javax.media.j3d
Class PointAttributes

java.lang.Object
  extended by javax.media.j3d.SceneGraphObject
      extended by javax.media.j3d.NodeComponent
          extended by javax.media.j3d.PointAttributes

public class PointAttributes
extends NodeComponent

The PointAttributes object defines all attributes that apply to point primitives. The point attributes that can be defined are:

If antialiasing is disabled (the default), fractional point sizes are rounded to integer sizes, and a screen-aligned square region of pixels is drawn.

If antialiasing is enabled, the points are considered transparent for rendering purposes. They are rendered with all the other transparent objects and adhere to the other transparency settings such as the View transparency sorting policy and the View depth buffer freeze transparent enable.

See Also:
Appearance, View

Field Summary
static int ALLOW_ANTIALIASING_READ
          Specifies that this PointAttributes object allows reading its point antialiasing flag.
static int ALLOW_ANTIALIASING_WRITE
          Specifies that this PointAttributes object allows writing its point antialiasing flag.
static int ALLOW_SIZE_READ
          Specifies that this PointAttributes object allows reading its point size information.
static int ALLOW_SIZE_WRITE
          Specifies that this PointAttributes object allows writing its point size information.
 
Constructor Summary
PointAttributes()
          Constructs a PointAttributes object with default parameters.
PointAttributes(float pointSize, boolean pointAntialiasing)
          Constructs a PointAttributes object with specified values.
 
Method Summary
 NodeComponent cloneNodeComponent()
          Deprecated. replaced with cloneNodeComponent(boolean forceDuplicate)
 boolean getPointAntialiasingEnable()
          Retrieves the state of the point antialiasing flag.
 float getPointSize()
          Gets the point size for this appearance component object.
 void setPointAntialiasingEnable(boolean state)
          Enables or disables point antialiasing for this appearance component object.
 void setPointSize(float pointSize)
          Sets the point size for this appearance component object.
 
Methods inherited from class javax.media.j3d.NodeComponent
cloneNodeComponent, duplicateNodeComponent, duplicateNodeComponent, getDuplicateOnCloneTree, setDuplicateOnCloneTree
 
Methods inherited from class javax.media.j3d.SceneGraphObject
clearCapability, clearCapabilityIsFrequent, duplicateSceneGraphObject, getCapability, getCapabilityIsFrequent, getUserData, isCompiled, isLive, setCapability, setCapabilityIsFrequent, setUserData, updateNodeReferences
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Field Detail

ALLOW_SIZE_READ

public static final int ALLOW_SIZE_READ
Specifies that this PointAttributes object allows reading its point size information.

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Constant Field Values

ALLOW_SIZE_WRITE

public static final int ALLOW_SIZE_WRITE
Specifies that this PointAttributes object allows writing its point size information.

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Constant Field Values

ALLOW_ANTIALIASING_READ

public static final int ALLOW_ANTIALIASING_READ
Specifies that this PointAttributes object allows reading its point antialiasing flag.

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Constant Field Values

ALLOW_ANTIALIASING_WRITE

public static final int ALLOW_ANTIALIASING_WRITE
Specifies that this PointAttributes object allows writing its point antialiasing flag.

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Constant Field Values
Constructor Detail

PointAttributes

public PointAttributes()
Constructs a PointAttributes object with default parameters. The default values are as follows:


PointAttributes

public PointAttributes(float pointSize,
                       boolean pointAntialiasing)
Constructs a PointAttributes object with specified values.

Parameters:
pointSize - the size of points, in pixels
pointAntialiasing - flag to set point antialising ON or OFF
Method Detail

setPointSize

public void setPointSize(float pointSize)
Sets the point size for this appearance component object.

Parameters:
pointSize - the size, in pixels, of point primitives
Throws:
CapabilityNotSetException - if appropriate capability is not set and this object is part of live or compiled scene graph

getPointSize

public float getPointSize()
Gets the point size for this appearance component object.

Returns:
the size, in pixels, of point primitives
Throws:
CapabilityNotSetException - if appropriate capability is not set and this object is part of live or compiled scene graph

setPointAntialiasingEnable

public void setPointAntialiasingEnable(boolean state)
Enables or disables point antialiasing for this appearance component object.

If antialiasing is enabled, the points are considered transparent for rendering purposes. They are rendered with all the other transparent objects and adhere to the other transparency settings such as the View transparency sorting policy and the View depth buffer freeze transparent enable.

Parameters:
state - true or false to enable or disable point antialiasing
Throws:
CapabilityNotSetException - if appropriate capability is not set and this object is part of live or compiled scene graph
See Also:
View

getPointAntialiasingEnable

public boolean getPointAntialiasingEnable()
Retrieves the state of the point antialiasing flag.

Returns:
true if point antialiasing is enabled, false if point antialiasing is disabled
Throws:
CapabilityNotSetException - if appropriate capability is not set and this object is part of live or compiled scene graph

cloneNodeComponent

public NodeComponent cloneNodeComponent()
Deprecated. replaced with cloneNodeComponent(boolean forceDuplicate)

Overrides:
cloneNodeComponent in class NodeComponent