java.awt
Class Point

java.lang.Object
  extended by java.awt.Point
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable, Cloneable

public class Point
extends Object
implements Serializable, Cloneable

A point representing a location in (x, y) coordinate space, specified in integer precision.

Since:
JDK1.0
Version:
1.37, 01/23/03
Author:
Sami Shaio
See Also:
Serialized Form

Field Summary
 int x
          The x coordinate.
 int y
          The y coordinate.
 
Constructor Summary
Point()
          Constructs and initializes a point at the origin (0, 0) of the coordinate space.
Point(int x, int y)
          Constructs and initializes a point at the specified (xy) location in the coordinate space.
Point(Point p)
          Constructs and initializes a point with the same location as the specified Point object.
 
Method Summary
 Object clone()
          Creates a new object of the same class and with the same contents as this object.
 boolean equals(Object obj)
          Determines whether or not two points are equal.
 Point getLocation()
          Returns the location of this point.
 int hashCode()
          Returns the hashcode for this Point.
 void move(int x, int y)
          Moves this point to the specified location in the (xy) coordinate plane.
 void setLocation(int x, int y)
          Changes the point to have the specified location.
 void setLocation(Point p)
          Sets the location of the point to the specified location.
 String toString()
          Returns a string representation of this point and its location in the (xy) coordinate space.
 void translate(int dx, int dy)
          Translates this point, at location (xy), by dx along the x axis and dy along the y axis so that it now represents the point (x + dx, y + dy).
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 

Field Detail

x

public int x
The x coordinate. If no x coordinate is set it will default to 0.

See Also:
getLocation(), move(int, int)

y

public int y
The y coordinate. If no y coordinate is set it will default to 0.

See Also:
getLocation(), move(int, int)
Constructor Detail

Point

public Point()
Constructs and initializes a point at the origin (0, 0) of the coordinate space.

Since:
JDK1.1

Point

public Point(Point p)
Constructs and initializes a point with the same location as the specified Point object.

Parameters:
p - a point
Since:
JDK1.1

Point

public Point(int x,
             int y)
Constructs and initializes a point at the specified (xy) location in the coordinate space.

Parameters:
x - the x coordinate
y - the y coordinate
Method Detail

getLocation

public Point getLocation()
Returns the location of this point. This method is included for completeness, to parallel the getLocation method of Component.

Returns:
a copy of this point, at the same location
Since:
JDK1.1
See Also:
Component.getLocation(), setLocation(java.awt.Point), setLocation(int, int)

setLocation

public void setLocation(Point p)
Sets the location of the point to the specified location. This method is included for completeness, to parallel the setLocation method of Component.

Parameters:
p - a point, the new location for this point
Since:
JDK1.1
See Also:
Component.setLocation(java.awt.Point), getLocation()

setLocation

public void setLocation(int x,
                        int y)
Changes the point to have the specified location.

This method is included for completeness, to parallel the setLocation method of Component. Its behavior is identical with move(int, int).

Parameters:
x - the x coordinate of the new location
y - the y coordinate of the new location
Since:
JDK1.1
See Also:
Component.setLocation(int, int), getLocation(), move(int, int)

move

public void move(int x,
                 int y)
Moves this point to the specified location in the (xy) coordinate plane. This method is identical with setLocation(int, int).

Parameters:
x - the x coordinate of the new location
y - the y coordinate of the new location
See Also:
Component.setLocation(int, int)

translate

public void translate(int dx,
                      int dy)
Translates this point, at location (xy), by dx along the x axis and dy along the y axis so that it now represents the point (x + dx, y + dy).

Parameters:
dx - the distance to move this point along the x axis
dy - the distance to move this point along the y axis

equals

public boolean equals(Object obj)
Determines whether or not two points are equal. Two instances of Point are equal if the values of their x and y member fields, representing their position in the coordinate space, are the same.

Overrides:
equals in class Object
Parameters:
obj - an object to be compared with this Point
Returns:
true if the object to be compared is an instance of Point and has the same values; false otherwise.
See Also:
Object.hashCode(), Hashtable

toString

public String toString()
Returns a string representation of this point and its location in the (xy) coordinate space. This method is intended to be used only for debugging purposes, and the content and format of the returned string may vary between implementations. The returned string may be empty but may not be null.

Overrides:
toString in class Object
Returns:
a string representation of this point

clone

public Object clone()
Creates a new object of the same class and with the same contents as this object.

Returns:
a clone of this instance.
Throws:
OutOfMemoryError - if there is not enough memory.
Since:
1.2
See Also:
Cloneable

hashCode

public int hashCode()
Returns the hashcode for this Point.

Overrides:
hashCode in class Object
Returns:
a hash code for this Point.
See Also:
Object.equals(java.lang.Object), Hashtable