com.brackeen.javagamebook.graphics
Class Animation

java.lang.Object
  com.brackeen.javagamebook.graphics.Animation

public class Animation

extends java.lang.Object

The Animation class manages a series of images (frames) and the amount of time to display each frame.

Constructor Summary

Animation()
Creates a new, empty Animation.

Method Summary

void	addFrame(java.awt.Image image, long duration) Adds an image to the animation with the specified duration (time to display the image).
java.lang.Object	clone() Creates a duplicate of this animation.
java.awt.Image	getImage() Gets this Animation's current image.
void	start() Starts this animation over from the beginning.
void	update(long elapsedTime) Updates this animation's current image (frame), if neccesary.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Animation

public Animation()

Creates a new, empty Animation.

Method Detail

clone

public java.lang.Object clone()

Creates a duplicate of this animation. The list of frames are shared between the two Animations, but each Animation can be animated independently.

addFrame

public void addFrame(java.awt.Image image,
                     long duration)

Adds an image to the animation with the specified duration (time to display the image).

start

public void start()

Starts this animation over from the beginning.

update

public void update(long elapsedTime)

Updates this animation's current image (frame), if neccesary.

getImage

public java.awt.Image getImage()

Gets this Animation's current image. Returns null if this animation has no images.