Update model node color once the node is selected

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Hello, I would like to learn in a scripted module, how to update the model color display once the model is selected in the slicer.qMRMLNodeComboBox() type of drop-down menu.
For example, is it about to update this line? or something else?

self.parent.connect(‘mrmlSceneChanged(vtkMRMLScene*)’, self.someModelNodeSelector, ‘setMRMLScene(vtkMRMLScene*)’)

Thank you very much.

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Setting MRML scene in the node combobox is necessary, so leave this line as is. Instead connect a method to the currentNodeChanged signal and in that method change the model’s color using modelNode.GetDisplayNode().SetColor(r,g,b).

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Thanks, @lassoan
A follow-up question, to avoid all nodes turned to same highlight color, how should I return the previous selection to its original color upon every new selection in qMRMLNodeComboBox?

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Yes, you should save the previously selected node and its color and restore it when a new model is selected.

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Agree, I am not sure how to store the “previously selected node”, could you please provide some examples? Thanks a lot!

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You store the node that you have just changed and its original color in member variables. Next time you change a new node, these member variables contain the previously selected node and its color.

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I see, but I am afraid I still have trouble in implementing this, currently it is like this in the Widget main body setup

changedNodeColor = self.abcModelsNodeSelector.currentNode().GetDisplayNode().GetColor()
changedNode = self.abcModelsNodeSelector.currentNode()
self.abcModelsNodeSelector.connect(“currentNodeChanged(vtkMRMLNode*)”,self.onUpdateColor(changedNode,changedNodeColor))

and then the class definition is like this

def onUpdateColor(self,rNode,rNodeColor):
rNode.CreateDefaultDisplayNodes()
rNode.GetDisplayNode().SetColor(rNodeColor)
self.abcModelsNodeSelector.currentNode().GetDisplayNode().SetColor(0,1,0)

It did not generate error until I selected a new node, with the message of

TypeError: ‘NoneType’ object is not callable

Could you please kindly advise? Thanks a lot!

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You need to save the previous node and color to member variables (self.previousModelNode, self.previousModelColor).

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I see, I just changed the code to

self.changedNodeColor = self.abcModelsNodeSelector.currentNode().GetDisplayNode().GetColor()
self.changedNode = self.abcModelsNodeSelector.currentNode()
self.abcModelsNodeSelector.connect(“currentNodeChanged(vtkMRMLNode*)”, self.onUpdateColor(self.changedNode,self.changedNodeColor))

and keep the class definition the same, but the same error message appears

TypeError: ‘NoneType’ object is not callable

Am I missing something? Thank you again!

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Hi @lassoan, I suppose it is related to some syntax in Qt Signals and Slots which I am trying to read upon, but I am not sure why self.changedNode will become empty once “currentNodechanged” happens, could you please help a bit further? Thank you!

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In Python, the callback funcrion is specified by only its name (no argument list). Look at examples in the programming tutorials to see the correct syntax of connect.

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Oh right, there is no need to put member variables as arguments, thank you very much @lassoan , it worked!
Here’s how the definition looks like for restoring the previous node, to wrap up this thread of discussion.

def onUpdateColor(self)
self.changedNode.CreateDefaultDisplayNodes()
self.changedNode.GetDisplayNode().SetColor(self.changedNodeColor)
self.changedNode = self.abcModelsNodeSelector.currentNode()
self.changedNodeColor = self.abcModelsNodeSelector.currentNode().GetDisplayNode().GetColor()
self.abcModelsNodeSelector.currentNode().GetDisplayNode().SetColor(1,0,0)

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