org.generation5.demos
Class DictyosteliumCA

java.lang.Object
  org.generation5.bio.CellularAutomata
      org.generation5.bio.CellularAutomataLayered
          org.generation5.demos.DictyosteliumCA

All Implemented Interfaces:

Steppable, Visualizable

public class DictyosteliumCA

extends CellularAutomataLayered

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

Field Summary

protected static java.util.Random

random An instance of java.util.Random.

Fields inherited from class org.generation5.bio.CellularAutomataLayered

clrStates, collisionDetection, positionTest

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

DictyosteliumCA()
Create an instance of the Dicty CA.

DictyosteliumCA(int size_x, int size_y)
Create an instance of the Dicty CA with size information.

Method Summary

void	doStep() Advance the world forward one time-step.
void	init() Initialize the world.
static void	main(java.lang.String[] args) Runs a test program.

Methods inherited from class org.generation5.bio.CellularAutomataLayered

addAutomaton, addAutomaton, getCA, getCollisionDetection, getNumCAs, isCellFree, moveCAAbsolute, moveCARelative, removeAll, render, setCollisionDetection, setStateColour, setWorldSize

Methods inherited from class org.generation5.bio.CellularAutomata

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

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

random

protected static java.util.Random random

An instance of java.util.Random.

See Also:

Random

Constructor Detail

DictyosteliumCA

public DictyosteliumCA()

Create an instance of the Dicty CA.

DictyosteliumCA

public DictyosteliumCA(int size_x,
                       int size_y)

Create an instance of the Dicty CA with size information.

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 forward one time-step.

Specified by:

doStep in interface Steppable

Specified by:

doStep in class CellularAutomata

init

public void init()

Initialize the world.

Specified by:

init in interface Steppable

Specified by:

init in class CellularAutomata

main

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

Runs a test program.