wordcram

Class RandomWordNudger

java.lang.Object

wordcram.RandomWordNudger

All Implemented Interfaces:

WordNudger

public class RandomWordNudger
extends java.lang.Object
implements WordNudger

A RandomWordNudger, where each attempt's PVector has X & Y coords distributed randomly around the desired point, multiplied by a standard deviation, and multiplied by the attempt number (so it gets farther, as it gets more desperate).

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
RandomWordNudger() Create a RandomWordNudger with a standard deviation of 0.6.
RandomWordNudger(float stdDev) Create a RandomWordNudger with your own standard deviation.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
processing.core.PVector	nudgeFor(Word w, int attempt) How should this word be nudged, this time?

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

RandomWordNudger

public RandomWordNudger()

Create a RandomWordNudger with a standard deviation of 0.6.

RandomWordNudger

public RandomWordNudger(float stdDev)

Create a RandomWordNudger with your own standard deviation.

Method Detail

nudgeFor

public processing.core.PVector nudgeFor(Word w,
                               int attempt)

Description copied from interface: WordNudger

How should this word be nudged, this time?

Specified by:

nudgeFor in interface WordNudger

Parameters:

w - the word to nudge

attempt - how many times WordCram has tried to place this word; starts at zero, and ends at (int)((1.0-word.weight) * 600) + 100

Returns:

the PVector to add to the word's desired location, to get the next spot to try fitting the word