Difference between revisions of "Dev:Types"

# {{l|Image:Type_bool_icon.png|14px}} '''Bool''' -- a boolean value; true or false.  Represented in Studio as a checkbox

# {{l|Image:Type_integer_icon.png|14px}} '''Integer''' -- an integer value; a whole number.  -3 or 0 or 2 are examples.

# {{l|Image:Type_real_icon.png|14px}} '''Real''' -- a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_number real number}}. -3.0, 0.0, 2.0 and 3.1415 are examples.

# {{l|Image:Type_angle_icon.png|14px}} '''Angle''' -- a real number that is interpreted as an angle

# {{l|Image:Type_time_icon.png|14px}} '''Time''' -- a time, displayed in days, hours, minutes, seconds and frames

# {{l|Image:Type_vector_icon.png|14px}} '''Vector''' -- a 2d vector.  usually represented as two Reals representing X and Y values

# {{l|Image:Type_color_icon.png|14px}} '''Color''' -- a color.  Usually represented as Red/Green/Blue/Alpha values

# {{l|Image:Type_segment_icon.png|14px}} '''Segment''' -- a single bezier curve segment.  Defined by 4 Vectors, representing 2 Vertices and 2 Tangents

# {{l|Image:Type_blinepoint_icon.png|14px}} '''SplinePoint''' -- a point in a Spline.  Defined by 6 parameters (a Vector defining its location, a Real defining its width, another Real defining its origin, a Bool defining whether its tangents are split or not, and two Vectors defining the direction of its tangents (only the first of which is used if the tangents aren't split)

# {{l|Image:Type_list_icon.png|14px}} '''List''' -- A list.  For example, an outline's Vertices parameter is simply a list of SplinePoint valuenodes.

# {{l|Image:Type_canvas_icon_0.63.06.png|14px}} '''Canvas''' -- A collection of layers.  When you group layers, you're creating a new {{l|Group Layer}} called, by default "Group".  The group layer has a parameter called 'Canvas' with type 'Canvas' and its value is the group of layers you've grouped.

# {{l|Image:Type_string_icon.png|14px}} '''String ''' -- a string of characters, for example "Hello Mum!"

# {{l|Image:Type_gradient_icon.png|14px}} '''Gradient ''' -- a range of colors (a mapping from a real parameter to a color).  Can be defined in many ways, but is usually editing using the gradient editor.