net.java.games.input
Class AbstractComponent

java.lang.Object
  net.java.games.input.AbstractComponent

All Implemented Interfaces:

Component

public abstract class AbstractComponent
extends java.lang.Object
implements Component

Skeleton implementation of a named axis.

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface net.java.games.input.Component

Component.Identifier, Component.POV

Constructor Summary

protected

AbstractComponent(java.lang.String name, Component.Identifier id) Protected constructor

Method Summary

float	getDeadZone() Returns the suggested dead zone for this axis.
Component.Identifier	getIdentifier() Returns the type or identifier of the axis.
java.lang.String	getName() Returns a human-readable name for this axis.
float	getPollData() Returns the data from the last time the control has been polled.
boolean	isAnalog() Returns whether or not the axis is analog, or false if it is digital.
protected abstract float	poll()
java.lang.String	toString() Returns a non-localized string description of this axis.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface net.java.games.input.Component

isRelative

Constructor Detail

AbstractComponent

protected AbstractComponent(java.lang.String name,
                            Component.Identifier id)

Protected constructor

Parameters:

name - A name for the axis

Method Detail

getIdentifier

public Component.Identifier getIdentifier()

Returns the type or identifier of the axis.

Specified by:

getIdentifier in interface Component

isAnalog

public boolean isAnalog()

Returns whether or not the axis is analog, or false if it is digital.

Specified by:

isAnalog in interface Component

Returns:

false by default, can be overridden

getDeadZone

public float getDeadZone()

Returns the suggested dead zone for this axis. Dead zone is the amount polled data can vary before considered a significant change in value. An application can safely ignore changes less than this value in the positive or negative direction.

Specified by:

getDeadZone in interface Component

Returns:

0.0f by default, can be overridden

See Also:

Component.getPollData()

getPollData

public final float getPollData()

Returns the data from the last time the control has been polled. If this axis is a button, the value returned will be either 0.0f or 1.0f. If this axis is normalised, the value returned will be between -1.0f and 1.0f.

Specified by:

getPollData in interface Component

Returns:

The data from the last time the control has been polled.

See Also:

Controller.poll()

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Returns a human-readable name for this axis.

Specified by:

getName in interface Component

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Returns a non-localized string description of this axis.

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

poll

protected abstract float poll()
                       throws java.io.IOException

Throws:

java.io.IOException