edu.uah.math.devices
Class NeedleFloor

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

All Implemented Interfaces:

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

public class NeedleFloor
extends Graph
implements java.io.Serializable

This class models the floor in Buffon's needle experiment, and shows the ruled floor and the needle.

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

NeedleFloor()
This default constructor creates a new NeedleFloor with needle length 0.5.

NeedleFloor(double l)
This general constructor creates a new floor with a specified needle length.

Method Summary

boolean	crossEvent() This method determines if the cross event has occurred.
double	getAngle() This method gets the angle.
double	getDistance() This method gets the distance.
double	getLength() This method gets the needle length.
java.awt.Color	getNeedleColor() This method returns the color for the needle.
double	getProbability() This method gets the probability of the cross event.
boolean	isNeedleDropped() This method returns the boolean condition for the needle drop.
void	paintComponent(java.awt.Graphics g) This method paints the floor.
void	setAngle(double a) This method sets the angle value of the needle.
void	setDistance(double d) This method sets the distance value of the needle.
void	setLength(double l) This method sets the length of the needle.
void	setNeedleColor(java.awt.Color c) This method sets the color for the needle.
void	setNeedleDropped(boolean b) This method sets the boolean condition for the needle drop.
void	setValues() This method sets the distance and angle values of the needle to random values.
void	setValues(double d, double a) This method sets the distance and angle values of the needle to specified values.

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

NeedleFloor

public NeedleFloor(double l)

This general constructor creates a new floor with a specified needle length.

Parameters:

l - the needle length

NeedleFloor

public NeedleFloor()

This default constructor creates a new NeedleFloor with needle length 0.5.

Method Detail

paintComponent

public void paintComponent(java.awt.Graphics g)

This method paints the floor.

Overrides:

paintComponent in class javax.swing.JComponent

Parameters:

g - the graphics context

setNeedleDropped

public void setNeedleDropped(boolean b)

This method sets the boolean condition for the needle drop.

Parameters:

b - true if the needle is dropped.

isNeedleDropped

public boolean isNeedleDropped()

This method returns the boolean condition for the needle drop.

Returns:

true if the needle is dropped

setLength

public void setLength(double l)

This method sets the length of the needle.

Parameters:

l - the needle length

getLength

public double getLength()

This method gets the needle length.

Returns:

the needle length

setValues

public void setValues(double d,
                      double a)

This method sets the distance and angle values of the needle to specified values.

Parameters:

d - the distance from the center of the needle to the nearest crack

a - the angle between the horizontal and the top half of the needle

setValues

public void setValues()

This method sets the distance and angle values of the needle to random values.

setDistance

public void setDistance(double d)

This method sets the distance value of the needle.

Parameters:

d - the distance from the center of the needle to the nearest crack.

getDistance

public double getDistance()

This method gets the distance.

Returns:

the distance from the center of the needle to the nearest crack

setAngle

public void setAngle(double a)

This method sets the angle value of the needle.

Parameters:

a - the angle between the horizontal and the top half of the needle

getAngle

public double getAngle()

This method gets the angle.

Returns:

the angle from the horizontal to the top half of the needle

crossEvent

public boolean crossEvent()

This method determines if the cross event has occurred.

Returns:

true if the needle crosses a crack in the floorboards

getProbability

public double getProbability()

This method gets the probability of the cross event.

Returns:

the probability that the needle crosses a crack in the floorboards

setNeedleColor

public void setNeedleColor(java.awt.Color c)

This method sets the color for the needle.

Parameters:

c - the needle color

getNeedleColor

public java.awt.Color getNeedleColor()

This method returns the color for the needle.

Returns:

the needle color