org.jscience.physics.solids.geom
Class AtlasPosition

java.lang.Object
  org.jscience.physics.solids.AtlasObject
      org.jscience.physics.solids.geom.AtlasPosition

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Comparable

Direct Known Subclasses:

AtlasNode

public class AtlasPosition
extends AtlasObject

A spatial location.

Field Summary

protected static java.lang.String

TYPE DOCUMENT ME!

Constructor Summary

AtlasPosition()
CRreates a point at global origin.

AtlasPosition(AtlasCoordSys cs, double x, double y, double z)
Creates a point at the specified xyz location in the specified CS.

AtlasPosition(double x, double y, double z)
Creates a point at the specified xyz location in the global CS.

Method Summary

double	computeDistance(AtlasPosition p) Computes the distance between the two points.
double[]	getGlobalPosition() Returns the location in the global coordinate system.
java.lang.String	getType() DOCUMENT ME!
double	getX() DOCUMENT ME!
double	getY() DOCUMENT ME!
double	getZ() DOCUMENT ME!
AtlasPosition[]	interpolatePoints(int numPoints, AtlasPosition otherPoint) Creates numPoints evenly spaced between the two nodes.
boolean	isEquivalent(AtlasPosition v, double tolerance) Determines whether the two vectors have the same direction
java.lang.String	toString() DOCUMENT ME!

Methods inherited from class org.jscience.physics.solids.AtlasObject

compareTo, equals, getId, getParentModel, loadJDOMElement, populateGeometry, setId, setParentModel, unloadJDOMElement

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

TYPE

protected static java.lang.String TYPE

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Constructor Detail

AtlasPosition

public AtlasPosition()

CRreates a point at global origin.

AtlasPosition

public AtlasPosition(double x,
                     double y,
                     double z)

Creates a point at the specified xyz location in the global CS.

AtlasPosition

public AtlasPosition(AtlasCoordSys cs,
                     double x,
                     double y,
                     double z)

Creates a point at the specified xyz location in the specified CS.

Method Detail

getType

public java.lang.String getType()

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Specified by:

getType in class AtlasObject

Returns:

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getGlobalPosition

public double[] getGlobalPosition()

Returns the location in the global coordinate system. The returned array is three elements long, in the order of x,y,z.

Returns:

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computeDistance

public double computeDistance(AtlasPosition p)

Computes the distance between the two points.

Parameters:

p - DOCUMENT ME!

Returns:

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toString

public java.lang.String toString()

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Overrides:

toString in class AtlasObject

Returns:

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interpolatePoints

public AtlasPosition[] interpolatePoints(int numPoints,
                                         AtlasPosition otherPoint)

Creates numPoints evenly spaced between the two nodes. ALl of the returned AtlasPositions will be in the GLOBAL coordinate system (but this might change).

Parameters:

numPoints - DOCUMENT ME!

otherPoint - DOCUMENT ME!

Returns:

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getX

public double getX()

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Returns:

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getY

public double getY()

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Returns:

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getZ

public double getZ()

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Returns:

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isEquivalent

public boolean isEquivalent(AtlasPosition v,
                            double tolerance)

Determines whether the two vectors have the same direction

Parameters:

v - DOCUMENT ME!

tolerance - DOCUMENT ME!

Returns:

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