ucl.physiol.neuroconstruct.project.packing
Class HexagonalLayerPackingAdapter

java.lang.Object
  ucl.physiol.neuroconstruct.project.packing.CellPackingAdapter
      ucl.physiol.neuroconstruct.project.packing.HexagonalLayerPackingAdapter

public class HexagonalLayerPackingAdapter
extends CellPackingAdapter

Creates a single layer of cell bodies in hexagonal formation (e.g. as found with Golgi cells in the cerebellum)

Author:

Padraig Gleeson

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class ucl.physiol.neuroconstruct.project.packing.CellPackingAdapter

description, myCell, myRegion, OTHER_OVERLAP_POLICY, parameterList

Constructor Summary

HexagonalLayerPackingAdapter()

Method Summary

protected Point3f	generateNextPosition() Internal function to generate the next position
static void	main(String[] args)
void	reset() Resets to zero internally computed positions
void	setParameter(String parameterName, float parameterValue)
String	toNiceString() For a more plain english description of the settings
String	toString() Returns a short summary of the class's state, for GUIs etc.

Methods inherited from class ucl.physiol.neuroconstruct.project.packing.CellPackingAdapter

addRegionAndCellInfo, avoidOtherCellGroups, cancelPosition, doesCellCollideWithExistingCells, getCurrentNumberPositions, getDescription, getLastPosTaken, getNextPosition, getNumPosAlreadyTaken, getParameterList, setParameterList

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

HexagonalLayerPackingAdapter

public HexagonalLayerPackingAdapter()

Method Detail

reset

public void reset()

Description copied from class: CellPackingAdapter

Resets to zero internally computed positions

Overrides:

reset in class CellPackingAdapter

generateNextPosition

protected Point3f generateNextPosition()
                                throws CellPackingException

Description copied from class: CellPackingAdapter

Internal function to generate the next position

Specified by:

generateNextPosition in class CellPackingAdapter

Returns:

The position as Point3d object

Throws:

CellPackingException - if a position cannoth be generated, i.e. region full

setParameter

public void setParameter(String parameterName,
                         float parameterValue)
                  throws CellPackingException

Specified by:

setParameter in class CellPackingAdapter

Throws:

CellPackingException

toString

public String toString()

Description copied from class: CellPackingAdapter

Returns a short summary of the class's state, for GUIs etc. Included here (even though it's in Object) to force the subclasses to implement it

Specified by:

toString in class CellPackingAdapter

Returns:

A string rep of internal state

toNiceString

public String toNiceString()

Description copied from class: CellPackingAdapter

For a more plain english description of the settings

Specified by:

toNiceString in class CellPackingAdapter

main

public static void main(String[] args)