Interface X3DAppearanceNode

All Superinterfaces:

X3DNode

All Known Subinterfaces:

Appearance

All Known Implementing Classes:

Appearance

public interface X3DAppearanceNode
extends X3DNode

Base type for all Appearance nodes.


Package hint: This interface is defined by the X3D Java Language Binding Specification for the Scene Authoring Interface (SAI).

See Also:

• SAI Java Specification
• X3D Abstract Specification
• X3D Tooltips
• X3D Scene Authoring Hints

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
X3DMetadataObject	getMetadata()	Provide org.web3d.x3d.sai.Core.X3DMetadataObject instance (using a properly typed node) from inputOutput SFNode field metadata.
X3DAppearanceNode	setMetadata(X3DMetadataObject newValue)	Accessor method to assign org.web3d.x3d.sai.Core.X3DMetadataObject instance (using a properly typed node) to inputOutput SFNode field metadata.

Method Details

getMetadata

X3DMetadataObject getMetadata()

Provide org.web3d.x3d.sai.Core.X3DMetadataObject instance (using a properly typed node) from inputOutput SFNode field metadata.

Specified by:

getMetadata in interface X3DNode

Returns:

value of metadata field

See Also:

• X3D Scene Authoring Hints: Metadata Nodes

setMetadata

X3DAppearanceNode setMetadata(X3DMetadataObject newValue)

Accessor method to assign org.web3d.x3d.sai.Core.X3DMetadataObject instance (using a properly typed node) to inputOutput SFNode field metadata.

Specified by:

setMetadata in interface X3DNode

Parameters:

newValue - is new value for the metadata field.

Returns:

X3DAppearanceNode - namely this same object to allow sequential method pipelining (i.e. consecutive method invocations on the same object).

See Also:

• X3D Scene Authoring Hints: Metadata Nodes