com.threerings.probs
Class VectorVariable

java.lang.Object
  com.threerings.util.DeepObject
      com.threerings.probs.VectorVariable

All Implemented Interfaces:

Exportable, Copyable, Cloneable

Direct Known Subclasses:

VectorVariable.Constant, VectorVariable.Uniform

@EditorTypes(value={VectorVariable.Constant.class,VectorVariable.Uniform.class},
             label="distribution")
public abstract class VectorVariable
extends DeepObject
implements Exportable

A vector-valued random variable.

Nested Class Summary

static class	VectorVariable.Constant Always returns the same value.
static class	VectorVariable.Uniform Returns a uniformly distributed value.

Constructor Summary

VectorVariable()

Method Summary

abstract Vector3f	getMean(Vector3f result) Computes the mean value.
abstract Vector3f	getValue(Vector3f result) Computes a sample value according to the variable's distribution.

Methods inherited from class com.threerings.util.DeepObject

clone, copy, copy, equals, hashCode, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

VectorVariable

public VectorVariable()

Method Detail

getValue

public abstract Vector3f getValue(Vector3f result)

Computes a sample value according to the variable's distribution.

Returns:

a reference to the result value, for chaining.

getMean

public abstract Vector3f getMean(Vector3f result)

Computes the mean value.

Returns:

a reference to the result value, for chaining.