hwParseFile - parse a HoverWare object file and return the objects
found in it
hwParseArray - parse a string array and return the
objects found in it
#include "hw.h"
hwInt32 hwParseFile( char *name, hwObject **result )
hwInt32 hwParseArray( char **array, hwObject **result )
The hwParseFile utility parses a HoverWare object file. The format of the file is simple; it is a series of object and constant definitions. Constant definitions are of the form
<name> = <value>
A <value> is one of five "kinds": a scalar number, a string, a boolean, an object, or an array of one of those types. Scalar numbers are integers or floating point numbers; expressions may be entered as well, surrounded by parentheses. Strings are arbitrary sequences of characters surrounded by double quotes "like this". Booleans are either True or False. Objects are the names of previously declared named objects. Arrays are lists of one or more items surrounded by curly braces, { "like", "this" }. Note that arrays must be uniform in type; that is, all elements must be numbers, or all elements must be objects, etc. Constants may be used in later constant or object definitions, or they may be looked up in the program which uses hwParseFile by using the hwFindConstant call. The program may register constants for later use in parsing by making an hwRegisterConstant call.
Object definitions are of the form
<class> {
<name> = <value>
<name> = <value>
...
}
or, for named objects,
<class> <name> {
<name> = <value>
<name> = <value>
...
}
The <name>s in this case are the names of properties recognized by the object being defined. For example, the hwOrient class understands the Scale, Rotate, and Pos properties; each takes as a <value> an array of three floats. Here is an example hwOrient object:
hwOrient twice_bigger {
Scale = {2,2,2}
}
Named objects can be referred to by subsequent constant or object definitions, or they may be looked up by using the hwFindObject call.
If it is desired to "include" another HoverWare object file, you may use the hwFile class; for example:
# foo.hw - reference bar.hw
hwFile {
FileName = "bar.hw"
}
Constants and named objects defined in the loaded file are available for later use in the current file.
A comment in a HoverWare object file begins with the character '#' and continues to the end of the line.
The hwParseArray format is very similar to the hwParseFile format, except each line of the "file" is kept as a separate string in the array, thus:
char *array[] = {
"hwObject mySphere {",
"Radius = 5.0",
"GraphN = 17",
"GraphM = 9",
"}",
NULL
}
The array must be terminated with a NULL pointer as shown.
The number of objects read from the file, or 0 if an error occurred
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