org.eclipse.eavp.viz.modeling

Class LinearEdge

java.lang.Object

org.eclipse.eavp.viz.modeling.base.BasicMesh

org.eclipse.eavp.viz.modeling.Edge

org.eclipse.eavp.viz.modeling.LinearEdge

All Implemented Interfaces:

IManagedUpdateable, IManagedUpdateableListener, IMesh

public class LinearEdge
extends Edge

A mesh component representing a straight line between two Vertices.

Author:

Robert Smith

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
LinearEdge() The default constructor.
LinearEdge(VertexController start, VertexController end) The default constructor.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
double	calculateLength() Calculates the length of the edge, saving the value in this object as well as returning it to the caller.
java.lang.Object	clone()

Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.eavp.viz.modeling.Edge

addEntityToCategory, copy, getEndLocation, getLength, getStartLocation, register, setController

Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.eavp.viz.modeling.base.BasicMesh

addEntity, equals, getAllEntities, getController, getEntities, getEntitiesFromCategory, getEntitiesFromCategory, getEntityCategories, getProperties, getProperty, getPropertyMap, getRotation, getScale, getSize, getSkew, getSubscriptions, getTransformation, getTranslation, getType, hashCode, removeEntity, setEntities, setProperties, setProperty, setTransformation, setType, unregister, update

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

LinearEdge

public LinearEdge()

The default constructor.

LinearEdge

public LinearEdge(VertexController start,
                  VertexController end)

The default constructor. It creates an edge between the two specified vertices.

Parameters:

start -

end -

Method Detail

calculateLength

public double calculateLength()

Description copied from class: Edge

Calculates the length of the edge, saving the value in this object as well as returning it to the caller. This method does nothing by default, and is intended to be overwritten by subclasses.

Overrides:

calculateLength in class Edge

Returns:

The edge's current length

clone

public java.lang.Object clone()

Overrides:

clone in class Edge