Class SineStarFactory


  • public class SineStarFactory
    extends GeometricShapeFactory
    Creates geometries which are shaped like multi-armed stars with each arm shaped like a sine wave. These kinds of geometries are useful as a more complex geometry for testing algorithms.
    • Field Detail

      • numArms

        protected int numArms
      • armLengthRatio

        protected double armLengthRatio
    • Constructor Detail

      • SineStarFactory

        public SineStarFactory()
        Creates a factory which will create sine stars using the default GeometryFactory.
      • SineStarFactory

        public SineStarFactory​(GeometryFactory geomFact)
        Creates a factory which will create sine stars using the given GeometryFactory.
        Parameters:
        geomFact - the factory to use
    • Method Detail

      • setNumArms

        public void setNumArms​(int numArms)
        Sets the number of arms in the star
        Parameters:
        numArms - the number of arms to generate
      • setArmLengthRatio

        public void setArmLengthRatio​(double armLengthRatio)
        Sets the ration of the length of each arm to the distance from the tip of the arm to the centre of the star. Value should be between 0.0 and 1.0
        Parameters:
        armLengthRatio -
      • createSineStar

        public Geometry createSineStar()
        Generates the geometry for the sine star
        Returns:
        the geometry representing the sine star