barsuift.simLife.tree
Interface TreeLeaf

All Superinterfaces:

LivingPart, Persistent<State>, Photosynthetic, Publisher, Subscriber

public interface TreeLeaf
extends LivingPart, Photosynthetic, Publisher, Subscriber

Method Summary

java.math.BigDecimal	getEfficiency() Return the efficiency of the leaf.
java.math.BigDecimal	getEnergy() Return the energy of the leaf
TreeLeaf3D	getTreeLeaf3D()
void	improveEfficiency() Uses collected energy to improve the leaf efficiency.
boolean	isTooWeak()

Methods inherited from interface barsuift.simLife.LivingPart

age, getCreationMillis

Methods inherited from interface barsuift.simLife.Persistent

getState, synchronize

Methods inherited from interface barsuift.simLife.tree.Photosynthetic

collectFreeEnergy, collectSolarEnergy

Methods inherited from interface barsuift.simLife.message.Publisher

addSubscriber, clearChanged, countSubscribers, deleteSubscriber, deleteSubscribers, hasChanged, notifySubscribers, notifySubscribers, setChanged

Methods inherited from interface barsuift.simLife.message.Subscriber

update

Method Detail

isTooWeak

boolean isTooWeak()

getTreeLeaf3D

TreeLeaf3D getTreeLeaf3D()

getEfficiency

java.math.BigDecimal getEfficiency()

Return the efficiency of the leaf. This efficiency impacts the amount of solar energy which can be collected.

Returns:

the efficiency

getEnergy

java.math.BigDecimal getEnergy()

Return the energy of the leaf

Returns:

the energy

improveEfficiency

void improveEfficiency()

Uses collected energy to improve the leaf efficiency.