com.jme3.effect.influencers

Interface ParticleInfluencer

All Superinterfaces:

java.lang.Cloneable, JmeCloneable, Savable

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultParticleInfluencer, EmptyParticleInfluencer, NewtonianParticleInfluencer, RadialParticleInfluencer

public interface ParticleInfluencer
extends Savable, java.lang.Cloneable, JmeCloneable

An interface that defines the methods to affect initial velocity of the particles.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
ParticleInfluencer	clone() This method clones the influencer instance.
Vector3f	getInitialVelocity() This method returns the initial velocity.
float	getVelocityVariation() This method returns the velocity variation.
void	influenceParticle(Particle particle, EmitterShape emitterShape) This method influences the particle.
void	setInitialVelocity(Vector3f initialVelocity)
void	setVelocityVariation(float variation)

Methods inherited from interface com.jme3.export.Savable

read, write

Methods inherited from interface com.jme3.util.clone.JmeCloneable

cloneFields, jmeClone

Method Detail

influenceParticle

void influenceParticle(Particle particle,
                       EmitterShape emitterShape)

This method influences the particle.

Parameters:

particle - particle to be influenced

emitterShape - the shape of its emitter

clone

ParticleInfluencer clone()

This method clones the influencer instance.

Returns:

cloned instance

setInitialVelocity

void setInitialVelocity(Vector3f initialVelocity)

Parameters:

initialVelocity - Set the initial velocity a particle is spawned with, the initial velocity given in the parameter will be varied according to the velocity variation set in ParticleEmitter.setVelocityVariation(float). The particle will move with this velocity unless it is affected by gravity.

getInitialVelocity

Vector3f getInitialVelocity()

This method returns the initial velocity.

Returns:

the initial velocity

setVelocityVariation

void setVelocityVariation(float variation)

Parameters:

variation - Set the variation by which the initial velocity of the particle is determined. variation should be a value from 0 to 1, where 0 means particles are to spawn with exactly the velocity given in ParticleEmitter.setInitialVelocity(com.jme3.math.Vector3f), and 1 means particles are to spawn with a completely random velocity.

getVelocityVariation

float getVelocityVariation()

This method returns the velocity variation.

Returns:

the velocity variation