vgp.tutor.lsystem
Class LSystem

java.lang.Object
  vgp.tutor.lsystem.LSystem

public class LSystem

extends java.lang.Object

Generate a tree with a context-free L-system.

Constructor Summary

LSystem()
Constructor.

Method Summary

java.lang.String	getTree() Make the current state of the L-system available, e.g. for interpreting the string using turtle graphics commands.
void	init()
void	iterate(int maxLength) Generate the tree by applying the rules until the description has a given length.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

LSystem

public LSystem()

Constructor.

Method Detail

init

public void init()

iterate

public void iterate(int maxLength)

Generate the tree by applying the rules until the description has a given length.

Parameters:

maxLength - maximal length of tree until we continue to iterate.

getTree

public java.lang.String getTree()

Make the current state of the L-system available, e.g. for interpreting the string using turtle graphics commands.