---
name: "SoSFEnum"
section: "3iv"
platform: "linux"
package: "inventor-doc"
version: "2.1.6+ds-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/SoSFEnum/3iv"
---

# SoSFEnum(3iv)

field containing an enumerated value

## NAME

SoSFEnum — field containing an enumerated value

## INHERITS FROM

SoField \> SoSField \> SoSFEnum

## SYNOPSIS

Methods from class SoSFEnum:

**void**	**setValue(const SbName &name)**\
 **static SoType**	**getClassTypeId()**\
 **virtual void**	**getTypeId() const**\
 **int**	**getValue() const**\
 **int**	**operator =(int newValue)**\
 **void**	**setValue(int newValue)**\
 **int**	**operator ==(const SoSFEnum &f) const**\
 **int**	**operator !=(const SoSFEnum &f) const**

Methods from class SoField:

**void**	**setIgnored(SbBool ignore)**\
 **SbBool**	**isIgnored() const**\
 **SbBool**	**isDefault() const**\
 **virtual SbBool**	**isOfType(SoType type) const**\
 **SbBool**	**set(const char \*valueString)**\
 **void**	**get(SbString &valueString)**\
 **void**	**touch()**\
 **SbBool**	**connectFrom(SoField \*fromField)**\
 **SbBool**	**connectFrom(SoEngineOutput \*fromEngine)**\
 **void**	**disconnect()**\
 **SbBool**	**isConnected() const**\
 **SbBool**	**isConnectedFromField() const**\
 **SbBool**	**getConnectedField(SoField \*&writingField) const**\
 **SbBool**	**isConnectedFromEngine() const**\
 **SbBool**	**getConnectedEngine(SoEngineOutput \*&engineOutput) const**\
 **void**	**enableConnection(SbBool flag)**\
 **SbBool**	**isConnectionEnabled() const**\
 **int**	**getForwardConnections(SoFieldList &list) const**\
 **SoFieldContainer \***	**getContainer() const**

## DESCRIPTION

**A single-value field that contains an enumerated type value, stored as an integer. Nodes that use this field class define mnemonic names for the values. These names should be used when setting or testing** **the values of the field, even though the values are treated as integers in the methods.**

**SoSFEnums** are written to file as a mnemonic enumerated type name. The name differs among uses of this field in various node or engine classes. See the man pages for specific nodes or engines for the names (e.g. **SoDrawStyle**).

## METHODS

**void**	**setValue(const SbName &name)**\
 Sets this field to contain the given mnemonic name, passed in as a name or string.

**static SoType**	**getClassTypeId()**\
 **virtual void**	**getTypeId() const**\
 Returns the type for this class or a particular object of this class.

**int**	**getValue() const**\
 Returns this field's value.

**int**	**operator =(int newValue)**\
 **void**	**setValue(int newValue)**\
 Sets this field to **newValue**.

**int**	**operator ==(const SoSFEnum &f) const**\
 **int**	**operator !=(const SoSFEnum &f) const**\
 Returns TRUE if **f** is of the same type and has the same value as this field.

## SEE ALSO

**SoField, SoSField, SoMFEnum**