edu.uah.math.devices
Class BallotGraph

java.lang.Object
  java.awt.Component
      java.awt.Container
          javax.swing.JComponent
              javax.swing.JPanel
                  edu.uah.math.devices.Graph
                      edu.uah.math.devices.BallotGraph

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.awt.image.ImageObserver, java.awt.MenuContainer, java.io.Serializable, javax.accessibility.Accessible

public class BallotGraph
extends Graph

This class shows the graph of the random walk in the ballot experiment.

Version:

August, 2003

Author:

Kyle Siegrist, Dawn Duehring

See Also:

Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class javax.swing.JPanel

javax.swing.JPanel.AccessibleJPanel

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class javax.swing.JComponent

javax.swing.JComponent.AccessibleJComponent

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.awt.Container

java.awt.Container.AccessibleAWTContainer

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.awt.Component

java.awt.Component.AccessibleAWTComponent, java.awt.Component.BaselineResizeBehavior, java.awt.Component.BltBufferStrategy, java.awt.Component.FlipBufferStrategy

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class edu.uah.math.devices.Graph

ABOVE, BELOW, HORIZONTAL, LEFT, RIGHT, showModelDistribution, VERTICAL

Fields inherited from class javax.swing.JComponent

accessibleContext, listenerList, TOOL_TIP_TEXT_KEY, ui, UNDEFINED_CONDITION, WHEN_ANCESTOR_OF_FOCUSED_COMPONENT, WHEN_FOCUSED, WHEN_IN_FOCUSED_WINDOW

Fields inherited from class java.awt.Component

BOTTOM_ALIGNMENT, CENTER_ALIGNMENT, LEFT_ALIGNMENT, RIGHT_ALIGNMENT, TOP_ALIGNMENT

Fields inherited from interface java.awt.image.ImageObserver

ABORT, ALLBITS, ERROR, FRAMEBITS, HEIGHT, PROPERTIES, SOMEBITS, WIDTH

Constructor Summary

BallotGraph()
This defaut constructor creates a new ballot graphs with winner total 50 and lose count 30.

BallotGraph(int a, int b)
This general constructor creates a new ballot graph with specified values of the winner total (the number of votes that the winner receives) and loser total (the number of votes that the loser receives).

Method Summary

void	countVotes() This method randomly counts the votes.
java.awt.Color	getGraphColor() This method returns the color for the graph of the random walk (the winners lead as a function of the number of votes counted).
int	getLoserTotal() This method returns the total number of votes that the loser receives.
double	getProbability() This method gets the probability of the ballot event.
int	getVoteTotal() This method returns the total number of votes.
int[]	getWinnerLead() This method gets the array of winner leads.
int	getWinnerLead(int i) This method gets the winner lead at a specified time index.
int	getWinnerTotal() This method returns the total number of votes that the winner receives.
boolean	isVotesCounted() This method gets the state of the votes counted variable
boolean	isWinnerAlwaysAhead() This method gets the state of the ballot event (true or false).
void	paintComponent(java.awt.Graphics g) This method draws the graph of the random walk.
void	reset() This method resets the balot graph.
void	setGraphColor(java.awt.Color c) This method sets the color for the graph of the random walk (the winners lead as a function of the number of votes counted).
void	setLoserTotal(int b) This method sets the total number of votes that the loser receives.
void	setParameters(int a, int b) This method sets the basic parameters: the winner count and loser count.
void	setWinnerTotal(int a) This method sets the total number of votes that the winner receives.

Methods inherited from class edu.uah.math.devices.Graph

drawAxis, drawAxis, drawAxis, drawBox, drawBox, drawBoxPlot, drawBoxPlot, drawCircle, drawLabel, drawLine, drawPoint, drawTick, drawTick, fillBox, fillBox, fillBoxPlot, fillBoxPlot, fillCircle, format, getBottomMargin, getLeftMargin, getPointSize, getRightMargin, getTopMargin, getXGraph, getXMax, getXMin, getXPixels, getXScale, getYGraph, getYMax, getYMin, getYPixels, getYScale, setMargins, setPointSize, setScale, setShowModelDistribution

Methods inherited from class javax.swing.JPanel

getAccessibleContext, getUI, getUIClassID, paramString, setUI, updateUI

Methods inherited from class javax.swing.JComponent

addAncestorListener, addNotify, addVetoableChangeListener, computeVisibleRect, contains, createToolTip, disable, enable, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, fireVetoableChange, getActionForKeyStroke, getActionMap, getAlignmentX, getAlignmentY, getAncestorListeners, getAutoscrolls, getBaseline, getBaselineResizeBehavior, getBorder, getBounds, getClientProperty, getComponentGraphics, getComponentPopupMenu, getConditionForKeyStroke, getDebugGraphicsOptions, getDefaultLocale, getFontMetrics, getGraphics, getHeight, getInheritsPopupMenu, getInputMap, getInputMap, getInputVerifier, getInsets, getInsets, getListeners, getLocation, getMaximumSize, getMinimumSize, getNextFocusableComponent, getPopupLocation, getPreferredSize, getRegisteredKeyStrokes, getRootPane, getSize, getToolTipLocation, getToolTipText, getToolTipText, getTopLevelAncestor, getTransferHandler, getVerifyInputWhenFocusTarget, getVetoableChangeListeners, getVisibleRect, getWidth, getX, getY, grabFocus, isDoubleBuffered, isLightweightComponent, isManagingFocus, isOpaque, isOptimizedDrawingEnabled, isPaintingForPrint, isPaintingTile, isRequestFocusEnabled, isValidateRoot, paint, paintBorder, paintChildren, paintImmediately, paintImmediately, print, printAll, printBorder, printChildren, printComponent, processComponentKeyEvent, processKeyBinding, processKeyEvent, processMouseEvent, processMouseMotionEvent, putClientProperty, registerKeyboardAction, registerKeyboardAction, removeAncestorListener, removeNotify, removeVetoableChangeListener, repaint, repaint, requestDefaultFocus, requestFocus, requestFocus, requestFocusInWindow, requestFocusInWindow, resetKeyboardActions, reshape, revalidate, scrollRectToVisible, setActionMap, setAlignmentX, setAlignmentY, setAutoscrolls, setBackground, setBorder, setComponentPopupMenu, setDebugGraphicsOptions, setDefaultLocale, setDoubleBuffered, setEnabled, setFocusTraversalKeys, setFont, setForeground, setInheritsPopupMenu, setInputMap, setInputVerifier, setMaximumSize, setMinimumSize, setNextFocusableComponent, setOpaque, setPreferredSize, setRequestFocusEnabled, setToolTipText, setTransferHandler, setUI, setVerifyInputWhenFocusTarget, setVisible, unregisterKeyboardAction, update

Methods inherited from class java.awt.Container

add, add, add, add, add, addContainerListener, addImpl, addPropertyChangeListener, addPropertyChangeListener, applyComponentOrientation, areFocusTraversalKeysSet, countComponents, deliverEvent, doLayout, findComponentAt, findComponentAt, getComponent, getComponentAt, getComponentAt, getComponentCount, getComponents, getComponentZOrder, getContainerListeners, getFocusTraversalKeys, getFocusTraversalPolicy, getLayout, getMousePosition, insets, invalidate, isAncestorOf, isFocusCycleRoot, isFocusCycleRoot, isFocusTraversalPolicyProvider, isFocusTraversalPolicySet, layout, list, list, locate, minimumSize, paintComponents, preferredSize, printComponents, processContainerEvent, processEvent, remove, remove, removeAll, removeContainerListener, setComponentZOrder, setFocusCycleRoot, setFocusTraversalPolicy, setFocusTraversalPolicyProvider, setLayout, transferFocusBackward, transferFocusDownCycle, validate, validateTree

Methods inherited from class java.awt.Component

action, add, addComponentListener, addFocusListener, addHierarchyBoundsListener, addHierarchyListener, addInputMethodListener, addKeyListener, addMouseListener, addMouseMotionListener, addMouseWheelListener, bounds, checkImage, checkImage, coalesceEvents, contains, createImage, createImage, createVolatileImage, createVolatileImage, disableEvents, dispatchEvent, enable, enableEvents, enableInputMethods, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, getBackground, getBounds, getColorModel, getComponentListeners, getComponentOrientation, getCursor, getDropTarget, getFocusCycleRootAncestor, getFocusListeners, getFocusTraversalKeysEnabled, getFont, getForeground, getGraphicsConfiguration, getHierarchyBoundsListeners, getHierarchyListeners, getIgnoreRepaint, getInputContext, getInputMethodListeners, getInputMethodRequests, getKeyListeners, getLocale, getLocation, getLocationOnScreen, getMouseListeners, getMouseMotionListeners, getMousePosition, getMouseWheelListeners, getName, getParent, getPeer, getPropertyChangeListeners, getPropertyChangeListeners, getSize, getToolkit, getTreeLock, gotFocus, handleEvent, hasFocus, hide, imageUpdate, inside, isBackgroundSet, isCursorSet, isDisplayable, isEnabled, isFocusable, isFocusOwner, isFocusTraversable, isFontSet, isForegroundSet, isLightweight, isMaximumSizeSet, isMinimumSizeSet, isPreferredSizeSet, isShowing, isValid, isVisible, keyDown, keyUp, list, list, list, location, lostFocus, mouseDown, mouseDrag, mouseEnter, mouseExit, mouseMove, mouseUp, move, nextFocus, paintAll, postEvent, prepareImage, prepareImage, processComponentEvent, processFocusEvent, processHierarchyBoundsEvent, processHierarchyEvent, processInputMethodEvent, processMouseWheelEvent, remove, removeComponentListener, removeFocusListener, removeHierarchyBoundsListener, removeHierarchyListener, removeInputMethodListener, removeKeyListener, removeMouseListener, removeMouseMotionListener, removeMouseWheelListener, removePropertyChangeListener, removePropertyChangeListener, repaint, repaint, repaint, resize, resize, setBounds, setBounds, setComponentOrientation, setCursor, setDropTarget, setFocusable, setFocusTraversalKeysEnabled, setIgnoreRepaint, setLocale, setLocation, setLocation, setName, setSize, setSize, show, show, size, toString, transferFocus, transferFocusUpCycle

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

BallotGraph

public BallotGraph(int a,
                   int b)

This general constructor creates a new ballot graph with specified values of the winner total (the number of votes that the winner receives) and loser total (the number of votes that the loser receives).

Parameters:

a - the winner count.

b - the loser count.

BallotGraph

public BallotGraph()

This defaut constructor creates a new ballot graphs with winner total 50 and lose count 30. In this default constructor, the votes are counted.

Method Detail

setParameters

public void setParameters(int a,
                          int b)

This method sets the basic parameters: the winner count and loser count.

Parameters:

a - the winner count

b - the loser count.

setWinnerTotal

public void setWinnerTotal(int a)

This method sets the total number of votes that the winner receives.

Parameters:

a - the winner total

getWinnerTotal

public int getWinnerTotal()

This method returns the total number of votes that the winner receives.

Returns:

the winner total.

setLoserTotal

public void setLoserTotal(int b)

This method sets the total number of votes that the loser receives.

Parameters:

b - the loser total

getLoserTotal

public int getLoserTotal()

This method returns the total number of votes that the loser receives.

Returns:

the loser count.

getVoteTotal

public int getVoteTotal()

This method returns the total number of votes.

Returns:

the vote total.

countVotes

public void countVotes()

This method randomly counts the votes.

getWinnerLead

public int getWinnerLead(int i)

This method gets the winner lead at a specified time index.

Parameters:

i - the index

Returns:

the numer of votes that the winner is ahead after i votes are counted.

getWinnerLead

public int[] getWinnerLead()

This method gets the array of winner leads.

Returns:

the array that gives the number of votes that the winner is ahead

isWinnerAlwaysAhead

public boolean isWinnerAlwaysAhead()

This method gets the state of the ballot event (true or false).

Returns:

true if the winner is always ahead in the vote count

isVotesCounted

public boolean isVotesCounted()

This method gets the state of the votes counted variable

Returns:

true if the votes have been counted.

getProbability

public double getProbability()

This method gets the probability of the ballot event.

Returns:

the probability of the ballot event.

paintComponent

public void paintComponent(java.awt.Graphics g)

This method draws the graph of the random walk.

Overrides:

paintComponent in class javax.swing.JComponent

reset

public void reset()

This method resets the balot graph.

setGraphColor

public void setGraphColor(java.awt.Color c)

This method sets the color for the graph of the random walk (the winners lead as a function of the number of votes counted).

Parameters:

c - the graph color

getGraphColor

public java.awt.Color getGraphColor()

This method returns the color for the graph of the random walk (the winners lead as a function of the number of votes counted).

Returns:

the graph color