visual.dynamic.described
Class Stage

java.lang.Object
  visual.Visualization
      visual.dynamic.described.Stage

All Implemented Interfaces:

MetronomeListener

public class Stage
extends Visualization
implements MetronomeListener

A Visualization that contains Sprite objects

See Also:

"The Design and Implementation of Multimedia Software © 2011"

Constructor Summary

Stage(int timeStep)
Explicit Value Constructor

Stage(int timeStep, Metronome metronome)
Explicit Value Constructor

Method Summary

void	add(Sprite sprite) Add a Sprite to this Stage
Metronome	getMetronome() Get the Metronome that this Stage is using
void	handleTick(int time) Handle "tick" events (required by MetronomeTickListener)>
void	remove(Sprite sprite) Remove a Sprite from this Stage
void	setRestartTime(int restartTime) Set the time at which the Stage should restart
void	start() Start the Stage
void	stop() Stop the Stage

Methods inherited from class visual.Visualization

add, addKeyListener, addMouseListener, addMouseMotionListener, addView, clear, createDefaultView, getView, getViews, iterator, remove, removeKeyListener, removeMouseListener, removeMouseMotionListener, removeView, repaint, setBackground, setView, toBack, toFront

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Stage

public Stage(int timeStep)

Explicit Value Constructor

Parameters:

timeStep - Amount of time between ticks (in milliseconds)

Stage

public Stage(int timeStep,
             Metronome metronome)

Explicit Value Constructor

Parameters:

timeStep - Amount of time between ticks (in milliseconds)

metronome - The Metronome to use

Method Detail

add

public void add(Sprite sprite)

Add a Sprite to this Stage

Parameters:

sprite - The Sprite to add

getMetronome

public Metronome getMetronome()

Get the Metronome that this Stage is using

Returns:

The Metronome

handleTick

public void handleTick(int time)

Handle "tick" events (required by MetronomeTickListener)>

Specified by:

handleTick in interface MetronomeListener

Parameters:

time - The time of the "tick"

remove

public void remove(Sprite sprite)

Remove a Sprite from this Stage

Parameters:

sprite - The Sprite to remove

setRestartTime

public void setRestartTime(int restartTime)

Set the time at which the Stage should restart

Parameters:

restartTime - In milliseconds (negative to not restart)

start

public void start()

Start the Stage

stop

public void stop()

Stop the Stage