intersection.h

/* *************************************************************************
                          intersection.h  -  description
                             -------------------
    begin                : Wed Oct 16 2002       
    copyright            : (C) 2002 by Micha Riser
    email                : mriser@gmx.net

    $Id: intersection_8h-source.html,v 1.1 2005/02/04 21:02:27 micha Exp $
    
 ************************************************************************* */

/* *************************************************************************
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 *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  *
 *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by  *
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 ************************************************************************* */

#ifndef INTERSECTION_H
#define INTERSECTION_H

#include "types.h"
#include "vector.h"
#include "ray.h"

class Texture;
class SurfacePatch3D;
class Ray;

class Intersection {

public: // Constructors and destructor
    Intersection(const SurfacePatch3D* o, const Ray& r): hitobject(o), ray(r) {}

    virtual ~Intersection() {};

private:
    Intersection(const Intersection&);
    Intersection& operator=(const Intersection&);

protected: // Private attributes
    const SurfacePatch3D* hitobject;
    Ray ray;
    
public: // Public methods

    const SurfacePatch3D* hitObject() const {return hitobject;}

    // Virtual methods

    virtual Texture* texture();

    // Pure virutal methods

    virtual void next() = 0;

    virtual DBL currentTime() = 0;

    virtual Vector3 normal() = 0;
    
};

#endif

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