com.sun.j3d.utils.behaviors.picking

Class PickObject

java.lang.Object

com.sun.j3d.utils.behaviors.picking.PickObject

Deprecated.

As of Java 3D version 1.2, replaced by com.sun.j3d.utils.picking.PickCanvas

public class PickObject
extends Object

See Also:

PickCanvas

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static int	BRANCH_GROUP Deprecated. A flag to indicate to the pickNode method to return a BranchGroup node from a given SceneGraphPath.
static int	GROUP Deprecated. A flag to indicate to the pickNode method to return a Group node from a given SceneGraphPath.
static int	LINK Deprecated. A flag to indicate to the pickNode method to return a Link node from a given SceneGraphPath.
static int	MORPH Deprecated. A flag to indicate to the pickNode method to return a Morph node from a given SceneGraphPath.
static int	PRIMITIVE Deprecated. A flag to indicate to the pickNode method to return a Primitive node from a given SceneGraphPath.
static int	SHAPE3D Deprecated. A flag to indicate to the pickNode method to return a Shape3D node from a given SceneGraphPath.
static int	SWITCH Deprecated. A flag to indicate to the pickNode method to return a Switch node from a given SceneGraphPath.
static int	TRANSFORM_GROUP Deprecated. A flag to indicate to the pickNode method to return a TransformGroup node from a given SceneGraphPath.
static int	USE_BOUNDS Deprecated. Set this flag if you want to pick by bounds.
static int	USE_GEOMETRY Deprecated. Set this flag if you want to pick by geometry.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
PickObject(javax.media.j3d.Canvas3D c, javax.media.j3d.BranchGroup root) Deprecated. Creates a PickObject.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
javax.media.j3d.PickShape	generatePickRay(int xpos, int ypos) Deprecated. Creates a PickRay that starts at the viewer position and points into the scene in the direction of (xpos, ypos) specified in window space.
javax.media.j3d.SceneGraphPath[]	pickAll(int xpos, int ypos) Deprecated. Returns an array referencing all the items that are pickable below the BranchGroup (specified in the PickObject constructor) that intersect with a ray that starts at the viewer position and points into the scene in the direction of (xpos, ypos) specified in window space.
javax.media.j3d.SceneGraphPath[]	pickAll(int xpos, int ypos, int flag) Deprecated. Returns an array referencing all the items that are pickable below the BranchGroup (specified in the PickObject constructor) that intersect with a ray that starts at the viewer position and points into the scene in the direction of (xpos, ypos) specified in window space.
javax.media.j3d.SceneGraphPath[]	pickAllSorted(int xpos, int ypos) Deprecated. Returns a sorted array of references to all the Pickable items below the BranchGroup (specified in the PickObject constructor) that intersect with the ray that starts at the viewer position and points into the scene in the direction of (xpos, ypos) in the window space.
javax.media.j3d.SceneGraphPath[]	pickAllSorted(int xpos, int ypos, int flag) Deprecated. Returns a sorted array of references to all the Pickable items below the BranchGroup (specified in the PickObject constructor) that intersect with the ray that starts at the viewer position and points into the scene in the direction of (xpos, ypos) in the window space.
javax.media.j3d.SceneGraphPath	pickAny(int xpos, int ypos) Deprecated. Returns a reference to any item that is Pickable below the specified BranchGroup (specified in the PickObject constructor) which intersects with the ray that starts at the viewer position and points into the scene in the direction of (xpos, ypos) in window space.
javax.media.j3d.SceneGraphPath	pickAny(int xpos, int ypos, int flag) Deprecated. Returns a reference to any item that is Pickable below the specified BranchGroup (specified in the PickObject constructor) which intersects with the ray that starts at the viewer position and points into the scene in the direction of (xpos, ypos) in window space.
javax.media.j3d.SceneGraphPath	pickClosest(int xpos, int ypos) Deprecated. Returns a reference to the item that is closest to the viewer and is Pickable below the BranchGroup (specified in the PickObject constructor) which intersects with the ray that starts at the viewer position and points into the scene in the direction of (xpos, ypos) in the window space.
javax.media.j3d.SceneGraphPath	pickClosest(int xpos, int ypos, int flag) Deprecated. Returns a reference to the item that is closest to the viewer and is Pickable below the BranchGroup (specified in the PickObject constructor) which intersects with the ray that starts at the viewer position and points into the scene in the direction of (xpos, ypos) in the window space.
javax.media.j3d.Node	pickNode(javax.media.j3d.SceneGraphPath sgPath, int flags) Deprecated. Returns a reference to a Pickable Node that is of the specified type that is contained in the specified SceneGraphPath.
javax.media.j3d.Node	pickNode(javax.media.j3d.SceneGraphPath sgPath, int flags, int occurrence) Deprecated. Returns a reference to a Pickable Node that is of the specified type that is contained in the specified SceneGraphPath.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

SHAPE3D

public static final int SHAPE3D

Deprecated.

A flag to indicate to the pickNode method to return a Shape3D node from a given SceneGraphPath.

See Also:

pickNode(javax.media.j3d.SceneGraphPath, int), Constant Field Values

MORPH

public static final int MORPH

Deprecated.

A flag to indicate to the pickNode method to return a Morph node from a given SceneGraphPath.

See Also:

pickNode(javax.media.j3d.SceneGraphPath, int), Constant Field Values

PRIMITIVE

public static final int PRIMITIVE

Deprecated.

A flag to indicate to the pickNode method to return a Primitive node from a given SceneGraphPath.

See Also:

pickNode(javax.media.j3d.SceneGraphPath, int), Constant Field Values

LINK

public static final int LINK

Deprecated.

A flag to indicate to the pickNode method to return a Link node from a given SceneGraphPath.

See Also:

pickNode(javax.media.j3d.SceneGraphPath, int), Constant Field Values

GROUP

public static final int GROUP

Deprecated.

A flag to indicate to the pickNode method to return a Group node from a given SceneGraphPath.

See Also:

pickNode(javax.media.j3d.SceneGraphPath, int), Constant Field Values

TRANSFORM_GROUP

public static final int TRANSFORM_GROUP

Deprecated.

A flag to indicate to the pickNode method to return a TransformGroup node from a given SceneGraphPath.

See Also:

pickNode(javax.media.j3d.SceneGraphPath, int), Constant Field Values

BRANCH_GROUP

public static final int BRANCH_GROUP

Deprecated.

A flag to indicate to the pickNode method to return a BranchGroup node from a given SceneGraphPath.

See Also:

pickNode(javax.media.j3d.SceneGraphPath, int), Constant Field Values

SWITCH

public static final int SWITCH

Deprecated.

A flag to indicate to the pickNode method to return a Switch node from a given SceneGraphPath.

See Also:

pickNode(javax.media.j3d.SceneGraphPath, int), Constant Field Values

USE_GEOMETRY

public static final int USE_GEOMETRY

Deprecated.

Set this flag if you want to pick by geometry.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

USE_BOUNDS

public static final int USE_BOUNDS

Deprecated.

Set this flag if you want to pick by bounds.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

PickObject

public PickObject(javax.media.j3d.Canvas3D c,
          javax.media.j3d.BranchGroup root)

Deprecated.

Creates a PickObject.

Parameters:

c - Current J3D canvas.

root - The portion of the scenegraph for which picking is to occur on. It has to be a BranchGroup.

See Also:

BranchGroup, Canvas3D

Method Detail

generatePickRay

public javax.media.j3d.PickShape generatePickRay(int xpos,
                                        int ypos)

Deprecated.

Creates a PickRay that starts at the viewer position and points into the scene in the direction of (xpos, ypos) specified in window space.

Parameters:

xpos - The value along the x-axis.

ypos - The value along the y-axis.

Returns:

A PickShape object that is the constructed PickRay.

pickAll

public javax.media.j3d.SceneGraphPath[] pickAll(int xpos,
                                       int ypos)

Deprecated.

Returns an array referencing all the items that are pickable below the BranchGroup (specified in the PickObject constructor) that intersect with a ray that starts at the viewer position and points into the scene in the direction of (xpos, ypos) specified in window space. The resultant array is unordered.

Parameters:

xpos - The value along the x-axis.

ypos - The value along the y-axis.

Returns:

The array of SceneGraphPath objects that contain Objects that were picked If no pickable object is found null is returned..

See Also:

SceneGraphPath

pickAllSorted

public javax.media.j3d.SceneGraphPath[] pickAllSorted(int xpos,
                                             int ypos)

Deprecated.

Returns a sorted array of references to all the Pickable items below the BranchGroup (specified in the PickObject constructor) that intersect with the ray that starts at the viewer position and points into the scene in the direction of (xpos, ypos) in the window space. Element [0] references the item closest to viewer.

Parameters:

xpos - The value along the x-axis.

ypos - The value along the y-axis.

Returns:

A sorted arrayof SceneGraphPath objects that contain Objects that were picked. The array is sorted from closest to farthest from the viewer If no pickable object is found null is returned..

See Also:

SceneGraphPath

pickAny

public javax.media.j3d.SceneGraphPath pickAny(int xpos,
                                     int ypos)

Deprecated.

Returns a reference to any item that is Pickable below the specified BranchGroup (specified in the PickObject constructor) which intersects with the ray that starts at the viewer position and points into the scene in the direction of (xpos, ypos) in window space.

Parameters:

xpos - The value along the x-axis.

ypos - The value along the y-axis.

Returns:

A SceneGraphPath of an object that was picked. This is not guarenteed to return the same result for multiple picks If no pickable object is found null is returned..

See Also:

SceneGraphPath

pickClosest

public javax.media.j3d.SceneGraphPath pickClosest(int xpos,
                                         int ypos)

Deprecated.

Returns a reference to the item that is closest to the viewer and is Pickable below the BranchGroup (specified in the PickObject constructor) which intersects with the ray that starts at the viewer position and points into the scene in the direction of (xpos, ypos) in the window space.

Parameters:

xpos - The value along the x-axis.

ypos - The value along the y-axis.

Returns:

A SceneGraphPath which contains the closest pickable object. If no pickable object is found, null is returned.

See Also:

SceneGraphPath

pickAll

public javax.media.j3d.SceneGraphPath[] pickAll(int xpos,
                                       int ypos,
                                       int flag)

Deprecated.

Returns an array referencing all the items that are pickable below the BranchGroup (specified in the PickObject constructor) that intersect with a ray that starts at the viewer position and points into the scene in the direction of (xpos, ypos) specified in window space. The resultant array is unordered.

Parameters:

xpos - The value along the x-axis.

ypos - The value along the y-axis.

flag - Specifys picking by Geometry or Bounds.

Returns:

The array of SceneGraphPath objects that contain Objects that were picked If no pickable object is found null is returned..

See Also:

SceneGraphPath

pickAllSorted

public javax.media.j3d.SceneGraphPath[] pickAllSorted(int xpos,
                                             int ypos,
                                             int flag)

Deprecated.

Returns a sorted array of references to all the Pickable items below the BranchGroup (specified in the PickObject constructor) that intersect with the ray that starts at the viewer position and points into the scene in the direction of (xpos, ypos) in the window space. Element [0] references the item closest to viewer.

Parameters:

xpos - The value along the x-axis.

ypos - The value along the y-axis.

flag - Specifys picking by Geometry or Bounds.

Returns:

A sorted arrayof SceneGraphPath objects that contain Objects that were picked. The array is sorted from closest to farthest from the viewer If no pickable object is found null is returned..

See Also:

SceneGraphPath

pickAny

public javax.media.j3d.SceneGraphPath pickAny(int xpos,
                                     int ypos,
                                     int flag)

Deprecated.

Returns a reference to any item that is Pickable below the specified BranchGroup (specified in the PickObject constructor) which intersects with the ray that starts at the viewer position and points into the scene in the direction of (xpos, ypos) in window space.

Parameters:

xpos - The value along the x-axis.

ypos - The value along the y-axis.

flag - Specifys picking by Geometry or Bounds.

Returns:

A SceneGraphPath of an object that was picked. This is not guarenteed to return the same result for multiple picks If no pickable object is found null is returned..

See Also:

SceneGraphPath

pickClosest

public javax.media.j3d.SceneGraphPath pickClosest(int xpos,
                                         int ypos,
                                         int flag)

Deprecated.

Returns a reference to the item that is closest to the viewer and is Pickable below the BranchGroup (specified in the PickObject constructor) which intersects with the ray that starts at the viewer position and points into the scene in the direction of (xpos, ypos) in the window space.

Parameters:

xpos - The value along the x-axis.

ypos - The value along the y-axis.

flag - Specifys picking by Geometry or Bounds.

Returns:

A SceneGraphPath which contains the closest pickable object. If no pickable object is found, null is returned.

See Also:

SceneGraphPath

pickNode

public javax.media.j3d.Node pickNode(javax.media.j3d.SceneGraphPath sgPath,
                            int flags)

Deprecated.

Returns a reference to a Pickable Node that is of the specified type that is contained in the specified SceneGraphPath. If more than one node of the same type is encountered, the node closest to the terminal node of SceneGraphPath will be returned.

Parameters:

sgPath - the SceneGraphPath to be traversed.

flags - the Node types interested in picking.

Returns:

the first occurrence of the specified Node type starting from the terminal node of SceneGraphPath. If no pickable object is found of the specifed types, null is returned.

pickNode

public javax.media.j3d.Node pickNode(javax.media.j3d.SceneGraphPath sgPath,
                            int flags,
                            int occurrence)

Deprecated.

Returns a reference to a Pickable Node that is of the specified type that is contained in the specified SceneGraphPath. The Node returned is the nth occurrence of a Node that is of the specified type.

Parameters:

sgPath - the SceneGraphPath to be traversed.

flags - the Node types interested.

occurrence - the occurrence of a Node that matches the specified type to return. An occurrence of 1 means to return the first occurrence of that object type (the object closest to the Locale).

Returns:

the nth occurrence of a Node of type flags, starting from the Locale. If no pickable object is found, null is returned.