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2023-05-03 15:57:26 -0500 marked best answer tf2 listener transform has child_frame_id as the source and frame_id as the target

When using tfBuffer/tfListener to get a transform, is there a good reason that the source ends up as the child frame id and the target as the frame id? See for example this documentation from Jade (although I am seeing the same thing in melodic. When publishing transforms, in, for example, the tf tutorial, the convention seems to be the opposite.

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2019-08-13 19:14:09 -0500 commented answer tf2 listener transform has child_frame_id as the source and frame_id as the target

Thanks for your response. However, I am still confused as the parent/child of the transform switches when changing the

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2019-08-13 00:27:39 -0500 asked a question tf2 listener transform has child_frame_id as the source and frame_id as the target

tf2 listener transform has child_frame_id as the source and frame_id as the target When using tfBuffer/tfListener to get