Info DAT
Summary[edit]
The Info DAT gives you string information about a node. Only some nodes contain additional string information which can be accessed by the Info DAT.
Parameters - Info Page
Operator op
- The path to the operator that the Info DAT is getting information from. You can drag & drop any node onto this path, or type the path directly into the field.
Passive passive
- If this option is off, the Info DAT will update automatically when the information changes. If on, the data may or may not be out-of-date, and the Info DAT may require a forced cook to update its contents. This parameter can by useful to prevent unnecessary cooking.
Parameters - Common Page
Language language
- ⊞ - Select how the DAT decides which script language to operate on.
- Input
input
- The DAT uses the inputs script language.
- Node
node
- The DAT uses it's own script language.
Edit/View Extension extension
- ⊞ - Select the file extension this DAT should expose to external editors.
- dat
dat
- various common file extensions.
- From Language
language
- pick extension from DATs script language.
- Custom Extension
custom
- Specify a custom extension.
Custom Extension customext
- Specifiy the custom extension.
Word Wrap wordwrap
- ⊞ - Enable Word Wrap for Node Display.
- Input
input
- The DAT uses the inputs setting.
- On
on
- Turn on Word Wrap.
- Off
off
- Turn off Word Wrap.
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An Operator Family that manipulates text strings: multi-line text or tables. Multi-line text is often a command Script, but can be any multi-line text. Tables are rows and columns of cells, each containing a text string.
Any of the procedural data operators. OPs do all the work in TouchDesigner. They "cook" and output data to other OPs, which ultimately result in new images, data and audio being generated. See Node.