SoByteStream — converts scene graph objects to character byte streams

       This  class  creates  a byte stream representation of a scene graph, using an SoWriteAction to write path
       lists to an in-memory buffer. Byte streams  are  commonly  used  to  transfer  data  in  copy  and  paste
       operations. (The SoXtClipboard class passes SoByteStream data during copy and paste.)

       SoByteStream

SoByteStream()~SoByteStream()
          Constructor and destructor.

     voidconvert(SoNode*node,SbBoolbinaryFormat=TRUE)voidconvert(SoPath*path,SbBoolbinaryFormat=TRUE)voidconvert(SoPathList*pathList,SbBoolbinaryFormat=TRUE)
          These  convert the passed scene graph object(s) into a byte stream. The caller may specify whether the
          byte stream is written in binary (TRUE) or ASCII (FALSE) format, and can pass the object(s)  by  node,
          path, or pathList.

     void*getData()uint32_tgetNumBytes()
          These  return  the data and number of bytes from the last convert() operation. This byte stream format
          is well suited to data transfers, like copy and paste.

     staticSoPathList*unconvert(SoByteStream*byteStream)staticSoPathList*unconvert(void*data,uint32_tnumBytes)
          These take byte stream data and unconvert it back to scene graph objects. The objects are returned  in
          a path list.

       SoByteStream — converts scene graph objects to character byte streams

SoXtClipboardSoByteStream(3IV)()

#include<Inventor/misc/SoByteStream.h>

          Methods from class SoByteStream:

                          SoByteStream()~SoByteStream()voidconvert(SoNode*node,SbBoolbinaryFormat=TRUE)voidconvert(SoPath*path,SbBoolbinaryFormat=TRUE)voidconvert(SoPathList*pathList,SbBoolbinaryFormat=TRUE)void*getData()uint32_tgetNumBytes()staticSoPathList*unconvert(SoByteStream*byteStream)staticSoPathList*unconvert(void*data,uint32_tnumBytes)