Package X3dForAdvancedModeling.Animation

Class DEF_USE_AnimationExample

java.lang.Object

X3dForAdvancedModeling.Animation.DEF_USE_AnimationExample

public class DEF_USE_AnimationExample
extends Object

Illustrate how USE nodes implement copy by reference, resulting in immediate changes when original DEF node is modified.

Related links: Catalog page DEF_USE_AnimationExample, source DEF_USE_AnimationExample.java, X3D Resources, X3D Scene Authoring Hints, and X3D Tooltips.

Scene Meta Information

meta tags	Document Metadata
title	DEF_USE_AnimationExample.x3d
description	Illustrate how USE nodes implement copy by reference, resulting in immediate changes when original DEF node is modified.
creator	Don Brutzman
modified	10 August 2024
Image	DEF_USE_AnimationExampleScreenshot.png
TODO	X3D Specification Mantis Issue https://www.web3d.org/member-only/mantis/view.php?id=690
reference	Wikipedia: Evaluation strategy, pass by sharing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evaluation_strategy#Call_by_sharing
specificationSection	X3D 4.0 Architecture, ISO/IEC 19775-1:2023, clause 4 Concepts, 4.4.3 DEF/USE semantics
specificationUrl	https://www.web3d.org/specifications/X3Dv4Draft/ISO-IEC19775-1v4-IS.proof/Part01/concepts.html#DEF_USE_Semantics
reference	https://www.web3d.org/x3d/content/examples/X3dForWebAuthors/Chapter02GeometryPrimitives/GeometryPrimitiveNodes.x3d
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This program uses the X3D Java Scene Access Interface Library (X3DJSAIL). It has been produced using the X3dToJava.xslt stylesheet (version control) which is used to create Java source code from an original .x3d model.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
DEF_USE_AnimationExample()	Default constructor to create this object.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
org.web3d.x3d.jsail.Core.X3D	getX3dModel()	Provide a shallow copy of the X3D model.
final void	initialize()	Create and initialize the X3D model for this object.
static void	main(String[] args)	Default main() method provided for test purposes, uses CommandLine to set global ConfigurationProperties for this object.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

DEF_USE_AnimationExample

public DEF_USE_AnimationExample()

Default constructor to create this object.

Method Details

initialize

public final void initialize()

Create and initialize the X3D model for this object.

getX3dModel

public org.web3d.x3d.jsail.Core.X3D getX3dModel()

Provide a shallow copy of the X3D model.

Returns:

DEF_USE_AnimationExample model

See Also:

• X3D

main

public static void main(String[] args)

Default main() method provided for test purposes, uses CommandLine to set global ConfigurationProperties for this object.

Parameters:

args - array of input parameters, provided as arguments

See Also:

• X3D.handleArguments(args)
• X3D.validationReport()
• CommandLine
• CommandLine.USAGE
• ConfigurationProperties