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graphic-processing-site-examples-Topics-Fractals-and-L-Systems-Pentigree-LSystem.pde / pde
class LSystem {
int steps = 0;
String axiom;
String rule;
String production;
float startLength;
float drawLength;
float theta;
int generations;
LSystem() {
axiom = "F";
rule = "F+F-F";
startLength = 90.0;
theta = radians(120.0);
reset();
}
void reset() {
production = axiom;
drawLength = startLength;
generations = 0;
}
int getAge() {
return generations;
}
void render() {
translate(width/2, height/2);
steps += 5;
if (steps > production.length()) {
steps = production.length();
}
for (int i = 0; i < steps; i++) {
char step = production.charAt(i);
if (step == 'F') {
rect(0, 0, -drawLength, -drawLength);
noFill();
translate(0, -drawLength);
}
else if (step == '+') {
rotate(theta);
}
else if (step == '-') {
rotate(-theta);
}
else if (step == '[') {
pushMatrix();
}
else if (step == ']') {
popMatrix();
}
}
}
void simulate(int gen) {
while (getAge() < gen) {
production = iterate(production, rule);
}
}
String iterate(String prod_, String rule_) {
drawLength = drawLength * 0.6;
generations++;
String newProduction = prod_;
newProduction = newProduction.replaceAll("F", rule_);
return newProduction;
}
}
(C) Æliens
20/2/2008
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