Buffers Class
Item Index
Methods
_getIndexData
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latitudeBands -
longitudeBands
A private method called by initSphericalBuffers, which calculates index data used by gl.ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER.
Parameters:
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latitudeBandsIntLatitude bands of the sphere
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longitudeBandsIntLongitude bands of the sphere
Returns:
Index data.
drawCuboidalElements
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obj
Called by drawElements(), this draws the elements that comprise cuboidal objects.
Parameters:
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objAstronomicalObjectThe cuboidal object we're drawing
drawElements
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obj
Draws the necessary elements of the object onto the canvas.
Parameters:
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objAstronomicalObjectThe object which needs to be drawn.
drawSphericalElements
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obj
Called by drawElements(), this draws the elements that comprise spherical objects.
Parameters:
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objAstronomicalObjectThe spherical object we're drawing
initBuffers
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obj
Initialises the buffers.
Parameters:
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objAstronomicalObjectThe object for which we're initialising buffers.
initCuboidalBuffers
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obj
Called by initBuffers(), this initialises the buffers for cuboidal objects, e.g. Saturn's rings
Parameters:
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objAstronomicalObjectThe cuboidal object we're initialising buffers for.
initSphericalBuffers
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obj
Called by initBuffers(), this initialises the buffers for spherical objects, e.g. planets, the moon, the Sun.
Parameters:
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objAstronomicalObjectThe spherical object we're initialising buffers for.