rlaramee
Class Chain

java.lang.Object
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public class Chain

extends java.lang.Object

Description: A ChainGang is composed of Chain s and a Chain lies on the side of an AR octree node. A Chain is composed of connected TrianlgeEdge s.

start date Wed 16 May 2001

Version:

1.0

Author:

Robert S Laramee

See Also:

ChainGang.java

Field Summary

(package private) java.util.ArrayList

chain

Constructor Summary

Chain()
constructor

Method Summary

void	addLink(TriangleEdge link)
private java.util.ArrayList	getChain()
byte	getLength() This is called from ChainGang.toString()
TriangleEdge	getLink(int i) This is called from ChainGang.toString() and OctreeARnode.assembleTriangleFan()
byte	getStartEdge() This is called from OctreeARnode.generateTriangleFan()
private void	setChain() Initializes the chain object

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

chain

java.util.ArrayList chain

Constructor Detail

Chain

public Chain()

constructor

Method Detail

getChain

private java.util.ArrayList getChain()

setChain

private void setChain()

Initializes the chain object

addLink

public void addLink(TriangleEdge link)

Parameters:

link - a trianle edge to add to this chain

getLength

public byte getLength()

This is called from ChainGang.toString()

Returns:

the length of this chain (the number of links/triangle edges)

getLink

public TriangleEdge getLink(int i)

This is called from ChainGang.toString() and OctreeARnode.assembleTriangleFan()

Returns:

the link of this chain at the given index

getStartEdge

public byte getStartEdge()

This is called from OctreeARnode.generateTriangleFan()

Returns:

the coarse cube edge on which this chain starts