org.opensourcephysics.tools
Class UserFunction

java.lang.Object
  org.opensourcephysics.tools.UserFunction

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Cloneable, Function, MultiVarFunction, KnownFunction

public class UserFunction
extends java.lang.Object
implements KnownFunction, MultiVarFunction, java.lang.Cloneable

A known function for which the expression and parameters are user-editable.

Author:

Douglas Brown

Constructor Summary

UserFunction(java.lang.String name)
Constructor.

Method Summary

UserFunction	clone() Returns a clone of this UuserFunction.
double	evaluate(double x) Evaluates the function for a single variable x.
double	evaluate(double[] x) Evaluates the function for a variables array x.
java.lang.String	getDescription() Gets the description of this function.
java.lang.String	getExpression() Gets the expression using the current variables.
java.lang.String	getExpression(java.lang.String indepVarName) Gets the expression and sets the independent variable.
java.lang.String	getExpression(java.lang.String[] varNames) Gets the expression and sets the independent variables.
java.lang.String	getFullExpression(java.lang.String[] varNames) Gets the full expression using the current variables.
java.lang.String	getIndependentVariable() Gets the current independent variable.
java.lang.String[]	getIndependentVariables() Gets the current independent variables.
java.lang.String	getInputString() Gets the expression.
static XML.ObjectLoader	getLoader() Returns the XML.ObjectLoader for this class.
java.lang.String	getName() Gets the name.
int	getParameterCount() Gets the parameter count.
java.lang.String	getParameterName(int i) Gets a parameter name.
double	getParameterValue(int i) Gets a parameter value.
boolean	isNameEditable() Returns true if the name is user-editable.
void	setDescription(java.lang.String desc) Sets the description of this function.
boolean	setExpression(java.lang.String exp, java.lang.String[] varNames) Sets the expression.
void	setName(java.lang.String name) Sets the name.
void	setNameEditable(boolean editable) Sets the name editable property.
void	setParameters(java.lang.String[] names, double[] values) Sets the parameters.
void	setParameterValue(int i, double value) Sets a parameter value.
void	setReferences(UserFunction[] functions) Sets the reference functions.
void	updateReferenceParameters() Sets the parameters of reference functions to those of this function.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

UserFunction

public UserFunction(java.lang.String name)

Constructor.

Parameters:

name - the function name

Method Detail

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Gets the name.

Specified by:

getName in interface KnownFunction

Returns:

the name

setName

public void setName(java.lang.String name)

Sets the name.

Parameters:

name - the name

isNameEditable

public boolean isNameEditable()

Returns true if the name is user-editable.

Returns:

true if editable

setNameEditable

public void setNameEditable(boolean editable)

Sets the name editable property.

Parameters:

editable - true if editable

getIndependentVariable

public java.lang.String getIndependentVariable()

Gets the current independent variable.

Returns:

the variable name

getIndependentVariables

public java.lang.String[] getIndependentVariables()

Gets the current independent variables.

Returns:

the variable names

getInputString

public java.lang.String getInputString()

Gets the expression.

Returns:

the expression

getExpression

public java.lang.String getExpression()

Gets the expression using the current variables.

Returns:

the expression

getExpression

public java.lang.String getExpression(java.lang.String indepVarName)

Gets the expression and sets the independent variable.

Specified by:

getExpression in interface KnownFunction

Parameters:

indepVarName - the name of the independent variable

Returns:

the expression

getExpression

public java.lang.String getExpression(java.lang.String[] varNames)

Gets the expression and sets the independent variables.

Parameters:

varNames - the name of the independent variables

Returns:

the expression

getFullExpression

public java.lang.String getFullExpression(java.lang.String[] varNames)

Gets the full expression using the current variables.

Parameters:

varNames - the name of the independent variables

Returns:

the expression

setExpression

public boolean setExpression(java.lang.String exp,
                             java.lang.String[] varNames)

Sets the expression.

Parameters:

exp - a parsable expression of the parameters and variables

varNames - the name of the independent variables

Returns:

true if successfully parsed

getParameterCount

public int getParameterCount()

Gets the parameter count.

Specified by:

getParameterCount in interface KnownFunction

Returns:

the number of parameters

getParameterName

public java.lang.String getParameterName(int i)

Gets a parameter name.

Specified by:

getParameterName in interface KnownFunction

Parameters:

i - the parameter index

Returns:

the name of the parameter

getParameterValue

public double getParameterValue(int i)

Gets a parameter value.

Specified by:

getParameterValue in interface KnownFunction

Parameters:

i - the parameter index

Returns:

the value of the parameter

setParameterValue

public void setParameterValue(int i,
                              double value)

Sets a parameter value.

Specified by:

setParameterValue in interface KnownFunction

Parameters:

i - the parameter index

value - the value

setParameters

public void setParameters(java.lang.String[] names,
                          double[] values)

Sets the parameters.

Parameters:

names - the parameter names

values - the parameter values

updateReferenceParameters

public void updateReferenceParameters()

Sets the parameters of reference functions to those of this function.

setReferences

public void setReferences(UserFunction[] functions)

Sets the reference functions.

Parameters:

functions - the functions referenced by this one

getDescription

public java.lang.String getDescription()

Gets the description of this function. May return null.

Returns:

the description

setDescription

public void setDescription(java.lang.String desc)

Sets the description of this function.

Parameters:

desc - the description

evaluate

public double evaluate(double x)

Evaluates the function for a single variable x.

Specified by:

evaluate in interface Function

Parameters:

x -

Returns:

f(x)

evaluate

public double evaluate(double[] x)

Evaluates the function for a variables array x.

Specified by:

evaluate in interface MultiVarFunction

Parameters:

x -

Returns:

f(x)

clone

public UserFunction clone()

Returns a clone of this UuserFunction.

Overrides:

clone in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

the clone

getLoader

public static XML.ObjectLoader getLoader()

Returns the XML.ObjectLoader for this class.

Returns:

the object loader