/// <summary>
/// Creates a new plot vector from a particular particle.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="SeedParticle">The particle to extract the data from</param>
public PlotVector(Physics.Particle SeedParticle)
{
this.Position = SeedParticle.GetActualPosition();
this.Radius = SeedParticle.Radius;
int CurrentLayer = 0;
Physics.Particle ParentParticle = SeedParticle.ParentParticle;
while (ParentParticle != null)
{
CurrentLayer++;
ParentParticle = ParentParticle.ParentParticle;
}
this.Layer = CurrentLayer;
}
/// <summary>
/// Checks the reference particle for any changes in position.
/// Adds new positions to the list of positions if needed and deleting old ones when the list gets full.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="NewParticle">The particle to use for the update</param>
public void VG_UpdatePointWatcher(Physics.Particle NewParticle)
{
//If the input particle is null, do nothing
if (NewParticle == null) return;
//If this is the first time we are checking a position, just add it
if (this.VG_PWPositions.Count == 0)
{
this.VG_PWPositions.Add(NewParticle.GetActualPosition());
return;
}
//Check the length of the position list and delete old positions
if (this.VG_PWPositions.Count >= this.VG_PWPositions.Capacity)
{
//If the number of elements in the position list is greater than or equal to the maximum number, delete the first entry
this.VG_PWPositions.RemoveAt(0);
}
//Check to see if the current position is different from the last recorded one
Vector LastPosition = this.VG_PWPositions[this.VG_PWPositions.Count - 1];
Vector NewPosition = NewParticle.GetActualPosition();
if (Vector.Vector_Compare(LastPosition, NewPosition) == false)
{
//If the positions are different, add the new position
this.VG_PWPositions.Add(NewPosition);
}
}
