org.opensourcephysics.controls
Interface Animation

All Known Subinterfaces:

Simulation

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractAnimation, AbstractSimulation

public interface Animation

An animation performs repetitive calculations in a separate thread. Prior to starting the thread, the control should invoke initializeAnimation(). The thread is started when the control invokes startAnimation().

Version:

1.0

Author:

Joshua Gould, Wolfgang Christian

Method Summary

void	initializeAnimation() Initializes the animation.
void	resetAnimation() Resets the animation to a known initial state.
void	setControl(Control control) Sets the object that controls this animation.
void	startAnimation() Starts the animation thread.
void	stepAnimation() Performs a single animation step.
void	stopAnimation() Stops the animation thread.

Method Detail

setControl

void setControl(Control control)

Sets the object that controls this animation.

Parameters:

control -

startAnimation

void startAnimation()

Starts the animation thread.

stopAnimation

void stopAnimation()

Stops the animation thread.

initializeAnimation

void initializeAnimation()

Initializes the animation.

resetAnimation

void resetAnimation()

Resets the animation to a known initial state.

stepAnimation

void stepAnimation()

Performs a single animation step.