SbName(3IV)

NAME
     SbName - character string stored in a hash table

INHERITS FROM
     SbName

SYNOPSIS
     #include <Inventor/SbString.h>

          Methods from class SbName:

                         SbName()
                         SbName(const char *s)
                         SbName(const SbString &s)
                         SbName(const SbName &n)
                         ~SbName()
     const char *        getString() const
     int                 getLength() const
     static SbBool       isIdentStartChar(char c)
     static SbBool       isIdentChar(char c)
     int                 operator !() const
     int                 operator ==(const char *s, const SbName &n)
     int                 operator ==(const SbName &n1, const SbName &n2)
     int                 operator ==(const SbName &n, const char *s)
     int                 operator !=(const char *s, const SbName &n)
     int                 operator !=(const SbName &n1, const SbName &n2)
     int                 operator !=(const SbName &n, const char *s)


DESCRIPTION
     This class of strings stores the string in a hash table. It is used by
     the Inventor toolkit for keywords and other unique names. It is not
     recommended for general use (only in the context of Inventor objects).
     When a string is stored in this table, a pointer to the storage is
     returned. Two identical strings will return the same pointer. This means
     that comparison of two SbNames for equality can be accomplished by
     comparing their identifiers. SbNames are used for strings which are
     expected to show up frequently, such as node names.

METHODS
                         SbName()
                         SbName(const char *s)
                         SbName(const SbString &s)
                         SbName(const SbName &n)
                         ~SbName()
          Constructors and destructor.

     const char *        getString() const
          Returns pointer to the character string.

     int                 getLength() const
          Returns length of string.
     static SbBool       isIdentStartChar(char c)
          Returns TRUE if given character is a legal starting character for an
          identifier.

     static SbBool       isIdentChar(char c)
          Returns TRUE if given character is a legal nonstarting character for
          an identifier.

     int                 operator !() const
          Unary "not" operator; returns TRUE if string is empty ("").

     int                 operator ==(const char *s, const SbName &n)
     int                 operator ==(const SbName &n1, const SbName &n2)
     int                 operator ==(const SbName &n, const char *s)
          Equality operator for SbName/char* and SbName/SbName comparison.

     int                 operator !=(const char *s, const SbName &n)
     int                 operator !=(const SbName &n1, const SbName &n2)
     int                 operator !=(const SbName &n, const char *s)
          Inequality operator for SbName/char* and SbName/SbName comparison.


FILE FORMAT/DEFAULTS
     Name {
     }

SEE ALSO
     SbString