jcckit.graphic
Class BasicGraphicalElement

java.lang.Object
  jcckit.graphic.BasicGraphicalElement

All Implemented Interfaces:

GraphicalElement

Direct Known Subclasses:

Polygon, Rectangle, Text

public abstract class BasicGraphicalElement

extends java.lang.Object

implements GraphicalElement

Abstract superclass of all basic GraphicalElements. Concrete subclasses have to implement the method GraphicalElement.renderWith(jcckit.graphic.Renderer).

Author:

Franz-Josef Elmer

Constructor Summary

BasicGraphicalElement(GraphicAttributes attributes)
Creates an instance with the specified drawing attributes.

Method Summary

GraphicAttributes	getGraphicAttributes() Returns the drawing attributes.
boolean	isClosed() Returns whether this basic graphical element has a closed shape or not.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface jcckit.graphic.GraphicalElement

renderWith

Constructor Detail

BasicGraphicalElement

public BasicGraphicalElement(GraphicAttributes attributes)

Creates an instance with the specified drawing attributes. Note, that a Renderer should use default attributes in the case no attributes are defined.

Parameters:

attributes - Drawing attributes or null if undefined.

Method Detail

getGraphicAttributes

public GraphicAttributes getGraphicAttributes()

Returns the drawing attributes.

Returns:

null if undefined.

isClosed

public boolean isClosed()

Returns whether this basic graphical element has a closed shape or not. By default always true. Subclasses may override this behaviour.

Returns:

true if the shape is closed.