vmm.spacecurve.parametric
Class SphericalCurve

java.lang.Object
  vmm.core.Exhibit
      vmm.core3D.Exhibit3D
          vmm.spacecurve.SpaceCurve
              vmm.spacecurve.parametric.SpaceCurveParametric
                  vmm.spacecurve.parametric.SphericalCurve

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.util.EventListener, javax.swing.event.ChangeListener, Decorateable, Parameterizable

Direct Known Subclasses:

Loxodrome, SphericalCycloid, SphericalEllipse, Viviani

public abstract class SphericalCurve
extends SpaceCurveParametric

A curve that lies on the surface of a sphere. The sphere is shown as a random dot cloud. The sphere is of radius 1. Note that in any subclass, the value() method must return a vector of length one (unless the return value is null); this is not checked or enforced anywhere in this class.

Nested Class Summary

protected class	SphericalCurve.DotCloudSphere Defines the dot cloud sphere of radius one on which the curve lies.
class	SphericalCurve.SphericalCurveView The default view for a SphericalCurve.

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class vmm.spacecurve.parametric.SpaceCurveParametric

SpaceCurveParametric.SpaceCurveParametricView, SpaceCurveParametric.SpaceCurveParametricViewAsTube

Field Summary

protected SphericalCurve.DotCloudSphere

cloudSphere This variable refers to the dot-cloud sphere decoration that is installed in this exhibit by the constructor.

Fields inherited from class vmm.spacecurve.parametric.SpaceCurveParametric

tmax, tmin, tResolution, tube, tubeSides, tubeSize, tVals

Fields inherited from class vmm.spacecurve.SpaceCurve

points

Fields inherited from class vmm.core3D.Exhibit3D

defaultViewpoint, defaultViewUp, previousTransform3D

Fields inherited from class vmm.core.Exhibit

decorations, exhibitNeedsRedraw, isMorphing, morphingView, parameters, previousTransform

Constructor Summary

SphericalCurve()
Constructs a SphericalCurve with a blue dot-cloud sphere and a default window of (-1.2,1.2,-1.2,1.2) that should be OK for any subclass.

Method Summary

View	getDefaultView() Returns a View of type SphericalCurve.SphericalCurveView, which is a subclass of SpaceCurveParametric.SpaceCurveParametricView that defines some additional Actions.

Methods inherited from class vmm.spacecurve.parametric.SpaceCurveParametric

computeDrawData3D, deriv1, deriv2, doDraw3D, geographicCoordinates, getActionsForView, getAlternativeViews, getBuildAnimation, getCenterOfPoints, getCreateAnimation, getT, getTResolution, makePoints, makeRepereMobile, value

Methods inherited from class vmm.spacecurve.SpaceCurve

getPoint, getPointCount

Methods inherited from class vmm.core3D.Exhibit3D

computeDrawDataHook, doDrawHook, getDefaultTransform, getDefaultViewpoint, getDefaultViewUp, setDefaultViewpoint, setDefaultViewUp

Methods inherited from class vmm.core.Exhibit

addChangeListener, addDecoration, addExtraXML, addParameter, addView, clearDecorations, computeDrawData, doDraw, fireExhibitChangeEvent, forceRedraw, getAdditionalAnimationsForView, getDecorations, getDefaultBackground, getDefaultForeground, getDefaultWindow, getFramesForMorphing, getMorphingAnimation, getName, getParameterByName, getParameters, getSettingsCommandsForView, getTitle, getUseFilmstripForMorphing, getViews, parameterChanged, readExtraXML, removeChangeListener, removeDecoration, removeParameter, removeView, render, setDefaultBackground, setDefaultForeground, setDefaultWindow, setDefaultWindow, setFramesForMorphing, setName, setUseFilmstripForMorphing, stateChanged

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

cloudSphere

protected SphericalCurve.DotCloudSphere cloudSphere

This variable refers to the dot-cloud sphere decoration that is installed in this exhibit by the constructor.

Constructor Detail

SphericalCurve

public SphericalCurve()

Constructs a SphericalCurve with a blue dot-cloud sphere and a default window of (-1.2,1.2,-1.2,1.2) that should be OK for any subclass. It also sets a default viewpoint of (16,9,19) which might or might need to be changed in individual subclasses.

Method Detail

getDefaultView

public View getDefaultView()

Returns a View of type SphericalCurve.SphericalCurveView, which is a subclass of SpaceCurveParametric.SpaceCurveParametricView that defines some additional Actions.

Overrides:

getDefaultView in class SpaceCurveParametric