MIffTag Class Reference

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Detailed Description

Encapsulates IFF's 4 character block structure.

Class MIffTag is used to create the 4 byte tags that are used to distinguish the different block types within an IFF file.

Examples:

geometryCacheFile.cpp.

#include <MIffTag.h>

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Public Member Functions
	MIffTag ()
	Default class constructor.
	MIffTag (unsigned char a, unsigned char b, unsigned char c, unsigned char d)
	Class MIffTag is used to create the 4 byte tags that are used to distinguish the different block types within an IFF file.
	MIffTag (unsigned int tag)
	Construct an id from an int.
	~MIffTag ()
	Destructor.
bool	operator== (const MIffTag &tag) const
	Equals operator.
Static Public Attributes
static const MIffTag	kFORM
	Marks the start of a group of data blocks. Search for all occurrences
static const MIffTag	kCAT
	Defines an unsorted group of FORM, e.g. images or sounds. Search for all occurrences
static const MIffTag	kLIST
	Defines a sorted group of FORM, e.g. sequence of images. Search for all occurrences
static const MIffTag	kPROP
	Marks the start of a group of data blocks containing properties shared between forms that are a part of a LIST. Search for all occurrences
static const MIffTag	kFOR4
	Four byte aligned FORM block. Search for all occurrences
static const MIffTag	kFOR8
	Eight byte aligned FORM block. Search for all occurrences
static const MIffTag	kCAT4
	Four byte aligned CAT block. Search for all occurrences
static const MIffTag	kCAT8
	Eight byte aligned CAT block. Search for all occurrences
static const MIffTag	kLIS4
	Four byte aligned LIST block. Search for all occurrences
static const MIffTag	kLIS8
	Eight byte aligned LIST block. Search for all occurrences
static const MIffTag	kPRO4
	Four byte aligned PROP block. Search for all occurrences
static const MIffTag	kPRO8
	Eight byte aligned PROP block.
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Constructor & Destructor Documentation

MIffTag	(	unsigned char	a,
		unsigned char	b,
		unsigned char	c,
		unsigned char	d
	)

Class MIffTag is used to create the 4 byte tags that are used to distinguish the different block types within an IFF file.

This version of the constructor makes an id tag for a block type.

Parameters:

[in]	a	first byte of tag
[in]	b	second byte of tag
[in]	c	third byte of tag
[in]	d	fourth byte of tag

MIffTag

(

unsigned int

tag

)

Construct an id from an int.

Parameters:

[in]

tag

value of tag

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Member Function Documentation

bool operator==

(

const MIffTag &

tag

)

const

Equals operator.

Parameters:

[in]

tag

tag value to compare against