Class ColorCategory

java.lang.Object
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public class ColorCategory

extends java.lang.Object

Storage for color info and methods for choosing and creating colors

Field Summary

static javax.media.j3d.Appearance[]	m_appearanceArray current Appearance array, contains Appearances for each of the rgb colors in m_colorArray
static float[][]	m_colorArray current color array of (r,g,b) values
static float[]	m_endColor end color for color range
static float[]	m_midColor middle color for color range
static float[]	m_startColor start color for color range

Constructor Summary

ColorCategory()
Default constructor

Method Summary

void	changeRangeColors(float[] start, float[] mid, float[] end) Changes the start, middle, and end colors used for creating color ranges
static float[][]	createColorsByIndexRange(int numColors) Creates a color table from a user-supplied index range It creates a list of rgb colors that fade from m_startColor to m_midColor to m_endColor.
javax.media.j3d.Appearance	getAppearance(Molecule molec, int index, int colorScheme) Gets the Appearance for a specific atom in a molecule
float[]	getColor(Molecule molec, int index, int colorScheme) Gets the color for a specific atom in a molecule
static int	mapFloat2Color(float value, float min, float max) Maps floating point data to a color gradient palette
static int	mapIndex2Color(int totalindices, int index) Maps zero or one-based integer indexed data to a color gradient palette
static void	setColorArray(Molecule molec, int scheme) Creates the array of colors to use in the scene Also creates the array of Appearances

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

m_colorArray

public static float[][] m_colorArray

current color array of (r,g,b) values

m_appearanceArray

public static javax.media.j3d.Appearance[] m_appearanceArray

current Appearance array, contains Appearances for each of the rgb colors in m_colorArray

m_startColor

public static float[] m_startColor

start color for color range

m_midColor

public static float[] m_midColor

middle color for color range

m_endColor

public static float[] m_endColor

end color for color range

Constructor Detail

ColorCategory

public ColorCategory()

Default constructor

Method Detail

createColorsByIndexRange

public static float[][] createColorsByIndexRange(int numColors)

Creates a color table from a user-supplied index range It creates a list of rgb colors that fade from m_startColor to m_midColor to m_endColor.

Parameters:

numColors - the number of colors to create

Returns:

a 2d float array of the rgb colors

changeRangeColors

public void changeRangeColors(float[] start,
                              float[] mid,
                              float[] end)

Changes the start, middle, and end colors used for creating color ranges

Parameters:

start - a float array with rgb values for the starting color

getColor

public float[] getColor(Molecule molec,
                        int index,
                        int colorScheme)

Gets the color for a specific atom in a molecule

Parameters:

molec - the Molecule being colored

index - the Atom index of the atom to be colored in the Molecule

colorScheme - the current coloring scheme used

Returns:

a float array of the rgb values used to color this Atom

getAppearance

public javax.media.j3d.Appearance getAppearance(Molecule molec,
                                                int index,
                                                int colorScheme)

Gets the Appearance for a specific atom in a molecule

Parameters:

molec - the Molecule being colored

index - the Atom index of the atom to be colored in the Molecule

colorScheme - the current coloring scheme used

Returns:

an Appearance used to color this Atom

mapIndex2Color

public static int mapIndex2Color(int totalindices,
                                 int index)

Maps zero or one-based integer indexed data to a color gradient palette

Parameters:

index - the current index for the atom to color

mapFloat2Color

public static int mapFloat2Color(float value,
                                 float min,
                                 float max)

Maps floating point data to a color gradient palette

Parameters:

value - float value to calculate index for

min - minimum index value in color gradient

max - maximum index value in color gradient

setColorArray

public static void setColorArray(Molecule molec,
                                 int scheme)

Creates the array of colors to use in the scene Also creates the array of Appearances

Parameters:

molec - Molecule to calculate colors for

scheme - color scheme to use