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().

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

public void setControl(Control control)

Sets the object that controls this animation.

Parameters:

control -

startAnimation

public void startAnimation()

Starts the animation thread.

stopAnimation

public void stopAnimation()

Stops the animation thread.

initializeAnimation

public void initializeAnimation()

Initializes the animation.

resetAnimation

public void resetAnimation()

Resets the animation to a known initial state.

stepAnimation

public void stepAnimation()

Performs a single animation step.