desmoj.extensions.space3D

Interface VisibleObject

All Known Implementing Classes:

MovableSpatialEntity, MovableSpatialSimProcess, SimpleLocation, SpatialEntity, SpatialProcessQueue, SpatialQueue, SpatialSimProcess

public interface VisibleObject

This interface defines the methods for objects which should be visualized.

Every VisibleObject contains a type which indicates the 3D-Model at the visualization.

Author:

Fred Sun

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.String	getVisualModel() Get the type of the SpatialObject.
boolean	isVisible() Shows the visibility of the visual representation of this object.
void	removeVisible() Sends a RemoveEvent to signal the observers that this object isn't needed anymore.
void	setVisible(boolean visible) Sets the visibility of the visual representation of this object.

Method Detail

getVisualModel

java.lang.String getVisualModel()

Get the type of the SpatialObject.

Returns:

The type of the SpatialObject.

isVisible

boolean isVisible()

Shows the visibility of the visual representation of this object.

Returns:

True is this object is visible. Else, false.

removeVisible

void removeVisible()

Sends a RemoveEvent to signal the observers that this object isn't needed anymore.

WARNING: The SpatialObject will be still existing.

setVisible

void setVisible(boolean visible)

Sets the visibility of the visual representation of this object.

Parameters:

visible - True, if visible. Else, false.