class Controller

Defined in: C4Controller.h

The Controller class manages a dynamic node in a world.

Definition

class Controller : public ListElement<Controller>, public Packable,

public Configurable, public Registrable<Controller, ControllerRegistration>

Member Functions

`Controller::New`	Constructs a new controller of a particular type.
`Controller::GetControllerType`	Returns the controller type.
`Controller::GetControllerIndex`	Returns the World Manager controller index.
`Controller::GetTargetNode`	Returns the node to which a controller is attached.
`Controller::ValidNode`	Returns a boolean value indicating whether the controller can be assigned to a particular node.
`Controller::Activate`	Called when a controller is activated by some kind of trigger.
`Controller::Deactivate`	Called when the Trigger node that activated a controller is deactivated.

`Controller::Preprocess`	Performs any preprocessing that a controller needs to do before being used in a world.
`Controller::Sleep`	Puts a controller to sleep.
`Controller::Wake`	Wakes a sleeping controller.
`Controller::Move`	Performs any per-frame movement or processing that a controller needs to do.
`Controller::Update`	Performs any processing that must be done before the node to which a controller is attached is rendered.
`Controller::SetDetailLevel`	Called when the detail level for the target node changes.
`Controller::Invalidate`	Indicates that a controller needs to be updated.

`Controller::ConstructMessage`	Called to construct a cotroller-defined message.
`Controller::ReceiveMessage`	Called to process a controller-defined message.
`Controller::SendInitialStateMessages`	Called to send messages containing the controller's state to a new player.
`Controller::HandleInteractionEvent`	Called to handle an event for an interactive node.

Constructor

Controller(ControllerType type = kControllerGeneric);

Parameters

type The controller type.

Description

The Controller class is the general mechanism through which dynamic nodes are managed in a world. Any node that moves for almost any reason is controlled by a specialized subclass of the Controller class. The Controller class also serves as the point of communication for nodes that need to be synchronized in a multiplayer environment.

Base Classes

`ListElement<Controller>`	Used internally by the World Manager.
`Packable`	Controllers can be packed for storage in resources.
`Configurable`	Controllers can define configurable parameters that are exposed as user interface widgets in the World Editor.
`Registrable<Controller, ControllerRegistration>`	Custom controller types can be registered with the engine.