javax.media.j3d
Class TransparencyAttributes

java.lang.Object
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public class TransparencyAttributes

extends NodeComponent

The TransparencyAttributes object defines all attributes affecting transparency of the object. The transparency attributes are:

• Transparency mode - defines how transparency is applied to this Appearance component object:
• FASTEST - uses the fastest available method for transparency.
• NICEST - uses the nicest available method for transparency.
• SCREEN_DOOR - uses screen-door transparency. This is done using an on/off stipple pattern in which the percentage of transparent pixels is approximately equal to the value specified by the transparency parameter.
• BLENDED - uses alpha blended transparency. The blend equation is specified by the srcBlendFunction and dstBlendFunction attributes. The default equation is:
  alphasrc*src + (1-alphasrc)*dst
  where alphasrc is 1-transparency. When this mode is used with a Raster object or with a Geometry that contains per-vertex colors with alpha, the alpha values in the Raster's image or in the Geometry's per-vertex colors are combined with the transparency value in this TransparencyAttributes object to perform blending. In this case, the alpha value used for blending at each pixel is:
  alphasrc = alphapix * (1-transparency).
• NONE - no transparency; opaque object.

• Blend function - used in blended transparency and antialiasing operations. The source function specifies the factor that is multiplied by the source color. This value is added to the product of the destination factor and the destination color. The default source blend function is BLEND_SRC_ALPHA. The source blend function is one of the following:
• BLEND_ZERO - the blend function is f = 0.
• BLEND_ONE - the blend function is f = 1.
• BLEND_SRC_ALPHA - the blend function is f = alphasrc.
• BLEND_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA - the blend function is f = 1 - alphasrc.
• Blend value - the amount of transparency to be applied to this Appearance component object. The transparency values are in the range [0.0, 1.0], with 0.0 being fully opaque and 1.0 being fully transparent.

Field Summary

static int	ALLOW_BLEND_FUNCTION_READ Specifies that this TransparencyAttributes object allows reading its blend function.
static int	ALLOW_BLEND_FUNCTION_WRITE Specifies that this TransparencyAttributes object allows writing its blend function.
static int	ALLOW_MODE_READ Specifies that this TransparencyAttributes object allows reading its transparency mode component information.
static int	ALLOW_MODE_WRITE Specifies that this TransparencyAttributes object allows writing its transparency mode component information.
static int	ALLOW_VALUE_READ Specifies that this TransparencyAttributes object allows reading its transparency value.
static int	ALLOW_VALUE_WRITE Specifies that this TransparencyAttributes object allows writing its transparency value.
static int	BLEND_ONE Blend function: f = 1.
static int	BLEND_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA Blend function: f = 1-alphasrc.
static int	BLEND_SRC_ALPHA Blend function: f = alphasrc.
static int	BLEND_ZERO Blend function: f = 0.
static int	BLENDED Use alpha blended transparency.
static int	FASTEST Use the fastest available method for transparency.
static int	NICEST Use the nicest available method for transparency.
static int	NONE No transparency, opaque object.
static int	SCREEN_DOOR Use screen-door transparency.

Constructor Summary

TransparencyAttributes()
Constructs a TransparencyAttributes object with default parameters.

TransparencyAttributes(int tMode, float tVal)
Construct TransparencyAttributes object with specified values.

TransparencyAttributes(int tMode, float tVal, int srcBlendFunction, int dstBlendFunction)
Construct TransparencyAttributes object with specified values.

Method Summary

NodeComponent	cloneNodeComponent() Deprecated. replaced with cloneNodeComponent(boolean forceDuplicate)
int	getDstBlendFunction() Gets the destination blend function for this TransparencyAttributes object.
int	getSrcBlendFunction() Gets the source blend function for this TransparencyAttributes object.
float	getTransparency() Retrieves this appearance's transparency.
int	getTransparencyMode() Gets the transparency mode for this appearance component object.
void	setDstBlendFunction(int blendFunction) Sets the destination blend function used in blended transparency and antialiasing operations.
void	setSrcBlendFunction(int blendFunction) Sets the source blend function used in blended transparency and antialiasing operations.
void	setTransparency(float transparency) Sets this appearance's transparency.
void	setTransparencyMode(int transparencyMode) Sets the transparency mode for this appearance component object.

Methods inherited from class javax.media.j3d.NodeComponent

cloneNodeComponent, duplicateNodeComponent, duplicateNodeComponent, getDuplicateOnCloneTree, setDuplicateOnCloneTree

Methods inherited from class javax.media.j3d.SceneGraphObject

clearCapability, duplicateSceneGraphObject, getCapability, getUserData, isCompiled, isLive, setCapability, setUserData, updateNodeReferences

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

ALLOW_MODE_READ

public static final int ALLOW_MODE_READ

Specifies that this TransparencyAttributes object allows reading its transparency mode component information.

ALLOW_MODE_WRITE

public static final int ALLOW_MODE_WRITE

Specifies that this TransparencyAttributes object allows writing its transparency mode component information.

ALLOW_VALUE_READ

public static final int ALLOW_VALUE_READ

Specifies that this TransparencyAttributes object allows reading its transparency value.

ALLOW_VALUE_WRITE

public static final int ALLOW_VALUE_WRITE

Specifies that this TransparencyAttributes object allows writing its transparency value.

ALLOW_BLEND_FUNCTION_READ

public static final int ALLOW_BLEND_FUNCTION_READ

Specifies that this TransparencyAttributes object allows reading its blend function.

Since:

Java 3D 1.2

ALLOW_BLEND_FUNCTION_WRITE

public static final int ALLOW_BLEND_FUNCTION_WRITE

Specifies that this TransparencyAttributes object allows writing its blend function.

Since:

Java 3D 1.2

FASTEST

public static final int FASTEST

Use the fastest available method for transparency.

See Also:

setTransparencyMode(int)

NICEST

public static final int NICEST

Use the nicest available method for transparency.

See Also:

setTransparencyMode(int)

BLENDED

public static final int BLENDED

Use alpha blended transparency. The blend equation is specified by the srcBlendFunction and dstBlendFunction attributes. The default equation is:

alphasrc*src + (1-alphasrc)*dst

where alphasrc is 1-transparency. When this mode is used with a Raster object or with a Geometry that contains per-vertex colors with alpha, the alpha values in the Raster's image or in the Geometry's per-vertex colors are combined with the transparency value in this TransparencyAttributes object to perform blending. In this case, the alpha value used for blending at each pixel is:

alphasrc = alphapix * (1-transparency).

See Also:

setTransparencyMode(int), setSrcBlendFunction(int), setDstBlendFunction(int)

SCREEN_DOOR

public static final int SCREEN_DOOR

Use screen-door transparency. This is done using an on/off stipple pattern where the percentage of pixels that are transparent is approximately equal to the value specified by the transparency parameter.

See Also:

setTransparencyMode(int)

NONE

public static final int NONE

No transparency, opaque object.

See Also:

setTransparencyMode(int)

BLEND_ZERO

public static final int BLEND_ZERO

Blend function: f = 0.

See Also:

setSrcBlendFunction(int), setDstBlendFunction(int)

Since:

Java 3D 1.2

BLEND_ONE

public static final int BLEND_ONE

Blend function: f = 1.

See Also:

setSrcBlendFunction(int), setDstBlendFunction(int)

Since:

Java 3D 1.2

BLEND_SRC_ALPHA

public static final int BLEND_SRC_ALPHA

Blend function: f = alphasrc.

See Also:

setSrcBlendFunction(int), setDstBlendFunction(int)

Since:

Java 3D 1.2

BLEND_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA

public static final int BLEND_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA

Blend function: f = 1-alphasrc.

See Also:

setSrcBlendFunction(int), setDstBlendFunction(int)

Since:

Java 3D 1.2

Constructor Detail

TransparencyAttributes

public TransparencyAttributes()

Constructs a TransparencyAttributes object with default parameters. The default values are as follows:

transparency mode : NONE
transparency value : 0.0
source blend function : BLEND_SRC_ALPHA
destination blend function : BLEND_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA

TransparencyAttributes

public TransparencyAttributes(int tMode,
                              float tVal)

Construct TransparencyAttributes object with specified values.

Parameters:

tMode - the transparency mode

tVal - the transparency value

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if tMode is a value other than NONE, FASTEST, NICEST, SCREEN_DOOR, or BLENDED

TransparencyAttributes

public TransparencyAttributes(int tMode,
                              float tVal,
                              int srcBlendFunction,
                              int dstBlendFunction)

Construct TransparencyAttributes object with specified values.

Parameters:

tMode - the transparency mode

tVal - the transparency value

srcBlendFunction - the blend function to be used for the source color, one of BLEND_ZERO, BLEND_ONE, BLEND_SRC_ALPHA, or BLEND_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA.

dstBlendFunction - the blend function to be used for the destination color, one of BLEND_ZERO, BLEND_ONE, BLEND_SRC_ALPHA, or BLEND_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA.

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if tMode is a value other than NONE, FASTEST, NICEST, SCREEN_DOOR, or BLENDED

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if srcBlendFunction or dstBlendFunction is a value other than BLEND_ZERO, BLEND_ONE, BLEND_SRC_ALPHA, or BLEND_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA.

Since:

Java 3D 1.2

Method Detail

setTransparencyMode

public void setTransparencyMode(int transparencyMode)

Sets the transparency mode for this appearance component object.

Parameters:

transparencyMode - the transparency mode to be used, one of NONE, FASTEST, NICEST, SCREEN_DOOR, or BLENDED

Throws:

CapabilityNotSetException - if appropriate capability is not set and this object is part of live or compiled scene graph

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if transparencyMode is a value other than NONE, FASTEST, NICEST, SCREEN_DOOR, or BLENDED

getTransparencyMode

public int getTransparencyMode()

Gets the transparency mode for this appearance component object.

Returns:

transparencyMode the transparency mode

Throws:

CapabilityNotSetException - if appropriate capability is not set and this object is part of live or compiled scene graph

setTransparency

public void setTransparency(float transparency)

Sets this appearance's transparency.

Parameters:

transparency - the appearance's transparency in the range [0.0, 1.0] with 0.0 being fully opaque and 1.0 being fully transparent

Throws:

CapabilityNotSetException - if appropriate capability is not set and this object is part of live or compiled scene graph

getTransparency

public float getTransparency()

Retrieves this appearance's transparency.

Returns:

the appearance's transparency

Throws:

CapabilityNotSetException - if appropriate capability is not set and this object is part of live or compiled scene graph

setSrcBlendFunction

public void setSrcBlendFunction(int blendFunction)

Sets the source blend function used in blended transparency and antialiasing operations. The source function specifies the factor that is multiplied by the source color; this value is added to the product of the destination factor and the destination color. The default source blend function is BLEND_SRC_ALPHA.

Parameters:

blendFunction - the blend function to be used for the source color, one of BLEND_ZERO, BLEND_ONE, BLEND_SRC_ALPHA, or BLEND_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA.

Throws:

CapabilityNotSetException - if appropriate capability is not set and this object is part of live or compiled scene graph

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if blendFunction is a value other than BLEND_ZERO, BLEND_ONE, BLEND_SRC_ALPHA, or BLEND_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA.

Since:

Java 3D 1.2

getSrcBlendFunction

public int getSrcBlendFunction()

Gets the source blend function for this TransparencyAttributes object.

Returns:

the source blend function.

Throws:

CapabilityNotSetException - if appropriate capability is not set and this object is part of live or compiled scene graph

Since:

Java 3D 1.2

setDstBlendFunction

public void setDstBlendFunction(int blendFunction)

Sets the destination blend function used in blended transparency and antialiasing operations. The destination function specifies the factor that is multiplied by the destination color; this value is added to the product of the source factor and the source color. The default destination blend function is BLEND_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA.

Parameters:

blendFunction - the blend function to be used for the destination color, one of BLEND_ZERO, BLEND_ONE, BLEND_SRC_ALPHA, or BLEND_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA.

Throws:

CapabilityNotSetException - if appropriate capability is not set and this object is part of live or compiled scene graph

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if blendFunction is a value other than BLEND_ZERO, BLEND_ONE, BLEND_SRC_ALPHA, or BLEND_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA.

Since:

Java 3D 1.2

getDstBlendFunction

public int getDstBlendFunction()

Gets the destination blend function for this TransparencyAttributes object.

Returns:

the destination blend function.

Throws:

CapabilityNotSetException - if appropriate capability is not set and this object is part of live or compiled scene graph

Since:

Java 3D 1.2

cloneNodeComponent

public NodeComponent cloneNodeComponent()

Deprecated. replaced with cloneNodeComponent(boolean forceDuplicate)

Overrides:

cloneNodeComponent in class NodeComponent