edu.gatech.cs2335.lemmings.gui
Class LApplication

java.lang.Object
  edu.gatech.cs2335.lemmings.gui.LApplication

public class LApplication

extends java.lang.Object

Class LApplication: This is the main application class. When instantiated, it will create a new window with nothing in it. The window's content pane is what we will be drawing in and every frame, we will call our own components' renderall method to render the stuff on screen.

 Revision History:
     v1.0 (Mar. 13, 2004) - Created the LApplication class
 

Version:

Version 1.0, Mar. 13, 2004

Author:

Vladimir Urazov

Field Summary

static boolean	DEBUG Show lots of debug output?
static java.awt.Point	DEFAULT_LOCATION The default location of the top-left corner of the application.
static java.awt.Dimension	DEFAULT_SIZE The default size of the application window.
static java.lang.String	DEFAULT_TITLE The default title of the application window.
static long	FRAME_DELAY This is the delay between frames.
static int	MAX_TARDINESS If we are lagging by this much, skip a frame.
static float	MAXIMUM_FRAME_RATE The frame rate cap.
static long	NO_GO_DELAY If we are not rendering, then check this many millis if we should go.
static boolean	VERBOSE Show debug output?

Constructor Summary

LApplication(java.lang.String title, java.awt.Point location, java.awt.Dimension size)
Creates a new LApplication instance.

Method Summary

java.awt.GraphicsConfiguration	getConfiguration() Returns the graphics configuration used by the application.
LRootPane	getRootPane() Returns the root pane used for this application.
void	repaint() Repaints everything that needs repainting.
void	setRootPane(LRootPane pane) Sets up the new root pane:
void	startRenderer() Starts the renderer loop.
void	stopRenderer() Stops the renderer.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

VERBOSE

public static final boolean VERBOSE

Show debug output?

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Constant Field Values

DEBUG

public static final boolean DEBUG

Show lots of debug output?

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Constant Field Values

DEFAULT_TITLE

public static final java.lang.String DEFAULT_TITLE

The default title of the application window.

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Constant Field Values

DEFAULT_LOCATION

public static final java.awt.Point DEFAULT_LOCATION

The default location of the top-left corner of the application.

DEFAULT_SIZE

public static final java.awt.Dimension DEFAULT_SIZE

The default size of the application window.

MAXIMUM_FRAME_RATE

public static final float MAXIMUM_FRAME_RATE

The frame rate cap.

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Constant Field Values

FRAME_DELAY

public static final long FRAME_DELAY

This is the delay between frames.

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Constant Field Values

NO_GO_DELAY

public static final long NO_GO_DELAY

If we are not rendering, then check this many millis if we should go.

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MAX_TARDINESS

public static final int MAX_TARDINESS

If we are lagging by this much, skip a frame.

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Constructor Detail

LApplication

public LApplication(java.lang.String title,
                    java.awt.Point location,
                    java.awt.Dimension size)

Creates a new LApplication instance.

Parameters:

title - The title to give to the window. If null is passed in, a default vaue will be provided.

location - The location of the application window. If null is passed in, a default vaue will be provided.

size - The size of the application window. If null is passed in, a default vaue will be provided.

Method Detail

getConfiguration

public java.awt.GraphicsConfiguration getConfiguration()

Returns the graphics configuration used by the application.

Returns:

a GraphicsConfiguration value

getRootPane

public LRootPane getRootPane()

Returns the root pane used for this application.

Returns:

a LRootPane value

setRootPane

public void setRootPane(LRootPane pane)

Sets up the new root pane:

Parameters:

pane - a LRootPane value

repaint

public void repaint()

Repaints everything that needs repainting.

startRenderer

public void startRenderer()

Starts the renderer loop.

stopRenderer

public void stopRenderer()

Stops the renderer.