A B C D E F G I K L M N O P R S U V W X Y Z

A

add(Colour) - Method in class Colour
Add the given colour to this colour
add(Colour, Colour) - Static method in class Colour
Static implementation of colour add function that creates a new colour object from the result.
add(Colour, Colour, Colour) - Static method in class Colour
Static implementation of colour add function that write the result of the addition to a given colour object.
add(Point, Point, Vector) - Static method in class Point
Static function that write addition of a point by adding a vector to a given destiation point
add(Point, Vector) - Static method in class Point
Static function create a new point by adding a vector to a point.
add(Vector) - Method in class Point
Add the given offset vector to this point
add(Vector) - Method in class Vector
Add the given vector to this vector
add(Vector, Vector) - Static method in class Vector
Static function to sum two vector and write it to a given destination vector.
add(Vector, Vector, Vector) - Static method in class Vector
Static function to sum two vectors and write it to a given destination vector.
Ambient - Variable in class Material
Holds the ambient component of this surface
Ambient - Variable in class Scene
 

B

B - Variable in class Colour
Holds the blue component of the colour

C

Camera - class Camera.
Camera extends simple camera with the ability to specify the VPN, VUV and VRP.
Camera() - Constructor for class Camera
Create a default camera that behaves as a SimpleCamera
Camera(Camera) - Constructor for class Camera
Create a camera by copying an existing camera
Centre - Variable in class Sphere
Holds the point that defines the sphere centre
clamp() - Method in class Colour
Clamp each component of the colour to lie within the range 0.0 to 1.0
close() - Method in class SceneReader
Close the file when finished
close() - Method in class SceneWriter
Close the file when finished
Colour - class Colour.
Colour stores a RGB triple and supports several operations to manipulate colour values
Colour() - Constructor for class Colour
Create a new colour and set it to the default colour (black)
Colour(Colour) - Constructor for class Colour
Create a new colour by copying an existing colour
Colour(double, double, double) - Constructor for class Colour
Create a new colour with the given red green and blue values
Constant - Variable in class Plane
Holds the constant of the plane equation
copy(Colour) - Method in class Colour
Copying an existing colour to this colour
copy(Point) - Method in class Point
Copy an existing point to this point
copy(Vector) - Method in class Vector
Copy an existing vector to this vector
cross(Vector) - Method in class Vector
Cross product the given vector with this vector
cross(Vector, Vector) - Static method in class Vector
Static cross product methods that creates a new vector with the cross product of the two given vectors.
cross(Vector, Vector, Vector) - Static method in class Vector
Static cross product methods that write the cross product of the two given vectors to the given desination vector.

D

Diffuse - Variable in class Material
Holds the ambient component of this surface
Direction - Variable in class DirectionalLight
Stores the direction the light travels in.
Direction - Variable in class Ray
Holds the ray direction
DirectionalLight - class DirectionalLight.
DirectionalLight represents a light source that illuminates along parallel rays.
DirectionalLight() - Constructor for class DirectionalLight
Create a default light.
DirectionalLight(Vector) - Constructor for class DirectionalLight
Create a new directional light that shines along given direction vector.
dot(Vector) - Method in class Vector
Dot product the given vector with this vector
dot(Vector, Vector) - Static method in class Vector
Static method that returns the dot product of the two given * vectors.

E

eof() - Method in class SceneReader
Return true if the end of file has been reached.

F

flush() - Method in class SceneWriter
Flush the writer

G

G - Variable in class Colour
Holds the green component of the colour
getColor() - Method in class Colour
Create a standard java Color object from this colour for rendering purposes.
getInvViewMatrix() - Method in class Camera
Get the VC to WC mapping matrix Note the matrix is copied not referenced.
getNumberLights() - Method in class Scene
 
getNumberObjects() - Method in class Scene
 
getPointAt(double) - Method in class Ray
Get a point along a ray.
getValue(int, int) - Method in class Matrix
 
getViewMatrix() - Method in class Camera
Get the WC to VC mapping matrix Note the matrix is copied not referenced.
getVPN() - Method in class Camera
Get the view plane normal.
getVRP() - Method in class Camera
Get the view reference point Note the point is copied not referenced.
getVUV() - Method in class Camera
Get the view up vector Note the vector is copied not referenced.

I

init() - Method in class SimpleRay
Method for applet initialise The scene to read is taken from the "scene" property in the applet tag on the web page.
initBasic(int, int) - Method in class SimpleCamera
 
Intensity - Variable in class Light
Holds the colour of this light
intersect(Ray) - Method in class Object
Find the intersection of an object and a given ray.
intersect(Ray) - Method in class Plane
Find the intersection of the plane and a given ray.
intersect(Ray) - Method in class Sphere
Find the intersection of the plane and a given ray.
intersect(Ray, Colour, int) - Method in class Scene
 

K

keyPressed(KeyEvent) - Method in class SimpleRay
 
keyReleased(KeyEvent) - Method in class SimpleRay
 
keyTyped(KeyEvent) - Method in class SimpleRay
 

L

Light - class Light.
Light superclass Each type of light must extend and implement this class.
Light() - Constructor for class Light
 

M

main(String[]) - Static method in class SimpleRay
The main method is called when an application version starts.
Material - class Material.
Material describes the surface properties of an object using ambient, diffuse and specular components.
Material() - Constructor for class Material
Create a default material
Material(Material) - Constructor for class Material
Create a new material by copying an existing material.
Matrix - class Matrix.
Matrix represent and provides operations on 4 by 4 matrices.
Matrix() - Constructor for class Matrix
 
Matrix(Matrix) - Constructor for class Matrix
 
mult(Colour) - Method in class Colour
Multiply the given colour to this colour
mult(Colour, Colour) - Static method in class Colour
Static implementation of colour mult function that creates a new colour object from the result.
mult(Colour, Colour, Colour) - Static method in class Colour
Static implementation of colour mult function that write the result of the multiplication to a given colour object.
multiplyMatrix(Matrix, Matrix) - Method in class Matrix
 

N

negate() - Method in class Vector
Negate this vector
negate(Vector) - Static method in class Vector
Static negate method that creates a new vector from a given vector.
norm() - Method in class Vector
Find the length of this vector
Normal - Variable in class Plane
Holds the normal that defines this plane
normal(Point) - Method in class Object
Find the normal of an object at the given point on its surface.
normal(Point) - Method in class Plane
Find the normal of an object at the given point on its surface.
normal(Point) - Method in class Sphere
Find the normal of an object at the given point on its surface.
normalise() - Method in class Vector
Normalise this vector
normalised() - Method in class Vector
Create a new vector as the normalisation of this vector

O

Object - class Object.
Object superclass Each type of object must extend and implement this class.
Object() - Constructor for class Object
 
Origin - Variable in class PointLight
Stores the origin of the point light.
Origin - Variable in class Ray
Holds the ray origin

P

paint(Graphics) - Method in class SimpleRay
Paints the screen
Plane - class Plane.
Plane represents an infinite plane object
Plane() - Constructor for class Plane
Create a default plane
Plane(Material, Vector, double) - Constructor for class Plane
Create a plane with the given material and plane equation Note values are referenced not copied in the new object
Point - class Point.
Point stores and manipulates xyz triples representing 3 space points.
Point() - Constructor for class Point
Create a new point and set it to zero
Point(double, double, double) - Constructor for class Point
Create a new point with the given x,y and z values
Point(Point) - Constructor for class Point
Create a new point by copying an existing point
PointLight - class PointLight.
PointLight represents a light sources that illuminates from a fixed origin
PointLight() - Constructor for class PointLight
Create a default light.
PointLight(Point) - Constructor for class PointLight
Create a new point light that at the given point.
print(SceneWriter) - Method in class Colour
Print a human readable version of the colour definition to the given destination
print(SceneWriter) - Method in class DirectionalLight
Print a human readable version of the light definition to the given destination
print(SceneWriter) - Method in class Light
Print a human readable version of the light definition to the given destination
print(SceneWriter) - Method in class Material
Print a human readable version of the material definition to the given destination
print(SceneWriter) - Method in class Object
Print a human readable version of the object definition to the given destination
print(SceneWriter) - Method in class Plane
Print a human readable version of the plane definition to the given destination
print(SceneWriter) - Method in class Point
Print a human readable version of the point definition to the given destination
print(SceneWriter) - Method in class PointLight
Print a human readable version of the light definition to the given destination
print(SceneWriter) - Method in class Scene
 
print(SceneWriter) - Method in class Sphere
Print a human readable version of the sphere definition to the given destination
print(SceneWriter) - Method in class Vector
Print a human readable version of the vector definition to the given destination

R

R - Variable in class Colour
Holds the red component of the colour
Radius - Variable in class Sphere
Holds the radius of the sphere
Ray - class Ray.
Ray stores a ray origin point and direction vector.
ray(int, int) - Method in class SimpleCamera
Get the ray number i, j from the camera model
read(SceneReader) - Method in class Colour
Read the colour from the given source
read(SceneReader) - Method in class DirectionalLight
Read the light from the given source.
read(SceneReader) - Method in class Light
Read the light from the given source
read(SceneReader) - Method in class Material
Read the material from the given source
read(SceneReader) - Method in class Object
Read the object from the given source
read(SceneReader) - Method in class Plane
Read the plane from the given source
read(SceneReader) - Method in class Point
Read the point from the given source
read(SceneReader) - Method in class PointLight
Read the light from the given source
read(SceneReader) - Method in class Scene
 
read(SceneReader) - Method in class Sphere
Read the sphere from the given source
read(SceneReader) - Method in class Vector
Read the vector from the given source
readChar() - Method in class SceneReader
Read a char value from file.
readDouble() - Method in class SceneReader
Read a double value from file.
readFloat() - Method in class SceneReader
Read a float value from file.
readInt() - Method in class SceneReader
Read an int value from file.
readLong() - Method in class SceneReader
Read a long value from file.
readString() - Method in class SceneReader
Read an String value from file.
reset() - Method in class Colour
Reset the colour to the default colour (black)
run() - Method in class SimpleRay
Run method is called by the "kicker" thread.

S

scale(Colour, Colour, double) - Static method in class Colour
Static scale function that writes the colour scaled by the given factor to a given destination
scale(Colour, double) - Static method in class Colour
Static scale function that returns a new colour scaled by the given factor
scale(double) - Method in class Colour
Scale this colour by the given factor
scale(double) - Method in class Vector
Scale this vector by the given factor
scale(Vector, double) - Static method in class Vector
Static scale method that creates a new vector from a given vector and scale factor.
scale(Vector, Vector, double) - Static method in class Vector
Static scale method that writes a scaled vector based upon the given vector and scale factor.
Scene - class Scene.
 
Scene() - Constructor for class Scene
 
SceneReader - class SceneReader.
A class to read values from a file, URL or stream
SceneWriter - class SceneWriter.
A simple output class to write values to a file.
SceneWriter(File) - Constructor for class SceneWriter
Construct SceneWriter object given a file.
SceneWriter(OutputStream) - Constructor for class SceneWriter
Create a SceneWriter from a stream
set(double, double, double) - Method in class Point
Set this point to the given x,y and z values
set(double, double, double) - Method in class Vector
Set this vector to the given x,y and z values
setCOP(double) - Method in class SimpleCamera
Set the centre of projection on the Z axis
setLight(int, Light) - Method in class Scene
 
setNumberLights(int) - Method in class Scene
 
setNumberObjects(int) - Method in class Scene
 
setObject(int, Object) - Method in class Scene
 
setResolution(int, int) - Method in class SimpleCamera
Set the resolution of the camera in terms of the number of rays to cast.
setToIdentity() - Method in class Matrix
 
setToScaling(Vector) - Method in class Matrix
 
setToTranslation(Vector) - Method in class Matrix
 
setToXRotation(double) - Method in class Matrix
 
setToYRotation(double) - Method in class Matrix
 
setToZRotation(double) - Method in class Matrix
 
setValue(int, int, double) - Method in class Matrix
 
setVPN(Vector) - Method in class Camera
Set the view plane normal.
setVPWindow(double, double, double, double) - Method in class SimpleCamera
Set the viewport window on the XY plane
setVRP(Point) - Method in class Camera
Set the view reference point Note the point is copied not referenced.
setVUV(Vector) - Method in class Camera
Set the view up vector.
Shininess - Variable in class Material
Holds the shininess factor this surface
SimpleCamera - class SimpleCamera.
SimpleCamera implements the simple camera where the VPN is along -Z, VUV is Y and the COP is on Z.
SimpleCamera() - Constructor for class SimpleCamera
Create a basic camera with resolution of 100 by 100
SimpleCamera(int, int) - Constructor for class SimpleCamera
Create a basic camera with given resolution
SimpleRay - class SimpleRay.
SimpleRay implements the a framework for the ray-tracing.
SimpleRay() - Constructor for class SimpleRay
 
Specular - Variable in class Material
Holds the specular component of this surface
Sphere - class Sphere.
Sphere represents a spherical object
Sphere() - Constructor for class Sphere
Create a default sphere
Sphere(Material, Point, double) - Constructor for class Sphere
Create a sphere with the given material, centre and radius Note values are referenced not copied in the new object
squarednorm() - Method in class Vector
Find the squared length of this vector
start() - Method in class SimpleRay
Method called to start an applet after initialisation.
stop() - Method in class SimpleRay
Method called to stop an applet after initialisation.
subtract(Point, Point) - Static method in class Vector
Static function to create a new vector as the difference between two points.
subtract(Vector) - Method in class Vector
Subtract the given vector from this vector
subtract(Vector, Point, Point) - Static method in class Vector
Static function to find the difference between two points and write it to a given destination vector.
subtract(Vector, Vector) - Static method in class Vector
Static function to create a new vector as the difference between two vectors.
subtract(Vector, Vector, Vector) - Static method in class Vector
Static function to find the difference between two vectors and write it to a given destination vector.
SurfaceMaterial - Variable in class Object
Holds the material of this object

U

update(Graphics) - Method in class SimpleRay
 

V

Vector - class Vector.
Vector stores and manipulates xyz triples representing 3 space vectors.
Vector() - Constructor for class Vector
Create a new vector and set it to zero
Vector(double, double, double) - Constructor for class Vector
Create a new vector with the given x,y and z values
Vector(Point) - Constructor for class Vector
Create a new vector by converting a Point object
Vector(Vector) - Constructor for class Vector
Create a new vector by copying an existing vector

W

write(SceneWriter) - Method in class Colour
Write the colour to the given destination
write(SceneWriter) - Method in class DirectionalLight
Write the light to the given destination
write(SceneWriter) - Method in class Light
Write the light to the given destination
write(SceneWriter) - Method in class Material
Write the material to the given destination
write(SceneWriter) - Method in class Object
Write the object to the given destination
write(SceneWriter) - Method in class Plane
Write the plane to the given destination
write(SceneWriter) - Method in class Point
Write the point to the given destination
write(SceneWriter) - Method in class PointLight
Write the light to the given destination
write(SceneWriter) - Method in class Scene
 
write(SceneWriter) - Method in class Sphere
Write the sphere to the given destination
write(SceneWriter) - Method in class Vector
Write the vector to the given destination
writeChar(char) - Method in class SceneWriter
Write a char value to a file.
writeDouble(double) - Method in class SceneWriter
Write a double value.
writeFloat(float) - Method in class SceneWriter
Write a float value.
writeInt(int) - Method in class SceneWriter
Write an int value to a file.
writeLong(long) - Method in class SceneWriter
Write a long value.
writeNewline() - Method in class SceneWriter
Write a newline to a file.
writeString(String) - Method in class SceneWriter
Write a String value to a file.

X

X - Variable in class Point
Holds the X component
X - Variable in class Vector
Holds the X component

Y

Y - Variable in class Point
Holds the Y component
Y - Variable in class Vector
Holds the Y component

Z

Z - Variable in class Point
Holds the Z component
Z - Variable in class Vector
Holds the Z component
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