Animator.java Source code

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import org.eclipse.swt.SWT;
import org.eclipse.swt.events.*;
import org.eclipse.swt.graphics.*;
import org.eclipse.swt.layout.*;
import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.*;

/**
 * This class demonstrates animation.
 */
public class Animator {
    // The width (and height) of the image
    private static final int IMAGE_WIDTH = 100;

    // The timer interval in milliseconds
    private static final int TIMER_INTERVAL = 10;

    // The location of the "ball"
    private int x = 0;
    private int y = 0;

    // The direction the "ball" is moving
    private int directionX = 1;
    private int directionY = 1;

    // We draw everything on this canvas
    private Canvas canvas;

    /**
     * Runs the application
     */
    public void run() {
        final Display display = new Display();
        Shell shell = new Shell(display);
        shell.setText("Animator");
        createContents(shell);
        shell.open();

        // Set up the timer for the animation
        Runnable runnable = new Runnable() {
            public void run() {
                animate();
                display.timerExec(TIMER_INTERVAL, this);
            }
        };

        // Launch the timer
        display.timerExec(TIMER_INTERVAL, runnable);

        while (!shell.isDisposed()) {
            if (!display.readAndDispatch()) {
                display.sleep();
            }
        }

        // Kill the timer
        display.timerExec(-1, runnable);
        display.dispose();
    }

    /**
     * Creates the main window's contents
     * 
     * @param shell the main window
     */
    private void createContents(final Shell shell) {
        shell.setLayout(new FillLayout());

        // Create the canvas for drawing
        canvas = new Canvas(shell, SWT.NO_BACKGROUND);
        canvas.addPaintListener(new PaintListener() {
            public void paintControl(PaintEvent event) {
                // Draw the background
                event.gc.fillRectangle(canvas.getBounds());

                // Set the color of the ball
                event.gc.setBackground(shell.getDisplay().getSystemColor(SWT.COLOR_RED));

                // Draw the ball
                event.gc.fillOval(x, y, IMAGE_WIDTH, IMAGE_WIDTH);
            }
        });
    }

    /**
     * Animates the next frame
     */
    public void animate() {
        // Determine the ball's location
        x += directionX;
        y += directionY;

        // Determine out of bounds
        Rectangle rect = canvas.getClientArea();
        if (x < 0) {
            x = 0;
            directionX = 1;
        } else if (x > rect.width - IMAGE_WIDTH) {
            x = rect.width - IMAGE_WIDTH;
            directionX = -1;
        }
        if (y < 0) {
            y = 0;
            directionY = 1;
        } else if (y > rect.height - IMAGE_WIDTH) {
            y = rect.height - IMAGE_WIDTH;
            directionY = -1;
        }

        // Force a redraw
        canvas.redraw();
    }

    /**
     * The application entry point
     * 
     * @param args the command line arguments
     */
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        new Animator().run();
    }
}