Access and configure property types. More...

Inheritance diagram for Property:

Collaboration diagram for Property:

Public Member Functions
IEnumerable< PropertyEditor >	GetCompatiblePropertyEditors ()

Properties
bool	AffectLayout `[get, set]`
	Gets or sets whether the property affects node layout. More...

bool	AffectRender `[get, set]`
	Gets or sets whether the property affects node rendering. More...

string	Category `[get, set]`
	Gets or sets the category in which Kanzi Studio shows the property type in the Properties and Add Properties windows. More...

Type	DataType `[get]`
	Gets the data type of the property type. More...

object	DefaultValue `[get, set]`
	Gets or sets the default value of the property type. More...

string	Description `[get, set]`
	Gets or sets the description of the purpose the property type. More...

string	DisplayName `[get, set]`
	Gets or sets the name of the property type the way Kanzi Studio shows it. More...

PropertyEditor	Editor `[get, set]`
	Gets or sets the editor that lets Kanzi Studio users set the value of the property in the Properties window. More...

bool	IsCustomOrPluginPropertyType `[get]`

bool	IsHidden `[get, set]`
	Gets or sets whether Kanzi Studio hides the property type in the Add Properties window and Add Property context menu. More...

bool	IsInherited `[get, set]`
	Gets or sets whether nodes can inherit from their ancestor nodes the value of this property. More...

bool	IsMessageArgument `[get]`
	Gets whether you can use the property type as an argument of an action in Kanzi Studio. More...

bool	IsVisibleToRuntime `[get, set]`
	Gets or sets whether Kanzi Studio exports the property to Kanzi Engine. More...

string	LocalName `[get]`
	Gets the name of the property type without the property type namespace. More...

string	Name `[get, set]`
	Gets or sets the name of the property type. More...

PropertyReadOnlyStatus	ReadOnlyStatus `[get]`
	Gets a status that tells you whether the property type can be modified. More...

int	SortingIndex `[get, set]`
	Gets or sets the sorting index of the property. More...

string	ToolTip `[get, set]`
	Gets or sets the tooltip that Kanzi Studio shows for the property type in the Properties and Add Properties windows. More...

IEnumerable< Type >	UserAddableHostTypes `[get, set]`
	Gets or sets the node types to which Kanzi Studio users can add this property. More...

Detailed Description

Access and configure property types.

See also: PropertyTypeLibrary, PropertyEditor

Examples

To create and configure a float property type:

        public void Execute(PluginCommandParameter parameter)
        {
            // Get the Property Types library in the project.
            var propertyTypesLibrary = studio.ActiveProject.PropertyTypeLibrary;
            // Create a float property type in the Property Types library and set:
            // - Name to MyPlugin.MyFloatProperty
            //   Use the name of your plugin as the property type namespace to avoid naming conflicts with other property
            //   types in the Kanzi Studio project that use the project name as the default property type namespace.  
            // - Name as it is shown in Kanzi Studio to My Float Property
            // - Category in which Kanzi Studio shows the property type to My Plugin Properties
            // - Lowest value to 0.0
            // - Highest value to 100.0
            // - The amount by which the property can change to 1.0
            var myFloatProperty = propertyTypesLibrary.CreateFloatProperty(
                propertyTypesLibrary.GenerateUniqueChildName("MyPlugin.MyFloatProperty"),
                "My Float Property",
                "My Plugin Properties",
                0.0f,
                100.0f,
                1.0f);
            // Set the Editor property of the property type to Slider.
            // This way you enable the Kanzi Studio user to set the value of this property using a slider.
            if (PropertyEditors.Slider.IsCompatibleWith(myFloatProperty))
            {
                myFloatProperty.Editor = PropertyEditors.Slider;
            }
            // Set the default value of the property to 50.
            myFloatProperty.DefaultValue = 50.0f;
            // Print to the Log window a notification about creating the property type.
            studio.Log("Created a new property type " + myFloatProperty.Name + " in category " + myFloatProperty.Category + ".");
        }

Property Documentation

bool AffectLayout

getset

Gets or sets whether the property affects node layout.

When you set AffectLayout to true and the value of the property changes on a node, Kanzi recalculates the layout for that node. Note that recalculating the layout decreases application performance.

bool AffectRender

getset

Gets or sets whether the property affects node rendering.

When you set AffectRender to true and the value of the property changes on a node, Kanzi updates the rendering for that node. If the property does not affect layout or size, you must set AffectRender to true to see the effect you want to achieve with this property.

string Category

getset

Gets or sets the category in which Kanzi Studio shows the property type in the Properties and Add Properties windows.

Use the Category property to help Kanzi Studio users quickly find your property types.

Type DataType

get

Gets the data type of the property type.

object DefaultValue

getset

Gets or sets the default value of the property type.

string Description

getset

Gets or sets the description of the purpose the property type.

Use the Description property to document the properties in your project.

string DisplayName

getset

Gets or sets the name of the property type the way Kanzi Studio shows it.

See also: LocalName, Name

PropertyEditor Editor

getset

Gets or sets the editor that lets Kanzi Studio users set the value of the property in the Properties window.

bool IsHidden

getset

Gets or sets whether Kanzi Studio hides the property type in the Add Properties window and Add Property context menu.

Kanzi Studio shows hidden property types in the Library > Property Types.

bool IsInherited

getset

Gets or sets whether nodes can inherit from their ancestor nodes the value of this property.

bool IsMessageArgument

get

Gets whether you can use the property type as an argument of an action in Kanzi Studio.

Kanzi Studio users cannot add to nodes those properties that are action arguments.

bool IsVisibleToRuntime

getset

Gets or sets whether Kanzi Studio exports the property to Kanzi Engine.

string LocalName

get

Gets the name of the property type without the property type namespace.

Use the LocalName to access the property type in bindings and shaders.

See also: Name, DisplayName

string Name

getset

Gets or sets the name of the property type.

See also: DisplayName, LocalName

PropertyReadOnlyStatus ReadOnlyStatus

get

Gets a status that tells you whether the property type can be modified.

Returns

One of these values:

NotReadonly for property types created in the Kanzi Studio project. Kanzi Studio users can modify these property types.
UserInterfaceReadonly for property types created in runtime metadata in Kanzi Engine or in a Kanzi Engine plugin. Kanzi Studio users cannot modify these property types.
ProgrammaticallyReadonly for read-only property types created in runtime metadata in Kanzi Engine or in a Kanzi Engine plugin. You cannot modify these property types.

int SortingIndex

getset

Gets or sets the sorting index of the property.

Sorting indices determine the order in which Kanzi Studio shows properties in the Properties window. Kanzi Studio orders alphabetically those properties that have the same sorting index.

string ToolTip

getset

Gets or sets the tooltip that Kanzi Studio shows for the property type in the Properties and Add Properties windows.

Use the ToolTip property to explain to Kanzi Studio users what the property type does and how to use it.

IEnumerable<Type> UserAddableHostTypes

getset

Gets or sets the node types to which Kanzi Studio users can add this property.

Public Member Functions

Properties

Detailed Description

Property Documentation