itom figure and plot API

The itom plot and figure API contains a bunch of functions that can be called by the core application itom as well as by every designer plugin. More...

Defines
#define	apiPaletteGetNumberOfColorBars   (*(ito::RetVal (*)(int &)) ito::ITOM_API_FUNCS_GRAPH[0])
#define	apiPaletteGetColorBarName   (*(ito::RetVal (*)(const QString &, ito::ItomPalette &)) ito::ITOM_API_FUNCS_GRAPH[1])
#define	apiPaletteGetColorBarIdx   (*(ito::RetVal (*)(const int, ito::ItomPalette &)) ito::ITOM_API_FUNCS_GRAPH[2])
#define	apiGetFigure   (*(ito::RetVal (*)(const QString &, const QString &, ito::uint32 &, QWidget **, QWidget *parent)) ito::ITOM_API_FUNCS_GRAPH[3])
#define	apiGetPluginList   (*(ito::RetVal (*)(const ito::pluginInfo, QHash<QString, ito::pluginInfo> &, const QString)) ito::ITOM_API_FUNCS_GRAPH[4])
#define	apiStartLiveData   (*(ito::RetVal (*)(QObject *, QObject *)) ito::ITOM_API_FUNCS_GRAPH[5])
#define	apiStopLiveData   (*(ito::RetVal (*)(QObject *, QObject *)) ito::ITOM_API_FUNCS_GRAPH[6])
#define	apiConnectLiveData   (*(ito::RetVal (*)(QObject *, QObject *)) ito::ITOM_API_FUNCS_GRAPH[7])
#define	apiDisconnectLiveData   (*(ito::RetVal (*)(QObject *, QObject *)) ito::ITOM_API_FUNCS_GRAPH[8])
#define	apiPaletteGetColorBarIdxFromName   (*(ito::RetVal (*)(const QString &, ito::int32 &)) ito::ITOM_API_FUNCS_GRAPH[9])
#define	apiGetFigureSetting   (*(QVariant (*)(const QObject *, const QString &, const QVariant &, ito::RetVal *)) ito::ITOM_API_FUNCS_GRAPH[10])
#define	apiGetPluginWidget   (*(ito::RetVal (*)(void *, QVector<ito::ParamBase> *, QVector<ito::ParamBase> *, QPointer<QWidget>*)) ito::ITOM_API_FUNCS_GRAPH[11])

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Detailed Description

The itom plot and figure API contains a bunch of functions that can be called by the core application itom as well as by every designer plugin.

Every function is given by a certain preprocessor definition that describes the return value, parameters and function name of the method to call. Each preprocessor definition is redirected to a function pointer that becomes valid at runtime. The initialization of these function pointers in any plugins is an automatic process by itom, called when loading the plugin.

How to read the following definitions?

Basically the first word after the #define word is the method to call. After the first star the return value follows (the star into brackets is not part of the return value). Then there is a list of different parameters for this method.