org.opensourcephysics.drawing3d.simple3d
Class SimpleElement

java.lang.Object
  org.opensourcephysics.drawing3d.simple3d.SimpleElement

All Implemented Interfaces:

ImplementingObject

Direct Known Subclasses:

SimpleAbstractTile, SimpleElementImage, SimpleElementPoints, SimpleElementPolygon, SimpleElementSegment, SimpleElementShape, SimpleElementText, SimpleElementTrail, SimpleGroup

public abstract class SimpleElement
extends java.lang.Object
implements ImplementingObject

Title: SimpleElement

Description: Defines methods required by the painter's algorithm drawing scheme.

Version:

August 2009

Author:

Francisco Esquembre

Field Summary

static int

FORCE_RECOMPUTE Any of these changes forces a recomputation of the SimpleElement

Method Summary

void	addToScene() Efectively adds the element to the 3D scene.
org.opensourcephysics.drawing3d.simple3d.Object3D[]	getObjects3D() Returns an array of Objects3D to sort according to its distance to the eye.
abstract void	processChanges(int _change, int _cummulativeChange) Process changes of the element
void	removeFromScene() Efectively removes the element from the 3D scene.
void	styleChanged(int _change) Applies any change required by a change in style

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

FORCE_RECOMPUTE

public static final int FORCE_RECOMPUTE

Any of these changes forces a recomputation of the SimpleElement

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Method Detail

addToScene

public final void addToScene()

Description copied from interface: ImplementingObject

Efectively adds the element to the 3D scene. Required by Java 3D

Specified by:

addToScene in interface ImplementingObject

removeFromScene

public final void removeFromScene()

Description copied from interface: ImplementingObject

Efectively removes the element from the 3D scene. Required by Java 3D

Specified by:

removeFromScene in interface ImplementingObject

processChanges

public abstract void processChanges(int _change,
                                    int _cummulativeChange)

Description copied from interface: ImplementingObject

Process changes of the element

Specified by:

processChanges in interface ImplementingObject

Parameters:

_change - int the changes of this element

_cummulativeChange - int the cumulative changes, i.e. the changes of the element and those inherited from parent groups

styleChanged

public void styleChanged(int _change)

Description copied from interface: ImplementingObject

Applies any change required by a change in style

Specified by:

styleChanged in interface ImplementingObject

Parameters:

_change - int indicates the change that took place

getObjects3D

public org.opensourcephysics.drawing3d.simple3d.Object3D[] getObjects3D()

Returns an array of Objects3D to sort according to its distance to the eye.