PathIteratorpublic interface PathIterator The PathIterator interface provides the mechanism
for objects that implement the {@link java.awt.Shape Shape}
interface to return the geometry of their boundary by allowing
a caller to retrieve the path of that boundary a segment at a
time. This interface allows these objects to retrieve the path of
their boundary a segment at a time by using 1st through 3rd order
Bézier curves, which are lines and quadratic or cubic
Bézier splines.
Multiple subpaths can be expressed by using a "MOVETO" segment to
create a discontinuity in the geometry to move from the end of
one subpath to the beginning of the next.
Each subpath can be closed manually by ending the last segment in
the subpath on the same coordinate as the beginning "MOVETO" segment
for that subpath or by using a "CLOSE" segment to append a line
segment from the last point back to the first.
Be aware that manually closing an outline as opposed to using a
"CLOSE" segment to close the path might result in different line
style decorations being used at the end points of the subpath.
For example, the {@link java.awt.BasicStroke BasicStroke} object
uses a line "JOIN" decoration to connect the first and last points
if a "CLOSE" segment is encountered, whereas simply ending the path
on the same coordinate as the beginning coordinate results in line
"CAP" decorations being used at the ends. |
| Fields Summary |
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| public static final int | WIND_EVEN_ODDThe winding rule constant for specifying an even-odd rule
for determining the interior of a path.
The even-odd rule specifies that a point lies inside the
path if a ray drawn in any direction from that point to
infinity is crossed by path segments an odd number of times. | | public static final int | WIND_NON_ZEROThe winding rule constant for specifying a non-zero rule
for determining the interior of a path.
The non-zero rule specifies that a point lies inside the
path if a ray drawn in any direction from that point to
infinity is crossed by path segments a different number
of times in the counter-clockwise direction than the
clockwise direction. | | public static final int | SEG_MOVETOThe segment type constant for a point that specifies the
starting location for a new subpath. | | public static final int | SEG_LINETOThe segment type constant for a point that specifies the
end point of a line to be drawn from the most recently
specified point. | | public static final int | SEG_QUADTOThe segment type constant for the pair of points that specify
a quadratic parametric curve to be drawn from the most recently
specified point.
The curve is interpolated by solving the parametric control
equation in the range (t=[0..1]) using
the most recently specified (current) point (CP),
the first control point (P1),
and the final interpolated control point (P2).
The parametric control equation for this curve is:
P(t) = B(2,0)*CP + B(2,1)*P1 + B(2,2)*P2
0 <= t <= 1
B(n,m) = mth coefficient of nth degree Bernstein polynomial
= C(n,m) * t^(m) * (1 - t)^(n-m)
C(n,m) = Combinations of n things, taken m at a time
= n! / (m! * (n-m)!)
| | public static final int | SEG_CUBICTOThe segment type constant for the set of 3 points that specify
a cubic parametric curve to be drawn from the most recently
specified point.
The curve is interpolated by solving the parametric control
equation in the range (t=[0..1]) using
the most recently specified (current) point (CP),
the first control point (P1),
the second control point (P2),
and the final interpolated control point (P3).
The parametric control equation for this curve is:
P(t) = B(3,0)*CP + B(3,1)*P1 + B(3,2)*P2 + B(3,3)*P3
0 <= t <= 1
B(n,m) = mth coefficient of nth degree Bernstein polynomial
= C(n,m) * t^(m) * (1 - t)^(n-m)
C(n,m) = Combinations of n things, taken m at a time
= n! / (m! * (n-m)!)
This form of curve is commonly known as a Bézier curve. | | public static final int | SEG_CLOSEThe segment type constant that specifies that
the preceding subpath should be closed by appending a line segment
back to the point corresponding to the most recent SEG_MOVETO. |
| Methods Summary |
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| public int | currentSegment(float[] coords)Returns the coordinates and type of the current path segment in
the iteration.
The return value is the path-segment type:
SEG_MOVETO, SEG_LINETO, SEG_QUADTO, SEG_CUBICTO, or SEG_CLOSE.
A float array of length 6 must be passed in and can be used to
store the coordinates of the point(s).
Each point is stored as a pair of float x,y coordinates.
SEG_MOVETO and SEG_LINETO types returns one point,
SEG_QUADTO returns two points,
SEG_CUBICTO returns 3 points
and SEG_CLOSE does not return any points.
| | public int | currentSegment(double[] coords)Returns the coordinates and type of the current path segment in
the iteration.
The return value is the path-segment type:
SEG_MOVETO, SEG_LINETO, SEG_QUADTO, SEG_CUBICTO, or SEG_CLOSE.
A double array of length 6 must be passed in and can be used to
store the coordinates of the point(s).
Each point is stored as a pair of double x,y coordinates.
SEG_MOVETO and SEG_LINETO types returns one point,
SEG_QUADTO returns two points,
SEG_CUBICTO returns 3 points
and SEG_CLOSE does not return any points.
| | public int | getWindingRule()Returns the winding rule for determining the interior of the
path.
| | public boolean | isDone()Tests if the iteration is complete.
| | public void | next()Moves the iterator to the next segment of the path forwards
along the primary direction of traversal as long as there are
more points in that direction.
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