SilverScreenAPI

SS_VARIABLE

Structure

A data type that stores information associated with a system variable (i.e. $area).

struct SS_VARIABLE

{

SS_XYZ xyz; // value, if type == V_XYZ or V_VALUE

char *text; // value, if type == V_TEXT

int type; // variable type

} ;

Members

Member

Description

xyz

double or xyz

text

njull-terminated text

type

A value whose meaning is as follows:

Constant	Meaning
V_TEXT	The system variable associated with this structure is a text-based variable whose string is stored in 'text'.
V_VALUE	The system variable associated with this structure is a floating-point variable whose value is stored at the 'x' coordinate of the 'xyz' member.
V_XYZ	The system variable associated with this structure is a 3D point variable whose coordinates are stored in 'xyz'

Remarks

For text variables, the memory to hold the text string is allocated via malloc , and assigned to the text field of the var parameter. free should be called to deallocate the memory used by the text string when you are finished using it.