org.ascape.model.space
Class Coordinate

java.lang.Object
  org.ascape.model.space.Coordinate

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Cloneable

Direct Known Subclasses:

CoordinateContinuous, CoordinateDiscrete, CoordinateGraph

public abstract class Coordinate
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.lang.Cloneable, java.io.Serializable

The base class for a location within a space defined by a particular geometry.

Since:

1.0

Version:

1.2

Author:

Miles Parker

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Coordinate()

Method Summary

abstract Coordinate	add(Coordinate coordinate) Adds the location of the supplied coordinate to this coordinate, returning the resulting coordinate.
abstract double	getDistance(Coordinate coordinate) Returns the distance between this coordinate and the supplied coordinate.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Coordinate

public Coordinate()

Method Detail

getDistance

public abstract double getDistance(Coordinate coordinate)

Returns the distance between this coordinate and the supplied coordinate.

Parameters:

coordinate - the coordiante to measure distance to

add

public abstract Coordinate add(Coordinate coordinate)

Adds the location of the supplied coordinate to this coordinate, returning the resulting coordinate.

Parameters:

coordinate - the coordinate to sum with this one

Returns:

the coordinate