class Trigger

Defined in: C4Triggers.h

The Trigger class represents a trigger node in a world.

Definition

class Trigger : public Node, public ListElement<Trigger>

Member Functions

`Trigger::GetTriggerType`	Returns the specific type of a trigger.
`Trigger::GetNodeConnector`	Returns the node to which the trigger is connected.
`Trigger::SetNodeConnector`	Sets the node to which the trigger is connected.

Constructor

Trigger(TriggerType type);

The constructor has protected access. A Trigger class can only exist as the base class for a more specific type of trigger.

Parameters

type The type of the trigger. See below for a list of possible types.

Description

The Trigger class represents a trigger node in a world. Triggers are typically activated by calling the World::ActivateTriggers function to test a swept sphere against all trigger volumes in the world.

A trigger node has a built-in connector of type TARG, and the node to which it is connected can be accessed using the Trigger::GetNodeConnector and Trigger::SetNodeConnector functions. When a trigger is activated, if the trigger itself does not have a controller assigned to it, then the controller assigned to the node connected through the TARG connector is activated.

See the World::ActivateTriggers function for the exact trigger activation behavior.

`kTriggerBox`	A box trigger.
`kTriggerCylinder`	A cylinder trigger.
`kTriggerSphere`	A sphere trigger.

Base Classes

`Node`	A `Trigger` node is a scene graph node.
`ListElement<Trigger>`	Used internally by the World Manager.