javax.media.j3d
Class TransparencyInterpolator

java.lang.Object
  extended by javax.media.j3d.SceneGraphObject
      extended by javax.media.j3d.Node
          extended by javax.media.j3d.Leaf
              extended by javax.media.j3d.Behavior
                  extended by javax.media.j3d.Interpolator
                      extended by javax.media.j3d.TransparencyInterpolator

public class TransparencyInterpolator
extends Interpolator

TransparencyInterpolator behavior. This class defines a behavior that modifies the transparency of its target TransparencyAttributes object by linearly interpolating between a pair of specified transparency values (using the value generated by the specified Alpha object).

There are two forms of constructor to specify the type of transparency interpolation. The first constructor takes an Alpha and a TransparencyAttributes object and creates a transparency interpolator that maps an Alpha value of 1.0 to a transparency value of 1.0, and an Alpha value of 0.0 and maps it to a transparency value of 0.0. The second constructor takes an Alpha, a TransparencyAttributes object, a minimum transparency value and a maximum transparency value. This constructor provides more flexibility by specifying how the Alpha values are mapped to the transparency values - an Alpha of 1.0 maps to the maximum transparency value and an Alpha of 0.0 maps to the minimum transparency value.

See Also:
Alpha, TransparencyAttributes

Field Summary
 
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
TransparencyInterpolator(Alpha alpha, TransparencyAttributes target)
          Constructs a trivial transparency interpolator with a specified target, a minimum transparency of 0.0f and a maximum transparency of 1.0f.
TransparencyInterpolator(Alpha alpha, TransparencyAttributes target, float minimumTransparency, float maximumTransparency)
          Constructs a new transparency interpolator that varies the target material's transparency between the two transparency values.
 
Method Summary
 Node cloneNode(boolean forceDuplicate)
          Used to create a new instance of the node.
 float getMaximumTransparency()
          This method retrieves this interpolator's maximumTransparency.
 float getMinimumTransparency()
          This method retrieves this interpolator's minimumTransparency.
 TransparencyAttributes getTarget()
          This method retrieves this interpolator's target reference.
 void processStimulus(java.util.Enumeration criteria)
          This method is invoked by the behavior scheduler every frame.
 void setMaximumTransparency(float transparency)
          This method sets the maximumTransparency for this interpolator.
 void setMinimumTransparency(float transparency)
          This method sets the minimumTransparency for this interpolator.
 void setTarget(TransparencyAttributes target)
          This method sets the target TransparencyAttributes object for this interpolator.
 void updateNodeReferences(NodeReferenceTable referenceTable)
          Callback used to allow a node to check if any nodes referenced by that node have been duplicated via a call to cloneTree.
 
Methods inherited from class javax.media.j3d.Interpolator
getAlpha, initialize, setAlpha
 
Methods inherited from class javax.media.j3d.Behavior
getEnable, getNumSchedulingIntervals, getSchedulingBoundingLeaf, getSchedulingBounds, getSchedulingInterval, postId, setEnable, setSchedulingBoundingLeaf, setSchedulingBounds, setSchedulingInterval
 
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
 

Constructor Detail

TransparencyInterpolator

public TransparencyInterpolator(Alpha alpha,
                                TransparencyAttributes target)
Constructs a trivial transparency interpolator with a specified target, a minimum transparency of 0.0f and a maximum transparency of 1.0f.

Parameters:
alpha - the alpha object for this interpolator
target - the TransparencyAttributes component object affected by this interpolator

TransparencyInterpolator

public TransparencyInterpolator(Alpha alpha,
                                TransparencyAttributes target,
                                float minimumTransparency,
                                float maximumTransparency)
Constructs a new transparency interpolator that varies the target material's transparency between the two transparency values.

Parameters:
alpha - the alpha object for this Interpolator
target - the TransparencyAttributes component object affected by this interpolator
minimumTransparency - the starting transparency
maximumTransparency - the ending transparency
Method Detail

setMinimumTransparency

public void setMinimumTransparency(float transparency)
This method sets the minimumTransparency for this interpolator.

Parameters:
transparency - the new minimum transparency

getMinimumTransparency

public float getMinimumTransparency()
This method retrieves this interpolator's minimumTransparency.

Returns:
the interpolator's minimum transparency value

setMaximumTransparency

public void setMaximumTransparency(float transparency)
This method sets the maximumTransparency for this interpolator.

Parameters:
transparency - the new maximum transparency

getMaximumTransparency

public float getMaximumTransparency()
This method retrieves this interpolator's maximumTransparency.

Returns:
the interpolator's maximal transparency vslue

setTarget

public void setTarget(TransparencyAttributes target)
This method sets the target TransparencyAttributes object for this interpolator.

Parameters:
target - the target TransparencyAttributes object

getTarget

public TransparencyAttributes getTarget()
This method retrieves this interpolator's target reference.

Returns:
the interpolator's target TransparencyAttributes object

processStimulus

public void processStimulus(java.util.Enumeration criteria)
This method is invoked by the behavior scheduler every frame. It maps the alpha value that corresponds to the current time into a transparency value and updates the specified TransparencyAttributes object with this new transparency value.

Specified by:
processStimulus in class Behavior
Parameters:
criteria - an enumeration of the criteria that caused the stimulus

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)

updateNodeReferences

public void updateNodeReferences(NodeReferenceTable referenceTable)
Callback used to allow a node to check if any nodes referenced by that node have been duplicated via a call to cloneTree. This method is called by cloneTree after all nodes in the sub-graph have been duplicated. The cloned Leaf node's method will be called and the Leaf node can then look up any node references by using the getNewObjectReference method found in the NodeReferenceTable object. If a match is found, a reference to the corresponding Node in the newly cloned sub-graph is returned. If no corresponding reference is found, either a DanglingReferenceException is thrown or a reference to the original node is returned depending on the value of the allowDanglingReferences parameter passed in the cloneTree call.

NOTE: Applications should not call this method directly. It should only be called by the cloneTree method.

Overrides:
updateNodeReferences in class Behavior
Parameters:
referenceTable - a NodeReferenceTableObject that contains the getNewObjectReference method needed to search for new object instances.
See Also:
NodeReferenceTable, Node.cloneTree(), DanglingReferenceException