ui.properties

Interface DrawScreen

All Known Subinterfaces:

DrawUserInterface

public interface DrawScreen

Interfaces that implement this property provide the possibility to draw anything on the screen.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	clear() Clears the entire screen.
void	drawCircle(int xCenter, int yCenter, int width, int height, Colour colour, boolean fill) Draws a circle.
void	drawImage(java.awt.image.BufferedImage image, int xTopLeft, int yTopLeft) Draws an image in its original dimensions.
void	drawImage(java.awt.image.BufferedImage image, int width, int height, int xTopLeft, int yTopLeft) Draws an image with custom dimensions.
void	drawLine(int xStart, int yStart, int xEnd, int yEnd, Colour colour) Draws a line.
void	drawPixel(int x, int y, Colour colour) Draws a single pixel.
void	drawSquare(int xTopLeft, int yTopLeft, int width, int height, Colour colour, boolean fill) Draws a square.
void	drawText(int xTopLeft, int yTopLeft, java.lang.String text, Colour colour) Draws a piece of text.
int	getHeight() Returns the screen height.
int	getTextHeight(java.lang.String text) Determines the height of a piece of text.
int	getTextWidth(java.lang.String text) Determines the width of a piece of text.
int	getWidth() Returns the screen width.
java.awt.image.BufferedImage	readImage(java.lang.String location) Reads an image from local storage.
void	setCircleHotspot(int xCenter, int yCenter, int width, int height, java.lang.String name) Places a round hotspot on the screen.
void	setSquareHotspot(int xTopLeft, int yTopLeft, int width, int height, java.lang.String name) Places a square hotspot on the screen.
void	showChanges() Shows all the changes made to the screen.

Method Detail

drawPixel

void drawPixel(int x,
               int y,
               Colour colour)

Draws a single pixel.

Note: the screen is only changed after showChanges() has been called.

Parameters:

x - x coordinate of the pixel, starting at 0

y - y coordinate of the pixel, starting at 0

colour - the colour of the pixel

drawLine

void drawLine(int xStart,
              int yStart,
              int xEnd,
              int yEnd,
              Colour colour)

Draws a line.

Note: the screen is only changed after showChanges() has been called.

Parameters:

xStart - x coordinate of the starting point of the line, in pixels starting at 0.

yStart - y coordinate of the starting point of the line, in pixels starting at 0.

xEnd - x x coordinate of the ending point of the line, in pixels starting at 0.

yEnd - y y coordinate of the ending point of the line, in pixels starting at 0.

colour - the colour of the line.

drawCircle

void drawCircle(int xCenter,
                int yCenter,
                int width,
                int height,
                Colour colour,
                boolean fill)

Draws a circle.

Note: the screen is only changed after showChanges() has been called.

Parameters:

xCenter - The x coordinate of the circle center, in pixels starting at 0.

yCenter - The y coordinate of the circle center, in pixels starting at 0.

width - The width of the circle, in pixels.

height - The height of the circle, in pixels.

colour - The colour of the circle.

fill - If true, the circle is filled, if false, only the border is drawn.

drawSquare

void drawSquare(int xTopLeft,
                int yTopLeft,
                int width,
                int height,
                Colour colour,
                boolean fill)

Draws a square.

Note: the screen is only changed after showChanges() has been called.

Parameters:

xTopLeft - The x coordinate of the top left corner of the square, in pixels starting at 0.

yTopLeft - The y coordinate of the top left corner of the square, in pixels starting at 0.

width - The width of the square, in pixels.

height - The height of the square, in pixels.

colour - The colour of the square.

fill - If true, the square is filled, if false, only the border is drawn.

drawText

void drawText(int xTopLeft,
              int yTopLeft,
              java.lang.String text,
              Colour colour)

Draws a piece of text.

To align a piece of text, use getTextWidth(String) and getTextHeight(String).

Parameters:

xTopLeft - The x coordinate of the top left corner of the text, in pixels starting at 0.

yTopLeft - The y coordinate of the top left corner of the text, in pixels starting at 0.

text - The text to be drawn

colour - The colour of the text.

showChanges

void showChanges()

Shows all the changes made to the screen.

clear

void clear()

Clears the entire screen.
Hotspots are removed as well, and will thus not generate events anymore.

getTextWidth

int getTextWidth(java.lang.String text)

Determines the width of a piece of text.

Parameters:

text - The text of which the width has to be returned.

Returns:

The text width in pixels.

getTextHeight

int getTextHeight(java.lang.String text)

Determines the height of a piece of text.

Parameters:

text - The text of which the height has to be returned.

Returns:

The text height in pixels.

getWidth

int getWidth()

Returns the screen width.

Returns:

The screen width in pixels.

getHeight

int getHeight()

Returns the screen height.

Returns:

The screen height in pixels.

readImage

java.awt.image.BufferedImage readImage(java.lang.String location)

Reads an image from local storage. Supported formats: jpg, (translucent) png

Parameters:

location - The location of the image. A location can be relative: For example, if the program is located in /home/student/program/ and the location argument is "image.png", /home/student/program/image.png will be read. A location can also be absolute: "/home/student/program/image.png". Mind that the slash is an escape character in Java, therefore, use "C:\\program\\images\\image.png".

Returns:

The image as an BufferedImage

drawImage

void drawImage(java.awt.image.BufferedImage image,
               int xTopLeft,
               int yTopLeft)

Draws an image in its original dimensions. Use BufferedImage.getWidth() and BufferedImage.getHeight() to obtain the dimensions of the image.

Parameters:

image - The image read with readImage(String).

xTopLeft - The x coordinate of the top left corner of the image, in pixels starting at 0.

yTopLeft - The y coordinate of the top left corner of the image, in pixels starting at 0.

drawImage

void drawImage(java.awt.image.BufferedImage image,
               int width,
               int height,
               int xTopLeft,
               int yTopLeft)

Draws an image with custom dimensions. Use BufferedImage.getWidth() and BufferedImage.getHeight() to obtain the dimensions of the image.

Parameters:

image - The image read with readImage(String).

width - The width with which the image should be drawn.

height - The height with which the image should be drawn.

xTopLeft - The x coordinate of the top left corner of the image, in pixels starting at 0.

yTopLeft - The y coordinate of the top left corner of the image, in pixels starting at 0.

setSquareHotspot

void setSquareHotspot(int xTopLeft,
                      int yTopLeft,
                      int width,
                      int height,
                      java.lang.String name)

Places a square hotspot on the screen. Clicking on this hotspot will generate an event. If the user clicks, moves in, or moves out of the hotspot, an event with name "click", "mouseover" or "mouseexit" is created.

Parameters:

xTopLeft - The x coordinate of the top left corner of the square, in pixels starting at 0.

yTopLeft - The y coordinate of the top left corner of the square, in pixels starting at 0.

width - The width of the square, in pixels.

height - The height of the square, in pixels.

name - The data which is provided to the event.

setCircleHotspot

void setCircleHotspot(int xCenter,
                      int yCenter,
                      int width,
                      int height,
                      java.lang.String name)

Places a round hotspot on the screen. Clicking on this hotspot will generate an event. If the user clicks, moves in, or moves out of the hotspot, an event with name "click", "mouse in" or "mouse out" is created.

Parameters:

xCenter - The x coordinate of the circle center, in pixels starting at 0.

yCenter - The y coordinate of the circle center, in pixels starting at 0.

width - The width of the circle, in pixels.

height - The height of the circle, in pixels.

name - The data which is provided to the event.