ezAnimGraphNode Class Reference

#include <AnimGraphNode.h>

Inheritance diagram for ezAnimGraphNode:

Public Member Functions
const char *	GetCustomNodeTitle () const
void	SetCustomNodeTitle (const char *szSz)
Public Member Functions inherited from ezReflectedClass
virtual const ezRTTI *	GetDynamicRTTI () const
bool	IsInstanceOf (const ezRTTI *pType) const
	Returns whether the type of this instance is of the given type or derived from it.
template<typename T >
EZ_ALWAYS_INLINE bool	IsInstanceOf () const
	Returns whether the type of this instance is of the given type or derived from it.

Protected Member Functions
virtual ezResult	SerializeNode (ezStreamWriter &stream) const =0
virtual ezResult	DeserializeNode (ezStreamReader &stream)=0
virtual void	Step (ezAnimController &ref_controller, ezAnimGraphInstance &ref_graph, ezTime tDiff, const ezSkeletonResource *pSkeleton, ezGameObject *pTarget) const =0
virtual bool	GetInstanceDataDesc (ezInstanceDataDesc &out_desc) const

Protected Attributes
ezHashedString	m_sCustomNodeTitle
ezUInt32	m_uiInstanceDataOffset = ezInvalidIndex

Friends
class	ezAnimGraphInstance
class	ezAnimGraph
class	ezAnimGraphResource

Additional Inherited Members
Static Public Member Functions inherited from ezNoBase
static const ezRTTI *	GetStaticRTTI ()

Detailed Description

Base class for all nodes in an ezAnimGraph

Animation graph nodes implement different operations in the animation system such as sampling clips, blending poses, logic operations, or even outputting debug information.

Nodes define:

• Input and output pins (typed connections to other nodes)
• Behavior in the Step() method (called each frame during graph evaluation)
• Optional per-instance state data (playback time, blend weights, etc.)

Nodes that need to store state across frames (like playback time or transition progress) should use the instance data pattern. This allows one graph definition (ezAnimGraph) to be shared by many runtime instances (ezAnimGraphInstance), where each instance has its own state data.

The same ezAnimGraph can be used by hundreds of characters, each with their own ezAnimGraphInstance and instance data. The graph definition (nodes, connections, pins) is shared to minimize memory overhead.

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following files:

• /home/runner/work/ezEngine/ezEngine/Code/Engine/RendererCore/AnimationSystem/AnimGraph/AnimGraphNode.h
• /home/runner/work/ezEngine/ezEngine/Code/Engine/RendererCore/AnimationSystem/AnimGraph/Implementation/AnimGraphNode.cpp