gizmoball.gameworld.gameobjects
Class Absorber

java.lang.Object
  gizmoball.gameworld.GameObject
      gizmoball.gameworld.Gizmo
          gizmoball.gameworld.gameobjects.BallShooter
              gizmoball.gameworld.gameobjects.Absorber

Direct Known Subclasses:

LimitedAbsorber

public class Absorber
extends BallShooter

A Gizmo that is the absorber at the bottom of the screen, that collects balls and then shoots them up.

Specification Fields

• corner1 : point // one of the corners of the physics model
• corner2 : point // the opposite corner of the physics model

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class gizmoball.gameworld.Gizmo

orientation, totalTranslation

Constructor Summary

Absorber(Vect3 corner1, Vect3 corner2)
Creates a new Absorber.

Absorber(Vect3 corner1, Vect3 corner2, Vect3 shootSpeed)
Creates a new Absorber, which shoots the balls out with the specified velocity.

Method Summary

GraphicsProperties	getGraphicsProperties() Returns an object that holds the information necessary for drawing this object.
PhysicsModel	getPhysicsModel() Returns the physical model of this gizmo.
java.lang.String	getXMLString(java.lang.String name) returns the XML string that would be used to save this game object

Methods inherited from class gizmoball.gameworld.gameobjects.BallShooter

addBall, doActivate, doUpdate, getBallPlacementDiff, getDefaultTriggers, getDelay, getFirstBallLocation, getShootSpeed, getShootTranslate, rotateAboutAxis, translateBy

Methods inherited from class gizmoball.gameworld.Gizmo

activate, copy, getBoundingBox, getCoeffReflectionString, getColorString, getCommonAttributesString, getOrientationDoubleString, getOrientationString, getReflectionCoeff, getTextureString, getTranslationString, getXMLDelay, getXMLDelayString, setCoefficientOfReflection, setCommonAttributes, setDelay, update

Methods inherited from class gizmoball.gameworld.GameObject

toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Absorber

public Absorber(Vect3 corner1,
                Vect3 corner2,
                Vect3 shootSpeed)

Creates a new Absorber, which shoots the balls out with the specified velocity.

Parameters:

corner1 - one corner of the box

corner2 - the opposite corner of the box

shootSpeed - the velocity of the balls shot out

Requires:

corner1 != corner2

Absorber

public Absorber(Vect3 corner1,
                Vect3 corner2)

Creates a new Absorber.

Parameters:

corner1 - one corner of the box

corner2 - the opposite corner of the box

Method Detail

getGraphicsProperties

public GraphicsProperties getGraphicsProperties()

Description copied from class: GameObject

Returns an object that holds the information necessary for drawing this object. Making changes to this object changes the underlying object, so those changes will be reflected in the drawer.

Specified by:

getGraphicsProperties in class GameObject

Returns:

all the information needed to draw this object.

getPhysicsModel

public PhysicsModel getPhysicsModel()

Description copied from class: Gizmo

Returns the physical model of this gizmo. The model stores the structure, as well as velocity, rotation, and rotation of this gizmo.

Specified by:

getPhysicsModel in class Gizmo

Returns:

this.physicsModel

getXMLString

public java.lang.String getXMLString(java.lang.String name)

Description copied from class: GameObject

returns the XML string that would be used to save this game object

Specified by:

getXMLString in class GameObject

Returns:

String s where s is sufficient to be directly inserted into an XML file where game world information is being saved