DefinitionReader::getJointParentIndex

Index of the requested joint's parent. @note The joint hierarchy may be traversed and reconstructed using this function. Example: Joint names: [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I] Hierarchy: [0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 4, 2, 6, 2] Describes the following hierarchy: A.

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References

Module

RigLogicLib

Header

/Engine/Plugins/Animation/RigLogic/Source/RigLogicLib/Public/dna/layers/DefinitionReader.h

Include

#include "dna/layers/DefinitionReader.h"

Syntax

std::uint16_t getJointParentIndex
(
    std::uint16_t index
) const

Remarks

  • B | + D | + E | + F

  • C

  • G | + H

  • I

Requesting the parent index of joint 5 (joint name: F) would return 4 (joint name: E). Requesting the parent index of the root joint: 0 (joint name: A) would return the same index 0. An out of bounds request (an index greater than the number of joints returns UINT16_MAX).

Parameters

Parameter

Description

index

The joint index which parent is being requested.
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