[Paraview-developers] dynamic output port allocation?

[Robert Maynard]

The number of output ports can't be dynamically changed, instead you
should look into using a multiblock dataset.

On Thu, Jun 13, 2013 at 12:57 PM, Joshua Murphy
<Joshua.Murphy at lasp.colorado.edu> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Before I get too deep into trying to find a solution for a problem I am
> having in a custom filter, I would like to know if the following is
> possible:
>
>
> Can I dynamically change the number of output ports (in PV 4.0) in a filter
> based on the information selected in a properties panel?
>
> What I need to do is the following:
>
> User selects space craft data to download from NASA's CDAweb
> Multiple data sets can be selected, as sometimes all of the data you need is
> not in one dataset
> This downloads multiple .cdf files from CDAweb
> I need to be able to parse these files into separate tables, as name
> collisions are quite frequent
> Thus one filter may need to produce an arbitrary number of vtkTables
>
> If It is possible to dynamically allocate output ports, I will do it that
> way.  IF NOT, can anyone provide a suggestion?
>
> Thanks,
> Josh
>
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