public void setParam(String name, Object value) {
        MatParam p = getMaterialDef().getMaterialParam(name);
        setParam(name, p.getVarType(), value);
    }
Pass a parameter to the material shader.

@param name the name of the parameter defined in the material definition (j3md)
@param value the value of the parameter
jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/material/Material.java