---
name: "SoProfilerElement"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "coin"
version: "1:4.0.10-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/SoProfilerElement"
---

# SoProfilerElement(3)

The SoProfilerElement element class is for registering statistics during scene graph traversals.

## NAME

SoProfilerElement - The **SoProfilerElement** element class is for registering statistics during scene graph traversals.

## SYNOPSIS

\#include \<Inventor/annex/Profiler/SoProfilerElement.h\>

Inherits **SoElement**.

### Public Member Functions

virtual SbBool **matches** (const **SoElement** \*element) const\
 virtual **SoElement** \* **copyMatchInfo** (void) const\
 **SbProfilingData** & **getProfilingData** (void)\
 const **SbProfilingData** & **getProfilingData** (void) const\

Public Member Functions inherited from **SoElement** const **SoType** **getTypeId** (void) const\
 int **getStackIndex** (void) const\
 virtual void **init** (**SoState** \*state)\
 void **setDepth** (const int **depth**)\
 int **getDepth** (void) const\
 virtual void **print** (FILE \*file=stdout) const\
 virtual **~SoElement** ()\

### Static Public Member Functions

static **SoType** **getClassTypeId** (void)\
 static int **getClassStackIndex** (void)\
 static void \* **createInstance** (void)\
 static void **initClass** (void)\
 Sets up initialization for data common to all instances of this class, like submitting necessary information to the Coin type system.     static **SoProfilerElement** \* **get** (**SoState** \*state)\

Static Public Member Functions inherited from **SoElement** static void **initClass** (void)\
 static **SoType** **getClassTypeId** (void)\
 static int **getClassStackIndex** (void)\
 static void **initElements** (void)\
 static int **getNumStackIndices** (void)\
 static **SoType** **getIdFromStackIndex** (const int **stackIndex**)\

### Protected Attributes

**SbProfilingData** **data**\

Protected Attributes inherited from **SoElement** **SoType** **typeId**\
 int **stackIndex**\
 int **depth**\

### Additional Inherited Members

Protected Member Functions inherited from **SoElement** **SoElement** (void)\
 void **capture** (**SoState** \*const state) const\
 virtual void **captureThis** (**SoState** \*state) const\
 void **setTypeId** (const **SoType** **typeId**)\
 void **setStackIndex** (const int index)\
 **SoElement** \* **getNextInStack** (void) const\
 **SoElement** \* **getNextFree** (void) const\

Static Protected Member Functions inherited from **SoElement** static **SoElement** \* **getElement** (**SoState** \*const state, const int **stackIndex**)\
 static const **SoElement** \* **getConstElement** (**SoState** \*const state, const int **stackIndex**)\
 static int **createStackIndex** (const **SoType** id)\

Static Protected Attributes inherited from **SoElement** static int **classStackIndex**\
 static **SoTypeList** \* **stackToType**\

## Detailed Description

The **SoProfilerElement** element class is for registering statistics during scene graph traversals.

## Member Function Documentation

### SoType SoProfilerElement::getClassTypeId (void ) \[static\]

This static method returns the **SoType** object associated with objects of this class.

### int SoProfilerElement::getClassStackIndex (void ) \[static\]

This static method returns the state stack index for the class.

### void \* SoProfilerElement::createInstance (void ) \[static\]

*This API member is considered internal to the library, as it is not likely to be of interest to the application programmer.*\

 Creates a new instance of the class type corresponding to the **SoType** object.

### SoProfilerElement \* SoProfilerElement::get (SoState \* state) \[static\]

This is the required method of fetching the **SoProfilerElement** instance.

### SbBool SoProfilerElement::matches (const SoElement \* element) const \[virtual\]

This function returns TRUE is the element matches another element (of the same class), with respect to cache validity.

If the application programmer's extension element has a **matches()** function, it should also have a **copyMatchInfo()** function.

Implements **SoElement**.

### SoElement \* SoProfilerElement::copyMatchInfo (void ) const \[virtual\]

This function creates a copy of the element that contains enough information to enable the **matches()** function to work.

Used to help with scene graph traversal caching operations.

Implements **SoElement**.

## Author

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