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/* CubicCurve2D.java -- represents a parameterized cubic curve in 2-D space
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package java.awt.geom;

import java.awt.Rectangle;
import java.awt.Shape;
import java.util.NoSuchElementException;


/**
 * A two-dimensional curve that is parameterized with a cubic
 * function.
 *
 * <p><img src="doc-files/CubicCurve2D-1.png" width="350" height="180"
 * alt="A drawing of a CubicCurve2D" />
 *
 * @author Eric Blake (ebb9@email.byu.edu)
 * @author Graydon Hoare (graydon@redhat.com)
 * @author Sascha Brawer (brawer@dandelis.ch)
 * @author Sven de Marothy (sven@physto.se)
 *
 * @since 1.2
 */
public abstract class CubicCurve2D implements Shape, Cloneable
{
  private static final double BIG_VALUE = java.lang.Double.MAX_VALUE / 10.0;
  private static final double EPSILON = 1E-10;

  /**
   * Constructs a new CubicCurve2D. Typical users will want to
   * construct instances of a subclass, such as {@link
   * CubicCurve2D.Float} or {@link CubicCurve2D.Double}.
   */
  protected CubicCurve2D()
  {
  }

  /**
   * Returns the <i>x</i> coordinate of the curve&#x2019;s start
   * point.
   */
  public abstract double getX1();

  /**
   * Returns the <i>y</i> coordinate of the curve&#x2019;s start
   * point.
   */
  public abstract double getY1();

  /**
   * Returns the curve&#x2019;s start point.
   */
  public abstract Point2D getP1();

  /**
   * Returns the <i>x</i> coordinate of the curve&#x2019;s first
   * control point.
   */
  public abstract double getCtrlX1();

  /**
   * Returns the <i>y</i> coordinate of the curve&#x2019;s first
   * control point.
   */
  public abstract double getCtrlY1();

  /**
   * Returns the curve&#x2019;s first control point.
   */
  public abstract Point2D getCtrlP1();

  /**
   * Returns the <i>x</i> coordinate of the curve&#x2019;s second
   * control point.
   */
  public abstract double getCtrlX2();

  /**
   * Returns the <i>y</i> coordinate of the curve&#x2019;s second
   * control point.
   */
  public abstract double getCtrlY2();

  /**
   * Returns the curve&#x2019;s second control point.
   */
  public abstract Point2D getCtrlP2();

  /**
   * Returns the <i>x</i> coordinate of the curve&#x2019;s end
   * point.
   */
  public abstract double getX2();

  /**
   * Returns the <i>y</i> coordinate of the curve&#x2019;s end
   * point.
   */
  public abstract double getY2();

  /**
   * Returns the curve&#x2019;s end point.
   */
  public abstract Point2D getP2();

  /**
   * Changes the curve geometry, separately specifying each coordinate
   * value.
   *
   * <p><img src="doc-files/CubicCurve2D-1.png" width="350" height="180"
   * alt="A drawing of a CubicCurve2D" />
   *
   * @param x1 the <i>x</i> coordinate of the curve&#x2019;s new start
   * point.
   *
   * @param y1 the <i>y</i> coordinate of the curve&#x2019;s new start
   * point.
   *
   * @param cx1 the <i>x</i> coordinate of the curve&#x2019;s new
   * first control point.
   *
   * @param cy1 the <i>y</i> coordinate of the curve&#x2019;s new
   * first control point.
   *
   * @param cx2 the <i>x</i> coordinate of the curve&#x2019;s new
   * second control point.
   *
   * @param cy2 the <i>y</i> coordinate of the curve&#x2019;s new
   * second control point.
   *
   * @param x2 the <i>x</i> coordinate of the curve&#x2019;s new end
   * point.
   *
   * @param y2 the <i>y</i> coordinate of the curve&#x2019;s new end
   * point.
   */
  public abstract void setCurve(double x1, double y1, double cx1, double cy1,
                                double cx2, double cy2, double x2, double y2);

  /**
   * Changes the curve geometry, specifying coordinate values in an
   * array.
   *
   * @param coords an array containing the new coordinate values.  The
   * <i>x</i> coordinate of the new start point is located at
   * <code>coords[offset]</code>, its <i>y</i> coordinate at
   * <code>coords[offset + 1]</code>.  The <i>x</i> coordinate of the
   * new first control point is located at <code>coords[offset +
   * 2]</code>, its <i>y</i> coordinate at <code>coords[offset +
   * 3]</code>.  The <i>x</i> coordinate of the new second control
   * point is located at <code>coords[offset + 4]</code>, its <i>y</i>
   * coordinate at <code>coords[offset + 5]</code>.  The <i>x</i>
   * coordinate of the new end point is located at <code>coords[offset
   * + 6]</code>, its <i>y</i> coordinate at <code>coords[offset +
   * 7]</code>.
   *
   * @param offset the offset of the first coordinate value in
   * <code>coords</code>.
   */
  public void setCurve(double[] coords, int offset)
  {
    setCurve(coords[offset++], coords[offset++], coords[offset++],
             coords[offset++], coords[offset++], coords[offset++],
             coords[offset++], coords[offset++]);
  }

  /**
   * Changes the curve geometry, specifying coordinate values in
   * separate Point objects.
   *
   * <p><img src="doc-files/CubicCurve2D-1.png" width="350" height="180"
   * alt="A drawing of a CubicCurve2D" />
   *
   * <p>The curve does not keep any reference to the passed point
   * objects. Therefore, a later change to <code>p1</code>,
   * <code>c1</code>, <code>c2</code> or <code>p2</code> will not
   * affect the curve geometry.
   *
   * @param p1 the new start point.
   * @param c1 the new first control point.
   * @param c2 the new second control point.
   * @param p2 the new end point.
   */
  public void setCurve(Point2D p1, Point2D c1, Point2D c2, Point2D p2)
  {
    setCurve(p1.getX(), p1.getY(), c1.getX(), c1.getY(), c2.getX(), c2.getY(),
             p2.getX(), p2.getY());
  }

  /**
   * Changes the curve geometry, specifying coordinate values in an
   * array of Point objects.
   *
   * <p><img src="doc-files/CubicCurve2D-1.png" width="350" height="180"
   * alt="A drawing of a CubicCurve2D" />
   *
   * <p>The curve does not keep references to the passed point
   * objects. Therefore, a later change to the <code>pts</code> array
   * or any of its elements will not affect the curve geometry.
   *
   * @param pts an array containing the points. The new start point
   * is located at <code>pts[offset]</code>, the new first control
   * point at <code>pts[offset + 1]</code>, the new second control
   * point at <code>pts[offset + 2]</code>, and the new end point
   * at <code>pts[offset + 3]</code>.
   *
   * @param offset the offset of the start point in <code>pts</code>.
   */
  public void setCurve(Point2D[] pts, int offset)
  {
    setCurve(pts[offset].getX(), pts[offset++].getY(), pts[offset].getX(),
             pts[offset++].getY(), pts[offset].getX(), pts[offset++].getY(),
             pts[offset].getX(), pts[offset++].getY());
  }

  /**
   * Changes the curve geometry to that of another curve.
   *
   * @param c the curve whose coordinates will be copied.
   */
  public void setCurve(CubicCurve2D c)
  {
    setCurve(c.getX1(), c.getY1(), c.getCtrlX1(), c.getCtrlY1(),
             c.getCtrlX2(), c.getCtrlY2(), c.getX2(), c.getY2());
  }

  /**
   * Calculates the squared flatness of a cubic curve, directly
   * specifying each coordinate value. The flatness is the maximal
   * distance of a control point to the line between start and end
   * point.
   *
   * <p><img src="doc-files/CubicCurve2D-4.png" width="350" height="180"
   * alt="A drawing that illustrates the flatness" />
   *
   * <p>In the above drawing, the straight line connecting start point
   * P1 and end point P2 is depicted in gray.  In comparison to C1,
   * control point C2 is father away from the gray line. Therefore,
   * the result will be the square of the distance between C2 and the
   * gray line, i.e. the squared length of the red line.
   *
   * @param x1 the <i>x</i> coordinate of the start point P1.
   * @param y1 the <i>y</i> coordinate of the start point P1.
   * @param cx1 the <i>x</i> coordinate of the first control point C1.
   * @param cy1 the <i>y</i> coordinate of the first control point C1.
   * @param cx2 the <i>x</i> coordinate of the second control point C2.
   * @param cy2 the <i>y</i> coordinate of the second control point C2.
   * @param x2 the <i>x</i> coordinate of the end point P2.
   * @param y2 the <i>y</i> coordinate of the end point P2.
   */
  public static double getFlatnessSq(double x1, double y1, double cx1,
                                     double cy1, double cx2, double cy2,
                                     double x2, double y2)
  {
    return Math.max(Line2D.ptSegDistSq(x1, y1, x2, y2, cx1, cy1),
                    Line2D.ptSegDistSq(x1, y1, x2, y2, cx2, cy2));
  }

  /**
   * Calculates the flatness of a cubic curve, directly specifying
   * each coordinate value. The flatness is the maximal distance of a
   * control point to the line between start and end point.
   *
   * <p><img src="doc-files/CubicCurve2D-4.png" width="350" height="180"
   * alt="A drawing that illustrates the flatness" />
   *
   * <p>In the above drawing, the straight line connecting start point
   * P1 and end point P2 is depicted in gray.  In comparison to C1,
   * control point C2 is father away from the gray line. Therefore,
   * the result will be the distance between C2 and the gray line,
   * i.e. the length of the red line.
   *
   * @param x1 the <i>x</i> coordinate of the start point P1.
   * @param y1 the <i>y</i> coordinate of the start point P1.
   * @param cx1 the <i>x</i> coordinate of the first control point C1.
   * @param cy1 the <i>y</i> coordinate of the first control point C1.
   * @param cx2 the <i>x</i> coordinate of the second control point C2.
   * @param cy2 the <i>y</i> coordinate of the second control point C2.
   * @param x2 the <i>x</i> coordinate of the end point P2.
   * @param y2 the <i>y</i> coordinate of the end point P2.
   */
  public static double getFlatness(double x1, double y1, double cx1,
                                   double cy1, double cx2, double cy2,
                                   double x2, double y2)
  {
    return Math.sqrt(getFlatnessSq(x1, y1, cx1, cy1, cx2, cy2, x2, y2));
  }

  /**
   * Calculates the squared flatness of a cubic curve, specifying the
   * coordinate values in an array. The flatness is the maximal
   * distance of a control point to the line between start and end
   * point.
   *
   * <p><img src="doc-files/CubicCurve2D-4.png" width="350" height="180"
   * alt="A drawing that illustrates the flatness" />
   *
   * <p>In the above drawing, the straight line connecting start point
   * P1 and end point P2 is depicted in gray.  In comparison to C1,
   * control point C2 is father away from the gray line. Therefore,
   * the result will be the square of the distance between C2 and the
   * gray line, i.e. the squared length of the red line.
   *
   * @param coords an array containing the coordinate values.  The
   * <i>x</i> coordinate of the start point P1 is located at
   * <code>coords[offset]</code>, its <i>y</i> coordinate at
   * <code>coords[offset + 1]</code>.  The <i>x</i> coordinate of the
   * first control point C1 is located at <code>coords[offset +
   * 2]</code>, its <i>y</i> coordinate at <code>coords[offset +
   * 3]</code>. The <i>x</i> coordinate of the second control point C2
   * is located at <code>coords[offset + 4]</code>, its <i>y</i>
   * coordinate at <code>coords[offset + 5]</code>. The <i>x</i>
   * coordinate of the end point P2 is located at <code>coords[offset
   * + 6]</code>, its <i>y</i> coordinate at <code>coords[offset +
   * 7]</code>.
   *
   * @param offset the offset of the first coordinate value in
   * <code>coords</code>.
   */
  public static double getFlatnessSq(double[] coords, int offset)
  {
    return getFlatnessSq(coords[offset++], coords[offset++], coords[offset++],
                         coords[offset++], coords[offset++], coords[offset++],
                         coords[offset++], coords[offset++]);
  }

  /**
   * Calculates the flatness of a cubic curve, specifying the
   * coordinate values in an array. The flatness is the maximal
   * distance of a control point to the line between start and end
   * point.
   *
   * <p><img src="doc-files/CubicCurve2D-4.png" width="350" height="180"
   * alt="A drawing that illustrates the flatness" />
   *
   * <p>In the above drawing, the straight line connecting start point
   * P1 and end point P2 is depicted in gray.  In comparison to C1,
   * control point C2 is father away from the gray line. Therefore,
   * the result will be the distance between C2 and the gray line,
   * i.e. the length of the red line.
   *
   * @param coords an array containing the coordinate values.  The
   * <i>x</i> coordinate of the start point P1 is located at
   * <code>coords[offset]</code>, its <i>y</i> coordinate at
   * <code>coords[offset + 1]</code>.  The <i>x</i> coordinate of the
   * first control point C1 is located at <code>coords[offset +
   * 2]</code>, its <i>y</i> coordinate at <code>coords[offset +
   * 3]</code>. The <i>x</i> coordinate of the second control point C2
   * is located at <code>coords[offset + 4]</code>, its <i>y</i>
   * coordinate at <code>coords[offset + 5]</code>. The <i>x</i>
   * coordinate of the end point P2 is located at <code>coords[offset
   * + 6]</code>, its <i>y</i> coordinate at <code>coords[offset +
   * 7]</code>.
   *
   * @param offset the offset of the first coordinate value in
   * <code>coords</code>.
   */
  public static double getFlatness(double[] coords, int offset)
  {
    return Math.sqrt(getFlatnessSq(coords[offset++], coords[offset++],
                                   coords[offset++], coords[offset++],
                                   coords[offset++], coords[offset++],
                                   coords[offset++], coords[offset++]));
  }

  /**
   * Calculates the squared flatness of this curve.  The flatness is
   * the maximal distance of a control point to the line between start
   * and end point.
   *
   * <p><img src="doc-files/CubicCurve2D-4.png" width="350" height="180"
   * alt="A drawing that illustrates the flatness" />
   *
   * <p>In the above drawing, the straight line connecting start point
   * P1 and end point P2 is depicted in gray.  In comparison to C1,
   * control point C2 is father away from the gray line. Therefore,
   * the result will be the square of the distance between C2 and the
   * gray line, i.e. the squared length of the red line.
   */
  public double getFlatnessSq()
  {
    return getFlatnessSq(getX1(), getY1(), getCtrlX1(), getCtrlY1(),
                         getCtrlX2(), getCtrlY2(), getX2(), getY2());
  }

  /**
   * Calculates the flatness of this curve.  The flatness is the
   * maximal distance of a control point to the line between start and
   * end point.
   *
   * <p><img src="doc-files/CubicCurve2D-4.png" width="350" height="180"
   * alt="A drawing that illustrates the flatness" />
   *
   * <p>In the above drawing, the straight line connecting start point
   * P1 and end point P2 is depicted in gray.  In comparison to C1,
   * control point C2 is father away from the gray line. Therefore,
   * the result will be the distance between C2 and the gray line,
   * i.e. the length of the red line.
   */
  public double getFlatness()
  {
    return Math.sqrt(getFlatnessSq(getX1(), getY1(), getCtrlX1(), getCtrlY1(),
                                   getCtrlX2(), getCtrlY2(), getX2(), getY2()));
  }

  /**
   * Subdivides this curve into two halves.
   *
   * <p><img src="doc-files/CubicCurve2D-3.png" width="700"
   * height="180" alt="A drawing that illustrates the effects of
   * subdividing a CubicCurve2D" />
   *
   * @param left a curve whose geometry will be set to the left half
   * of this curve, or <code>null</code> if the caller is not
   * interested in the left half.
   *
   * @param right a curve whose geometry will be set to the right half
   * of this curve, or <code>null</code> if the caller is not
   * interested in the right half.
   */
  public void subdivide(CubicCurve2D left, CubicCurve2D right)
  {
    // Use empty slots at end to share single array.
    double[] d = new double[]
                 {
                   getX1(), getY1(), getCtrlX1(), getCtrlY1(), getCtrlX2(),
                   getCtrlY2(), getX2(), getY2(), 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0
                 };
    subdivide(d, 0, d, 0, d, 6);
    if (left != null)
      left.setCurve(d, 0);
    if (right != null)
      right.setCurve(d, 6);
  }

  /**
   * Subdivides a cubic curve into two halves.
   *
   * <p><img src="doc-files/CubicCurve2D-3.png" width="700"
   * height="180" alt="A drawing that illustrates the effects of
   * subdividing a CubicCurve2D" />
   *
   * @param src the curve to be subdivided.
   *
   * @param left a curve whose geometry will be set to the left half
   * of <code>src</code>, or <code>null</code> if the caller is not
   * interested in the left half.
   *
   * @param right a curve whose geometry will be set to the right half
   * of <code>src</code>, or <code>null</code> if the caller is not
   * interested in the right half.
   */
  public static void subdivide(CubicCurve2D src, CubicCurve2D left,
                               CubicCurve2D right)
  {
    src.subdivide(left, right);
  }

  /**
   * Subdivides a cubic curve into two halves, passing all coordinates
   * in an array.
   *
   * <p><img src="doc-files/CubicCurve2D-3.png" width="700"
   * height="180" alt="A drawing that illustrates the effects of
   * subdividing a CubicCurve2D" />
   *
   * <p>The left end point and the right start point will always be
   * identical. Memory-concious programmers thus may want to pass the
   * same array for both <code>left</code> and <code>right</code>, and
   * set <code>rightOff</code> to <code>leftOff + 6</code>.
   *
   * @param src an array containing the coordinates of the curve to be
   * subdivided.  The <i>x</i> coordinate of the start point P1 is
   * located at <code>src[srcOff]</code>, its <i>y</i> at
   * <code>src[srcOff + 1]</code>.  The <i>x</i> coordinate of the
   * first control point C1 is located at <code>src[srcOff +
   * 2]</code>, its <i>y</i> at <code>src[srcOff + 3]</code>.  The
   * <i>x</i> coordinate of the second control point C2 is located at
   * <code>src[srcOff + 4]</code>, its <i>y</i> at <code>src[srcOff +
   * 5]</code>. The <i>x</i> coordinate of the end point is located at
   * <code>src[srcOff + 6]</code>, its <i>y</i> at <code>src[srcOff +
   * 7]</code>.
   *
   * @param srcOff an offset into <code>src</code>, specifying
   * the index of the start point&#x2019;s <i>x</i> coordinate.
   *
   * @param left an array that will receive the coordinates of the
   * left half of <code>src</code>. It is acceptable to pass
   * <code>src</code>. A caller who is not interested in the left half
   * can pass <code>null</code>.
   *
   * @param leftOff an offset into <code>left</code>, specifying the
   * index where the start point&#x2019;s <i>x</i> coordinate will be
   * stored.
   *
   * @param right an array that will receive the coordinates of the
   * right half of <code>src</code>. It is acceptable to pass
   * <code>src</code> or <code>left</code>. A caller who is not
   * interested in the right half can pass <code>null</code>.
   *
   * @param rightOff an offset into <code>right</code>, specifying the
   * index where the start point&#x2019;s <i>x</i> coordinate will be
   * stored.
   */
  public static void subdivide(double[] src, int srcOff, double[] left,
                               int leftOff, double[] right, int rightOff)
  {
    // To understand this code, please have a look at the image
    // "CubicCurve2D-3.png" in the sub-directory "doc-files".
    double src_C1_x;
    double src_C1_y;
    double src_C2_x;
    double src_C2_y;
    double left_P1_x;
    double left_P1_y;
    double left_C1_x;
    double left_C1_y;
    double left_C2_x;
    double left_C2_y;
    double right_C1_x;
    double right_C1_y;
    double right_C2_x;
    double right_C2_y;
    double right_P2_x;
    double right_P2_y;
    double Mid_x; // Mid = left.P2 = right.P1
    double Mid_y; // Mid = left.P2 = right.P1

    left_P1_x = src[srcOff];
    left_P1_y = src[srcOff + 1];
    src_C1_x = src[srcOff + 2];
    src_C1_y = src[srcOff + 3];
    src_C2_x = src[srcOff + 4];
    src_C2_y = src[srcOff + 5];
    right_P2_x = src[srcOff + 6];
    right_P2_y = src[srcOff + 7];

    left_C1_x = (left_P1_x + src_C1_x) / 2;
    left_C1_y = (left_P1_y + src_C1_y) / 2;
    right_C2_x = (right_P2_x + src_C2_x) / 2;
    right_C2_y = (right_P2_y + src_C2_y) / 2;
    Mid_x = (src_C1_x + src_C2_x) / 2;
    Mid_y = (src_C1_y + src_C2_y) / 2;
    left_C2_x = (left_C1_x + Mid_x) / 2;
    left_C2_y = (left_C1_y + Mid_y) / 2;
    right_C1_x = (Mid_x + right_C2_x) / 2;
    right_C1_y = (Mid_y + right_C2_y) / 2;
    Mid_x = (left_C2_x + right_C1_x) / 2;
    Mid_y = (left_C2_y + right_C1_y) / 2;

    if (left != null)
      {
        left[leftOff] = left_P1_x;
        left[leftOff + 1] = left_P1_y;
        left[leftOff + 2] = left_C1_x;
        left[leftOff + 3] = left_C1_y;
        left[leftOff + 4] = left_C2_x;
        left[leftOff + 5] = left_C2_y;
        left[leftOff + 6] = Mid_x;
        left[leftOff + 7] = Mid_y;
      }

    if (right != null)
      {
        right[rightOff] = Mid_x;
        right[rightOff + 1] = Mid_y;
        right[rightOff + 2] = right_C1_x;
        right[rightOff + 3] = right_C1_y;
        right[rightOff + 4] = right_C2_x;
        right[rightOff + 5] = right_C2_y;
        right[rightOff + 6] = right_P2_x;
        right[rightOff + 7] = right_P2_y;
      }
  }

  /**
   * Finds the non-complex roots of a cubic equation, placing the
   * results into the same array as the equation coefficients. The
   * following equation is being solved:
   *
   * <blockquote><code>eqn[3]</code> &#xb7; <i>x</i><sup>3</sup>
   * + <code>eqn[2]</code> &#xb7; <i>x</i><sup>2</sup>
   * + <code>eqn[1]</code> &#xb7; <i>x</i>
   * + <code>eqn[0]</code>
   * = 0
   * </blockquote>
   *
   * <p>For some background about solving cubic equations, see the
   * article <a
   * href="http://planetmath.org/encyclopedia/CubicFormula.html"
   * >&#x201c;Cubic Formula&#x201d;</a> in <a
   * href="http://planetmath.org/" >PlanetMath</a>.  For an extensive
   * library of numerical algorithms written in the C programming
   * language, see the <a href= "http://www.gnu.org/software/gsl/">GNU
   * Scientific Library</a>, from which this implementation was
   * adapted.
   *
   * @param eqn an array with the coefficients of the equation. When
   * this procedure has returned, <code>eqn</code> will contain the
   * non-complex solutions of the equation, in no particular order.
   *
   * @return the number of non-complex solutions. A result of 0
   * indicates that the equation has no non-complex solutions. A
   * result of -1 indicates that the equation is constant (i.e.,
   * always or never zero).
   *
   * @see #solveCubic(double[], double[])
   * @see QuadCurve2D#solveQuadratic(double[],double[])
   *
   * @author Brian Gough (bjg@network-theory.com)
   * (original C implementation in the <a href=
   * "http://www.gnu.org/software/gsl/">GNU Scientific Library</a>)
   *
   * @author Sascha Brawer (brawer@dandelis.ch)
   * (adaptation to Java)
   */
  public static int solveCubic(double[] eqn)
  {
    return solveCubic(eqn, eqn);
  }

  /**
   * Finds the non-complex roots of a cubic equation. The following
   * equation is being solved:
   *
   * <blockquote><code>eqn[3]</code> &#xb7; <i>x</i><sup>3</sup>
   * + <code>eqn[2]</code> &#xb7; <i>x</i><sup>2</sup>
   * + <code>eqn[1]</code> &#xb7; <i>x</i>
   * + <code>eqn[0]</code>
   * = 0
   * </blockquote>
   *
   * <p>For some background about solving cubic equations, see the
   * article <a
   * href="http://planetmath.org/encyclopedia/CubicFormula.html"
   * >&#x201c;Cubic Formula&#x201d;</a> in <a
   * href="http://planetmath.org/" >PlanetMath</a>.  For an extensive
   * library of numerical algorithms written in the C programming
   * language, see the <a href= "http://www.gnu.org/software/gsl/">GNU
   * Scientific Library</a>, from which this implementation was
   * adapted.
   *
   * @see QuadCurve2D#solveQuadratic(double[],double[])
   *
   * @param eqn an array with the coefficients of the equation.
   *
   * @param res an array into which the non-complex roots will be
   * stored.  The results may be in an arbitrary order. It is safe to
   * pass the same array object reference for both <code>eqn</code>
   * and <code>res</code>.
   *
   * @return the number of non-complex solutions. A result of 0
   * indicates that the equation has no non-complex solutions. A
   * result of -1 indicates that the equation is constant (i.e.,
   * always or never zero).
   *
   * @author Brian Gough (bjg@network-theory.com)
   * (original C implementation in the <a href=
   * "http://www.gnu.org/software/gsl/">GNU Scientific Library</a>)
   *
   * @author Sascha Brawer (brawer@dandelis.ch)
   * (adaptation to Java)
   */
  public static int solveCubic(double[] eqn, double[] res)
  {
    // Adapted from poly/solve_cubic.c in the GNU Scientific Library
    // (GSL), revision 1.7 of 2003-07-26. For the original source, see
    // http://www.gnu.org/software/gsl/
    //
    // Brian Gough, the author of that code, has granted the
    // permission to use it in GNU Classpath under the GNU Classpath
    // license, and has assigned the copyright to the Free Software
    // Foundation.
    //
    // The Java implementation is very similar to the GSL code, but
    // not a strict one-to-one copy. For example, GSL would sort the
    // result.

    double a;
    double b;
    double c;
    double q;
    double r;
    double Q;
    double R;
    double c3;
    double Q3;
    double R2;
    double CR2;
    double CQ3;

    // If the cubic coefficient is zero, we have a quadratic equation.
    c3 = eqn[3];
    if (c3 == 0)
      return QuadCurve2D.solveQuadratic(eqn, res);

    // Divide the equation by the cubic coefficient.
    c = eqn[0] / c3;
    b = eqn[1] / c3;
    a = eqn[2] / c3;

    // We now need to solve x^3 + ax^2 + bx + c = 0.
    q = a * a - 3 * b;
    r = 2 * a * a * a - 9 * a * b + 27 * c;

    Q = q / 9;
    R = r / 54;

    Q3 = Q * Q * Q;
    R2 = R * R;

    CR2 = 729 * r * r;
    CQ3 = 2916 * q * q * q;

    if (R == 0 && Q == 0)
      {
        // The GNU Scientific Library would return three identical
        // solutions in this case.
        res[0] = -a / 3;
        return 1;
      }

    if (CR2 == CQ3)
      {
        /* this test is actually R2 == Q3, written in a form suitable
           for exact computation with integers */
        /* Due to finite precision some double roots may be missed, and
           considered to be a pair of complex roots z = x +/- epsilon i
           close to the real axis. */
        double sqrtQ = Math.sqrt(Q);

        if (R > 0)
          {
            res[0] = -2 * sqrtQ - a / 3;
            res[1] = sqrtQ - a / 3;
          }
        else
          {
            res[0] = -sqrtQ - a / 3;
            res[1] = 2 * sqrtQ - a / 3;
          }
        return 2;
      }

    if (CR2 < CQ3) /* equivalent to R2 < Q3 */
      {
        double sqrtQ = Math.sqrt(Q);
        double sqrtQ3 = sqrtQ * sqrtQ * sqrtQ;
        double theta = Math.acos(R / sqrtQ3);
        double norm = -2 * sqrtQ;
        res[0] = norm * Math.cos(theta / 3) - a / 3;
        res[1] = norm * Math.cos((theta + 2.0 * Math.PI) / 3) - a / 3;
        res[2] = norm * Math.cos((theta - 2.0 * Math.PI) / 3) - a / 3;

        // The GNU Scientific Library sorts the results. We don't.
        return 3;
      }

    double sgnR = (R >= 0 ? 1 : -1);
    double A = -sgnR * Math.pow(Math.abs(R) + Math.sqrt(R2 - Q3), 1.0 / 3.0);
    double B = Q / A;
    res[0] = A + B - a / 3;
    return 1;
  }

  /**
   * Determines whether a position lies inside the area bounded
   * by the curve and the straight line connecting its end points.
   *
   * <p><img src="doc-files/CubicCurve2D-5.png" width="350" height="180"
   * alt="A drawing of the area spanned by the curve" />
   *
   * <p>The above drawing illustrates in which area points are
   * considered &#x201c;inside&#x201d; a CubicCurve2D.
   */
  public boolean contains(double x, double y)
  {
    if (! getBounds2D().contains(x, y))
      return false;

    return ((getAxisIntersections(x, y, true, BIG_VALUE) & 1) != 0);
  }

  /**
   * Determines whether a point lies inside the area bounded
   * by the curve and the straight line connecting its end points.
   *
   * <p><img src="doc-files/CubicCurve2D-5.png" width="350" height="180"
   * alt="A drawing of the area spanned by the curve" />
   *
   * <p>The above drawing illustrates in which area points are
   * considered &#x201c;inside&#x201d; a CubicCurve2D.
   */
  public boolean contains(Point2D p)
  {
    return contains(p.getX(), p.getY());
  }

  /**
   * Determines whether any part of a rectangle is inside the area bounded
   * by the curve and the straight line connecting its end points.
   *
   * <p><img src="doc-files/CubicCurve2D-5.png" width="350" height="180"
   * alt="A drawing of the area spanned by the curve" />
   *
   * <p>The above drawing illustrates in which area points are
   * considered &#x201c;inside&#x201d; in a CubicCurve2D.
   * @see #contains(double, double)
   */
  public boolean intersects(double x, double y, double w, double h)
  {
    if (! getBounds2D().contains(x, y, w, h))
      return false;

    /* Does any edge intersect? */
    if (getAxisIntersections(x, y, true, w) != 0 /* top */
        || getAxisIntersections(x, y + h, true, w) != 0 /* bottom */
        || getAxisIntersections(x + w, y, false, h) != 0 /* right */
        || getAxisIntersections(x, y, false, h) != 0) /* left */
      return true;

    /* No intersections, is any point inside? */
    if ((getAxisIntersections(x, y, true, BIG_VALUE) & 1) != 0)
      return true;

    return false;
  }

  /**
   * Determines whether any part of a Rectangle2D is inside the area bounded
   * by the curve and the straight line connecting its end points.
   * @see #intersects(double, double, double, double)
   */
  public boolean intersects(Rectangle2D r)
  {
    return intersects(r.getX(), r.getY(), r.getWidth(), r.getHeight());
  }

  /**
   * Determine whether a rectangle is entirely inside the area that is bounded
   * by the curve and the straight line connecting its end points.
   *
   * <p><img src="doc-files/CubicCurve2D-5.png" width="350" height="180"
   * alt="A drawing of the area spanned by the curve" />
   *
   * <p>The above drawing illustrates in which area points are
   * considered &#x201c;inside&#x201d; a CubicCurve2D.
   * @see #contains(double, double)
   */
  public boolean contains(double x, double y, double w, double h)
  {
    if (! getBounds2D().intersects(x, y, w, h))
      return false;

    /* Does any edge intersect? */
    if (getAxisIntersections(x, y, true, w) != 0 /* top */
        || getAxisIntersections(x, y + h, true, w) != 0 /* bottom */
        || getAxisIntersections(x + w, y, false, h) != 0 /* right */
        || getAxisIntersections(x, y, false, h) != 0) /* left */
      return false;

    /* No intersections, is any point inside? */
    if ((getAxisIntersections(x, y, true, BIG_VALUE) & 1) != 0)
      return true;

    return false;
  }

  /**
   * Determine whether a Rectangle2D is entirely inside the area that is
   * bounded by the curve and the straight line connecting its end points.
   *
   * <p><img src="doc-files/CubicCurve2D-5.png" width="350" height="180"
   * alt="A drawing of the area spanned by the curve" />
   *
   * <p>The above drawing illustrates in which area points are
   * considered &#x201c;inside&#x201d; a CubicCurve2D.
   * @see #contains(double, double)
   */
  public boolean contains(Rectangle2D r)
  {
    return contains(r.getX(), r.getY(), r.getWidth(), r.getHeight());
  }

  /**
   * Determines the smallest rectangle that encloses the
   * curve&#x2019;s start, end and control points.
   */
  public Rectangle getBounds()
  {
    return getBounds2D().getBounds();
  }

  public PathIterator getPathIterator(final AffineTransform at)
  {
    return new PathIterator()
      {
        /** Current coordinate. */
        private int current = 0;

        public int getWindingRule()
        {
          return WIND_NON_ZERO;
        }

        public boolean isDone()
        {
          return current >= 2;
        }

        public void next()
        {
          current++;
        }

        public int currentSegment(float[] coords)
        {
          int result;
          switch (current)
            {
            case 0:
              coords[0] = (float) getX1();
              coords[1] = (float) getY1();
              result = SEG_MOVETO;
              break;
            case 1:
              coords[0] = (float) getCtrlX1();
              coords[1] = (float) getCtrlY1();
              coords[2] = (float) getCtrlX2();
              coords[3] = (float) getCtrlY2();
              coords[4] = (float) getX2();
              coords[5] = (float) getY2();
              result = SEG_CUBICTO;
              break;
            default:
              throw new NoSuchElementException("cubic iterator out of bounds");
            }
          if (at != null)
            at.transform(coords, 0, coords, 0, 3);
          return result;
        }

        public int currentSegment(double[] coords)
        {
          int result;
          switch (current)
            {
            case 0:
              coords[0] = getX1();
              coords[1] = getY1();
              result = SEG_MOVETO;
              break;
            case 1:
              coords[0] = getCtrlX1();
              coords[1] = getCtrlY1();
              coords[2] = getCtrlX2();
              coords[3] = getCtrlY2();
              coords[4] = getX2();
              coords[5] = getY2();
              result = SEG_CUBICTO;
              break;
            default:
              throw new NoSuchElementException("cubic iterator out of bounds");
            }
          if (at != null)
            at.transform(coords, 0, coords, 0, 3);
          return result;
        }
      };
  }

  public PathIterator getPathIterator(AffineTransform at, double flatness)
  {
    return new FlatteningPathIterator(getPathIterator(at), flatness);
  }

  /**
   * Create a new curve with the same contents as this one.
   *
   * @return the clone.
   */
  public Object clone()
  {
    try
      {
        return super.clone();
      }
    catch (CloneNotSupportedException e)
      {
        throw (Error) new InternalError().initCause(e); // Impossible
      }
  }

  /**
   * Helper method used by contains() and intersects() methods, that
   * returns the number of curve/line intersections on a given axis
   * extending from a certain point.
   *
   * @param x x coordinate of the origin point
   * @param y y coordinate of the origin point
   * @param useYaxis axis used, if true the positive Y axis is used,
   * false uses the positive X axis.
   *
   * This is an implementation of the line-crossings algorithm,
   * Detailed in an article on Eric Haines' page:
   * http://www.acm.org/tog/editors/erich/ptinpoly/
   *
   * A special-case not adressed in this code is self-intersections
   * of the curve, e.g. if the axis intersects the self-itersection,
   * the degenerate roots of the polynomial will erroneously count as
   * a single intersection of the curve, and not two.
   */
  private int getAxisIntersections(double x, double y, boolean useYaxis,
                                   double distance)
  {
    int nCrossings = 0;
    double a0;
    double a1;
    double a2;
    double a3;
    double b0;
    double b1;
    double b2;
    double b3;
    double[] r = new double[4];
    int nRoots;

    a0 = a3 = 0.0;

    if (useYaxis)
      {
        a0 = getY1() - y;
        a1 = getCtrlY1() - y;
        a2 = getCtrlY2() - y;
        a3 = getY2() - y;
        b0 = getX1() - x;
        b1 = getCtrlX1() - x;
        b2 = getCtrlX2() - x;
        b3 = getX2() - x;
      }
    else
      {
        a0 = getX1() - x;
        a1 = getCtrlX1() - x;
        a2 = getCtrlX2() - x;
        a3 = getX2() - x;
        b0 = getY1() - y;
        b1 = getCtrlY1() - y;
        b2 = getCtrlY2() - y;
        b3 = getY2() - y;
      }

    /* If the axis intersects a start/endpoint, shift it up by some small
       amount to guarantee the line is 'inside'
       If this is not done, bad behaviour may result for points on that axis.*/
    if (a0 == 0.0 || a3 == 0.0)
      {
        double small = getFlatness() * EPSILON;
        if (a0 == 0.0)
          a0 -= small;
        if (a3 == 0.0)
          a3 -= small;
      }

    if (useYaxis)
      {
        if (Line2D.linesIntersect(b0, a0, b3, a3, EPSILON, 0.0, distance, 0.0))
          nCrossings++;
      }
    else
      {
        if (Line2D.linesIntersect(a0, b0, a3, b3, 0.0, EPSILON, 0.0, distance))
          nCrossings++;
      }

    r[0] = a0;
    r[1] = 3 * (a1 - a0);
    r[2] = 3 * (a2 + a0 - 2 * a1);
    r[3] = a3 - 3 * a2 + 3 * a1 - a0;

    if ((nRoots = solveCubic(r)) != 0)
      for (int i = 0; i < nRoots; i++)
        {
          double t = r[i];
          if (t >= 0.0 && t <= 1.0)
            {
              double crossing = -(t * t * t) * (b0 - 3 * b1 + 3 * b2 - b3)
                                + 3 * t * t * (b0 - 2 * b1 + b2)
                                + 3 * t * (b1 - b0) + b0;
              if (crossing > 0.0 && crossing <= distance)
                nCrossings++;
            }
        }

    return (nCrossings);
  }

  /**
   * A two-dimensional curve that is parameterized with a cubic
   * function and stores coordinate values in double-precision
   * floating-point format.
   *
   * @see CubicCurve2D.Float
   *
   * @author Eric Blake (ebb9@email.byu.edu)
   * @author Sascha Brawer (brawer@dandelis.ch)
   */
  public static class Double extends CubicCurve2D
  {
    /**
     * The <i>x</i> coordinate of the curve&#x2019;s start point.
     */
    public double x1;

    /**
     * The <i>y</i> coordinate of the curve&#x2019;s start point.
     */
    public double y1;

    /**
     * The <i>x</i> coordinate of the curve&#x2019;s first control point.
     */
    public double ctrlx1;

    /**
     * The <i>y</i> coordinate of the curve&#x2019;s first control point.
     */
    public double ctrly1;

    /**
     * The <i>x</i> coordinate of the curve&#x2019;s second control point.
     */
    public double ctrlx2;

    /**
     * The <i>y</i> coordinate of the curve&#x2019;s second control point.
     */
    public double ctrly2;

    /**
     * The <i>x</i> coordinate of the curve&#x2019;s end point.
     */
    public double x2;

    /**
     * The <i>y</i> coordinate of the curve&#x2019;s end point.
     */
    public double y2;

    /**
     * Constructs a new CubicCurve2D that stores its coordinate values
     * in double-precision floating-point format. All points are
     * initially at position (0, 0).
     */
    public Double()
    {
    }

    /**
     * Constructs a new CubicCurve2D that stores its coordinate values
     * in double-precision floating-point format, specifying the
     * initial position of each point.
     *
     * <p><img src="doc-files/CubicCurve2D-1.png" width="350" height="180"
     * alt="A drawing of a CubicCurve2D" />
     *
     * @param x1 the <i>x</i> coordinate of the curve&#x2019;s start
     * point.
     *
     * @param y1 the <i>y</i> coordinate of the curve&#x2019;s start
     * point.
     *
     * @param cx1 the <i>x</i> coordinate of the curve&#x2019;s first
     * control point.
     *
     * @param cy1 the <i>y</i> coordinate of the curve&#x2019;s first
     * control point.
     *
     * @param cx2 the <i>x</i> coordinate of the curve&#x2019;s second
     * control point.
     *
     * @param cy2 the <i>y</i> coordinate of the curve&#x2019;s second
     * control point.
     *
     * @param x2 the <i>x</i> coordinate of the curve&#x2019;s end
     * point.
     *
     * @param y2 the <i>y</i> coordinate of the curve&#x2019;s end
     * point.
     */
    public Double(double x1, double y1, double cx1, double cy1, double cx2,
                  double cy2, double x2, double y2)
    {
      this.x1 = x1;
      this.y1 = y1;
      ctrlx1 = cx1;
      ctrly1 = cy1;
      ctrlx2 = cx2;
      ctrly2 = cy2;
      this.x2 = x2;
      this.y2 = y2;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the <i>x</i> coordinate of the curve&#x2019;s start
     * point.
     */
    public double getX1()
    {
      return x1;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the <i>y</i> coordinate of the curve&#x2019;s start
     * point.
     */
    public double getY1()
    {
      return y1;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the curve&#x2019;s start point.
     */
    public Point2D getP1()
    {
      return new Point2D.Double(x1, y1);
    }

    /**
     * Returns the <i>x</i> coordinate of the curve&#x2019;s first
     * control point.
     */
    public double getCtrlX1()
    {
      return ctrlx1;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the <i>y</i> coordinate of the curve&#x2019;s first
     * control point.
     */
    public double getCtrlY1()
    {
      return ctrly1;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the curve&#x2019;s first control point.
     */
    public Point2D getCtrlP1()
    {
      return new Point2D.Double(ctrlx1, ctrly1);
    }

    /**
     * Returns the <i>x</i> coordinate of the curve&#x2019;s second
     * control point.
     */
    public double getCtrlX2()
    {
      return ctrlx2;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the <i>y</i> coordinate of the curve&#x2019;s second
     * control point.
     */
    public double getCtrlY2()
    {
      return ctrly2;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the curve&#x2019;s second control point.
     */
    public Point2D getCtrlP2()
    {
      return new Point2D.Double(ctrlx2, ctrly2);
    }

    /**
     * Returns the <i>x</i> coordinate of the curve&#x2019;s end
     * point.
     */
    public double getX2()
    {
      return x2;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the <i>y</i> coordinate of the curve&#x2019;s end
     * point.
     */
    public double getY2()
    {
      return y2;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the curve&#x2019;s end point.
     */
    public Point2D getP2()
    {
      return new Point2D.Double(x2, y2);
    }

    /**
     * Changes the curve geometry, separately specifying each coordinate
     * value.
     *
     * <p><img src="doc-files/CubicCurve2D-1.png" width="350" height="180"
     * alt="A drawing of a CubicCurve2D" />
     *
     * @param x1 the <i>x</i> coordinate of the curve&#x2019;s new start
     * point.
     *
     * @param y1 the <i>y</i> coordinate of the curve&#x2019;s new start
     * point.
     *
     * @param cx1 the <i>x</i> coordinate of the curve&#x2019;s new
     * first control point.
     *
     * @param cy1 the <i>y</i> coordinate of the curve&#x2019;s new
     * first control point.
     *
     * @param cx2 the <i>x</i> coordinate of the curve&#x2019;s new
     * second control point.
     *
     * @param cy2 the <i>y</i> coordinate of the curve&#x2019;s new
     * second control point.
     *
     * @param x2 the <i>x</i> coordinate of the curve&#x2019;s new end
     * point.
     *
     * @param y2 the <i>y</i> coordinate of the curve&#x2019;s new end
     * point.
     */
    public void setCurve(double x1, double y1, double cx1, double cy1,
                         double cx2, double cy2, double x2, double y2)
    {
      this.x1 = x1;
      this.y1 = y1;
      ctrlx1 = cx1;
      ctrly1 = cy1;
      ctrlx2 = cx2;
      ctrly2 = cy2;
      this.x2 = x2;
      this.y2 = y2;
    }

    /**
     * Determines the smallest rectangle that encloses the
     * curve&#x2019;s start, end and control points. As the
     * illustration below shows, the invisible control points may cause
     * the bounds to be much larger than the area that is actually
     * covered by the curve.
     *
     * <p><img src="doc-files/CubicCurve2D-2.png" width="350" height="180"
     * alt="An illustration of the bounds of a CubicCurve2D" />
     */
    public Rectangle2D getBounds2D()
    {
      double nx1 = Math.min(Math.min(x1, ctrlx1), Math.min(ctrlx2, x2));
      double ny1 = Math.min(Math.min(y1, ctrly1), Math.min(ctrly2, y2));
      double nx2 = Math.max(Math.max(x1, ctrlx1), Math.max(ctrlx2, x2));
      double ny2 = Math.max(Math.max(y1, ctrly1), Math.max(ctrly2, y2));
      return new Rectangle2D.Double(nx1, ny1, nx2 - nx1, ny2 - ny1);
    }
  }

  /**
   * A two-dimensional curve that is parameterized with a cubic
   * function and stores coordinate values in single-precision
   * floating-point format.
   *
   * @see CubicCurve2D.Float
   *
   * @author Eric Blake (ebb9@email.byu.edu)
   * @author Sascha Brawer (brawer@dandelis.ch)
   */
  public static class Float extends CubicCurve2D
  {
    /**
     * The <i>x</i> coordinate of the curve&#x2019;s start point.
     */
    public float x1;

    /**
     * The <i>y</i> coordinate of the curve&#x2019;s start point.
     */
    public float y1;

    /**
     * The <i>x</i> coordinate of the curve&#x2019;s first control point.
     */
    public float ctrlx1;

    /**
     * The <i>y</i> coordinate of the curve&#x2019;s first control point.
     */
    public float ctrly1;

    /**
     * The <i>x</i> coordinate of the curve&#x2019;s second control point.
     */
    public float ctrlx2;

    /**
     * The <i>y</i> coordinate of the curve&#x2019;s second control point.
     */
    public float ctrly2;

    /**
     * The <i>x</i> coordinate of the curve&#x2019;s end point.
     */
    public float x2;

    /**
     * The <i>y</i> coordinate of the curve&#x2019;s end point.
     */
    public float y2;

    /**
     * Constructs a new CubicCurve2D that stores its coordinate values
     * in single-precision floating-point format. All points are
     * initially at position (0, 0).
     */
    public Float()
    {
    }

    /**
     * Constructs a new CubicCurve2D that stores its coordinate values
     * in single-precision floating-point format, specifying the
     * initial position of each point.
     *
     * <p><img src="doc-files/CubicCurve2D-1.png" width="350" height="180"
     * alt="A drawing of a CubicCurve2D" />
     *
     * @param x1 the <i>x</i> coordinate of the curve&#x2019;s start
     * point.
     *
     * @param y1 the <i>y</i> coordinate of the curve&#x2019;s start
     * point.
     *
     * @param cx1 the <i>x</i> coordinate of the curve&#x2019;s first
     * control point.
     *
     * @param cy1 the <i>y</i> coordinate of the curve&#x2019;s first
     * control point.
     *
     * @param cx2 the <i>x</i> coordinate of the curve&#x2019;s second
     * control point.
     *
     * @param cy2 the <i>y</i> coordinate of the curve&#x2019;s second
     * control point.
     *
     * @param x2 the <i>x</i> coordinate of the curve&#x2019;s end
     * point.
     *
     * @param y2 the <i>y</i> coordinate of the curve&#x2019;s end
     * point.
     */
    public Float(float x1, float y1, float cx1, float cy1, float cx2,
                 float cy2, float x2, float y2)
    {
      this.x1 = x1;
      this.y1 = y1;
      ctrlx1 = cx1;
      ctrly1 = cy1;
      ctrlx2 = cx2;
      ctrly2 = cy2;
      this.x2 = x2;
      this.y2 = y2;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the <i>x</i> coordinate of the curve&#x2019;s start
     * point.
     */
    public double getX1()
    {
      return x1;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the <i>y</i> coordinate of the curve&#x2019;s start
     * point.
     */
    public double getY1()
    {
      return y1;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the curve&#x2019;s start point.
     */
    public Point2D getP1()
    {
      return new Point2D.Float(x1, y1);
    }

    /**
     * Returns the <i>x</i> coordinate of the curve&#x2019;s first
     * control point.
     */
    public double getCtrlX1()
    {
      return ctrlx1;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the <i>y</i> coordinate of the curve&#x2019;s first
     * control point.
     */
    public double getCtrlY1()
    {
      return ctrly1;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the curve&#x2019;s first control point.
     */
    public Point2D getCtrlP1()
    {
      return new Point2D.Float(ctrlx1, ctrly1);
    }

    /**
     * Returns the <i>s</i> coordinate of the curve&#x2019;s second
     * control point.
     */
    public double getCtrlX2()
    {
      return ctrlx2;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the <i>y</i> coordinate of the curve&#x2019;s second
     * control point.
     */
    public double getCtrlY2()
    {
      return ctrly2;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the curve&#x2019;s second control point.
     */
    public Point2D getCtrlP2()
    {
      return new Point2D.Float(ctrlx2, ctrly2);
    }

    /**
     * Returns the <i>x</i> coordinate of the curve&#x2019;s end
     * point.
     */
    public double getX2()
    {
      return x2;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the <i>y</i> coordinate of the curve&#x2019;s end
     * point.
     */
    public double getY2()
    {
      return y2;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the curve&#x2019;s end point.
     */
    public Point2D getP2()
    {
      return new Point2D.Float(x2, y2);
    }

    /**
     * Changes the curve geometry, separately specifying each coordinate
     * value as a double-precision floating-point number.
     *
     * <p><img src="doc-files/CubicCurve2D-1.png" width="350" height="180"
     * alt="A drawing of a CubicCurve2D" />
     *
     * @param x1 the <i>x</i> coordinate of the curve&#x2019;s new start
     * point.
     *
     * @param y1 the <i>y</i> coordinate of the curve&#x2019;s new start
     * point.
     *
     * @param cx1 the <i>x</i> coordinate of the curve&#x2019;s new
     * first control point.
     *
     * @param cy1 the <i>y</i> coordinate of the curve&#x2019;s new
     * first control point.
     *
     * @param cx2 the <i>x</i> coordinate of the curve&#x2019;s new
     * second control point.
     *
     * @param cy2 the <i>y</i> coordinate of the curve&#x2019;s new
     * second control point.
     *
     * @param x2 the <i>x</i> coordinate of the curve&#x2019;s new end
     * point.
     *
     * @param y2 the <i>y</i> coordinate of the curve&#x2019;s new end
     * point.
     */
    public void setCurve(double x1, double y1, double cx1, double cy1,
                         double cx2, double cy2, double x2, double y2)
    {
      this.x1 = (float) x1;
      this.y1 = (float) y1;
      ctrlx1 = (float) cx1;
      ctrly1 = (float) cy1;
      ctrlx2 = (float) cx2;
      ctrly2 = (float) cy2;
      this.x2 = (float) x2;
      this.y2 = (float) y2;
    }

    /**
     * Changes the curve geometry, separately specifying each coordinate
     * value as a single-precision floating-point number.
     *
     * <p><img src="doc-files/CubicCurve2D-1.png" width="350" height="180"
     * alt="A drawing of a CubicCurve2D" />
     *
     * @param x1 the <i>x</i> coordinate of the curve&#x2019;s new start
     * point.
     *
     * @param y1 the <i>y</i> coordinate of the curve&#x2019;s new start
     * point.
     *
     * @param cx1 the <i>x</i> coordinate of the curve&#x2019;s new
     * first control point.
     *
     * @param cy1 the <i>y</i> coordinate of the curve&#x2019;s new
     * first control point.
     *
     * @param cx2 the <i>x</i> coordinate of the curve&#x2019;s new
     * second control point.
     *
     * @param cy2 the <i>y</i> coordinate of the curve&#x2019;s new
     * second control point.
     *
     * @param x2 the <i>x</i> coordinate of the curve&#x2019;s new end
     * point.
     *
     * @param y2 the <i>y</i> coordinate of the curve&#x2019;s new end
     * point.
     */
    public void setCurve(float x1, float y1, float cx1, float cy1, float cx2,
                         float cy2, float x2, float y2)
    {
      this.x1 = x1;
      this.y1 = y1;
      ctrlx1 = cx1;
      ctrly1 = cy1;
      ctrlx2 = cx2;
      ctrly2 = cy2;
      this.x2 = x2;
      this.y2 = y2;
    }

    /**
     * Determines the smallest rectangle that encloses the
     * curve&#x2019;s start, end and control points. As the
     * illustration below shows, the invisible control points may cause
     * the bounds to be much larger than the area that is actually
     * covered by the curve.
     *
     * <p><img src="doc-files/CubicCurve2D-2.png" width="350" height="180"
     * alt="An illustration of the bounds of a CubicCurve2D" />
     */
    public Rectangle2D getBounds2D()
    {
      float nx1 = Math.min(Math.min(x1, ctrlx1), Math.min(ctrlx2, x2));
      float ny1 = Math.min(Math.min(y1, ctrly1), Math.min(ctrly2, y2));
      float nx2 = Math.max(Math.max(x1, ctrlx1), Math.max(ctrlx2, x2));
      float ny2 = Math.max(Math.max(y1, ctrly1), Math.max(ctrly2, y2));
      return new Rectangle2D.Float(nx1, ny1, nx2 - nx1, ny2 - ny1);
    }
  }
}