j3d.examples.particles.influences
Class Scale

java.lang.Object
  j3d.examples.particles.influences.Scale

All Implemented Interfaces:

ParticleLifeCycleListener, ExternalInfluenceInterface

public class Scale
extends java.lang.Object
implements ExternalInfluenceInterface, ParticleLifeCycleListener

Constructor Summary

Scale(float aScale)

Scale(float aBase, float aScale)

Scale(float aBase, float aScale, ParticleAgeAlpha anAlpha)

Method Summary

void	aboutToDie(java.util.List c, float dt)
void	aboutToEmit(java.util.List aList, float dt)
void	apply(Particle aParticle, float dt) Apply this (possibly time varying) influence to the particle for the time interval.
void	initializeParticle(Particle aParticle) Initialize a particle prior to the first emission.
void	updated(java.util.List c, float dt)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Scale

public Scale(float aScale)

Scale

public Scale(float aBase,
             float aScale)

Scale

public Scale(float aBase,
             float aScale,
             ParticleAgeAlpha anAlpha)

Method Detail

initializeParticle

public void initializeParticle(Particle aParticle)

Description copied from interface: ExternalInfluenceInterface

Initialize a particle prior to the first emission.

Specified by:

initializeParticle in interface ExternalInfluenceInterface

Parameters:

aParticle - - the particle to initialize.

apply

public void apply(Particle aParticle,
                  float dt)

Description copied from interface: ExternalInfluenceInterface

Apply this (possibly time varying) influence to the particle for the time interval.

Specified by:

apply in interface ExternalInfluenceInterface

Parameters:

aParticle - - The particle to update

dt - - The time interval (in seconds) since the last apply

aboutToDie

public void aboutToDie(java.util.List c,
                       float dt)

Specified by:

aboutToDie in interface ParticleLifeCycleListener

aboutToEmit

public void aboutToEmit(java.util.List aList,
                        float dt)

Specified by:

aboutToEmit in interface ParticleLifeCycleListener

updated

public void updated(java.util.List c,
                    float dt)

Specified by:

updated in interface ParticleLifeCycleListener