VolumeJ
Class VJShader

java.lang.Object
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Direct Known Subclasses:

VJOutlineShader, VJPhongShader

public class VJShader

extends java.lang.Object

VJShader is the default null shader. Copyright (c) 2001-2002, Michael Abramoff. All rights reserved.

Field Summary

protected boolean	doBackface
protected VJLight	light A light (position in viewspace coordinates).

Constructor Summary

VJShader()
Create a new null shader.

Method Summary

VJShade	getBackground()
VJLight	getLight() Get the Light, if any.
void	setBackface(boolean doBackface) Set the shader backfacing on or off.
VJShade	shade(VJGradient g) Empty shading method uses *normalized* gradient g.
java.lang.String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

light

protected VJLight light

A light (position in viewspace coordinates).

doBackface

protected boolean doBackface

Constructor Detail

VJShader

public VJShader()

Create a new null shader.

Method Detail

getLight

public VJLight getLight()

Get the Light, if any.

Returns:

a Light.

setBackface

public void setBackface(boolean doBackface)

Set the shader backfacing on or off. Backfacing is that both front- and backfaces (away from the light) are rendered as being lighted.

Parameters:

doBackface - a boolean that that decided whether or not backfacing is turned on.

shade

public VJShade shade(VJGradient g)

Empty shading method uses *normalized* gradient g.

Parameters:

g - the VJGradient containing the normalized gradients in x, y, and z dimensions.

Returns:

a VJShade containing the shade.

getBackground

public VJShade getBackground()

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object