[Paraview] linking vtkSMStringVectorProperty to a SLOT

[Utkarsh Ayachit]

IN that case you'll have to use a what's called an information helper.
Look at vtkSMInformationHelper and subclasses.

On Fri, Apr 10, 2009 at 11:04 AM, Nehme Bilal <nehmebilal at gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks Utkarsh. This will solve the problem.
> I have another question:
> to get the array from the client, I implemented a method in my server
> side that look like this:
> void SetArrays(const char *array, int state).
> This works perfectly but what if my StringVectorProperty was an
> information_only property that I want to set in the server side and
> display in the client.
> How can I set the element of an information_only StringVectorProperty
> that looks like this in the server side: ?
>      <StringVectorProperty
>         name="Arrays"
>         command="GetArrays"
>         repeat_command="1"
>         number_of_elements_per_command="2"
>         element_types="2 0"
>         information_only=1>
>      </StringVectorProperty>
>
> Thank you,
> Nehme
>
>
>
> 2009/4/9 Utkarsh Ayachit <utkarsh.ayachit at kitware.com>:
>> There;s no direct way around this. You can handle it in use Qt code by
>> using a singleshot timer and calling some other slot only on idle.
>> Alternatively try to look at the code that's modifying the "Array"
>> property. Instead of using the SetElement() API, change it to using
>> the SetElements() API which modifies all elements and then fires the
>> modified event.
>>
>> Utkarsh
>>
>> On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 8:21 AM, Nehme Bilal <nehmebilal at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Hi again,
>>>
>>> I found a way that seems to work, but I still have a problem.
>>> The StringVectorProperty I'm using look like this:
>>>
>>>      <StringVectorProperty
>>>         name="Arrays"
>>>         command="SetArrays"
>>>         repeat_command="1"
>>>         number_of_elements_per_command="2"
>>>         element_types="2 0">
>>>      </StringVectorProperty>
>>>
>>> to connect this property to a Qt SLOT, I used:
>>>
>>> vtkSmartPointer<vtkEventQtSlotConnect> VTKConnect =
>>>                            vtkSmartPointer<vtkEventQtSlotConnect>::New();
>>> VTKConnect->Connect(arrays, vtkCommand::ModifiedEvent,
>>>                this, SLOT(onArraysModified()));
>>>
>>> because repeat_command=1 the SLOT will be called every time an element
>>> is modified in the StringVectorProperty
>>> and that will cause a slow excecution if the number of elements in the
>>> StringVectorProperty is to big.
>>> Is there a way around this ?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> 2009/4/9 Nehme Bilal <nehmebilal at gmail.com>:
>>>> Hi All,
>>>>
>>>> I have a StringVectorProperty that I'm trying to link to a Qt SLOT in
>>>> the client side of my plugin. I want the SLOT to be called when the
>>>> StringVectorProperty is modified.
>>>> Is that possible ?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks you
>>>> Nehme
>>>>
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