org.generation5.demos
Class ConwaysLifeCA

java.lang.Object
  org.generation5.bio.CellularAutomata
      org.generation5.demos.ConwaysLifeCA

All Implemented Interfaces:

Steppable, Visualizable

public class ConwaysLifeCA

extends CellularAutomata

This class implements Conway's Life using the CellularAutomata classes and double-buffering for speed.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.generation5.bio.CellularAutomata

bufferPosition, bufferSize, caSize, caWorld, caWorld_x, caWorld_y, clrBackground, clrGrid, clrWorld, DOUBLE_BUFFERING, doubleBuffering, drawGrid, ENCLOSED, geometryType, INFINITE, TORODIAL, X_AXIS, Y_AXIS

Constructor Summary

ConwaysLifeCA()
Default constructor

ConwaysLifeCA(int size_x, int size_y)
Constructor with size initializors.

Method Summary

void	doStep() Advance the world one timestep.
void	init() Randomly initializes the world.
static void	main(java.lang.String[] args) Standard test function using iterateCA.

Methods inherited from class org.generation5.bio.CellularAutomata

clearWorld, drawGrid, flipBuffer, getBackgroundColor, getCASize, getGeometry, getSizeX, getSizeY, getWorldAt, iterateCA, iterateCA, render, reset, setBackgroundColor, setCASize, setGeometry, setWorldAt, setWorldAtEx, setWorldAtRelative, setWorldColors, setWorldColour, setWorldSize, translateGeometry, writeImage

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ConwaysLifeCA

public ConwaysLifeCA()

Default constructor

ConwaysLifeCA

public ConwaysLifeCA(int size_x,
                     int size_y)

Constructor with size initializors.

Parameters:

size_x - the x-size of the world.

size_y - the y-size of the world.

Method Detail

doStep

public void doStep()

Advance the world one timestep.

Specified by:

doStep in interface Steppable

Specified by:

doStep in class CellularAutomata

init

public void init()

Randomly initializes the world.

Specified by:

init in interface Steppable

Specified by:

init in class CellularAutomata

main

public static void main(java.lang.String[] args)

Standard test function using iterateCA.

Parameters:

args - the arguments to be passed on to iterateCA.

See Also:

CellularAutomata.iterateCA(CellularAutomata, String[])