Interface SubHyperplane<S extends Space,​P extends Point<S,​P>,​H extends Hyperplane<S,​P,​H,​I>,​I extends SubHyperplane<S,​P,​H,​I>>

  • Type Parameters:
    S - Type of the space.
    P - Type of the points in space.
    H - Type of the hyperplane.
    I - Type of the sub-hyperplane.
    All Known Implementing Classes:
    AbstractSubHyperplane, SubCircle, SubLimitAngle, SubLine, SubOrientedPoint, SubPlane

    public interface SubHyperplane<S extends Space,​P extends Point<S,​P>,​H extends Hyperplane<S,​P,​H,​I>,​I extends SubHyperplane<S,​P,​H,​I>>
    This interface represents the remaining parts of an hyperplane after other parts have been chopped off.

    sub-hyperplanes are obtained when parts of an hyperplane are chopped off by other hyperplanes that intersect it. The remaining part is a convex region. Such objects appear in BSP trees as the intersection of a cut hyperplane with the convex region which it splits, the chopping hyperplanes are the cut hyperplanes closer to the tree root.

    Note that this interface is not intended to be implemented by Hipparchus users, it is only intended to be implemented within the library itself. New methods may be added even for minor versions, which breaks compatibility for external implementations.

    • Method Detail

      • copySelf

        I copySelf()
        Copy the instance.

        The instance created is completely independent from the original one. A deep copy is used, none of the underlying objects are shared (except for the nodes attributes and immutable objects).

        Returns:
        a new sub-hyperplane, copy of the instance
      • getHyperplane

        H getHyperplane()
        Get the underlying hyperplane.
        Returns:
        underlying hyperplane
      • isEmpty

        boolean isEmpty()
        Check if the instance is empty.
        Returns:
        true if the instance is empty
      • getSize

        double getSize()
        Get the size of the instance.
        Returns:
        the size of the instance (this is a length in 1D, an area in 2D, a volume in 3D ...)
      • split

        SubHyperplane.SplitSubHyperplane<S,​P,​H,​I> split​(H hyperplane)
        Split the instance in two parts by an hyperplane.
        Parameters:
        hyperplane - splitting hyperplane
        Returns:
        an object containing both the part of the instance on the plus side of the hyperplane and the part of the instance on the minus side of the hyperplane
      • reunite

        I reunite​(I other)
        Compute the union of the instance and another sub-hyperplane.
        Parameters:
        other - other sub-hyperplane to union (must be in the same hyperplane as the instance)
        Returns:
        a new sub-hyperplane, union of the instance and other
      • getInteriorPoint

        P getInteriorPoint()
        Get an interior point.
        Returns:
        an arbitrary interior point, or null if sub-hyperplane is empty
        Since:
        4.0