com.tensegrity.composite.geometry
Class DefaultGeometryDescriptorItem

java.lang.Object
  com.tensegrity.composite.geometry.DefaultGeometryDescriptorItem

All Implemented Interfaces:

GeometryDescriptorItem

public class DefaultGeometryDescriptorItem

extends java.lang.Object

implements GeometryDescriptorItem

Default implementation of interface GeometryDescriptorItem. Look at this interface to get documentation on its usage.

Version:

$Id: DefaultGeometryDescriptorItem.java,v 1.21 2005/09/21 12:25:33 MichaelKegel Exp $

Author:

MichaelKegel

Constructor Summary

DefaultGeometryDescriptorItem(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String itemname, GeometryItemCoordinates coordinates, AttributeSet attributes)
Constructor for DefaultGeometryDescriptorItem specifying the GeometryItem, the GeometryItemCoordinates and an AttributeSet to use.

DefaultGeometryDescriptorItem(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String itemname, GeometryItemCoordinates coordinates, AttributeSet attributes, AttributeSet hints)
Constructor for DefaultGeometryDescriptorItem specifying the GeometryItem, the GeometryItemCoordinates and an AttributeSet to use.

Method Summary

AttributeSet	getAttributes() Returns an AttributeSet that holds the various attributes of this GeometryDescriptorItem.
GeometryItemCoordinates	getCoordinates() Returns the coordinates of this descriptor-item.
AttributeSet	getHints() Returns an AttributeSet that holds the geometrical hints provides by the GeometryDescriptorItem.
GeometryItem	getItem() Returns the GeometryItem belonging to this descriptor.
java.lang.String	getItemName()
java.lang.String	getName() Returns the name of this GeometryDescriptorItem.
int	getType() Returns the type of the GeometryDescriptorItem.
boolean	hasHints() Returns a boolean that indicates whether the GeometryDescriptorItem provides geometrical hints or not.
java.lang.String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

DefaultGeometryDescriptorItem

public DefaultGeometryDescriptorItem(java.lang.String name,
                                     java.lang.String itemname,
                                     GeometryItemCoordinates coordinates,
                                     AttributeSet attributes)

Constructor for DefaultGeometryDescriptorItem specifying the GeometryItem, the GeometryItemCoordinates and an AttributeSet to use.

Parameters:

itemname - the name of the GeometryItem referenced by this DefaultGeometryDescriptorItem

coordinates - the GeometryItemCoordinates to use

attributes - the AttributeSet to use.; may be null. These attributes are meant for future requirements. Do not pass the attributes of the GeometryItem here. They are handled elsewhere.

DefaultGeometryDescriptorItem

public DefaultGeometryDescriptorItem(java.lang.String name,
                                     java.lang.String itemname,
                                     GeometryItemCoordinates coordinates,
                                     AttributeSet attributes,
                                     AttributeSet hints)

Constructor for DefaultGeometryDescriptorItem specifying the GeometryItem, the GeometryItemCoordinates and an AttributeSet to use.

Parameters:

itemname - the name of the GeometryItem to referenced by this DefaultGeometryDescriptorItem

coordinates - the GeometryItemCoordinates to use

attributes - the AttributeSet to use.; may be null. These attributes are meant for future requirements. Do not pass the attributes of the GeometryItem here. They are handled elsewhere.

hints - printing hints (optional)

Method Detail

getType

public int getType()

Description copied from interface: GeometryDescriptorItem

Returns the type of the GeometryDescriptorItem. The type of a GeometryDescriptorItem identifies the item.

Specified by:

getType in interface GeometryDescriptorItem

Returns:

an int specifying the type. Possible values are defined in GeometryItem.

See Also:

GeometryItem

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Description copied from interface: GeometryDescriptorItem

Returns the name of this GeometryDescriptorItem.

Specified by:

getName in interface GeometryDescriptorItem

Returns:

the name of this GeometryDescriptorItem.

getItemName

public java.lang.String getItemName()

Specified by:

getItemName in interface GeometryDescriptorItem

getItem

public GeometryItem getItem()

Description copied from interface: GeometryDescriptorItem

Returns the GeometryItem belonging to this descriptor.

Specified by:

getItem in interface GeometryDescriptorItem

Returns:

the GeometryItem belonging to this descriptor.

getCoordinates

public GeometryItemCoordinates getCoordinates()

Description copied from interface: GeometryDescriptorItem

Returns the coordinates of this descriptor-item.

Specified by:

getCoordinates in interface GeometryDescriptorItem

Returns:

the coordinates of this descriptor-item.

getAttributes

public AttributeSet getAttributes()

Description copied from interface: GeometryDescriptorItem

Returns an AttributeSet that holds the various attributes of this GeometryDescriptorItem. If no attributes are assigned to the GeometryDescriptorItem the return value is null.

Specified by:

getAttributes in interface GeometryDescriptorItem

Returns:

an AttributeSet holding the various attributes of this GeometryDescriptorItem or null.

hasHints

public boolean hasHints()

Description copied from interface: GeometryDescriptorItem

Returns a boolean that indicates whether the GeometryDescriptorItem provides geometrical hints or not.

Specified by:

hasHints in interface GeometryDescriptorItem

Returns:

boolean flag that indicates whether geometrical hints are provided or not

getHints

public AttributeSet getHints()

Description copied from interface: GeometryDescriptorItem

Returns an AttributeSet that holds the geometrical hints provides by the GeometryDescriptorItem.

Specified by:

getHints in interface GeometryDescriptorItem

Returns:

AttributeSet the geometrical hints

toString

public java.lang.String toString()