from class X3DConcreteElement

validationResult

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
protected StringBuilder	validationResult	Results log of local validation.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
EXPORT()	Constructor for EXPORT to initialize member variables with default values.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
EXPORT	addComments(String newComment)	Add comment as String to contained commentsList.
EXPORT	addComments(String[] newComments)	Add comments as String[] array to contained commentsList.
EXPORT	addComments(CommentsBlock newCommentsBlock)	Add CommentsBlock to contained commentsList.
X3DConcreteElement	findElementByNameValue(String nameValue)	Recursive method to provide object reference to node or statement by name attribute, if found as part of this element or in a contained element.
X3DConcreteElement	findElementByNameValue(String nameValue, String elementName)	Recursive method to provide object reference to node or statement by name attribute, if found as part of this element or in a contained element.
X3DConcreteNode	findNodeByDEF(String DEFvalue)	Recursive method to provide object reference to node by DEF, if found as this node or in a contained node.
String	getAccessType(String fieldName)	Indicate accessType corresponding to given fieldName.
String	getAS()	Provide String value from inputOutput SFString field named AS.
static final String	getASDefault()	Public accessor for encapsulated SFString default value, returned as String.
final String	getComponent()	Defines X3D component for the EXPORT element: Networking
final int	getComponentLevel()	Provides default X3D component level for this element: 3
String	getCssClass()	Provide String value from inputOutput SFString field named class.
String	getCssStyle()	Provide String value from inputOutput SFString field named style.
String	getDescription()	Provide String value from inputOutput SFString field named description.
static final String	getDescriptionDefault()	Public accessor for encapsulated SFString default value, returned as String.
final String	getElementName()	Provides name of this element: EXPORT
String	getFieldType(String fieldName)	Indicate type corresponding to given fieldName.
String	getHtmlId()	Provide String value from inputOutput SFString field named id.
String	getLocalDEF()	Provide String value from inputOutput SFString field named localDEF.
static final String	getLocalDEFDefault()	Public accessor for encapsulated SFString default value, returned as String.
X3DMetadataObject	getMetadata()	Deprecated.
boolean	hasElementByNameValue(String nameValue, String elementName)	Recursive method to determine whether node or statement with given name attribute is found, meaning both objects are attached to same scene graph.
boolean	hasNodeByDEF(String DEFvalue)	Recursive method to determine whether node with DEFvalue is found, meaning both objects are attached to same scene graph.
final void	initialize()	Initialize all member variables to default values.
EXPORT	setAS(String newValue)	Accessor method to assign String value to inputOutput SFString field named AS.
EXPORT	setAS(SFString newValue)	Assign typed object value to SFString AS field, similar to setAS(String).
final EXPORT	setCssClass(String newValue)	Accessor method to assign String value to inputOutput SFString field named class.
EXPORT	setCssClass(SFString newValue)	Assign typed object value to SFString cssClass field, similar to setCssClass(String).
final EXPORT	setCssStyle(String newValue)	Accessor method to assign String value to inputOutput SFString field named style.
EXPORT	setCssStyle(SFString newValue)	Assign typed object value to SFString cssClass field, similar to setCssStyle(String).
EXPORT	setDEF(String newValue)	Deprecated.
EXPORT	setDescription(String newValue)	Accessor method to assign String value to inputOutput SFString field named description.
EXPORT	setDescription(SFString newValue)	Assign typed object value to SFString description field, similar to setDescription(String).
final EXPORT	setHtmlId(String newValue)	Accessor method to assign String value to inputOutput SFString field named id.
EXPORT	setHtmlId(SFString newValue)	Assign typed object value to SFString HtmlId field, similar to setHtmlId(String).
EXPORT	setLocalDEF(String newValue)	Accessor method to assign String value to inputOutput SFString field named localDEF.
EXPORT	setLocalDEF(SFString newValue)	Assign typed object value to SFString localDEF field, similar to setLocalDEF(String).
EXPORT	setMetadata(X3DMetadataObject newValue)	Deprecated.
EXPORT	setUSE(String newValue)	Deprecated.
String	toStringClassicVRML(int indentLevel)	Recursive method to provide ClassicVRML string serialization.
String	toStringVRML97(int indentLevel)	Recursive method to provide VRML97 string serialization.
String	toStringX3D(int indentLevel)	Recursive method to provide X3D string serialization of this model subgraph, utilizing XML encoding and conforming to X3D Canonical Form.
String	validate()	Recursive method to validate this element plus all contained nodes and statements, using both datatype-specification value checks and regular expression (regex) checking of corresponding string values.

Methods inherited from class X3DConcreteStatement

isNode, isStatement

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static final boolean	isNode()	Utility method to indicate whether this element is an X3D Graphics node (implementing X3DConcreteNode), returns false.
static final boolean	isStatement()	Utility method to indicate whether this element is an X3D Graphics statement (implementing X3DConcreteStatement), returns true.

Methods inherited from class X3DConcreteElement

addComments, clearParent, findAncestorElementByName, findAncestorProtoBody, findAncestorScene, findAncestorX3D, getCssClassDefault, getCssStyleDefault, getHtmlIdDefault, getPackageName, getParent, getValidationResult, hasAncestorElementByName, hasAncestorProtoBody, hasAncestorScene, hasAncestorX3D, hasParent, isValid, setConcreteCssClass, setConcreteCssStyle, setConcreteHtmlId, setParent, toStringClassicVRML, toStringVRML97, toStringX3D

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
X3DConcreteElement	addComments()	Debug support: adding empty comment as CommentsBlock to children field has no effect.
void	clearParent()	Package-protected internal method to clear local reference to parent object, if any.
X3DConcreteElement	findAncestorElementByName(String ancestorElementName)	Find object reference to ancestor element (i.e. node or statement), if this object is an attached child.
ProtoBody	findAncestorProtoBody()	Find object reference to ancestor ProtoBody, if this node or statement is a child.
Scene	findAncestorScene()	Find object reference to ancestor Scene element, assumes this object is an attached child.
X3D	findAncestorX3D()	Find object reference to ancestor X3D element, if this node or statement is part of an X3D object.
static final String	getCssClassDefault()	Public SFString accessor for field named class for CSS has default value equal to an empty string.
static final String	getCssStyleDefault()	Public SFString accessor for field named style for CSS has default value equal to an empty string.
static final String	getHtmlIdDefault()	Public SFString accessor for field named id for html has default value equal to an empty string.
static String	getPackageName(String className)	Provide fully qualified package for a given element object, including className.
X3DConcreteElement	getParent()	Provide object reference to parent X3D node or statement, if any.
String	getValidationResult()	Get output of results from prior validation, if any
boolean	hasAncestorElementByName(String ancestorElementName)	Determine whether ancestor element (i.e. node or statement) is found, meaning this object is an attached child.
boolean	hasAncestorProtoBody()	Determine whether ancestor ProtoBody element is found, meaning this object is an attached child.
boolean	hasAncestorScene()	Determine whether ancestor Scene element is found, meaning this object is an attached child.
boolean	hasAncestorX3D()	Determine whether ancestor X3D element is found, meaning this object is an attached child.
boolean	hasParent()	Whether parent object exists.
boolean	isValid()	Recursive method to determine whether this element is valid.
protected void	setConcreteCssClass(String newValue)	Protected internal superclass method to keep cssClass private, scene authors should use method setCssClass(newValue) instead.
protected void	setConcreteCssStyle(String newValue)	Protected internal superclass method to keep cssStyles private, scene authors should use method setCssStyle(newValue) instead.
protected void	setConcreteHtmlId(String newValue)	Protected internal superclass method to keep HTML id private, scene authors should use method setHtmlId(newValue) instead.
void	setParent(X3DConcreteElement newParentObject)	Package-internal method to set parent object reference.
String	toStringClassicVRML()	Recursive method to provide ClassicVRML string serialization.
String	toStringVRML97()	Recursive method to provide VRML97 string serialization.
String	toStringX3D()	Recursive method to provide X3D string serialization of this model subgraph, utilizing XML encoding and conforming to X3D Canonical Form.

Methods inherited from class Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Details

NAME

public static final String NAME

String constant NAME provides name of this element: EXPORT.

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

COMPONENT

public static final String COMPONENT

String constant COMPONENT defines X3D component for the EXPORT element: Networking

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

LEVEL

public static final int LEVEL

Integer constant LEVEL provides default X3D Networking component level for this element: 3

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

AS_DEFAULT_VALUE

public static final String AS_DEFAULT_VALUE

SFString field named AS has default value equal to an empty string.

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

DESCRIPTION_DEFAULT_VALUE

public static final String DESCRIPTION_DEFAULT_VALUE

SFString field named description has default value equal to an empty string.

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

LOCALDEF_DEFAULT_VALUE

public static final String LOCALDEF_DEFAULT_VALUE

SFString field named localDEF has default value equal to an empty string.

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

Constructor Details

EXPORT

public EXPORT()

Constructor for EXPORT to initialize member variables with default values.

Method Details

getElementName

public final String getElementName()

Provides name of this element: EXPORT

Specified by:

getElementName in class X3DConcreteElement

Returns:

name of this element

getComponent

public final String getComponent()

Defines X3D component for the EXPORT element: Networking

Specified by:

getComponent in class X3DConcreteElement

Returns:

X3D component for this element

getComponentLevel

public final int getComponentLevel()

Provides default X3D component level for this element: 3

Specified by:

getComponentLevel in class X3DConcreteElement

Returns:

default X3D component level for this element

getASDefault

public static final String getASDefault()

Public accessor for encapsulated SFString default value, returned as String.

Returns:

default value

getDescriptionDefault

public static final String getDescriptionDefault()

Public accessor for encapsulated SFString default value, returned as String.

Returns:

default value

getLocalDEFDefault

public static final String getLocalDEFDefault()

Public accessor for encapsulated SFString default value, returned as String.

Returns:

default value

getFieldType

public String getFieldType(String fieldName)

Indicate type corresponding to given fieldName.

Specified by:

getFieldType in class X3DConcreteElement

Parameters:

fieldName - name of field in this X3D statement

Returns:

X3D type (SFvec3f etc.), otherwise ConfigurationProperties.ERROR_UNKNOWN_FIELD_TYPE if not recognized

See Also:

• ConfigurationProperties.ERROR_UNKNOWN_FIELD_TYPE

getAccessType

public String getAccessType(String fieldName)

Indicate accessType corresponding to given fieldName.

Specified by:

getAccessType in class X3DConcreteElement

Parameters:

fieldName - name of field in this X3D statement

Returns:

X3D accessType (inputOnly etc.), otherwise ConfigurationProperties.ERROR_UNKNOWN_FIELD_ACCESSTYPE if not recognized

See Also:

• ConfigurationProperties.ERROR_UNKNOWN_FIELD_ACCESSTYPE

initialize

public final void initialize()

Initialize all member variables to default values.

Overrides:

initialize in class X3DConcreteStatement

getAS

public String getAS()

Provide String value from inputOutput SFString field named AS.

Tooltip: rename localDEF node AS a different name when exporting.

• Hint: optional, default is to use same localDEF name.

Returns:

value of AS field

setAS

public EXPORT setAS(String newValue)

Accessor method to assign String value to inputOutput SFString field named AS.

Tooltip: rename localDEF node AS a different name when exporting.

• Hint: optional, default is to use same localDEF name.

Parameters:

newValue - is new value for the AS field.

Returns:

EXPORT - namely this same object to allow sequential method pipelining (i.e. consecutive method invocations on the same object).

setAS

public EXPORT setAS(SFString newValue)

Assign typed object value to SFString AS field, similar to setAS(String).

Parameters:

newValue - is new value for the AS field.

Returns:

EXPORT - namely this same object to allow sequential method pipelining (i.e. consecutive method invocations on the same object).

getCssClass

public String getCssClass()

Provide String value from inputOutput SFString field named class.

Overrides:

getCssClass in class X3DConcreteElement

Returns:

value of class field

See Also:

• X3D Architecture Annex L - HTML authoring guidelines, CSS considerations
• W3C Cascading Style Sheets
• W3C CSS tutorial: Starting with HTML + CSS
• W3C CSS Snapshot
• Wikibooks: XML - Managing Data Exchange/XSLT and Style Sheets

setCssClass

public final EXPORT setCssClass(String newValue)

Accessor method to assign String value to inputOutput SFString field named class.

Parameters:

newValue - is new value for the class field.

Returns:

EXPORT - namely this same object to allow sequential method pipelining (i.e. consecutive method invocations on the same object).

setCssClass

public EXPORT setCssClass(SFString newValue)

Assign typed object value to SFString cssClass field, similar to setCssClass(String).

Parameters:

newValue - is new value for the class field.

Returns:

EXPORT - namely this same object to allow sequential method pipelining (i.e. consecutive method invocations on the same object).

getDescription

public String getDescription()

Provide String value from inputOutput SFString field named description.

Tooltip: Author-provided prose that describes intended purpose of this node.

• Hint: include space characters since a description is not a DEF identifier. Write short phrases that make descriptions clear and readable.
• Hint: many XML tools substitute XML character references for special characters automatically if needed within an attribute value (such as & for & ampersand character, or " for " quotation-mark character).

Returns:

value of description field

setDescription

public EXPORT setDescription(String newValue)

Accessor method to assign String value to inputOutput SFString field named description.

Tooltip: Author-provided prose that describes intended purpose of this node.

• Hint: include space characters since a description is not a DEF identifier. Write short phrases that make descriptions clear and readable.
• Hint: many XML tools substitute XML character references for special characters automatically if needed within an attribute value (such as & for & ampersand character, or " for " quotation-mark character).

Parameters:

newValue - is new value for the description field.

Returns:

EXPORT - namely this same object to allow sequential method pipelining (i.e. consecutive method invocations on the same object).

setDescription

public EXPORT setDescription(SFString newValue)

Assign typed object value to SFString description field, similar to setDescription(String).

Parameters:

newValue - is new value for the description field.

Returns:

EXPORT - namely this same object to allow sequential method pipelining (i.e. consecutive method invocations on the same object).

getHtmlId

public String getHtmlId()

Provide String value from inputOutput SFString field named id.

Overrides:

getHtmlId in class X3DConcreteElement

Returns:

value of id field

See Also:

• X3D Architecture Annex L - HTML authoring guidelines, CSS considerations
• W3C Cascading Style Sheets
• W3C CSS tutorial: Starting with HTML + CSS
• W3C CSS Snapshot
• Wikibooks: XML - Managing Data Exchange/XSLT and Style Sheets

setHtmlId

public final EXPORT setHtmlId(String newValue)

Accessor method to assign String value to inputOutput SFString field named id.

Parameters:

newValue - is new value for the id field.

Returns:

EXPORT - namely this same object to allow sequential method pipelining (i.e. consecutive method invocations on the same object).

setHtmlId

public EXPORT setHtmlId(SFString newValue)

Assign typed object value to SFString HtmlId field, similar to setHtmlId(String).

Parameters:

newValue - is new value for the id field.

Returns:

EXPORT - namely this same object to allow sequential method pipelining (i.e. consecutive method invocations on the same object).

getLocalDEF

public String getLocalDEF()

Provide String value from inputOutput SFString field named localDEF.

Tooltip: localDEF is the DEF name of the local node to be EXPORTed. *

Returns:

value of localDEF field

setLocalDEF

public EXPORT setLocalDEF(String newValue)

Accessor method to assign String value to inputOutput SFString field named localDEF.

Tooltip: localDEF is the DEF name of the local node to be EXPORTed. *

Parameters:

newValue - is new value for the localDEF field.

Returns:

EXPORT - namely this same object to allow sequential method pipelining (i.e. consecutive method invocations on the same object).

setLocalDEF

public EXPORT setLocalDEF(SFString newValue)

Assign typed object value to SFString localDEF field, similar to setLocalDEF(String).

Parameters:

newValue - is new value for the localDEF field.

Returns:

EXPORT - namely this same object to allow sequential method pipelining (i.e. consecutive method invocations on the same object).

getCssStyle

public String getCssStyle()

Provide String value from inputOutput SFString field named style.

Overrides:

getCssStyle in class X3DConcreteElement

Returns:

value of style field

See Also:

• X3D Architecture Annex L - HTML authoring guidelines, CSS considerations
• W3C Cascading Style Sheets
• W3C CSS tutorial: Starting with HTML + CSS
• W3C CSS Snapshot
• Wikibooks: XML - Managing Data Exchange/XSLT and Style Sheets

setCssStyle

public final EXPORT setCssStyle(String newValue)

Accessor method to assign String value to inputOutput SFString field named style.

Parameters:

newValue - is new value for the style field.

Returns:

EXPORT - namely this same object to allow sequential method pipelining (i.e. consecutive method invocations on the same object).

setCssStyle

public EXPORT setCssStyle(SFString newValue)

Assign typed object value to SFString cssClass field, similar to setCssStyle(String).

Parameters:

newValue - is new value for the style field.

Returns:

EXPORT - namely this same object to allow sequential method pipelining (i.e. consecutive method invocations on the same object).

addComments

public EXPORT addComments(String newComment)

Add comment as String to contained commentsList.

Specified by:

addComments in class X3DConcreteElement

Parameters:

newComment - initial value

Returns:

EXPORT - namely this same object to allow sequential method pipelining (i.e. consecutive method invocations on the same object).

See Also:

• X3D Architecture, clause 7.2.5.1 Organization

addComments

public EXPORT addComments(String[] newComments)

Add comments as String[] array to contained commentsList.

Specified by:

addComments in class X3DConcreteElement

Parameters:

newComments - array of comments

Returns:

EXPORT - namely this same object to allow sequential method pipelining (i.e. consecutive setAttribute method invocations).

addComments

public EXPORT addComments(CommentsBlock newCommentsBlock)

Add CommentsBlock to contained commentsList.

Specified by:

addComments in class X3DConcreteElement

Parameters:

newCommentsBlock - block of comments to add

Returns:

EXPORT - namely this same object to allow sequential method pipelining (i.e. consecutive setAttribute method invocations).

toStringX3D

public String toStringX3D(int indentLevel)

Recursive method to provide X3D string serialization of this model subgraph, utilizing XML encoding and conforming to X3D Canonical Form.

Specified by:

toStringX3D in class X3DConcreteElement

Parameters:

indentLevel - number of levels of indentation for this element

Returns:

X3D string

See Also:

• X3D.FILE_EXTENSION_X3D
• X3D.FILE_EXTENSION_XML
• X3D.toStringXML()
• X3D.toFileXML(String)
• X3D.toFileX3D(String)
• X3D XML Encoding
• X3D Compressed Binary Encoding: X3D Canonical Form
• X3D Canonicalization (C14N) Tool

toStringClassicVRML

public String toStringClassicVRML(int indentLevel)

Recursive method to provide ClassicVRML string serialization.

Specified by:

toStringClassicVRML in class X3DConcreteElement

Parameters:

indentLevel - number of levels of indentation for this element

Returns:

ClassicVRML string

See Also:

• X3D.FILE_EXTENSION_CLASSICVRML
• X3D Resources: Virtual Reality Modeling Language (VRML) 97
• Extensible 3D (X3D) encodings Part 2: Classic VRML encoding
• Extensible 3D (X3D) encodings Part 2: Classic VRML encoding, Annex A: Grammar

toStringVRML97

public String toStringVRML97(int indentLevel)

Recursive method to provide VRML97 string serialization.

Specified by:

toStringVRML97 in class X3DConcreteElement

Parameters:

indentLevel - number of levels of indentation for this element

Returns:

VRML97 string

See Also:

• X3D.FILE_EXTENSION_VRML97
• X3D Resources: Virtual Reality Modeling Language (VRML) 97
• Virtual Reality Modeling Language (VRML) 97 specification
• VRML 97 v2.1 Amendment

findElementByNameValue

public X3DConcreteElement findElementByNameValue(String nameValue)

Recursive method to provide object reference to node or statement by name attribute, if found as part of this element or in a contained element. Elements with name fields include meta, Metadata* nodes, field/fieldValue, ProtoDeclare/ExternProtoDeclare/ProtoInstance, CAD and HAnim nodes.

Warning: first start with findAncestorScene() to check entire scene graph, or findAncestorX3D() to check entire model document.

Warning: more than one element may be found that has the same name, this method does not handle that case.

Specified by:

findElementByNameValue in class X3DConcreteElement

Parameters:

nameValue - is value of the name field being searched for in this element and child elements(if any)

Returns:

object reference to found element, null otherwise

See Also:

• findNodeByDEF(String)
• X3DConcreteElement.hasAncestorScene()
• X3DConcreteElement.findAncestorX3D()

findElementByNameValue

public X3DConcreteElement findElementByNameValue(String nameValue,
 String elementName)

Recursive method to provide object reference to node or statement by name attribute, if found as part of this element or in a contained element. Elements with name fields include meta, Metadata* nodes, field/fieldValue, ProtoDeclare/ExternProtoDeclare/ProtoInstance, CAD and HAnim nodes.

Warning: first start with findAncestorScene() to check entire scene graph, or findAncestorX3D() to check entire model document.

Warning: more than one element may be found that has the same name, this method does not handle that case.

Specified by:

findElementByNameValue in class X3DConcreteElement

Parameters:

nameValue - is value of the name field being searched for in this element and child elements(if any)

elementName - identifies the element of interest (meta MetadataString ProtoDeclare CADassembly ProtoInstance HAnimHumanoid etc.)

Returns:

object reference to found element, null otherwise

See Also:

• findNodeByDEF(String)
• X3DConcreteElement.hasAncestorScene()
• X3DConcreteElement.findAncestorX3D()

hasElementByNameValue

public boolean hasElementByNameValue(String nameValue,
 String elementName)

Recursive method to determine whether node or statement with given name attribute is found, meaning both objects are attached to same scene graph.

Parameters:

nameValue - is value of the name field being searched for in this element and child elements(if any)

elementName - identifies the element of interest (meta MetadataString ProtoDeclare CADassembly ProtoInstance HAnimHumanoid etc.)

Returns:

whether node is found

See Also:

• findElementByNameValue(String, String)

findNodeByDEF

public X3DConcreteNode findNodeByDEF(String DEFvalue)

Recursive method to provide object reference to node by DEF, if found as this node or in a contained node.

Warning: first start with findAncestorScene() to check entire scene graph, or findAncestorX3D() to check entire model document.

Warning: more than one element may be found that has the same DEF, this method does not handle that case.

Specified by:

findNodeByDEF in class X3DConcreteElement

Parameters:

DEFvalue - is value of the name field being searched for in this element and child elements(if any)

Returns:

object reference to found node, null otherwise

See Also:

• findElementByNameValue(String)
• X3DConcreteElement.hasAncestorScene()
• X3DConcreteElement.findAncestorX3D()

hasNodeByDEF

public boolean hasNodeByDEF(String DEFvalue)

Recursive method to determine whether node with DEFvalue is found, meaning both objects are attached to same scene graph.

Parameters:

DEFvalue - is value of the name field being searched for in this element and child elements(if any)

Returns:

whether node is found

See Also:

• findNodeByDEF(String)

validate

public String validate()

Recursive method to validate this element plus all contained nodes and statements, using both datatype-specification value checks and regular expression (regex) checking of corresponding string values. TODO document specific validation methods.

Specified by:

validate in class X3DConcreteElement

Returns:

validation results (if any)

getMetadata

@Deprecated
public X3DMetadataObject getMetadata()

Deprecated.

DO NOT USE: operation ignored since no such field exists for this element. This method has no effect, a stub method is necessary to implement X3DChildNode interface.

Specified by:

getMetadata in interface X3DChildNode

Specified by:

getMetadata in interface X3DNode

Returns:

null, this method is deprecated and has no effect

See Also:

• X3D Scene Authoring Hints: Metadata Nodes

setMetadata

@Deprecated
public EXPORT setMetadata(X3DMetadataObject newValue)

Deprecated.

DO NOT USE: operation ignored since no such field exists for this element. This method has no effect, a stub method is necessary to implement X3DChildNode interface.

Specified by:

setMetadata in interface X3DChildNode

Specified by:

setMetadata in interface X3DNode

Parameters:

newValue - ignored

Returns:

unmodified object, this method is deprecated and has no effect

See Also:

• X3D Scene Authoring Hints: Metadata Nodes

setDEF

@Deprecated
public EXPORT setDEF(String newValue)

Deprecated.

DO NOT USE: operation ignored since no such field exists for this element. This method has no effect, a stub method is necessary to implement X3DChildNode interface.

Parameters:

newValue - ignored

Returns:

unmodified object, this method is deprecated and has no effect

setUSE

@Deprecated
public EXPORT setUSE(String newValue)

Deprecated.

DO NOT USE: operation ignored since no such field exists for this element. This method has no effect, a stub method is necessary to implement X3DChildNode interface.

Parameters:

newValue - ignored

Returns:

unmodified object, this method is deprecated and has no effect