kinetic
Class ExponentialChange

java.lang.Object
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  +--kinetic.Behavior
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        +--kinetic.ExponentialChange

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

public class ExponentialChange

extends Behavior

generates a offset driven by an exponetial curve. The curve is bound by the values of amount and duration, but the supplied exponent determines the curvature of offset over time.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

protected kinetic.KineticProperty	amount porpoerty to hold the offset amount
protected kinetic.KineticProperty	exponent property to hold the curvature exponent

Fields inherited from class kinetic.Behavior

current_time, duration, isDone, owner, properties, timeFilters

Constructor Summary

ExponentialChange()
Creates a new instance of ExponentialChange

ExponentialChange(double delay_val, double dur_val, double exp, double amount_val)
creates a new instance of ExponetialChange using parameters

Method Summary

void	Process() main routine that makes the calculation
void	setAmount(double new_amount) sets the offset amount

Methods inherited from class kinetic.Behavior

addTimeFilter, apply, clear, getDuration, getPropertyList, getTimeFilterList, isDone, PrepareVariables, reset, setOwner

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

amount

protected kinetic.KineticProperty amount

porpoerty to hold the offset amount

exponent

protected kinetic.KineticProperty exponent

property to hold the curvature exponent

Constructor Detail

ExponentialChange

public ExponentialChange()

Creates a new instance of ExponentialChange

ExponentialChange

public ExponentialChange(double delay_val,
                         double dur_val,
                         double exp,
                         double amount_val)

creates a new instance of ExponetialChange using parameters

Parameters:

delay_val - time until the behavior starts -ms

dur_val - life span of the bahavior - ms

exp - curvature exponent

amount_val - offset amount

Method Detail

setAmount

public void setAmount(double new_amount)

sets the offset amount

Parameters:

new_amount - offset amount

Process

public void Process()

main routine that makes the calculation

Specified by:

Process in class Behavior