org.jscience.util
Interface Steppable

All Known Subinterfaces:

Pathfinder

All Known Implementing Classes:

AStarPathfinder, CellularAutomata, CellularAutomataLayered, Flock, KohonenTrainer, NeuralNetworkTrainer, TuringMachine

public interface Steppable

This interface is used to provide a simple way of providing classes with a standardized structure for time-steppable classes. A standard initialization routine is also provided.

Method Summary

void	doStep() Move the class forward one time-step.
void	init() A standard initialization function.
void	reset() Reset the object.

Method Detail

init

void init()

A standard initialization function. This should be assumed to be a recurrable initialization procedure. Any one-off initializations should be done in the constructor.

doStep

void doStep()

Move the class forward one time-step.

reset

void reset()

Reset the object. reset can often be substituted for another call to init.