GetClassByName

Returns a handle to the class as stored inside.
When there is no class with such a name the return value is 0 (note that GetModellingStyle(..) can change this behavior).

Syntax

C++ 32 bit

C++ 64 bit

C# 32 bit

C# 64 bit

//
//   Strong typing definition
//
OwlClass        GetClassByName(
                        OwlModel                model,
                        const char              * name
                    );

static  inline  OwlClass    GetClassByName(
                                    OwlModel                model,
                                    char                    * name
                                )
{
    return  GetClassByName(
                    model,
                    (const char*) name
                );
}


//
//   Weak typing definition
//
int64_t __declspec(dllexport) __stdcall GetClassByName(
                                                int64_t                 model,
                                                const char              * name
                                            );

static  inline  int64_t GetClassByName(
                                int64_t                 model,
                                char                    * name
                            )
{
    return  GetClassByName(
                    model,
                    (const char*) name
                );
}

Property model

Size: 64 bit / 8 byte (value)
The handle to the model. The model handle is static during its existance. Several models can be opened simultaniously within one session. Different models are always independent, threads are allowed to be running on different models simultaniously.

Property name

Size: 32 bit / 4 byte (reference)
This attribute represents the name of the class (given as char array / ASCII). The name is given by the host and the attribute is not changed.

Example (based on pure API calls)

Here you can find code snippits that show how the API call GetClassByName can be used.

#include    "./include/engine.h"
#include    <cmath>

int64_t model = CreateModel();

if (model) {
    //
    //  Classes
    //
    int64_t classArc3D = GetClassByName(model, "Arc3D");

    //
    //  Datatype Properties (attributes)
    //
    int64_t propertyRadius = GetPropertyByName(model, "radius"),
            propertyStart = GetPropertyByName(model, "start"),
            propertySize = GetPropertyByName(model, "size"),
            propertySegmentationParts = GetPropertyByName(model, "segmentationParts");

    //
    //  Instances (creating)
    //
    int64_t myInstanceArc3D = CreateInstance(classArc3D, nullptr);

    double  Pi = 2. * acos(0.),
            radius = 2.1,
            start = 0.,
            size = 2. * Pi;
    int64_t segmentationParts = 36;
        
    SetDatatypeProperty(myInstanceArc3D, propertyRadius, &radius, 1);
    SetDatatypeProperty(myInstanceArc3D, propertyStart, &start, 1);     //  in this case we could also do without, i.e. default value
    SetDatatypeProperty(myInstanceArc3D, propertySize, &size, 1);       //  in this case we could also do without, i.e. default value
    SetDatatypeProperty(myInstanceArc3D, propertySegmentationParts, &segmentationParts, 1);

    //
    //  The resulting model can be viewed in 3D-Editor.exe
    //
    SaveModel(model, "c:\\created\\myFile.bin");
    CloseModel(model);
}