backend.information
Class AreaNugget

java.lang.Object
  java.util.Observable
      backend.information.InformationNugget
          backend.information.AreaNugget

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.util.Observer

Direct Known Subclasses:

TriangleAreaNugget

public abstract class AreaNugget
extends InformationNugget

The AreaNugget class is a base class for any nugget that needs to display the area of something.

Nested Class Summary

static class

AreaNugget.AreaType

Constructor Summary

AreaNugget(SphereModel theSphere)
AreaNugget base constructor will initalize an area nugget and store the SphereModel which is needed for calculations

Method Summary

void	setAreaMeasure(AreaNugget.AreaType newType) setAreaMeasure will set the current area measure to be the type sent
static void	setDefaultMeasure(AreaNugget.AreaType newType) setDefaultMesasure will set what the default measurment type is when a new area is requested.

Methods inherited from class backend.information.InformationNugget

equals, toString, update

Methods inherited from class java.util.Observable

addObserver, countObservers, deleteObserver, deleteObservers, hasChanged, notifyObservers, notifyObservers

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

AreaNugget

public AreaNugget(SphereModel theSphere)

AreaNugget base constructor will initalize an area nugget and store the SphereModel which is needed for calculations

Parameters:

theSphere -

Method Detail

setDefaultMeasure

public static void setDefaultMeasure(AreaNugget.AreaType newType)

setDefaultMesasure will set what the default measurment type is when a new area is requested.

Parameters:

newType - is the AreaType that should be set to the new default

setAreaMeasure

public void setAreaMeasure(AreaNugget.AreaType newType)

setAreaMeasure will set the current area measure to be the type sent

Parameters:

newType - the new way to measure area