SoDepthBuffer(3)						       Coin							  SoDepthBuffer(3)

NAME

       SoDepthBuffer -

       The SoDepthBuffer class is a node used to control the GL depth buffer.

SYNOPSIS

       #include <SoDepthBuffer.h>

       Inherits SoNode.

   Public Types
       enum DepthWriteFunction { NEVER =  SoDepthBufferElement::NEVER, ALWAYS =  SoDepthBufferElement::ALWAYS, LESS =  SoDepthBufferElement::LESS,
	   LEQUAL =  SoDepthBufferElement::LEQUAL, EQUAL =  SoDepthBufferElement::EQUAL, GEQUAL =  SoDepthBufferElement::GEQUAL, GREATER =
	   SoDepthBufferElement::GREATER, NOTEQUAL =  SoDepthBufferElement::NOTEQUAL }

   Public Member Functions
       virtual SoType getTypeId (void) const
       SoDepthBuffer (void)
       virtual void GLRender (SoGLRenderAction *action)

   Static Public Member Functions
       static SoType getClassTypeId (void)
       static void initClass (void)

   Public Attributes
       SoSFBool test
       SoSFBool write
       SoSFEnum function
       SoSFVec2f range

   Protected Member Functions
       virtual const SoFieldData * getFieldData (void) const
       virtual ~SoDepthBuffer ()

   Static Protected Member Functions
       static const SoFieldData ** getFieldDataPtr (void)

   Additional Inherited Members
Detailed Description
       The SoDepthBuffer class is a node used to control the GL depth buffer.

       With this node you can control properties related to the OpenGL depth buffer in a variety of ways.

       o you can enable and disable depth buffer testing during rendering,

       o you can enable and disable writing to the depth buffer during rendering,

       o you can set the function used for the depth buffer testing, and

       o you can set the value range used in the depth buffer.

       The value range setting is useful if you need to segment the 3D world into different segments with different depth buffer resolutions to
       get a more optimal depth buffer resolution distribution than what a single, uniform depth buffer value range can give you.

       Be aware that this class is an extension for Coin, and it is not available in the original SGI Open Inventor v2.1 API.

       Since:
	   Coin 3.0

Member Enumeration Documentation
   enum SoDepthBuffer::DepthWriteFunction
       Enumeration for the various depth functions.

       Enumerator:

       NEVER  Never passes.

       ALWAYS Always passes.

       LESS   Passes if the incoming depth value is less than the stored depth value.

       LEQUAL Passes if the incoming depth value is less than or equal to the stored depth value.

       EQUAL  Passes if the incoming depth value is equal to the stored depth value.

       GEQUAL Passes if the incoming depth value is greater than or equal to the stored depth value.

       GREATER
	      Passes if the incoming depth value is greater than the stored depth value.

       NOTEQUAL
	      Passes if the incoming depth value is not equal to the stored depth value.

Constructor &; Destructor Documentation
   SoDepthBuffer::SoDepthBuffer (void)
       Constructor.

   SoDepthBuffer::~SoDepthBuffer () [protected],  [virtual]
       Destructor.

Member Function Documentation
   SoType SoDepthBuffer::getClassTypeId (void) [static]
       This static method returns the SoType object associated with objects of this class.

       Reimplemented from SoNode.

   SoType SoDepthBuffer::getTypeId (void) const [virtual]
       Returns the type identification of an object derived from a class inheriting SoBase. This is used for run-time type checking and 'downward'
       casting.

       Usage example:

	 void foo(SoNode * node)
	 {
	   if (node->getTypeId() == SoFile::getClassTypeId()) {
	     SoFile * filenode = (SoFile *)node;  // safe downward cast, knows the type
	   }
	 }

       For application programmers wanting to extend the library with new nodes, engines, nodekits, draggers or others: this method needs to be
       overridden in all subclasses. This is typically done as part of setting up the full type system for extension classes, which is usually
       accomplished by using the pre-defined macros available through for instance Inventor/nodes/SoSubNode.h (SO_NODE_INIT_CLASS and
       SO_NODE_CONSTRUCTOR for node classes), Inventor/engines/SoSubEngine.h (for engine classes) and so on.

       For more information on writing Coin extensions, see the class documentation of the toplevel superclasses for the various class groups.

       Implements SoBase.

   const SoFieldData ** SoDepthBuffer::getFieldDataPtr (void) [static],  [protected]
       This API member is considered internal to the library, as it is not likely to be of interest to the application programmer.

       Reimplemented from SoNode.

   const SoFieldData * SoDepthBuffer::getFieldData (void) const [protected],  [virtual]
       Returns a pointer to the class-wide field data storage object for this instance. If no fields are present, returns NULL.

       Reimplemented from SoFieldContainer.

   void SoDepthBuffer::initClass (void) [static]
       Sets up initialization for data common to all instances of this class, like submitting necessary information to the Coin type system.

       Reimplemented from SoNode.

   void SoDepthBuffer::GLRender (SoGLRenderAction *action) [virtual]
       Action method for the SoGLRenderAction.

       This is called during rendering traversals. Nodes influencing the rendering state in any way or who wants to throw geometry primitives at
       OpenGL overrides this method.

       Reimplemented from SoNode.

Member Data Documentation
   SoSFBool SoDepthBuffer::test
       Enable depth buffer testing. Defaults to TRUE.

   SoSFBool SoDepthBuffer::write
       Enable depth buffer writing. Defaults to TRUE.

   SoSFEnum SoDepthBuffer::function
       Which depth function to use. Defaults to LESS.

   SoSFVec2f SoDepthBuffer::range
       The value range for the depth buffer data. Defaults to [0.0-1.0]. The range will be clamped to [0.0-1.0].

Author
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Version 3.1.3							  Wed May 23 2012						  SoDepthBuffer(3)