com.sun.j3d.utils.scenegraph.transparency

Class TransparencySortController

java.lang.Object

com.sun.j3d.utils.scenegraph.transparency.TransparencySortController

public class TransparencySortController
extends Object

This class controls the Transparency Sorting scheme used by Java 3D when rendering transparent objects. By default (and in all previous versions of Java 3D) objects are sorted depending on the distance from the viewer of the centroid of their bounds. By supplying a different Comparator for a view using the static setComparator method the user can provide their own sorting scheme. The Comparator provided will be called with 2 objects of class TransparencySortGeom.

Since:

Java 3D 1.4

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
TransparencySortController()

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static Comparator<javax.media.j3d.TransparencySortGeom>	getComparator(javax.media.j3d.View view) Returns the comparator for the specified view
static void	setComparator(javax.media.j3d.View view, Comparator<javax.media.j3d.TransparencySortGeom> comparator) Set the comparator for the specified view.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

TransparencySortController

public TransparencySortController()

Method Detail

setComparator

public static void setComparator(javax.media.j3d.View view,
                 Comparator<javax.media.j3d.TransparencySortGeom> comparator)

Set the comparator for the specified view. The comparators compare method will be called with 2 objects of type TransparencySortGeom and it's result should indicate which object is closer to the viewer. Object1 < Object2 if it is to be considered closer and rendered after.

Parameters:

view - the view to which the comparator applies

comparator - the comparator to call

getComparator

public static Comparator<javax.media.j3d.TransparencySortGeom> getComparator(javax.media.j3d.View view)

Returns the comparator for the specified view

Returns:

the comparator for the specified view, or null if there is no comparator for the view or the view is unknown.