javax.media.ding3d.vecmath
Class Tuple4f

java.lang.Object
  javax.media.ding3d.vecmath.Tuple4f

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Cloneable

Direct Known Subclasses:

Color4f, Point4f, Quat4f, TexCoord4f, Vector4f

public abstract class Tuple4f
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Cloneable

A 4-element tuple represented by single-precision floating point x,y,z,w coordinates.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

float	w The w coordinate.
float	x The x coordinate.
float	y The y coordinate.
float	z The z coordinate.

Constructor Summary

Tuple4f()
Constructs and initializes a Tuple4f to (0,0,0,0).

Tuple4f(float[] t)
Constructs and initializes a Tuple4f from the array of length 4.

Tuple4f(float x, float y, float z, float w)
Constructs and initializes a Tuple4f from the specified xyzw coordinates.

Tuple4f(Tuple4d t1)
Constructs and initializes a Tuple4f from the specified Tuple4d.

Tuple4f(Tuple4f t1)
Constructs and initializes a Tuple4f from the specified Tuple4f.

Method Summary

void	absolute() Sets each component of this tuple to its absolute value.
void	absolute(Tuple4f t) Sets each component of the tuple parameter to its absolute value and places the modified values into this tuple.
void	add(Tuple4f t1) Sets the value of this tuple to the sum of itself and t1.
void	add(Tuple4f t1, Tuple4f t2) Sets the value of this tuple to the sum of tuples t1 and t2.
void	clamp(float min, float max) Clamps this tuple to the range [low, high].
void	clamp(float min, float max, Tuple4f t) Clamps the tuple parameter to the range [low, high] and places the values into this tuple.
void	clampMax(float max) Clamps the maximum value of this tuple to the max parameter.
void	clampMax(float max, Tuple4f t) Clamps the maximum value of the tuple parameter to the max parameter and places the values into this tuple.
void	clampMin(float min) Clamps the minimum value of this tuple to the min parameter.
void	clampMin(float min, Tuple4f t) Clamps the minimum value of the tuple parameter to the min parameter and places the values into this tuple.
java.lang.Object	clone() Creates a new object of the same class as this object.
boolean	epsilonEquals(Tuple4f t1, float epsilon) Returns true if the L-infinite distance between this tuple and tuple t1 is less than or equal to the epsilon parameter, otherwise returns false.
boolean	equals(java.lang.Object t1) Returns true if the Object t1 is of type Tuple4f and all of the data members of t1 are equal to the corresponding data members in this Tuple4f.
boolean	equals(Tuple4f t1) Returns true if all of the data members of Tuple4f t1 are equal to the corresponding data members in this Tuple4f.
void	get(float[] t) Copies the values of this tuple into the array t.
void	get(Tuple4f t) Copies the values of this tuple into the tuple t.
float	getW() Get the w coordinate.
float	getX() Get the x coordinate.
float	getY() Get the y coordinate.
float	getZ() Get the z coordinate.
int	hashCode() Returns a hash code value based on the data values in this object.
void	interpolate(Tuple4f t1, float alpha) Linearly interpolates between this tuple and tuple t1 and places the result into this tuple: this = (1-alpha)*this + alpha*t1.
void	interpolate(Tuple4f t1, Tuple4f t2, float alpha) Linearly interpolates between tuples t1 and t2 and places the result into this tuple: this = (1-alpha)*t1 + alpha*t2.
void	negate() Negates the value of this tuple in place.
void	negate(Tuple4f t1) Sets the value of this tuple to the negation of tuple t1.
void	scale(float s) Sets the value of this tuple to the scalar multiplication of the scale factor with this.
void	scale(float s, Tuple4f t1) Sets the value of this tuple to the scalar multiplication of tuple t1.
void	scaleAdd(float s, Tuple4f t1) Sets the value of this tuple to the scalar multiplication of itself and then adds tuple t1 (this = s*this + t1).
void	scaleAdd(float s, Tuple4f t1, Tuple4f t2) Sets the value of this tuple to the scalar multiplication of tuple t1 plus tuple t2 (this = s*t1 + t2).
void	set(float[] t) Sets the value of this tuple to the specified coordinates in the array of length 4.
void	set(float x, float y, float z, float w) Sets the value of this tuple to the specified xyzw coordinates.
void	set(Tuple4d t1) Sets the value of this tuple to the value of tuple t1.
void	set(Tuple4f t1) Sets the value of this tuple to the value of tuple t1.
void	setW(float w) Set the w coordinate.
void	setX(float x) Set the x coordinate.
void	setY(float y) Set the y coordinate.
void	setZ(float z) Set the z coordinate.
void	sub(Tuple4f t1) Sets the value of this tuple to the difference of itself and t1 (this = this - t1).
void	sub(Tuple4f t1, Tuple4f t2) Sets the value of this tuple to the difference of tuples t1 and t2 (this = t1 - t2).
java.lang.String	toString() Returns a string that contains the values of this Tuple4f.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

x

public float x

The x coordinate.

y

public float y

The y coordinate.

z

public float z

The z coordinate.

w

public float w

The w coordinate.

Constructor Detail

Tuple4f

public Tuple4f(float x,
               float y,
               float z,
               float w)

Constructs and initializes a Tuple4f from the specified xyzw coordinates.

Parameters:

x - the x coordinate

y - the y coordinate

z - the z coordinate

w - the w coordinate

Tuple4f

public Tuple4f(float[] t)

Constructs and initializes a Tuple4f from the array of length 4.

Parameters:

t - the array of length 4 containing xyzw in order

Tuple4f

public Tuple4f(Tuple4f t1)

Constructs and initializes a Tuple4f from the specified Tuple4f.

Parameters:

t1 - the Tuple4f containing the initialization x y z w data

Tuple4f

public Tuple4f(Tuple4d t1)

Constructs and initializes a Tuple4f from the specified Tuple4d.

Parameters:

t1 - the Tuple4d containing the initialization x y z w data

Tuple4f

public Tuple4f()

Constructs and initializes a Tuple4f to (0,0,0,0).

Method Detail

set

public final void set(float x,
                      float y,
                      float z,
                      float w)

Sets the value of this tuple to the specified xyzw coordinates.

Parameters:

x - the x coordinate

y - the y coordinate

z - the z coordinate

w - the w coordinate

set

public final void set(float[] t)

Sets the value of this tuple to the specified coordinates in the array of length 4.

Parameters:

t - the array of length 4 containing xyzw in order

set

public final void set(Tuple4f t1)

Sets the value of this tuple to the value of tuple t1.

Parameters:

t1 - the tuple to be copied

set

public final void set(Tuple4d t1)

Sets the value of this tuple to the value of tuple t1.

Parameters:

t1 - the tuple to be copied

get

public final void get(float[] t)

Copies the values of this tuple into the array t.

Parameters:

t - the array

get

public final void get(Tuple4f t)

Copies the values of this tuple into the tuple t.

Parameters:

t - the target tuple

add

public final void add(Tuple4f t1,
                      Tuple4f t2)

Sets the value of this tuple to the sum of tuples t1 and t2.

Parameters:

t1 - the first tuple

t2 - the second tuple

add

public final void add(Tuple4f t1)

Sets the value of this tuple to the sum of itself and t1.

Parameters:

t1 - the other tuple

sub

public final void sub(Tuple4f t1,
                      Tuple4f t2)

Sets the value of this tuple to the difference of tuples t1 and t2 (this = t1 - t2).

Parameters:

t1 - the first tuple

t2 - the second tuple

sub

public final void sub(Tuple4f t1)

Sets the value of this tuple to the difference of itself and t1 (this = this - t1).

Parameters:

t1 - the other tuple

negate

public final void negate(Tuple4f t1)

Sets the value of this tuple to the negation of tuple t1.

Parameters:

t1 - the source tuple

negate

public final void negate()

Negates the value of this tuple in place.

scale

public final void scale(float s,
                        Tuple4f t1)

Sets the value of this tuple to the scalar multiplication of tuple t1.

Parameters:

s - the scalar value

t1 - the source tuple

scale

public final void scale(float s)

Sets the value of this tuple to the scalar multiplication of the scale factor with this.

Parameters:

s - the scalar value

scaleAdd

public final void scaleAdd(float s,
                           Tuple4f t1,
                           Tuple4f t2)

Sets the value of this tuple to the scalar multiplication of tuple t1 plus tuple t2 (this = s*t1 + t2).

Parameters:

s - the scalar value

t1 - the tuple to be multipled

t2 - the tuple to be added

scaleAdd

public final void scaleAdd(float s,
                           Tuple4f t1)

Sets the value of this tuple to the scalar multiplication of itself and then adds tuple t1 (this = s*this + t1).

Parameters:

s - the scalar value

t1 - the tuple to be added

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Returns a string that contains the values of this Tuple4f. The form is (x,y,z,w).

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

the String representation

equals

public boolean equals(Tuple4f t1)

Returns true if all of the data members of Tuple4f t1 are equal to the corresponding data members in this Tuple4f.

Parameters:

t1 - the vector with which the comparison is made

Returns:

true or false

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object t1)

Returns true if the Object t1 is of type Tuple4f and all of the data members of t1 are equal to the corresponding data members in this Tuple4f.

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object

Parameters:

t1 - the object with which the comparison is made

Returns:

true or false

epsilonEquals

public boolean epsilonEquals(Tuple4f t1,
                             float epsilon)

Returns true if the L-infinite distance between this tuple and tuple t1 is less than or equal to the epsilon parameter, otherwise returns false. The L-infinite distance is equal to MAX[abs(x1-x2), abs(y1-y2), abs(z1-z2), abs(w1-w2)].

Parameters:

t1 - the tuple to be compared to this tuple

epsilon - the threshold value

Returns:

true or false

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Returns a hash code value based on the data values in this object. Two different Tuple4f objects with identical data values (i.e., Tuple4f.equals returns true) will return the same hash code value. Two objects with different data members may return the same hash value, although this is not likely.

Overrides:

hashCode in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

the integer hash code value

clamp

public final void clamp(float min,
                        float max,
                        Tuple4f t)

Clamps the tuple parameter to the range [low, high] and places the values into this tuple.

Parameters:

min - the lowest value in the tuple after clamping

max - the highest value in the tuple after clamping

t - the source tuple, which will not be modified

clampMin

public final void clampMin(float min,
                           Tuple4f t)

Clamps the minimum value of the tuple parameter to the min parameter and places the values into this tuple.

Parameters:

min - the lowest value in the tuple after clamping

t - the source tuple, which will not be modified

clampMax

public final void clampMax(float max,
                           Tuple4f t)

Clamps the maximum value of the tuple parameter to the max parameter and places the values into this tuple.

Parameters:

max - the highest value in the tuple after clamping

t - the source tuple, which will not be modified

absolute

public final void absolute(Tuple4f t)

Sets each component of the tuple parameter to its absolute value and places the modified values into this tuple.

Parameters:

t - the source tuple, which will not be modified

clamp

public final void clamp(float min,
                        float max)

Clamps this tuple to the range [low, high].

Parameters:

min - the lowest value in this tuple after clamping

max - the highest value in this tuple after clamping

clampMin

public final void clampMin(float min)

Clamps the minimum value of this tuple to the min parameter.

Parameters:

min - the lowest value in this tuple after clamping

clampMax

public final void clampMax(float max)

Clamps the maximum value of this tuple to the max parameter.

Parameters:

max - the highest value in the tuple after clamping

absolute

public final void absolute()

Sets each component of this tuple to its absolute value.

interpolate

public void interpolate(Tuple4f t1,
                        Tuple4f t2,
                        float alpha)

Linearly interpolates between tuples t1 and t2 and places the result into this tuple: this = (1-alpha)*t1 + alpha*t2.

Parameters:

t1 - the first tuple

t2 - the second tuple

alpha - the alpha interpolation parameter

interpolate

public void interpolate(Tuple4f t1,
                        float alpha)

Linearly interpolates between this tuple and tuple t1 and places the result into this tuple: this = (1-alpha)*this + alpha*t1.

Parameters:

t1 - the first tuple

alpha - the alpha interpolation parameter

clone

public java.lang.Object clone()

Creates a new object of the same class as this object.

Overrides:

clone in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

a clone of this instance.

Throws:

java.lang.OutOfMemoryError - if there is not enough memory.

Since:

vecmath 1.3

See Also:

Cloneable

getX

public final float getX()

Get the x coordinate.

Returns:

the x coordinate.

Since:

vecmath 1.5

setX

public final void setX(float x)

Set the x coordinate.

Parameters:

x - value to x coordinate.

Since:

vecmath 1.5

getY

public final float getY()

Get the y coordinate.

Returns:

the y coordinate.

Since:

vecmath 1.5

setY

public final void setY(float y)

Set the y coordinate.

Parameters:

y - value to y coordinate.

Since:

vecmath 1.5

getZ

public final float getZ()

Get the z coordinate.

Returns:

the z coordinate.

Since:

vecmath 1.5

setZ

public final void setZ(float z)

Set the z coordinate.

Parameters:

z - value to z coordinate.

Since:

vecmath 1.5

getW

public final float getW()

Get the w coordinate.

Returns:

the w coordinate.

Since:

vecmath 1.5

setW

public final void setW(float w)

Set the w coordinate.

Parameters:

w - value to w coordinate.

Since:

vecmath 1.5