org.xith3d.render.states
Class StateSortable

java.lang.Object
  org.xith3d.render.states.StateSortable

Direct Known Subclasses:

RenderAtom, StateUnit

public abstract class StateSortable
extends java.lang.Object

The state sortable interface allows for rendering elements to be sorted according to a priority set in the Renderer. This can apply to shaders, atoms, etc.

Constructor Summary

StateSortable(int stateType)

Method Summary

long	getCachedStateId()
abstract long	getStateId()
int	getStateType() Each Shader type needs a unique state type id which it can obtain from the StateMap class.
void	updateCachedStateId()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

StateSortable

public StateSortable(int stateType)

Method Detail

getStateType

public final int getStateType()

Each Shader type needs a unique state type id which it can obtain from the StateMap class.

getStateId

public abstract long getStateId()

Returns:

the state ID used to sort the item

updateCachedStateId

public final void updateCachedStateId()

getCachedStateId

public final long getCachedStateId()