javax.media.j3d
Class Interpolator

java.lang.Object
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  +--javax.media.j3d.SceneGraphObject
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        +--javax.media.j3d.Node
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              +--javax.media.j3d.Leaf
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                    +--javax.media.j3d.Behavior
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                          +--javax.media.j3d.Interpolator

Direct Known Subclasses:

ColorInterpolator, PathInterpolator, PositionInterpolator, RotationInterpolator, ScaleInterpolator, SwitchValueInterpolator, TCBSplinePathInterpolator, TransparencyInterpolator

public abstract class Interpolator

extends Behavior

Interpolator is an abstract class that extends Behavior to provide common methods used by various interpolation subclasses. These include methods to convert a time value into an alpha value (A value in the range 0 to 1) and a method to initialize the behavior. Subclasses provide the methods that convert alpha values into values within that subclass' output range.

Field Summary

protected WakeupCriterion

defaultWakeupCriterion Default WakeupCondition for all interpolators.

Fields inherited from class javax.media.j3d.Node

ALLOW_AUTO_COMPUTE_BOUNDS_READ, ALLOW_AUTO_COMPUTE_BOUNDS_WRITE, ALLOW_BOUNDS_READ, ALLOW_BOUNDS_WRITE, ALLOW_COLLIDABLE_READ, ALLOW_COLLIDABLE_WRITE, ALLOW_LOCAL_TO_VWORLD_READ, ALLOW_PICKABLE_READ, ALLOW_PICKABLE_WRITE, ENABLE_COLLISION_REPORTING, ENABLE_PICK_REPORTING

Constructor Summary

Interpolator()
Constructs an Interpolator node with a null alpha value.

Interpolator(Alpha alpha)
Constructs an Interpolator node with the specified alpha value.

Method Summary

Alpha	getAlpha() Retrieves this interpolator's alpha object.
void	initialize() This is the default Interpolator behavior initialization routine.
void	setAlpha(Alpha alpha) Set this interpolator's alpha to the specified alpha object.

Methods inherited from class javax.media.j3d.Behavior

getEnable, getSchedulingBoundingLeaf, getSchedulingBounds, getView, postId, processStimulus, setEnable, setSchedulingBoundingLeaf, setSchedulingBounds, updateNodeReferences, wakeupOn

Methods inherited from class javax.media.j3d.Node

cloneNode, cloneTree, cloneTree, cloneTree, cloneTree, cloneTree, cloneTree, duplicateNode, getBounds, getBoundsAutoCompute, getCollidable, getLocalToVworld, getLocalToVworld, getParent, getPickable, setBounds, setBoundsAutoCompute, setCollidable, setPickable

Methods inherited from class javax.media.j3d.SceneGraphObject

clearCapability, duplicateSceneGraphObject, getCapability, getUserData, isCompiled, isLive, setCapability, setUserData

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

defaultWakeupCriterion

protected WakeupCriterion defaultWakeupCriterion

Default WakeupCondition for all interpolators. The wakeupOn method of Behavior, which takes a WakeupCondition as the method parameter, will need to be called at the end of the processStimulus method of any class that subclasses Interpolator; this can be done with the following method call: wakeupOn(defaultWakeupCriterion).

Constructor Detail

Interpolator

public Interpolator()

Constructs an Interpolator node with a null alpha value.

Interpolator

public Interpolator( alpha)

Constructs an Interpolator node with the specified alpha value.

Parameters:

alpha - the alpha object used by this interpolator. If it is null, then this interpolator will not run.

Method Detail

getAlpha

public Alpha getAlpha()

Retrieves this interpolator's alpha object.

Returns:

this interpolator's alpha object

setAlpha

public void setAlpha(Alpha alpha)

Set this interpolator's alpha to the specified alpha object.

Parameters:

alpha - the new alpha object. If set to null, then this interpolator will stop running.

initialize

public void initialize()

This is the default Interpolator behavior initialization routine. It schedules the behavior to awaken at the next frame.

Overrides:

initialize in class