org.generation5.demos
Class LangtonAntCA

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

All Implemented Interfaces:

Steppable, Visualizable

public class LangtonAntCA

extends CellularAutomataLayered

Implements Langton's Ant.

Field Summary

static int	DOWN Ant to move down
static int	LEFT Ant to move left
static int	RIGHT Ant to move right
static int	UP Ant to move up

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

LangtonAntCA()
Default constructor

LangtonAntCA(int size_x, int size_y)
Constructor with additional size information.

Method Summary

void	doStep() Advance the ants one timestep.
void	init() Initializes the world with one ant in the centre of the world.
static void	main(java.lang.String[] args)

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

UP

public static final int UP

Ant to move up

See Also:

Constant Field Values

RIGHT

public static final int RIGHT

Ant to move right

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Constant Field Values

DOWN

public static final int DOWN

Ant to move down

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Constant Field Values

LEFT

public static final int LEFT

Ant to move left

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Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

LangtonAntCA

public LangtonAntCA()

Default constructor

LangtonAntCA

public LangtonAntCA(int size_x,
                    int size_y)

Constructor with additional 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 ants one timestep.

Specified by:

doStep in interface Steppable

Specified by:

doStep in class CellularAutomata

init

public void init()

Initializes the world with one ant in the centre of the world.

Specified by:

init in interface Steppable

Specified by:

init in class CellularAutomata

main

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

Parameters:

args - arguments to pass to iterateCA.

See Also:

CellularAutomata.iterateCA(CellularAutomata, String[])