simogl.effect.particle
Class AbstractParticleEffect

java.lang.Object
  simogl.effect.particle.AbstractParticleEffect

Direct Known Subclasses:

ChimneySmoke, Explosion, Fire, Rain

public abstract class AbstractParticleEffect
extends java.lang.Object

This class represents an abstract particle effect. It uses particles and particle containers

Author:

Frank Bruns

Constructor Summary

AbstractParticleEffect(float x, float y, float z, int numberOfParticles, long maxPartAge, long creationIntervall)
Creates a new particle effect with the specified parameters

Method Summary

void	draw(javax.media.opengl.GL gl, long elapsedTime) Draws the particle effect to the scene
void	setEnabled(boolean enable) Sets whether the particle effect shall be drawn
void	setPosition(float x, float y, float z) Sets the position of the effect
void	setPosition(Point3D position) Sets the position of the effect
void	update(long elapsedTime) Updates the particles of the particle effect

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

AbstractParticleEffect

public AbstractParticleEffect(float x,
                              float y,
                              float z,
                              int numberOfParticles,
                              long maxPartAge,
                              long creationIntervall)

Creates a new particle effect with the specified parameters

Parameters:

x - x-coordinate

y - y-coordinate

z - z-coordinate

numberOfParticles - number of maximum particles to use

maxPartAge - maximum age of a particle

creationIntervall - intervall between the generation of two particles (in miliseconds)

Method Detail

setPosition

public void setPosition(Point3D position)

Sets the position of the effect

Parameters:

position - effect's position

setPosition

public void setPosition(float x,
                        float y,
                        float z)

Sets the position of the effect

Parameters:

x - x-coordinate

y - y-coordinate

z - z-coordinate

setEnabled

public void setEnabled(boolean enable)

Sets whether the particle effect shall be drawn

Parameters:

enable - draw particle effect? --> true = yes, false = no

draw

public void draw(javax.media.opengl.GL gl,
                 long elapsedTime)

Draws the particle effect to the scene

Parameters:

gl -

elapsedTime - time between two fames

update

public void update(long elapsedTime)

Updates the particles of the particle effect

Parameters:

elapsedTime - time between two frames