org.generation5.demos
Class LangtonLoopCA

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

All Implemented Interfaces:

Steppable, Visualizable

public class LangtonLoopCA

extends CellularAutomata

Implements Langton's self-replicating loop. The code is heavily based upon the Java applet by Eli Bachmutsky, available at: http://necsi.org/postdocs/sayama/sdsr/java/

Field Summary

protected int[][][][][]

rule The rules are stored in a 5-dimensional array

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

LangtonLoopCA()
Creates a new instance of LangtonLoopCA

LangtonLoopCA(int size_x, int size_y)
Creates an instance of LangtonLoopCA with world size information.

Method Summary

void	doStep() Iterate the loop one timestep.
void	init() Initialize the Langton loop.
static void	main(java.lang.String[] args)

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

Field Detail

rule

protected int[][][][][] rule

The rules are stored in a 5-dimensional array

Constructor Detail

LangtonLoopCA

public LangtonLoopCA()

Creates a new instance of LangtonLoopCA

LangtonLoopCA

public LangtonLoopCA(int size_x,
                     int size_y)

Creates an instance of LangtonLoopCA with world size information.

Parameters:

size_x - the x-size of the world.

size_y - the y-size of the world.

Method Detail

main

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

Parameters:

args - the command line arguments

doStep

public void doStep()

Iterate the loop one timestep.

Specified by:

doStep in interface Steppable

Specified by:

doStep in class CellularAutomata

init

public void init()

Initialize the Langton loop.

Specified by:

init in interface Steppable

Specified by:

init in class CellularAutomata