net.sf.j3d.threeD.raytracer.lighting
Interface Light

All Known Subinterfaces:

SurfaceLight

All Known Implementing Classes:

AmbientLight, DirectionalAmbientLight, PointLight, PointLightGrid, RectangularLight, Sphere, SphericalLight

public interface Light

A Light implmentation provides lighting information used for rendering. The intensity and color of the Light may by specified.

Author:

Mike Murray.

Field Summary

static boolean

castShadows

Method Summary

RGB	getColor() Returns the color of this Light object as an RGB object.
RGB	getColorAt(Vector point) Returns the color of the light represented by this Light object at the specified point as an RGB object.
double	getIntensity() Returns the intensity of this Light object as a double value.
void	setColor(RGB color) Sets the color of this Light object to the color represented by the specified RGB object.
void	setIntensity(double intensity) Sets the intensity of this Light object.

Field Detail

castShadows

static final boolean castShadows

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Method Detail

setIntensity

void setIntensity(double intensity)

Sets the intensity of this Light object.

setColor

void setColor(RGB color)

Sets the color of this Light object to the color represented by the specified RGB object.

getIntensity

double getIntensity()

Returns the intensity of this Light object as a double value.

getColor

RGB getColor()

Returns the color of this Light object as an RGB object.

getColorAt

RGB getColorAt(Vector point)

Returns the color of the light represented by this Light object at the specified point as an RGB object.