c4d.BaseContainer ¶

A container is a collection of individual values. Each value has its own ID and type. Container can also carry any number of child containers. There is no guarantee that a value is there in the container.

Keep in mind that there is no guarantee for a value to be in the container. Use default values whenever possible when accessing the values. Maybe your plugin won’t be able to change some values, but it will work anyway.

It is recommended that you use the available containers to store your own values as well. That way they will be automatically saved. However, if you want to store values in the top level of for example an object container, you’ll have to use a unique id. You can use a plugin id from PluginCafe for this. A good way is to store a sub-container with this id. Inside this sub-container you can use whatever ids you want.

Once you’ve set a container value using one type you must neither try to access it using another type, nor overwrite it with a value of another type! Using the wrong access will not crash, but it is illegal.

Definition ¶

class c4d. BaseContainer ¶

• BaseContainer.__init__()
• BaseContainer.__iter__()

• BaseContainer.__setitem__()
• BaseContainer.__getitem__()

• BaseContainer.__eq__()
• BaseContainer.__ne__()

• BaseContainer.GetClone()
• BaseContainer.CopyTo()
• BaseContainer.FlushAll()

• BaseContainer.GetId()
• BaseContainer.SetId()
• BaseContainer.GetDirty()

• BaseContainer.RemoveData()
• BaseContainer.RemoveIndex()

• BaseContainer.FindIndex()
• BaseContainer.GetIndexId()

• BaseContainer.GetType()

• BaseContainer.InsData()
• BaseContainer.InsDataAfter()
• BaseContainer.SetData()
• BaseContainer.GetData()
• BaseContainer.GetDataPointer()

• BaseContainer.GetBool()
• BaseContainer.GetLong()
• BaseContainer.GetInt32()
• BaseContainer.GetLLong()
• BaseContainer.GetInt64()
• BaseContainer.GetReal()
• BaseContainer.GetFloat()
• BaseContainer.GetVector()
• BaseContainer.GetMatrix()
• BaseContainer.GetString()
• BaseContainer.GetFilename()
• BaseContainer.GetUuid()
• BaseContainer.GetTime()
• BaseContainer.GetContainer()
• BaseContainer.GetContainerInstance()
• BaseContainer.GetLink()
• BaseContainer.GetObjectLink()
• BaseContainer.GetMaterialLink()
• BaseContainer.GetCustomDataType()

• BaseContainer.SetBool()
• BaseContainer.SetLong()
• BaseContainer.SetInt32()
• BaseContainer.SetLLong()
• BaseContainer.SetInt64()
• BaseContainer.SetReal()
• BaseContainer.SetFloat()
• BaseContainer.SetVector()
• BaseContainer.SetMatrix()
• BaseContainer.SetString()
• BaseContainer.SetFilename()
• BaseContainer.SetUuid()
• BaseContainer.SetTime()
• BaseContainer.SetContainer()
• BaseContainer.SetLink()

• BaseContainer.GetIndexData()
• BaseContainer.SetIndexData()

• BaseContainer.IsInstance()

• BaseContainer.MergeContainer()

• BaseContainer.Sort()

Members ¶

BaseContainer. __init__ ( [ n ] ) ¶

Initializes a new container.

Parameters:	n ( c4d.BaseContainer , int or None ) – Use int if you just want to set the ID of the container. Pass a container if you want to clone it, or None to use a standard empty container.
Return type:	c4d.BaseContainer
Returns:	The new container.

BaseContainer. __iter__ ( ) ¶

The BaseContainer is iteratable so just use it like in the following example:

def iter_container(bc):
  for index, value in bc:
    print "Index: %i, Value: %s" % (index, str(value))
							

BaseContainer. __getitem__ ( self , key ) ¶

Returns a value with the specified ID.

Parameters:	key ( int ) – Index of the value.
Return type:	any
Returns:	Any value.

BaseContainer. __setitem__ ( self , key , value ) ¶

Automatically redirect the value to the corresponding Set* method. Its recommended to use the original Set* method to avoid type problems.

Warning

This method can replace types. Please check the types before when a special key is associated with a special type.

To delete a key, call del(bc[i]) or RemoveData() .

Parameters:	key ( int ) – Index of the value. value ( any ) – It depends on the type which Set* method is internally called.

BaseContainer. __ne__ ( self , other ) ¶

BaseContainer. __eq__ ( self , other ) ¶

Check if the compared containers have the same ID, have the same values, and all values are equal.

Parameters:	other ( c4d.BaseContainer ) – Returns True if the compared containers are equal.

BaseContainer. GetClone ( flags [ , trans=None ] ) ¶

Returns a copy of the container including all values.

Parameters:	flags ( int ) – Flags: COPYFLAGS_0 None COPYFLAGS_PRIVATE_CONTAINER_COPY_DIRTY Copies the diry count of the container COPYFLAGS_PRIVATE_CONTAINER_COPY_IDENTICAL Internally base containers are either a linear list or a BTree. Since deleting from a BTree is expensive these elements are only marked as deleted but the ID remains in the tree. If this flag is set these marked elements are copied too. Otherwise only active elements are copied (which will be much slower). trans ( c4d.AliasTrans ) – New in version R17.032. An optional alias translator for the operation.
Return type:	c4d.BaseContainer
Returns:	The cloned container.

BaseContainer. CopyTo ( dst , flags [ , trans=None ] ) ¶

Copies all values to dst .

Parameters:

dst ( c4d.BaseContainer ) – The destination container. flags ( int ) – Flags: COPYFLAGS_0 None COPYFLAGS_PRIVATE_CONTAINER_COPY_DIRTY Copies the diry count of the container COPYFLAGS_PRIVATE_CONTAINER_COPY_IDENTICAL Internally base containers are either a linear list or a BTree. Since deleting from a BTree is expensive these elements are only marked as deleted but the ID remains in the tree. If this flag is set these marked elements are copied too. Otherwise only active elements are copied (which will be much slower). trans ( c4d.AliasTrans ) – New in version R17.032. An optional alias translator for the operation.

BaseContainer. FlushAll ( ) ¶

Clears all values in the container. The container ID is not changed.

BaseContainer. GetId ( ) ¶

Returns the ID of the container.

Return type:	int
Returns:	The container ID.

BaseContainer. SetId ( id ) ¶

Sets the ID of the container.

Parameters:	id ( int ) – The container ID.

BaseContainer. GetDirty ( ) ¶

Returns the dirty count. Can be used to check if the container has changed.

Return type:	int
Returns:	Dirty counter. It is incremented when the container changes.

BaseContainer. RemoveData ( id ) ¶

Removes the first data item with the specified ID.

Parameters:	id ( int ) – The container ID.
Return type:	bool
Returns:	True if any value was removed, otherwise False .

BaseContainer. RemoveIndex ( i ) ¶

Removes the data item at the specified index i .

Parameters:	i ( int ) – The index of the value to be removed.
Return type:	bool
Returns:	True if any value was removed, otherwise False .

BaseContainer. FindIndex ( i ) ¶

Returns the index for the value with the specified ID, or -1 if no such value exists.

Parameters:	id ( int ) – The ID of the value.
Return type:	bool
Returns:	The index of the value, or -1.

BaseContainer. GetIndexId ( index ) ¶

Returns the ID of the element at the specified index, or NOTOK if it doesn’t exist. Used to browse through the container.

Parameters:	index ( int ) – The index of the value.
Return type:	bool
Returns:	The ID of the value, or NOTOK .

BaseContainer. GetType ( id ) ¶

Returns the type of a container element by ID.

Parameters:	id ( int ) – The ID of the element.
Return type:	int
Returns:	The type: DA_NIL No value. DA_VOID PyCObject DA_LONG int DA_REAL float DA_TIME BaseTime DA_VECTOR Vector DA_MATRIX Matrix DA_LLONG long DA_STRING str DA_FILENAME str DA_CONTAINER BaseContainer DA_ALIASLINK BaseList2D DA_MARKER Not used. DA_MISSINGPLUG Denotes a missing datatype plugin. DA_CUSTOMDATATYPE Anything larger than this value are custom.

BaseContainer. InsData ( id , n ) ¶

Inserts an arbitrary data at the specified id .

Warning

This function does not check if the ID already exists in the container!

Parameters:	id ( int ) – The ID to insert at. n ( any ) – The data to insert.
Return type:	any
Returns:	The inserted data.

BaseContainer. InsDataAfter ( id , n , last ) ¶

Inserts an arbitrary data at the specified id after last .

Warning

This function does not check if the ID already exists in the container!

Parameters:	id ( int ) – The ID to insert at. n ( any ) – The data to insert. last ( any ) – The data to insert after.
Return type:	any
Returns:	The inserted data.

BaseContainer. SetData ( id , n ) ¶

Sets an arbitrary data value at the specified ID. If a value exists under the same ID, its content will be changed.

Parameters:	id ( int ) – The ID of the element to set. n ( any ) – The data value to set.

BaseContainer. GetData ( id ) ¶

Returns the data for an element by ID.

Parameters:	id ( int ) – The ID of the element.
Return type:	any
Returns:	The data or None if it wasn’t found.

BaseContainer. GetDataPointer ( id ) ¶

New in version R17.053.

Retrieves a pointer to directly access the data.

For example:

import c4d
bc = c4d.BaseContainer()
bc[1000] = "hello"
bc[2000] = "world"
# Print content
print "Original:"
for dataid, data in bc:
  print data,
print
dataptr = bc.GetDataPointer(1000)
bc.InsDataAfter(3000, "beautiful", dataptr)
# Print content
print "Changed:"
for dataid, data in bc:
  print data,
print
							

Parameters:	id ( int ) – The ID of the element.
Return type:	PyCObject
Returns:	A pointer to the data.

BaseContainer. GetBool ( id [ , preset=False ] ) ¶

Returns a bool value with the specified ID, or preset if it doesn’t exist.

Parameters:	id ( int ) – The ID of the requested value. preset ( bool ) – Returned if the value is not available.
Return type:	bool
Returns:	The value.

BaseContainer. GetLong ( id [ , preset=0 ] ) ¶

Deprecated since version R15: Use GetInt32() instead.

Returns a int value with the specified ID, or preset if it doesn’t exist.

Parameters:	id ( int ) – The ID of the requested value. preset ( int ) – Returned if the value is not available.
Return type:	int
Returns:	The value.

BaseContainer. GetInt32 ( id [ , preset=0 ] ) ¶

New in version R15.037.

Returns a int value with the specified ID, or preset if it doesn’t exist.

Parameters:	id ( int ) – The ID of the requested value. preset ( int ) – Returned if the value is not available.
Return type:	int
Returns:	The value.

BaseContainer. GetLLong ( id [ , preset=0L ] ) ¶

Deprecated since version R15: Use GetInt64() instead.

Returns a long value with the specified ID, or preset if it doesn’t exist.

Parameters:	id ( int ) – The ID of the requested value. preset ( long ) – Returned if the value is not available.
Return type:	long
Returns:	The value.

BaseContainer. GetInt64 ( id [ , preset=0L ] ) ¶

New in version R15.037.

Returns a long value with the specified ID, or preset if it doesn’t exist.

Parameters:	id ( int ) – The ID of the requested value. preset ( long ) – Returned if the value is not available.
Return type:	long
Returns:	The value.

BaseContainer. GetReal ( id [ , preset=0.0 ] ) ¶

Deprecated since version R15: Use GetFloat() instead.

Returns a float value with the specified ID, or preset if it doesn’t exist.

Parameters:	id ( int ) – The ID of the requested value. preset ( float ) – Returned if the value is not available.
Return type:	float
Returns:	The value.

BaseContainer. GetFloat ( id [ , preset=0.0 ] ) ¶

New in version R15.037.

Returns a float value with the specified ID, or preset if it doesn’t exist.

Parameters:	id ( int ) – The ID of the requested value. preset ( float ) – Returned if the value is not available.
Return type:	float
Returns:	The value.

BaseContainer. GetVector ( id [ , preset=c4d.Vector() ] ) ¶

Returns a Vector value with the specified ID, or preset if it doesn’t exist.

Parameters:	id ( int ) – The ID of the requested value. preset ( c4d.Vector ) – Returned if the value is not available.
Return type:	c4d.Vector
Returns:	The value.

BaseContainer. GetMatrix ( id [ , preset=c4d.Matrix() ] ) ¶

Returns a Matrix value with the specified ID, or preset if it doesn’t exist.

Parameters:	id ( int ) – The ID of the requested value. preset ( c4d.Matrix ) – Returned if the value is not available.
Return type:	c4d.Matrix
Returns:	The value.

BaseContainer. GetString ( id [ , preset=”“ ] ) ¶

Returns a string value with the specified ID, or preset if it doesn’t exist.

Parameters:	id ( int ) – The ID of the requested value. preset ( str ) – Returned if the value is not available.
Return type:	str
Returns:	The value.

BaseContainer. GetFilename ( id [ , preset=”“ ] ) ¶

Returns a string value with the specified ID, or preset if it doesn’t exist.

Parameters:	id ( int ) – The ID of the requested value. preset ( str ) – Returned if the value is not available.
Return type:	str
Returns:	The value.

BaseContainer. GetUuid ( id [ , preset ] ) ¶

New in version R16.021.

Returns a uuid value with the specified ID, or preset if it doesn’t exist.

Parameters:	id ( int ) – The ID of the requested value. preset ( UUID ) – Returned if the value is not available.
Return type:	UUID
Returns:	The value.

BaseContainer. GetTime ( id [ , preset=c4d.BaseTime() ] ) ¶

Returns a BaseTime value with the specified ID, or preset if it doesn’t exist.

Parameters:	id ( int ) – The ID of the requested value. preset ( c4d.BaseTime ) – Returned if the value is not available.
Return type:	c4d.BaseTime
Returns:	The value.

BaseContainer. GetContainer ( id ) ¶

Returns a copy of the sub-container with the specified ID, or an empty container if it doesn’t exist.

Parameters:	id ( int ) – The ID of the requested sub-container.
Return type:	c4d.BaseContainer
Returns:	The Sub-container.

BaseContainer. GetContainerInstance ( id ) ¶

Returns the sub-container with the specified ID, or None if it doesn’t exist. Changes to the container are reflected in the stored sub-container.

Parameters:	id ( int ) – The ID of the requested sub-container.
Return type:	c4d.BaseContainer
Returns:	The sub-container, or None .

BaseContainer. GetLink ( id[, doc=None][, isinstanceof=0] ) ¶

Returns a linked object, evaluated in the attached document. If instanceof is specified, None is returned if the object is not of this type.

Parameters:	id ( int ) – The ID of the requested sub-container. doc ( c4d.documents.BaseDocument ) – The document to evalulate the link in or None . isinstanceof ( int ) – Set this to a node type to only return the link if it is of this type.
Return type:	c4d.BaseList2D
Returns:	The linked object, or None if the link is broken.

BaseContainer. GetObjectLink ( id [ , doc=None ] ) ¶

Returns a linked base object, evaluated in the attached document. Returns None if the link doesn’t point to a base object.

Parameters:	id ( int ) – The ID of the requested sub-container. doc ( c4d.documents.BaseDocument ) – The document to evalulate the link in.
Return type:	c4d.BaseObject
Returns:	The linked base object, or None if the link is broken.

BaseContainer. GetMaterialLink ( id [ , doc=None ] ) ¶

Returns a linked material object, evaluated in the attached document. Returns None if the link doesn’t point to a base object.

Parameters:	id ( int ) – The ID of the requested sub-container. doc ( c4d.documents.BaseDocument ) – The document to evalulate the link in.
Return type:	c4d.BaseMaterial
Returns:	The linked material object, or None if the link is broken.

BaseContainer. GetCustomDataType ( id ) ¶

Returns a copy of the custom data type or None if it doesn’t exist.

Parameters:	id ( int ) – The ID of the requested sub-container.
Returns:	The custom data type.

BaseContainer. SetBool ( id , b ) ¶

Sets a bool value and changes the data type accordingly.

Parameters:	id ( int ) – The ID of the value to set. b ( bool ) – The new value.

BaseContainer. SetLong ( id , l ) ¶

Deprecated since version R15: Use SetInt32() instead.

Sets an int value and changes the data type accordingly.

Parameters:	id ( int ) – The ID of the value to set. l ( int ) – The new value.

BaseContainer. SetInt32 ( id , l ) ¶

New in version R15.037.

Sets an int value and changes the data type accordingly.

Parameters:	id ( int ) – The ID of the value to set. l ( int ) – The new value.

BaseContainer. SetLLong ( id , l ) ¶

Deprecated since version R15: Use SetInt64() instead.

Sets a long value and changes the data type accordingly.

Parameters:	id ( int ) – The ID of the value to set. l ( long ) – The new value.

BaseContainer. SetInt64 ( id , l ) ¶

New in version R15.037.

Sets a long value and changes the data type accordingly.

Parameters:	id ( int ) – The ID of the value to set. l ( long ) – The new value.

BaseContainer. SetReal ( id , v ) ¶

Deprecated since version R15: Use SetFloat() instead.

Sets a float value and changes the data type accordingly.

Parameters:	id ( int ) – The ID of the value to set. l ( int ) – The new value.

BaseContainer. SetFloat ( id , v ) ¶

New in version R15.037.

Sets a float value and changes the data type accordingly.

Parameters:	id ( int ) – The ID of the value to set. l ( int ) – The new value.

BaseContainer. SetVector ( id , v ) ¶

Sets a Vector value and changes the data type accordingly.

Parameters:	id ( int ) – The ID of the value to set. v ( c4d.Vector ) – The new value.

BaseContainer. SetMatrix ( id , m ) ¶

Sets a Matrix value and changes the data type accordingly.

Parameters:	id ( int ) – The ID of the value to set. m ( c4d.Matrix ) – The new value.

BaseContainer. SetString ( id , s ) ¶

Sets a string value and changes the data type accordingly.

Parameters:	id ( int ) – The ID of the value to set. s ( str ) – The new value.

BaseContainer. SetFilename ( id , f ) ¶

Sets a new string value with the specified ID to s as a filepath, or inserts it if it didn’t exist.

Parameters:	id ( int ) – The ID of the value to set. f ( str ) – The new value.

BaseContainer. SetUuid ( id , u ) ¶

New in version R16.021.

Sets a uuid value and changes the data type accordingly.

Parameters:	id ( int ) – The ID of the value to set. u – The new value.

BaseContainer. SetTime ( id , b ) ¶

Sets a BaseTime value and changes the data type accordingly.

Parameters:	id ( int ) – The ID of the value to set. b ( c4d.BaseTime ) – The new value.

BaseContainer. SetContainer ( id , s ) ¶

Sets a BaseContainer value and changes the data type accordingly.

Parameters:	id ( int ) – The ID of the value to set. s ( c4d.BaseContainer ) – The sub-container

BaseContainer. SetLink ( id , link ) ¶

Stores a link to an atom object with the specified ID.

Parameters:	id ( int ) – The ID of the value to set. link ( c4d.C4DAtom ) – The link to store.

BaseContainer. GetIndexData ( index ) ¶

New in version R16.038.

Retrieves the data for the element at index .

Parameters:	index ( int ) – The index of the element.
Return type:	any
Returns:	The data, or None if no data was found.

BaseContainer. SetIndexData ( index , data ) ¶

New in version R16.038.

Sets the data for the element at index .

Parameters:	index ( int ) – The index of the element. data ( any ) – The data for the element.
Return type:	bool
Returns:	True if the data was set, otherwise False .

BaseContainer. IsInstance ( ) ¶

Checks if the container is an instance.

Return type:	bool
Returns:	True if the container is an instance, otherwise False .

BaseContainer. MergeContainer ( src ) ¶

Stores the values in src in this container, overwriting any elements with colliding IDs and keeping the rest.

Parameters:	src ( c4d.BaseContainer ) – The source container.

BaseContainer. Sort ( ) ¶

Sorts the container entries by ID.

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