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NodeChild QML Type

Abstract base for all items that attach to a Node. More...

Import Statement: import QtRos2.Core
Inherited By:
399 types

AccelPublisher, AccelStampedPublisher, AccelStampedSubscriber, AccelSubscriber, AccelWithCovariancePublisher, AccelWithCovarianceStampedPublisher, AccelWithCovarianceStampedSubscriber, AccelWithCovarianceSubscriber, ActionClientBase, ActionPublisher, ActionServerBase, ActionSubscriber, AddDiagnosticsServiceClient, AddDiagnosticsServiceServer, BatteryStatePublisher, BatteryStateSubscriber, BoolPublisher, BoolSubscriber, ByteMultiArrayPublisher, ByteMultiArraySubscriber, BytePublisher, ByteSubscriber, CameraInfoPublisher, CameraInfoSubscriber, CancelGoalServiceClient, CancelGoalServiceServer, ChangeStateServiceClient, ChangeStateServiceServer, ChannelFloat32Publisher, ChannelFloat32Subscriber, CharPublisher, CharSubscriber, ClockPublisher, ClockSubscriber, ColorRGBAPublisher, ColorRGBASubscriber, CompressedImagePublisher, CompressedImageSubscriber, DescribeParametersServiceClient, DescribeParametersServiceServer, DiagnosticArrayPublisher, DiagnosticArraySubscriber, DiagnosticStatusPublisher, DiagnosticStatusSubscriber, DisparityImagePublisher, DisparityImageSubscriber, DurationPublisher, DurationSubscriber, EmptyPublisher, EmptyServiceClient, EmptyServiceServer, EmptySubscriber, Entity, FieldPublisher, FieldSubscriber, FieldTypePublisher, FieldTypeSubscriber, Float32MultiArrayPublisher, Float32MultiArraySubscriber, Float32Publisher, Float32Subscriber, Float64MultiArrayPublisher, Float64MultiArraySubscriber, Float64Publisher, Float64Subscriber, FloatingPointRangePublisher, FloatingPointRangeSubscriber, FluidPressurePublisher, FluidPressureSubscriber, FrameGraphServiceClient, FrameGraphServiceServer, FrameTransformer, GetAvailableStatesServiceClient, GetAvailableStatesServiceServer, GetAvailableTransitionsServiceClient, GetAvailableTransitionsServiceServer, GetInteractiveMarkersServiceClient, GetInteractiveMarkersServiceServer, GetLoggerLevelsServiceClient, GetLoggerLevelsServiceServer, GetMapServiceClient, GetMapServiceServer, GetParametersServiceClient, GetParametersServiceServer, GetParameterTypesServiceClient, GetParameterTypesServiceServer, GetPlanServiceClient, GetPlanServiceServer, GetStateServiceClient, GetStateServiceServer, GetTypeDescriptionServiceClient, GetTypeDescriptionServiceServer, GoalInfoPublisher, GoalInfoSubscriber, GoalsPublisher, GoalsSubscriber, GoalStatusArrayPublisher, GoalStatusArraySubscriber, GoalStatusPublisher, GoalStatusSubscriber, GraphPublisher, GraphSubscriber, GridCellsPublisher, GridCellsSubscriber, HeaderPublisher, HeaderSubscriber, IlluminancePublisher, IlluminanceSubscriber, ImageMarkerPublisher, ImageMarkerSubscriber, ImagePublisher, ImageSubscriber, ImuPublisher, ImuSubscriber, IndividualTypeDescriptionPublisher, IndividualTypeDescriptionSubscriber, InertiaPublisher, InertiaStampedPublisher, InertiaStampedSubscriber, InertiaSubscriber, Int16MultiArrayPublisher, Int16MultiArraySubscriber, Int16Publisher, Int16Subscriber, Int32MultiArrayPublisher, Int32MultiArraySubscriber, Int32Publisher, Int32Subscriber, Int64MultiArrayPublisher, Int64MultiArraySubscriber, Int64Publisher, Int64Subscriber, Int8MultiArrayPublisher, Int8MultiArraySubscriber, Int8Publisher, Int8Subscriber, IntegerRangePublisher, IntegerRangeSubscriber, InteractiveMarkerControlPublisher, InteractiveMarkerControlSubscriber, InteractiveMarkerFeedbackPublisher, InteractiveMarkerFeedbackSubscriber, InteractiveMarkerInitPublisher, InteractiveMarkerInitSubscriber, InteractiveMarkerPosePublisher, InteractiveMarkerPoseSubscriber, InteractiveMarkerPublisher, InteractiveMarkerSubscriber, InteractiveMarkerUpdatePublisher, InteractiveMarkerUpdateSubscriber, InterfaceTypePublisher, InterfaceTypeSubscriber, JointStatePublisher, JointStateSubscriber, JointTrajectoryPointPublisher, JointTrajectoryPointSubscriber, JointTrajectoryPublisher, JointTrajectorySubscriber, JoyFeedbackArrayPublisher, JoyFeedbackArraySubscriber, JoyFeedbackPublisher, JoyFeedbackSubscriber, JoyPublisher, JoySubscriber, LaserEchoPublisher, LaserEchoSubscriber, LaserScanPublisher, LaserScanSubscriber, ListNodesServiceClient, ListNodesServiceServer, ListParametersResultPublisher, ListParametersResultSubscriber, ListParametersServiceClient, ListParametersServiceServer, LoadMapServiceClient, LoadMapServiceServer, LoadNodeServiceClient, LoadNodeServiceServer, LoggerLevelPublisher, LoggerLevelSubscriber, LogPublisher, LogSubscriber, LookupTransformActionClient, LookupTransformActionServer, MagneticFieldPublisher, MagneticFieldSubscriber, MapMetaDataPublisher, MapMetaDataSubscriber, MarkerArrayPublisher, MarkerArraySubscriber, MarkerPublisher, MarkerSubscriber, MenuEntryPublisher, MenuEntrySubscriber, MeshFilePublisher, MeshFileSubscriber, MeshPublisher, MeshSubscriber, MeshTrianglePublisher, MeshTriangleSubscriber, MetricsMessagePublisher, MetricsMessageSubscriber, MultiArrayDimensionPublisher, MultiArrayDimensionSubscriber, MultiArrayLayoutPublisher, MultiArrayLayoutSubscriber, MultiDOFJointStatePublisher, MultiDOFJointStateSubscriber, MultiDOFJointTrajectoryPointPublisher, MultiDOFJointTrajectoryPointSubscriber, MultiDOFJointTrajectoryPublisher, MultiDOFJointTrajectorySubscriber, MultiEchoLaserScanPublisher, MultiEchoLaserScanSubscriber, NavSatFixPublisher, NavSatFixSubscriber, NavSatStatusPublisher, NavSatStatusSubscriber, NodePublisher, NodeSubscriber, OccupancyGridPublisher, OccupancyGridSubscriber, OdometryPublisher, OdometrySubscriber, Parameter, ParameterDescriptorPublisher, ParameterDescriptorSubscriber, ParameterEventDescriptorsPublisher, ParameterEventDescriptorsSubscriber, ParameterEventPublisher, ParameterEventSubscriber, ParameterPublisher, ParameterSubscriber, ParameterTypePublisher, ParameterTypeSubscriber, ParameterValuePublisher, ParameterValueSubscriber, PathPublisher, PathSubscriber, PlanePublisher, PlaneSubscriber, PointCloud2Publisher, PointCloud2Subscriber, PointCloudPublisher, PointCloudSubscriber, PointFieldPublisher, PointFieldSubscriber, PointPublisher, PointStampedPublisher, PointStampedSubscriber, PointSubscriber, PolygonInstancePublisher, PolygonInstanceStampedPublisher, PolygonInstanceStampedSubscriber, PolygonInstanceSubscriber, PolygonPublisher, PolygonStampedPublisher, PolygonStampedSubscriber, PolygonSubscriber, Pose2DPublisher, Pose2DSubscriber, PoseArrayPublisher, PoseArraySubscriber, PosePublisher, PoseStampedPublisher, PoseStampedSubscriber, PoseSubscriber, PoseWithCovariancePublisher, PoseWithCovarianceStampedPublisher, PoseWithCovarianceStampedSubscriber, PoseWithCovarianceSubscriber, PublisherBase, QoSProfilePublisher, QoSProfileSubscriber, QuaternionPublisher, QuaternionStampedPublisher, QuaternionStampedSubscriber, QuaternionSubscriber, RangePublisher, RangeSubscriber, RegionOfInterestPublisher, RegionOfInterestSubscriber, RelativeHumidityPublisher, RelativeHumiditySubscriber, RemoteParameter, SelfTestServiceClient, SelfTestServiceServer, ServiceClientBase, ServiceEventInfoPublisher, ServiceEventInfoSubscriber, ServicePublisher, ServiceServerBase, ServiceSubscriber, SetBoolServiceClient, SetBoolServiceServer, SetCameraInfoServiceClient, SetCameraInfoServiceServer, SetLoggerLevelsResultPublisher, SetLoggerLevelsResultSubscriber, SetLoggerLevelsServiceClient, SetLoggerLevelsServiceServer, SetMapServiceClient, SetMapServiceServer, SetParametersAtomicallyServiceClient, SetParametersAtomicallyServiceServer, SetParametersResultPublisher, SetParametersResultSubscriber, SetParametersServiceClient, SetParametersServiceServer, SolidPrimitivePublisher, SolidPrimitiveSubscriber, StampedPublisherBase, StatePublisher, StateSubscriber, StaticTransformBroadcaster, StatisticDataPointPublisher, StatisticDataPointSubscriber, StatisticDataTypePublisher, StatisticDataTypeSubscriber, StringPublisher, StringSubscriber, SubscriberBase, TemperaturePublisher, TemperatureSubscriber, TF2ErrorPublisher, TF2ErrorSubscriber, TFMessagePublisher, TFMessageSubscriber, TimePublisher, TimeReferencePublisher, TimeReferenceSubscriber, TimeSubscriber, TopicPublisher, TopicSubscriber, TrajectoryPointPublisher, TrajectoryPointSubscriber, TrajectoryPublisher, TrajectorySubscriber, TransformBroadcaster, TransformPublisher, TransformStampedPublisher, TransformStampedSubscriber, TransformSubscriber, TransitionDescriptionPublisher, TransitionDescriptionSubscriber, TransitionEventPublisher, TransitionEventSubscriber, TransitionPublisher, TransitionSubscriber, TriggerServiceClient, TriggerServiceServer, TwistPublisher, TwistStampedPublisher, TwistStampedSubscriber, TwistSubscriber, TwistWithCovariancePublisher, TwistWithCovarianceStampedPublisher, TwistWithCovarianceStampedSubscriber, TwistWithCovarianceSubscriber, TypeDescriptionPublisher, TypeDescriptionSubscriber, TypeHashPublisher, TypeHashSubscriber, TypeSourcePublisher, TypeSourceSubscriber, UInt16MultiArrayPublisher, UInt16MultiArraySubscriber, UInt16Publisher, UInt16Subscriber, UInt32MultiArrayPublisher, UInt32MultiArraySubscriber, UInt32Publisher, UInt32Subscriber, UInt64MultiArrayPublisher, UInt64MultiArraySubscriber, UInt64Publisher, UInt64Subscriber, UInt8MultiArrayPublisher, UInt8MultiArraySubscriber, UInt8Publisher, UInt8Subscriber, UnloadNodeServiceClient, UnloadNodeServiceServer, UUIDPublisher, UUIDSubscriber, UVCoordinatePublisher, UVCoordinateSubscriber, Vector3Publisher, Vector3StampedPublisher, Vector3StampedSubscriber, Vector3Subscriber, VelocityStampedPublisher, VelocityStampedSubscriber, VelocityWithCovarianceStampedPublisher, VelocityWithCovarianceStampedSubscriber, WrenchPublisher, WrenchStampedPublisher, WrenchStampedSubscriber, and WrenchSubscriber

Status: Experimental Extension

Properties

Detailed Description

NodeChild is not creatable directly. It provides the node attachment and lifecycle shared by every item hosted by a Node: topic-based entities (Entity and its concrete publisher/subscriber/client types) and non-topic items such as Parameter.

Property Documentation

node : Node

The Node this item is attached to. The item creates its underlying ROS 2 connection when node becomes initialized. Items declared as children of a Node are attached automatically.

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