IBM Visualization Data Explorer Programmer's Reference

DXGetObjectClass

Function

Returns the class of an Object.

Syntax

#include <dx/dx.h>

Class DXGetObjectClass(Object o)

Functional Details

The class of Object o is one of the following:

CLASS_ARRAY               CLASS_INTERPOLATOR         CLASS_PRODUCTARRAY
CLASS_CAMERA              CLASS_LIGHT                CLASS_REGULARRAY
CLASS_CLIPPED             CLASS_MESHARRAY            CLASS_SCREEN
CLASS_COMPOSITEFIELD      CLASS_MULTIGRID            CLASS_SERIES
CLASS_CONSTANTARRAY       CLASS_OBJECT               CLASS_STRING
CLASS_FIELD               CLASS_PATHARRAY            CLASS_XFORM
CLASS_GROUP               CLASS_PRIVATE

All valid Objects have a class that identifies what kind of information the Object contains and what Data Explorer library functions can be called using this Object.

For Objects of CLASS_GROUP and CLASS_ARRAY, they are further categorized into subclasses. See the DXGetGroupClass and DXGetArrayClass routines for additional details.

Return Value

Returns the class of an Object. Invalid Objects return CLASS_MIN, CLASS_MAX, or CLASS_DELETED.

See Also

DXGetArrayClass, DXGetGroupClass

"Object Routines".

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