org.britastro.grelf.astro

Interface SkyObject

All Known Implementing Classes:

DeepSkyObject, Star

public interface SkyObject

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.String	getCommonId()
java.lang.String	getId() If the object has a commonId return that; otherwise if it has another id return that; otherwise return an empty string.
Magnitude	getMagnitude() If the object's magnitude is unknown this returns null.
SkyVector	getOffsetFromTarget() Typically the offset from the centre of a star chart or the axis of a cone search.
java.awt.Point	getPlotPoint() Set when the object is first plotted, to avoid recalculation when redrawing.
SkyPoint	getPosition() If the object's position is unknown this returns null.
void	setMagnitude(Magnitude m)
void	setOffsetFromTarget(SkyVector offset)
void	setPlotPoint(java.awt.Point pt)
void	setPosition(SkyPoint pt)

Method Detail

getId

java.lang.String getId()

If the object has a commonId return that; otherwise if it has another id return that; otherwise return an empty string.

getCommonId

java.lang.String getCommonId()

getPosition

SkyPoint getPosition()

If the object's position is unknown this returns null.

setPosition

void setPosition(SkyPoint pt)

getMagnitude

Magnitude getMagnitude()

If the object's magnitude is unknown this returns null.

setMagnitude

void setMagnitude(Magnitude m)

getPlotPoint

java.awt.Point getPlotPoint()

Set when the object is first plotted, to avoid recalculation when redrawing.

setPlotPoint

void setPlotPoint(java.awt.Point pt)

getOffsetFromTarget

SkyVector getOffsetFromTarget()

Typically the offset from the centre of a star chart or the axis of a cone search.

setOffsetFromTarget

void setOffsetFromTarget(SkyVector offset)