defineNodeAttribute

method

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Kind

method

Source

src/js/HeliosNetwork.js:5678

Description

Defines a node attribute backed by linear WASM memory.

Signature

defineNodeAttribute(name, type, dimension = 1) {

Parameters

Name	Type	Attributes	Default	Description
name	string			Attribute identifier.
type	AttributeType			Attribute type constant.
dimension	number	optional	1	Number of elements per node.

Returns

Type void

Example

import HeliosNetwork, { AttributeType } from 'helios-network';
const net = await HeliosNetwork.create({ initialNodes: 2 });
net.defineNodeAttribute('weight', AttributeType.Float);
net.withBufferAccess(() => {
  const weightBuffer = net.getNodeAttributeBuffer('weight').view;
  weightBuffer[0] = 1.5;
});