/**
* Request SimObject data from a class. The class must be registered before using this method (see
* {@link #registerClass(Class)}). See {@link SimConnect#requestDataOnSimObject(Enum, Enum, int,
* SimConnectPeriod)} for more informations on this simconnect request.
*
* @param cl class to use. must be registered
* @param objectId object ID, or {@link SimConnectConstants#OBJECT_ID_USER} for user aircraft
* @param requestId forced request id
* @param period period, see {@link SimConnectPeriod}
* @param onlyWhenChanged set to true if you want to receive data only if it was changed
* @return ID of request (here <code>requestId</code>)
* @throws IOException simconnect error
* @throws IllegalDataDefinition if this class was not registered
*/
public int requestSimObjectData(
Class<?> cl, int requestId, int objectId, SimConnectPeriod period, boolean onlyWhenChanged)
throws IOException, IllegalDataDefinition {
if (!definitionIds.containsKey(cl))
throw new IllegalDataDefinition("Class not defined. call registerClass() first");
int defId = ((Integer) definitionIds.get(cl)).intValue();
int flags =
onlyWhenChanged
? SimConnectConstants.DATA_REQUEST_FLAG_CHANGED
: SimConnectConstants.DATA_REQUEST_FLAG_DEFAULT;
simConnect.requestDataOnSimObject(requestId, defId, objectId, period, flags, 0, 0, 0);
return requestId;
}
