RSS Text Selector

Updated: 4 Dec 2023

Extracts a text field from an RSS feed.

Method #

This node extracts a text field from an RSS feed which has been provided as an input and is required for this node to function. The processed data is a text string, which can either be processed with other text string nodes or rendered to screen with a Text node.

Parameters

Attributes

These properties control the core behaviours of the node.

Parameter	Details
Text Change Rate	How often a new line of text is added to the feed.
Display Mode	What data from the RSS feed will be output. Titles : Only the RSS Feed titles are displayed. Titles And Times : Both the title and the time it was updated. Descriptions : The description from the RSS feed is output. Times : The time the RSS feed is sent is output. Titles And Description : The title is displayed above the description. Titles : Times And Description, all the RSS feed data is displayed.
Choose Entry Mode	What order new entries from the RSS Feed are output in. Sequential : New entries are added in the order they appear on the feed. Random : New entries are added randomly from the feed. Coming Next In Time : The new entry is only displayed once it has been received. Random - Bias To Most Recent : New entries are added randomly from the feed, but with a bias towards the most recent updates from the feed. Sequential (Alternating) : . Coming Next In Time (Alternating) : . Most Recent : New entries are added based on the most recent update from the feed. Selected Index : Select a specific item form the feed based on an index.
Select Item Index	Index for feed entry when “Choose Entry Mode” is set to “Selected Index”.

Inputs

Name	Description	Typical Input
Time Source Node	Use a time code to specify an individual element from the RSS feed.	Clock Time Modifier
RSS Feed	Input an RSS Feed to for the mesh source..	RSS Feed