javax.media.j3d
Class DirectionalLight

java.lang.Object
  javax.media.j3d.SceneGraphObject
      javax.media.j3d.Node
          javax.media.j3d.Leaf
              javax.media.j3d.Light
                  javax.media.j3d.DirectionalLight

public class DirectionalLight
extends Light

A DirectionalLight node defines an oriented light with an origin at infinity. It has the same attributes as a Light node, with the addition of a directional vector to specify the direction in which the light shines. A directional light has parallel light rays that travel in one direction along the specified vector. Directional light contributes to diffuse and specular reflections, which in turn depend on the orientation of an object's surface but not its position. A directional light does not contribute to ambient reflections.

Field Summary

static int	ALLOW_DIRECTION_READ Specifies that the Node allows access to its object's direction information.
static int	ALLOW_DIRECTION_WRITE Specifies that the Node allows writing to its object's direction information.

Fields inherited from class javax.media.j3d.Light

ALLOW_COLOR_READ, ALLOW_COLOR_WRITE, ALLOW_INFLUENCING_BOUNDS_READ, ALLOW_INFLUENCING_BOUNDS_WRITE, ALLOW_SCOPE_READ, ALLOW_SCOPE_WRITE, ALLOW_STATE_READ, ALLOW_STATE_WRITE

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_LOCALE_READ, ALLOW_PARENT_READ, ALLOW_PICKABLE_READ, ALLOW_PICKABLE_WRITE, ENABLE_COLLISION_REPORTING, ENABLE_PICK_REPORTING

Constructor Summary

DirectionalLight()
Constructs a DirectionalLight node with default parameters.

DirectionalLight(boolean lightOn, javax.vecmath.Color3f color, javax.vecmath.Vector3f direction)
Constructs and initializes a directional light.

DirectionalLight(javax.vecmath.Color3f color, javax.vecmath.Vector3f direction)
Constructs and initializes a directional light.

Method Summary

Node	cloneNode(boolean forceDuplicate) Used to create a new instance of the node.
void	getDirection(javax.vecmath.Vector3f direction) Gets this Light's current direction and places it in the parameter specified.
void	setDirection(float x, float y, float z) Set light direction.
void	setDirection(javax.vecmath.Vector3f direction) Set light direction.

Methods inherited from class javax.media.j3d.Light

addScope, getAllScopes, getColor, getEnable, getInfluencingBoundingLeaf, getInfluencingBounds, getScope, indexOfScope, insertScope, numScopes, removeAllScopes, removeScope, removeScope, setColor, setEnable, setInfluencingBoundingLeaf, setInfluencingBounds, setScope, updateNodeReferences

Methods inherited from class javax.media.j3d.Node

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

Methods inherited from class javax.media.j3d.SceneGraphObject

clearCapability, clearCapabilityIsFrequent, getCapability, getCapabilityIsFrequent, getName, getUserData, isCompiled, isLive, setCapability, setCapabilityIsFrequent, setName, setUserData, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

ALLOW_DIRECTION_READ

public static final int ALLOW_DIRECTION_READ

Specifies that the Node allows access to its object's direction information.

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Constant Field Values

ALLOW_DIRECTION_WRITE

public static final int ALLOW_DIRECTION_WRITE

Specifies that the Node allows writing to its object's direction information.

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Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

DirectionalLight

public DirectionalLight()

Constructs a DirectionalLight node with default parameters. The default values are as follows:

direction : (0,0,-1)

DirectionalLight

public DirectionalLight(javax.vecmath.Color3f color,
                        javax.vecmath.Vector3f direction)

Constructs and initializes a directional light.

Parameters:

color - the color of the light source

direction - the direction vector pointing from the light to the object

DirectionalLight

public DirectionalLight(boolean lightOn,
                        javax.vecmath.Color3f color,
                        javax.vecmath.Vector3f direction)

Constructs and initializes a directional light.

Parameters:

lightOn - flag indicating whether this light is on or off

color - the color of the light source

direction - the direction vector pointing from the light to the object

Method Detail

setDirection

public void setDirection(javax.vecmath.Vector3f direction)

Set light direction.

Parameters:

direction - the new direction

Throws:

CapabilityNotSetException - if appropriate capability is not set and this object is part of live or compiled scene graph

setDirection

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

Set light direction.

Parameters:

x - the new X direction

y - the new Y direction

z - the new Z direction

Throws:

CapabilityNotSetException - if appropriate capability is not set and this object is part of live or compiled scene graph

getDirection

public void getDirection(javax.vecmath.Vector3f direction)

Gets this Light's current direction and places it in the parameter specified.

Parameters:

direction - the vector that will receive this node's direction

Throws:

CapabilityNotSetException - if appropriate capability is not set and this object is part of live or compiled scene graph

cloneNode

public Node cloneNode(boolean forceDuplicate)

Used to create a new instance of the node. This routine is called by cloneTree to duplicate the current node.

Overrides:

cloneNode in class Node

Parameters:

forceDuplicate - when set to true, causes the duplicateOnCloneTree flag to be ignored. When false, the value of each node's duplicateOnCloneTree variable determines whether NodeComponent data is duplicated or copied.

See Also:

Node.cloneTree(), Node.cloneNode(boolean), Node.duplicateNode(javax.media.j3d.Node, boolean), NodeComponent.setDuplicateOnCloneTree(boolean)