org.generation5.demos
Class TermitesCA

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

All Implemented Interfaces:

Steppable, Visualizable

public class TermitesCA

extends CellularAutomataLayered

Implements the termites algorithm, randomly sorting a collection of woodchips.

Field Summary

protected double	caPercentage The percentage of the cellular automata within the world.
protected double	wcPercentage The percentage of woodchips within the world.

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

TermitesCA()
Default constructor.

TermitesCA(int size_x, int size_y)
Create an instance with additional size information.

Method Summary

void	doStep() Advances the world by one timestep.
void	init() Initializes the world.
static void	main(java.lang.String[] args)
void	setPercentages(double cap, double wcp) Set the percentages of cellular automata and woodchips.

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

caPercentage

protected double caPercentage

The percentage of the cellular automata within the world.

wcPercentage

protected double wcPercentage

The percentage of woodchips within the world.

Constructor Detail

TermitesCA

public TermitesCA()

Default constructor.

TermitesCA

public TermitesCA(int size_x,
                  int size_y)

Create an instance with additional size information.

Parameters:

size_x - the x-size of the world.

size_y - the y-size of the world.

Method Detail

setPercentages

public void setPercentages(double cap,
                           double wcp)

Set the percentages of cellular automata and woodchips.

Parameters:

cap - the cellular automata percentage.

wcp - the woodchip percentage.

init

public void init()

Initializes the world.

Specified by:

init in interface Steppable

Specified by:

init in class CellularAutomata

doStep

public void doStep()

Advances the world by one timestep.

Specified by:

doStep in interface Steppable

Specified by:

doStep in class CellularAutomata

main

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

Parameters:

args - command-line arguments to pass to iterateCA.

See Also:

CellularAutomata.iterateCA(CellularAutomata, String[])