visual

Interface VisualizationRenderer

All Known Implementing Classes:

PartialVisualizationRenderer, PlainVisualizationRenderer, ScaledVisualizationRenderer, ScreenRenderer, SpecialEffectsRenderer

public interface VisualizationRenderer

The requirements of a VisualizationRenderer (i.e., an object that handles the rendering for a particular VisualizationView and Visualization).

Version:

1.0

Author:

Prof. David Bernstein, James Madison University

See Also:

"The Design and Implementation of Multimedia Software © 2011"

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	postRendering(java.awt.Graphics g, Visualization model, VisualizationView view) Operations to perform after rendering.
void	preRendering(java.awt.Graphics g, Visualization model, VisualizationView view) Operations to perform before rendering.
void	render(java.awt.Graphics g, Visualization model, VisualizationView view) Render the content contained in the model.

Method Detail

postRendering

void postRendering(java.awt.Graphics g,
                   Visualization model,
                   VisualizationView view)

Operations to perform after rendering.

Parameters:

g - The rendering engine

model - The Visualization containing the content

view - The component presenting the content

preRendering

void preRendering(java.awt.Graphics g,
                  Visualization model,
                  VisualizationView view)

Operations to perform before rendering.

Parameters:

g - The rendering engine

model - The Visualization containing the content

view - The component presenting the content

render

void render(java.awt.Graphics g,
            Visualization model,
            VisualizationView view)

Render the content contained in the model.

Parameters:

g - The rendering engine

model - The Visualization containing the content

view - The component presenting the content