Package edu.wpi.first.wpilibj.smartdashboard

Class MechanismRoot2d

java.lang.Object

edu.wpi.first.wpilibj.smartdashboard.MechanismRoot2d

public final class MechanismRoot2d
extends Object

Root Mechanism2d node.

A root is the anchor point of other nodes (such as ligaments).

Do not create objects of this class directly! Obtain instances from the Mechanism2d.getRoot(String, double, double) factory method.

Append other nodes by using append(MechanismObject2d).

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
<T extends MechanismObject2d> T	append(T object)	Append a Mechanism object that is based on this one.
String	getName()
void	setPosition(double x, double y)	Set the root's position.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Details

append

public <T extends MechanismObject2d> T append(T object)

Append a Mechanism object that is based on this one.

Type Parameters:

T - The object type.

Parameters:

object - the object to add.

Returns:

the object given as a parameter, useful for variable assignments and call chaining.

Throws:

UnsupportedOperationException - if the object's name is already used - object names must be unique.

setPosition

public void setPosition(double x, double y)

Set the root's position.

Parameters:

x - new x coordinate

y - new y coordinate

getName

public String getName()