This class provides a uniform interface for retrieving the value of an attribute, while the calculation of this value may vary. More...

Inherits Ref.

Inherited by PUDynamicAttributeCurved, PUDynamicAttributeFixed, PUDynamicAttributeOscillate, and PUDynamicAttributeRandom.

Public Member Functions
	PUDynamicAttribute (void)
	Constructor.

virtual	~PUDynamicAttribute (void)
	Destructor.

virtual float	getValue (float x=0)=0
	Virtual function that needs to be implemented by its childs. More...

var	getValue ( var 0)
	Virtual function that needs to be implemented by its childs. More...

local	getValue ( local 0)
	Virtual function that needs to be implemented by its childs. More...

DynamicAttributeType	getType (void) const
	Get the type of dynamic attribute. More...

local	getType ()
	Get the type of dynamic attribute. More...

void	setType (DynamicAttributeType type)
	Set the type of dynamic attribute. More...

bool	isValueChangedExternally (void) const
	Returns true if one of the attributes was changed by an external source. More...

virtual void	copyAttributesTo (PUDynamicAttribute *dynamicAttribute)=0
	Copy attributes to another PUDynamicAttribute. More...

local	copyAttributesTo ( local dynamicAttribute)
	Copy attributes to another PUDynamicAttribute. More...

virtual PUDynamicAttribute *	clone ()=0
	Clone this PUDynamicAttribute. More...

local	clone ()
	Clone this PUDynamicAttribute. More...

Public Member Functions inherited from Ref
void	retain ()
	Retains the ownership. More...

local	retain ()
	Retains the ownership. More...

void	release ()
	Releases the ownership immediately. More...

Ref *	autorelease ()
	Releases the ownership sometime soon automatically. More...

unsigned int	getReferenceCount () const
	Returns the Ref's current reference count. More...

local	getReferenceCount ()
	Returns the Ref's current reference count. More...

virtual	~Ref ()
	Destructor.

Additional Inherited Members
Public Attributes inherited from Ref
unsigned int	_ID
	object id, ScriptSupport need public _ID

local	_ID
	object id, ScriptSupport need public _ID

int	_luaID
	Lua reference id.

local	_luaID
	Lua reference id.

void *	_scriptObject
	scriptObject, support for swift

local	_scriptObject
	scriptObject, support for swift

bool	_rooted
	When true, it means that the object was already rooted.

local	_rooted
	When true, it means that the object was already rooted.

bool	_scriptOwned
	The life of the object is scrolled by the scripting engine. More...

local	_scriptOwned
	The life of the object is scrolled by the scripting engine. More...

Detailed Description

This class provides a uniform interface for retrieving the value of an attribute, while the calculation of this value may vary.

Each subclass provides its own implementation of the getValue() function and the calling application doesn't need to know about the underlying logic. A subclass could just return a value that has previously been set, but it can also return a value that is randomly generated by a pre-defined min/max interval. The DynamicAttribute class is used in situations where different behaviour of a certain attribute is needed, but where implementation of this behaviour may not be scattered or duplicated within the application that needs it.