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GH_Component Methods

The GH_Component type exposes the following members.

Methods
  NameDescription
Public methodAddedToDocument
Overrides the AddedToDocument method and delegates the call to all parameters.
(Overrides GH_DocumentObjectAddedToDocument(GH_Document).)
Public methodAddRuntimeMessage
Add a new message to this object. Valid message type flags are Warning and Error. If the Message string is empty or zero-length no message is added.
(Inherited from GH_ActiveObject.)
Protected methodAfterSolveInstance
Override this method if you want to be called after the last call to SolveInstance.
Protected methodAppendAdditionalComponentMenuItems
Override this function if you want to insert some custom menu items in your derived Component class. Items will be added between List Matching items and parameter menus.
Public methodAppendAdditionalMenuItems
Adds typical component type items to the context menu: 1. Data comparison types 2. Custom (overridden) items 3. Nested input parameter context menu items 4. Nested output parameter context menu items
(Overrides GH_ActiveObjectAppendAdditionalMenuItems(ToolStripDropDown).)
Public methodAppendMenuItems
This function is called when a context menu is about to be displayed. Override it to set custom items. GH_ActiveObject will already populate the menu with default items, if you merely wish to insert object-specific menu item, consider overriding AppendAdditionalMenuItems instead.
(Inherited from GH_ActiveObject.)
Protected methodAssignInitCodeToInputParameter
Utility function for parsing and assigning init codes. This only works for standard parameter types.
Public methodBakeGeometry(RhinoDoc, ListGuid)
Public methodBakeGeometry(RhinoDoc, ObjectAttributes, ListGuid)
Protected methodBeforeSolveInstance
Override this method if you want to be called before the first call to SolveInstance.
Public methodClearData
Clear the data inside this component and all output parameters.
(Overrides GH_ActiveObjectClearData.)
Public methodClearRuntimeMessages
Clears all runtime messages in me and my parameters
(Overrides GH_ActiveObjectClearRuntimeMessages.)
Public methodCollectData
Calls CollectData on all input parameters and makes sure the Component and all associated parameters are left in a valid state.
(Overrides GH_ActiveObjectCollectData.)
Public methodComputeData
Compute all data and fill out all output parameters.
(Overrides GH_ActiveObjectComputeData.)
Public methodCopyFrom
Copy all fields (except the instance ID) from another instance description.
(Inherited from GH_InstanceDescription.)
Public methodCreateAttributes
Create new attributes.
(Overrides GH_DocumentObjectCreateAttributes.)
Public methodDependsOn
Returns True is any one of my input parameters depends on the source.
(Overrides GH_ActiveObjectDependsOn(IGH_ActiveObject).)
Protected methodDestroyIconCache
Call this method to erase the existing icon cache. You must call this if you want to change the display icon of an object.
(Inherited from GH_DocumentObject.)
Protected methodStatic memberDocumentAngleTolerance
Gets the Angle tolerance (in radians) for the currently active Rhino document.
Public methodDocumentContextChanged
Overrides the DocumentContextChanged method and delegates the call to all parameters.
(Overrides GH_DocumentObjectDocumentContextChanged(GH_Document, GH_DocumentContext).)
Protected methodStatic memberDocumentTolerance
Gets the Absolute tolerance for the currently active Rhino document.
Public methodDrawViewportMeshes
Draw preview meshes for this component and all associated parameters.
Public methodDrawViewportWires
Draw preview wires for this component and all associated parameters.
Protected methodExpireDownStreamObjects
Expire all objects that depend on any of the output parameters.
(Overrides GH_ActiveObjectExpireDownStreamObjects.)
Public methodExpirePreview
Call this function when you suspect that the preview has expired for this object. This will cause the display cache to be eradicated.
(Inherited from GH_DocumentObject.)
Public methodExpireSolution
Informs the document that owns this object that the solution has expired. The current object will be set to BLANK as a result. This method is recursive, it will also expire any and all objects which depend on this object. If you want a less destructive expiration, consider using ClearData(). If this object is already Blank, you should consider not expiring it.
(Inherited from GH_ActiveObject.)
Protected methodGenerateDefaultHTML
Creates the default component help topic, including all parameter lists.
Protected methodGenerateParameterHelp
Create an HTML string that lists names and descriptions for input and output parameters.
Protected methodGenerateParameterHelp(IGH_Param)
Generate HTML string for a single parameter.
Protected methodGetValue(String, Boolean)
Get a boolean value from the component value table.
(Inherited from GH_DocumentObject.)
Protected methodGetValue(String, Double)
Get a double value from the component value table.
(Inherited from GH_DocumentObject.)
Protected methodGetValue(String, Color)
Get a color value from the component value table.
(Inherited from GH_DocumentObject.)
Protected methodGetValue(String, Int32)
Get an integer value from the component value table.
(Inherited from GH_DocumentObject.)
Protected methodGetValue(String, String)
Get a string value from the component value table.
(Inherited from GH_DocumentObject.)
Protected methodHtmlHelp_Source
Return a String which contains HTML formatted source for the help topic. If you want to pass a URL that points to a remote page, then prefix the URL with a GOTO: tag, like so: GOTO:http://www.YourWebAddressHere.com
(Overrides GH_DocumentObjectHtmlHelp_Source.)
Public methodIsolateObject
Sever the connections of all input and output parameters.
(Overrides GH_DocumentObjectIsolateObject.)
Protected methodMenu_AppendBakeItem
Append the default Bake menu item.
(Inherited from GH_ActiveObject.)
Protected methodMenu_AppendEnableItem
Append the default Enable/Disable menu item.
(Inherited from GH_ActiveObject.)
Protected methodMenu_AppendObjectHelp
Appends the default object Help menu item.
(Inherited from GH_DocumentObject.)
Protected methodMenu_AppendObjectName
Appends the old-fashioned object name menu item. If you also want the Display mode toggle then use Menu_AppendObjectNameEx()
(Inherited from GH_DocumentObject.)
Protected methodMenu_AppendObjectNameEx
Appends the default object name + display mode menu item.
(Inherited from GH_DocumentObject.)
Protected methodMenu_AppendPreviewItem
Append the default Show/Hide preview menu item.
(Inherited from GH_ActiveObject.)
Protected methodMenu_AppendPublish
Appends the default item for publishing to RCP. This menu will only appear if the current class implement IRcpAwareObject
(Inherited from GH_DocumentObject.)
Protected methodMenu_AppendRuntimeMessages
Append the default warnings and errors menu items.
(Inherited from GH_ActiveObject.)
Public methodMovedBetweenDocuments
Overrides the MovedBetweenDocuments method and delegates the call to all parameters.
(Overrides GH_DocumentObjectMovedBetweenDocuments(GH_Document, GH_Document).)
Public methodNewInstanceGuid
Generate a new random instance GUID
(Inherited from GH_InstanceDescription.)
Public methodNewInstanceGuid(Guid)
Set the instance ID to be a specific GUID. This is very dangerous, only use this function if you're 6"4' and your first name is David.
(Inherited from GH_InstanceDescription.)
Public methodOnAttributesChanged
Raises the AttributesChanged event on the toplevel object.
(Inherited from GH_DocumentObject.)
Public methodOnDisplayExpired
Raises the DisplayExpired event on the toplevel object.
(Inherited from GH_DocumentObject.)
Public methodOnObjectChanged(GH_ObjectChangedEventArgs) (Inherited from GH_DocumentObject.)
Public methodOnObjectChanged(GH_ObjectEventType) (Inherited from GH_DocumentObject.)
Public methodOnObjectChanged(String) (Inherited from GH_DocumentObject.)
Public methodOnObjectChanged(GH_ObjectEventType, Object) (Inherited from GH_DocumentObject.)
Public methodOnObjectChanged(String, Object) (Inherited from GH_DocumentObject.)
Public methodOnPingDocument
Raise the PingDocument Event on the toplevel object and try to find the document which owns this object.
(Inherited from GH_DocumentObject.)
Public methodOnPreviewExpired
Raises the PreviewExpired event on the toplevel object.
(Inherited from GH_DocumentObject.)
Public methodOnSolutionExpired
Raises the SolutionExpired event on the toplevel object. You probably want to call ExpireSolution() instead of this method directly.
(Inherited from GH_DocumentObject.)
Protected methodPostConstructor
The PostConstructor is called from within each constructor. DO NOT OVERRIDE THIS unless you know what you are doing.
Public methodRead
Read all required data for deserialization from an IO archive.
(Overrides GH_ActiveObjectRead(GH_IReader).)
Public methodReadFull
GH_InstanceDescription does not by default serialize all fields. Use this function to read all fields from the archive. This method is compatible with the default Write()/Read() operations.
(Inherited from GH_InstanceDescription.)
Public methodRecordUndoEvent(GH_UndoRecord)
Record an entire undo record.
(Inherited from GH_DocumentObject.)
Public methodRecordUndoEvent(String)
Record a generic object change undo event.
(Inherited from GH_DocumentObject.)
Public methodRecordUndoEvent(String, IGH_UndoAction)
Record a specific object change undo event.
(Inherited from GH_DocumentObject.)
Protected methodRegisterInputParams
Declare all your input parameters here.
Protected methodRegisterOutputParams
Declare all your output parameters here.
Public methodRegisterRemoteIDs
Registers all my input parameters with the UUID_LookUpTable
(Overrides GH_ActiveObjectRegisterRemoteIDs(GH_GuidTable).)
Public methodRemovedFromDocument
Overrides the RemovedFromDocument method and delegates the call to all parameters.
(Overrides GH_DocumentObjectRemovedFromDocument(GH_Document).)
Public methodRuntimeMessages
Gets the list of cached runtime messages that were recorded during solver-time processes. For components, the set of runtime messages also includes input and output parameters.
(Overrides GH_ActiveObjectRuntimeMessages(GH_RuntimeMessageLevel).)
Public methodSDKCompliancy
Test whether this object is compliant with a given Rhino version.
(Inherited from GH_ActiveObject.)
Public methodSetIconOverride
Set a new custom icon override for this object.
(Inherited from GH_DocumentObject.)
Protected methodSetValue(String, Boolean)
Set a named value. This value will be serialized with the component.
(Inherited from GH_DocumentObject.)
Protected methodSetValue(String, Double)
Set a named value. This value will be serialized with the component.
(Inherited from GH_DocumentObject.)
Protected methodSetValue(String, Color)
Set a named value. This value will be serialized with the component.
(Inherited from GH_DocumentObject.)
Protected methodSetValue(String, Int32)
Set a named value. This value will be serialized with the component.
(Inherited from GH_DocumentObject.)
Protected methodSetValue(String, String)
Set a named value. This value will be serialized with the component.
(Inherited from GH_DocumentObject.)
Protected methodSolveInstance
This function will be called (successively) from within the ComputeData method of this component.
Public methodTriggerAutoSave
Triggers the AutoSave function on the owner document with the object_changed flag.
(Inherited from GH_DocumentObject.)
Public methodTriggerAutoSave(GH_AutoSaveTrigger)
Triggers the AutoSave function on the owner document with a custom flag.
(Inherited from GH_DocumentObject.)
Public methodTriggerAutoSave(Guid)
Triggers the AutoSave function on the owner document with the object_changed flag.
(Inherited from GH_DocumentObject.)
Public methodTriggerAutoSave(GH_AutoSaveTrigger, Guid)
Triggers the AutoSave function on the owner document with a custom flag.
(Inherited from GH_DocumentObject.)
Protected methodValuesChanged
Override this method if you want to respond to changes to the value table. The base implementation is empty, so you don't have to call it.
(Inherited from GH_DocumentObject.)
Public methodWrite
Write all required data for deserialization to an IO archive.
(Overrides GH_ActiveObjectWrite(GH_IWriter).)
Public methodWriteFull
GH_InstanceDescription does not by default serialize all fields. Use this function to write all fields to the archive. This method is compatible with the default Write()/Read() operations.
(Inherited from GH_InstanceDescription.)
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