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DurationPublisher QML Type

Publishes builtin_interfaces::msg::Duration messages — Duration defines a period between two time points. More...

Import Statement: import QtRos2.BuiltinInterfaces
Inherits:

PublisherBase

Status: Experimental Extension

Properties

Methods

Detailed Description

Messages of this datatype are of ROS Time following this design: https://design.ros2.org/articles/clock_and_time.html

DurationPublisher publishes duration values to a ROS 2 topic. Set the topic and node properties, then call publish() to send messages.

See also DurationSubscriber and duration.

Property Documentation

nanosec : uint32_t

The nanosec field value included in the next publish. Setting this property emits nanosecChanged and, when autoPublish is true, requests a publish at the end of the current event-loop iteration.

sec : int32_t

The sec field value included in the next publish. Setting this property emits secChanged and, when autoPublish is true, requests a publish at the end of the current event-loop iteration.

Method Documentation

void publish(duration msg)

Publishes duration msg to the ROS 2 topic set by the topic property. Does nothing if the publisher is not connected.

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