Biomorph Viewer 1.1 code
Considering the quick development of Java language, I've decided to abandon my dear C++Builder for a while to test that new language with my all new JBuilder3.
Learning Java is a real pleasure for a C++ programmer, the syntax is really closed to C and the language is far easier, even if it's difficult for us to program without any explicit pointer :)
The structure of BV code is a bit more complicated that necessary. That's because it implements parts of the global structure I usually use for my ALife programs.
UML like Class Diagram of Biomorph Viewer
Class |
Description |
| BiomFrame | This class is only the browser interface for the main Frame. |
| CBiomApp | That's the main application. It contains a BiomorphUniverse. |
| CBiomUniverse | It defines the properties and methods of the Universe where Biomorphs live. Inherits from CUniverse |
| CUniverse | This abstract class defines the general structure of a Universe containing Biots. |
| CBiomView | Defines the View of a BiomUniverse. Inherits from the utility class JPView. |
| CBiomorph | Here are defined these specific biots called Biomorph. |
| CBiots | This abstract class defines the general strucure of any ALife entity. |
| CGenome | A simple Vector to contain the genes of any Biots. |
I distribute this code to help any person interested in Alife programing and Java. But since it is my first Java program, some parts of the code are there only because I wanted to test a function, some others are there because I didn't want to test a function ! So, please don't consider that code as a reference :)
Jean-Philippe Rennard January 2000