diva.graph.layout
Class RandomLayout

java.lang.Object
  diva.graph.layout.AbstractGlobalLayout
      diva.graph.layout.RandomLayout

All Implemented Interfaces:

GlobalLayout

public class RandomLayout
extends AbstractGlobalLayout

A static random layout engine. This class tries to be smart by not placing nodes on top of one another if possible, but doesn't guarantee anything about the layout except that it will fall into the required viewport.

Version:

$Id: RandomLayout.java 38798 2005-07-08 20:00:01Z cxh $

Author:

Michael Shilman

Accepted Rating:

Red

Field Summary

private static int

NUM_ITER The number of iterations that it will try to place a node not on top of other nodes before it gives up.

Fields inherited from class diva.graph.layout.AbstractGlobalLayout

_layoutTarget

Constructor Summary

RandomLayout(LayoutTarget target)
Simple constructor.

Method Summary

void	layout(java.lang.Object composite) Layout the graph model and viewport specified by the given target environment.

Methods inherited from class diva.graph.layout.AbstractGlobalLayout

getLayoutTarget, setLayoutTarget

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

NUM_ITER

private static final int NUM_ITER

The number of iterations that it will try to place a node not on top of other nodes before it gives up.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

RandomLayout

public RandomLayout(LayoutTarget target)

Simple constructor.

Method Detail

layout

public void layout(java.lang.Object composite)

Layout the graph model and viewport specified by the given target environment. Tries to be smart by not placing nodes on top of one another if possible, but doesn't guarantee anything about the layout except that it will fall into the required viewport.

Specified by:

layout in interface GlobalLayout

Specified by:

layout in class AbstractGlobalLayout