289 - Renderer

//
//  Renderer.java
//  Easel
//
//  Created by Philip Rhodes on 7/21/05.
//  Copyright 2005 __MyCompanyName__. All rights reserved.
//
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.image.*;
import javax.swing.*;

/** This is the parent class of all Renderers. Currently, it just
  * holds a reference to a World object, but this will probably change.
  * In addition to the abstract methods defined below, child classes must
  * implement public void paintComponent(Graphics g)
  */
public abstract class Renderer extends JPanel {

   protected World world;

   /** Create a renderer to render the shapes in the specified World */
   public Renderer(World w, boolean swingDoubleBuffered){

      super(swingDoubleBuffered);

      this.world = w;

   }

   /** We're hiding this constructor, because we don't need it.*/
   protected Renderer(LayoutManager l){


   }


   /** Perform any initialization necessary. */
   public void init(){}

   /** Render shapes in the World to 2D/*/
   public abstract void render();

   /** Erase the drawing surface of the renderer*/
   public abstract void clear();
}