765 lines
32 KiB
ObjectPascal
765 lines
32 KiB
ObjectPascal
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Copyright 2005-2012 Sandy Barbour and Ben Supnik
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All rights reserved. See license.txt for usage.
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X-Plane SDK Version: 2.1.1
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}
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UNIT XPLMDataAccess;
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INTERFACE
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{
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XPLM Data Access API - Theory of Operation
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The data access API gives you a generic, flexible, high performance way to
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read and write data to and from X-Plane and other plug-ins. For example,
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this API allows you to read and set the nav radios, get the plane location,
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determine the current effective graphics frame rate, etc.
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The data access APIs are the way that you read and write data from the sim
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as well as other plugins.
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The API works using opaque data references. A data reference is a source
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of data; you do not know where it comes from, but once you have it you can
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read the data quickly and possibly write it. To get a data reference, you
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look it up.
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Data references are identified by verbose string names
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(sim/cockpit/radios/nav1_freq_hz). The actual numeric value of the data
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reference is implementation defined and is likely to change each time the
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simulator is run (or the plugin that provides the datareference is
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reloaded).
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The task of looking up a data reference is relatively expensive; look up
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your data references once based on verbose strings, and save the opaque
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data reference value for the duration of your plugin's operation. Reading
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and writing data references is relatively fast (the cost is equivalent to
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two function calls through function pointers).
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This allows data access to be high performance, while leaving in
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abstraction; since data references are opaque and are searched for, the
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underlying data access system can be rebuilt.
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A note on typing: you must know the correct data type to read and write.
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APIs are provided for reading and writing data in a number of ways. You
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can also double check the data type for a data ref. Note that automatic
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conversion is not done for you.
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A note for plugins sharing data with other plugins: the load order of
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plugins is not guaranteed. To make sure that every plugin publishing data
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has published their data references before other plugins try to subscribe,
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publish your data references in your start routine but resolve them the
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first time your 'enable' routine is called, or the first time they are
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needed in code.
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X-Plane publishes well over 1000 datarefs; a complete list may be found in
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the reference section of the SDK online documentation (from the SDK home
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page, choose Documentation).
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}
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USES XPLMDefs;
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{$A4}
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{$IFDEF MSWINDOWS}
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{$DEFINE DELPHI}
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{$ENDIF}
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{___________________________________________________________________________
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* READING AND WRITING DATA
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___________________________________________________________________________}
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{
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These routines allow you to access a wide variety of data from within
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x-plane and modify some of it.
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}
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TYPE
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{
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XPLMDataRef
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A data ref is an opaque handle to data provided by the simulator or another
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plugin. It uniquely identifies one variable (or array of variables) over
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the lifetime of your plugin. You never hard code these values; you always
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get them from XPLMFindDataRef.
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}
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XPLMDataRef = pointer;
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PXPLMDataRef = ^XPLMDataRef;
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{
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XPLMDataTypeID
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This is an enumeration that defines the type of the data behind a data
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reference. This allows you to sanity check that the data type matches what
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you expect. But for the most part, you will know the type of data you are
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expecting from the online documentation.
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Data types each take a bit field, so sets of data types may be formed.
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}
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XPLMDataTypeID = (
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{ Data of a type the current XPLM doesn't do. }
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xplmType_Unknown = 0
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{ A single 4-byte integer, native endian. }
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,xplmType_Int = 1
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{ A single 4-byte float, native endian. }
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,xplmType_Float = 2
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{ A single 8-byte double, native endian. }
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,xplmType_Double = 4
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{ An array of 4-byte floats, native endian. }
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,xplmType_FloatArray = 8
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{ An array of 4-byte integers, native endian. }
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,xplmType_IntArray = 16
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{ A variable block of data. }
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,xplmType_Data = 32
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);
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PXPLMDataTypeID = ^XPLMDataTypeID;
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{
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XPLMFindDataRef
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Given a c-style string that names the data ref, this routine looks up the
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actual opaque XPLMDataRef that you use to read and write the data. The
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string names for datarefs are published on the x-plane SDK web site.
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This function returns NULL if the data ref cannot be found.
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NOTE: this function is relatively expensive; save the XPLMDataRef this
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function returns for future use. Do not look up your data ref by string
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every time you need to read or write it.
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}
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FUNCTION XPLMFindDataRef(
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inDataRefName : Pchar) : XPLMDataRef;
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{$IFDEF DELPHI}
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cdecl; external 'XPLM.DLL';
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{$ELSE}
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cdecl; external '';
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{$ENDIF}
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{
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XPLMCanWriteDataRef
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Given a data ref, this routine returns true if you can successfully set
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the data, false otherwise. Some datarefs are read-only.
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}
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FUNCTION XPLMCanWriteDataRef(
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inDataRef : XPLMDataRef) : integer;
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{$IFDEF DELPHI}
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cdecl; external 'XPLM.DLL';
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{$ELSE}
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cdecl; external '';
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{$ENDIF}
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{
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XPLMIsDataRefGood
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WARNING: This function is deprecated and should not be used. Datarefs are
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valid until plugins are reloaded or the sim quits. Plugins sharing
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datarefs should support these semantics by not unregistering datarefs
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during operation. (You should however unregister datarefs when your plugin
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is unloaded, as part of general resource cleanup.)
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This function returns whether a data ref is still valid. If it returns
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false, you should refind the data ref from its original string. Calling an
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accessor function on a bad data ref will return a default value, typically
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0 or 0-length data.
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}
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FUNCTION XPLMIsDataRefGood(
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inDataRef : XPLMDataRef) : integer;
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{$IFDEF DELPHI}
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cdecl; external 'XPLM.DLL';
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{$ELSE}
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cdecl; external '';
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{$ENDIF}
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{
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XPLMGetDataRefTypes
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This routine returns the types of the data ref for accessor use. If a data
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ref is available in multiple data types, they will all be returned.
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}
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FUNCTION XPLMGetDataRefTypes(
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inDataRef : XPLMDataRef) : XPLMDataTypeID;
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{$IFDEF DELPHI}
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cdecl; external 'XPLM.DLL';
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{$ELSE}
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cdecl; external '';
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{$ENDIF}
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{___________________________________________________________________________
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* DATA ACCESSORS
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___________________________________________________________________________}
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{
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These routines read and write the data references. For each supported data
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type there is a reader and a writer.
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If the data ref is invalid or the plugin that provides it is disabled or
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there is a type mismatch, the functions that read data will return 0 as a
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default value or not modify the passed in memory. The plugins that write
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data will not write under these circumstances or if the data ref is
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read-only. NOTE: to keep the overhead of reading datarefs low, these
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routines do not do full validation of a dataref; passing a junk value for
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a dataref can result in crashing the sim.
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For array-style datarefs, you specify the number of items to read/write and
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the offset into the array; the actual number of items read or written is
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returned. This may be less to prevent an array-out-of-bounds error.
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}
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{
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XPLMGetDatai
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Read an integer data ref and return its value. The return value is the
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dataref value or 0 if the dataref is invalid/NULL or the plugin is
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disabled.
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}
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FUNCTION XPLMGetDatai(
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inDataRef : XPLMDataRef) : integer;
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{$IFDEF DELPHI}
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cdecl; external 'XPLM.DLL';
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{$ELSE}
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cdecl; external '';
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{$ENDIF}
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{
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XPLMSetDatai
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Write a new value to an integer data ref. This routine is a no-op if the
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plugin publishing the dataref is disabled, the dataref is invalid, or the
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dataref is not writable.
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}
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PROCEDURE XPLMSetDatai(
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inDataRef : XPLMDataRef;
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inValue : integer);
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{$IFDEF DELPHI}
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cdecl; external 'XPLM.DLL';
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{$ELSE}
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cdecl; external '';
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{$ENDIF}
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{
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XPLMGetDataf
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Read a single precision floating point dataref and return its value. The
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return value is the dataref value or 0.0 if the dataref is invalid/NULL or
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the plugin is disabled.
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}
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FUNCTION XPLMGetDataf(
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inDataRef : XPLMDataRef) : single;
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{$IFDEF DELPHI}
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cdecl; external 'XPLM.DLL';
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{$ELSE}
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cdecl; external '';
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{$ENDIF}
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{
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XPLMSetDataf
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Write a new value to a single precision floating point data ref. This
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routine is a no-op if the plugin publishing the dataref is disabled, the
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dataref is invalid, or the dataref is not writable.
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}
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PROCEDURE XPLMSetDataf(
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inDataRef : XPLMDataRef;
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inValue : single);
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{$IFDEF DELPHI}
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cdecl; external 'XPLM.DLL';
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{$ELSE}
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cdecl; external '';
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{$ENDIF}
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{
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XPLMGetDatad
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Read a double precision floating point dataref and return its value. The
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return value is the dataref value or 0.0 if the dataref is invalid/NULL or
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the plugin is disabled.
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}
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FUNCTION XPLMGetDatad(
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inDataRef : XPLMDataRef) : real;
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{$IFDEF DELPHI}
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cdecl; external 'XPLM.DLL';
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{$ELSE}
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cdecl; external '';
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{$ENDIF}
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{
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XPLMSetDatad
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Write a new value to a double precision floating point data ref. This
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routine is a no-op if the plugin publishing the dataref is disabled, the
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dataref is invalid, or the dataref is not writable.
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}
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PROCEDURE XPLMSetDatad(
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inDataRef : XPLMDataRef;
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inValue : real);
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{$IFDEF DELPHI}
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cdecl; external 'XPLM.DLL';
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{$ELSE}
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cdecl; external '';
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{$ENDIF}
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{
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XPLMGetDatavi
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Read a part of an integer array dataref. If you pass NULL for outVaules,
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the routine will return the size of the array, ignoring inOffset and inMax.
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If outValues is not NULL, then up to inMax values are copied from the
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dataref into outValues, starting at inOffset in the dataref. If inMax +
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inOffset is larger than the size of the dataref, less than inMax values
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will be copied. The number of values copied is returned.
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Note: the semantics of array datarefs are entirely implemented by the
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plugin (or X-Plane) that provides the dataref, not the SDK itself; the
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above description is how these datarefs are intended to work, but a rogue
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plugin may have different behavior.
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}
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FUNCTION XPLMGetDatavi(
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inDataRef : XPLMDataRef;
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outValues : Pinteger; { Can be nil }
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inOffset : integer;
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inMax : integer) : integer;
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{$IFDEF DELPHI}
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cdecl; external 'XPLM.DLL';
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{$ELSE}
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cdecl; external '';
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{$ENDIF}
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{
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XPLMSetDatavi
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Write part or all of an integer array dataref. The values passed by
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inValues are written into the dataref starting at inOffset. Up to inCount
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values are written; however if the values would write "off the end" of the
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dataref array, then fewer values are written.
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Note: the semantics of array datarefs are entirely implemented by the
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plugin (or X-Plane) that provides the dataref, not the SDK itself; the
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above description is how these datarefs are intended to work, but a rogue
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plugin may have different behavior.
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}
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PROCEDURE XPLMSetDatavi(
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inDataRef : XPLMDataRef;
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inValues : Pinteger;
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inoffset : integer;
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inCount : integer);
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{$IFDEF DELPHI}
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cdecl; external 'XPLM.DLL';
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{$ELSE}
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cdecl; external '';
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{$ENDIF}
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{
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XPLMGetDatavf
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Read a part of a single precision floating point array dataref. If you
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pass NULL for outVaules, the routine will return the size of the array,
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ignoring inOffset and inMax.
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If outValues is not NULL, then up to inMax values are copied from the
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dataref into outValues, starting at inOffset in the dataref. If inMax +
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inOffset is larger than the size of the dataref, less than inMax values
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will be copied. The number of values copied is returned.
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Note: the semantics of array datarefs are entirely implemented by the
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plugin (or X-Plane) that provides the dataref, not the SDK itself; the
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above description is how these datarefs are intended to work, but a rogue
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plugin may have different behavior.
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}
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FUNCTION XPLMGetDatavf(
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inDataRef : XPLMDataRef;
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outValues : Psingle; { Can be nil }
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inOffset : integer;
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inMax : integer) : integer;
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{$IFDEF DELPHI}
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cdecl; external 'XPLM.DLL';
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{$ELSE}
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cdecl; external '';
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{$ENDIF}
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{
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XPLMSetDatavf
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Write part or all of a single precision floating point array dataref. The
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values passed by inValues are written into the dataref starting at
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inOffset. Up to inCount values are written; however if the values would
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write "off the end" of the dataref array, then fewer values are written.
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Note: the semantics of array datarefs are entirely implemented by the
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plugin (or X-Plane) that provides the dataref, not the SDK itself; the
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above description is how these datarefs are intended to work, but a rogue
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plugin may have different behavior.
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}
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PROCEDURE XPLMSetDatavf(
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inDataRef : XPLMDataRef;
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inValues : Psingle;
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inoffset : integer;
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inCount : integer);
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{$IFDEF DELPHI}
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cdecl; external 'XPLM.DLL';
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{$ELSE}
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cdecl; external '';
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{$ENDIF}
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{
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XPLMGetDatab
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Read a part of a byte array dataref. If you pass NULL for outVaules, the
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routine will return the size of the array, ignoring inOffset and inMax.
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If outValues is not NULL, then up to inMax values are copied from the
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dataref into outValues, starting at inOffset in the dataref. If inMax +
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inOffset is larger than the size of the dataref, less than inMax values
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will be copied. The number of values copied is returned.
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Note: the semantics of array datarefs are entirely implemented by the
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plugin (or X-Plane) that provides the dataref, not the SDK itself; the
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above description is how these datarefs are intended to work, but a rogue
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plugin may have different behavior.
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}
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FUNCTION XPLMGetDatab(
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inDataRef : XPLMDataRef;
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outValue : pointer; { Can be nil }
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inOffset : integer;
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inMaxBytes : integer) : integer;
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{$IFDEF DELPHI}
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cdecl; external 'XPLM.DLL';
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{$ELSE}
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cdecl; external '';
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{$ENDIF}
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{
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XPLMSetDatab
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Write part or all of a byte array dataref. The values passed by inValues
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are written into the dataref starting at inOffset. Up to inCount values
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are written; however if the values would write "off the end" of the dataref
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array, then fewer values are written.
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Note: the semantics of array datarefs are entirely implemented by the
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plugin (or X-Plane) that provides the dataref, not the SDK itself; the
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above description is how these datarefs are intended to work, but a rogue
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plugin may have different behavior.
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}
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PROCEDURE XPLMSetDatab(
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inDataRef : XPLMDataRef;
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inValue : pointer;
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inOffset : integer;
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inLength : integer);
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{$IFDEF DELPHI}
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cdecl; external 'XPLM.DLL';
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{$ELSE}
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cdecl; external '';
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{$ENDIF}
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{___________________________________________________________________________
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* PUBLISHING YOUR PLUGINS DATA
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___________________________________________________________________________}
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{
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These functions allow you to create data references that other plug-ins can
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access via the above data access APIs. Data references published by other
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plugins operate the same as ones published by x-plane in all manners except
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that your data reference will not be available to other plugins if/when
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your plugin is disabled.
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You share data by registering data provider callback functions. When a
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plug-in requests your data, these callbacks are then called. You provide
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one callback to return the value when a plugin 'reads' it and another to
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change the value when a plugin 'writes' it.
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Important: you must pick a prefix for your datarefs other than "sim/" -
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this prefix is reserved for X-Plane. The X-Plane SDK website contains a
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registry where authors can select a unique first word for dataref names, to
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prevent dataref collisions between plugins.
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}
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{
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XPLMGetDatai_f
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Data provider function pointers.
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These define the function pointers you provide to get or set data. Note
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that you are passed a generic pointer for each one. This is the same
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pointer you pass in your register routine; you can use it to find global
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variables, etc.
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The semantics of your callbacks are the same as the dataref accessor above
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- basically routines like XPLMGetDatai are just pass-throughs from a caller
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to your plugin. Be particularly mindful in implementing array dataref
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read-write accessors; you are responsible for avoiding overruns, supporting
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offset read/writes, and handling a read with a NULL buffer.
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}
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TYPE
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XPLMGetDatai_f = FUNCTION(
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inRefcon : pointer) : integer; cdecl;
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{
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XPLMSetDatai_f
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}
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XPLMSetDatai_f = PROCEDURE(
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inRefcon : pointer;
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inValue : integer); cdecl;
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{
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XPLMGetDataf_f
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}
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XPLMGetDataf_f = FUNCTION(
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inRefcon : pointer) : single; cdecl;
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{
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XPLMSetDataf_f
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}
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XPLMSetDataf_f = PROCEDURE(
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inRefcon : pointer;
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inValue : single); cdecl;
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{
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XPLMGetDatad_f
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}
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XPLMGetDatad_f = FUNCTION(
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inRefcon : pointer) : real; cdecl;
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{
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XPLMSetDatad_f
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}
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XPLMSetDatad_f = PROCEDURE(
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inRefcon : pointer;
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inValue : real); cdecl;
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{
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XPLMGetDatavi_f
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}
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XPLMGetDatavi_f = FUNCTION(
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inRefcon : pointer;
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outValues : Pinteger; { Can be nil }
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inOffset : integer;
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inMax : integer) : integer; cdecl;
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{
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XPLMSetDatavi_f
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}
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XPLMSetDatavi_f = PROCEDURE(
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inRefcon : pointer;
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inValues : Pinteger;
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inOffset : integer;
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inCount : integer); cdecl;
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{
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XPLMGetDatavf_f
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}
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XPLMGetDatavf_f = FUNCTION(
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inRefcon : pointer;
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outValues : Psingle; { Can be nil }
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inOffset : integer;
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inMax : integer) : integer; cdecl;
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{
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XPLMSetDatavf_f
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}
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XPLMSetDatavf_f = PROCEDURE(
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inRefcon : pointer;
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inValues : Psingle;
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inOffset : integer;
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inCount : integer); cdecl;
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{
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XPLMGetDatab_f
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}
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XPLMGetDatab_f = FUNCTION(
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inRefcon : pointer;
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outValue : pointer; { Can be nil }
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inOffset : integer;
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inMaxLength : integer) : integer; cdecl;
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{
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XPLMSetDatab_f
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}
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XPLMSetDatab_f = PROCEDURE(
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inRefcon : pointer;
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inValue : pointer;
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inOffset : integer;
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inLength : integer); cdecl;
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{
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XPLMRegisterDataAccessor
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This routine creates a new item of data that can be read and written. Pass
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in the data's full name for searching, the type(s) of the data for
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accessing, and whether the data can be written to. For each data type you
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support, pass in a read accessor function and a write accessor function if
|
|
necessary. Pass NULL for data types you do not support or write accessors
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|
if you are read-only.
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You are returned a data ref for the new item of data created. You can use
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|
this data ref to unregister your data later or read or write from it.
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|
}
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|
FUNCTION XPLMRegisterDataAccessor(
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inDataName : Pchar;
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inDataType : XPLMDataTypeID;
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inIsWritable : integer;
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inReadInt : XPLMGetDatai_f;
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inWriteInt : XPLMSetDatai_f;
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inReadFloat : XPLMGetDataf_f;
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inWriteFloat : XPLMSetDataf_f;
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inReadDouble : XPLMGetDatad_f;
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inWriteDouble : XPLMSetDatad_f;
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|
inReadIntArray : XPLMGetDatavi_f;
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|
inWriteIntArray : XPLMSetDatavi_f;
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|
inReadFloatArray : XPLMGetDatavf_f;
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|
inWriteFloatArray : XPLMSetDatavf_f;
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|
inReadData : XPLMGetDatab_f;
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|
inWriteData : XPLMSetDatab_f;
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|
inReadRefcon : pointer;
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|
inWriteRefcon : pointer) : XPLMDataRef;
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|
{$IFDEF DELPHI}
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|
cdecl; external 'XPLM.DLL';
|
|
{$ELSE}
|
|
cdecl; external '';
|
|
{$ENDIF}
|
|
|
|
{
|
|
XPLMUnregisterDataAccessor
|
|
|
|
Use this routine to unregister any data accessors you may have registered.
|
|
You unregister a data ref by the XPLMDataRef you get back from
|
|
registration. Once you unregister a data ref, your function pointer will
|
|
not be called anymore.
|
|
|
|
For maximum compatibility, do not unregister your data accessors until
|
|
final shutdown (when your XPluginStop routine is called). This allows
|
|
other plugins to find your data reference once and use it for their entire
|
|
time of operation.
|
|
}
|
|
PROCEDURE XPLMUnregisterDataAccessor(
|
|
inDataRef : XPLMDataRef);
|
|
{$IFDEF DELPHI}
|
|
cdecl; external 'XPLM.DLL';
|
|
{$ELSE}
|
|
cdecl; external '';
|
|
{$ENDIF}
|
|
|
|
{___________________________________________________________________________
|
|
* SHARING DATA BETWEEN MULTIPLE PLUGINS
|
|
___________________________________________________________________________}
|
|
{
|
|
The data reference registration APIs from the previous section allow a
|
|
plugin to publish data in a one-owner manner; the plugin that publishes the
|
|
data reference owns the real memory that the data ref uses. This is
|
|
satisfactory for most cases, but there are also cases where plugnis need to
|
|
share actual data.
|
|
|
|
With a shared data reference, no one plugin owns the actual memory for the
|
|
data reference; the plugin SDK allocates that for you. When the first
|
|
plugin asks to 'share' the data, the memory is allocated. When the data is
|
|
changed, every plugin that is sharing the data is notified.
|
|
|
|
Shared data references differ from the 'owned' data references from the
|
|
previous section in a few ways:
|
|
|
|
- With shared data references, any plugin can create the data reference;
|
|
with owned plugins one plugin must create the data reference and others
|
|
subscribe. (This can be a problem if you don't know which set of plugins
|
|
will be present).
|
|
|
|
- With shared data references, every plugin that is sharing the data is
|
|
notified when the data is changed. With owned data references, only the
|
|
one owner is notified when the data is changed.
|
|
|
|
- With shared data references, you cannot access the physical memory of the
|
|
data reference; you must use the XPLMGet... and XPLMSet... APIs. With an
|
|
owned data reference, the one owning data reference can manipulate the
|
|
data reference's memory in any way it sees fit.
|
|
|
|
Shared data references solve two problems: if you need to have a data
|
|
reference used by several plugins but do not know which plugins will be
|
|
installed, or if all plugins sharing data need to be notified when that
|
|
data is changed, use shared data references.
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
{
|
|
XPLMDataChanged_f
|
|
|
|
An XPLMDataChanged_f is a callback that the XPLM calls whenever any other
|
|
plug-in modifies shared data. A refcon you provide is passed back to help
|
|
identify which data is being changed. In response, you may want to call one
|
|
of the XPLMGetDataxxx routines to find the new value of the data.
|
|
}
|
|
TYPE
|
|
XPLMDataChanged_f = PROCEDURE(
|
|
inRefcon : pointer); cdecl;
|
|
|
|
{
|
|
XPLMShareData
|
|
|
|
This routine connects a plug-in to shared data, creating the shared data if
|
|
necessary. inDataName is a standard path for the data ref, and inDataType
|
|
specifies the type. This function will create the data if it does not
|
|
exist. If the data already exists but the type does not match, an error is
|
|
returned, so it is important that plug-in authors collaborate to establish
|
|
public standards for shared data.
|
|
|
|
If a notificationFunc is passed in and is not NULL, that notification
|
|
function will be called whenever the data is modified. The notification
|
|
refcon will be passed to it. This allows your plug-in to know which shared
|
|
data was changed if multiple shared data are handled by one callback, or if
|
|
the plug-in does not use global variables.
|
|
|
|
A one is returned for successfully creating or finding the shared data; a
|
|
zero if the data already exists but is of the wrong type.
|
|
}
|
|
FUNCTION XPLMShareData(
|
|
inDataName : Pchar;
|
|
inDataType : XPLMDataTypeID;
|
|
inNotificationFunc : XPLMDataChanged_f;
|
|
inNotificationRefcon: pointer) : integer;
|
|
{$IFDEF DELPHI}
|
|
cdecl; external 'XPLM.DLL';
|
|
{$ELSE}
|
|
cdecl; external '';
|
|
{$ENDIF}
|
|
|
|
{
|
|
XPLMUnshareData
|
|
|
|
This routine removes your notification function for shared data. Call it
|
|
when done with the data to stop receiving change notifications. Arguments
|
|
must match XPLMShareData. The actual memory will not necessarily be freed,
|
|
since other plug-ins could be using it.
|
|
}
|
|
FUNCTION XPLMUnshareData(
|
|
inDataName : Pchar;
|
|
inDataType : XPLMDataTypeID;
|
|
inNotificationFunc : XPLMDataChanged_f;
|
|
inNotificationRefcon: pointer) : integer;
|
|
{$IFDEF DELPHI}
|
|
cdecl; external 'XPLM.DLL';
|
|
{$ELSE}
|
|
cdecl; external '';
|
|
{$ENDIF}
|
|
|
|
IMPLEMENTATION
|
|
END.
|