# Class RenderView

java.lang.Object
com.codename1.ui.Component
com.codename1.ui.Container
com.codename1.gpu.RenderView

All Implemented Interfaces:
  `Animation, Editable, StyleListener, Iterable<Component>`

Direct Known Subclasses:
  `GameView`

public class RenderView extends Container

A Codename One component that hosts a hardware accelerated 3D rendering surface and drives an application supplied `Renderer`. It behaves like any other component: add it to a `Form` or `Container`, give it a layout constraint, and it participates in scrolling, transitions and z-ordering. Internally it wraps a platform specific GPU peer (a `GLSurfaceView` on Android, a WebGL canvas on the browser, an `MTKView` on iOS, a desktop GL canvas in the simulator) using the same peer integration as `BrowserComponent`.

When the running platform has no GPU backend, `isSupported()` returns false and the view shows a placeholder instead of crashing. Always create the view the same way; only the result of `isSupported()` differs per platform.

##### Example

    RenderView view = new RenderView(new Renderer() {
        Camera camera = new Camera();
        Mesh cube;
        Material material;

        public void onInit(GraphicsDevice device) {
            cube = Primitives.cube(device, 1f);
            material = new Material(Material.Type.PHONG).setColor(0xff3366ff);
        }

        public void onResize(GraphicsDevice device, int w, int h) {
            camera.setAspect((float) w / h);
            device.setViewport(0, 0, w, h);
        }

        public void onFrame(GraphicsDevice device) {
            device.clear(0xff101018, true, true);
            device.setCamera(camera);
            device.draw(cube, material, null);
        }

        public void onDispose(GraphicsDevice device) { }
    });
    view.setContinuous(true);
    form.add(BorderLayout.CENTER, view);

- ## Field Summary

  ### Fields inherited from class Component

  `BASELINE, BOTTOM, BRB_CENTER_OFFSET, BRB_CONSTANT_ASCENT, BRB_CONSTANT_DESCENT, BRB_OTHER, CENTER, CROSSHAIR_CURSOR, DEFAULT_CURSOR, DRAG_REGION_IMMEDIATELY_DRAG_X, DRAG_REGION_IMMEDIATELY_DRAG_XY, DRAG_REGION_IMMEDIATELY_DRAG_Y, DRAG_REGION_LIKELY_DRAG_X, DRAG_REGION_LIKELY_DRAG_XY, DRAG_REGION_LIKELY_DRAG_Y, DRAG_REGION_NOT_DRAGGABLE, DRAG_REGION_POSSIBLE_DRAG_X, DRAG_REGION_POSSIBLE_DRAG_XY, DRAG_REGION_POSSIBLE_DRAG_Y, E_RESIZE_CURSOR, HAND_CURSOR, LEFT, MOVE_CURSOR, N_RESIZE_CURSOR, NE_RESIZE_CURSOR, NW_RESIZE_CURSOR, RIGHT, S_RESIZE_CURSOR, SE_RESIZE_CURSOR, SW_RESIZE_CURSOR, TEXT_CURSOR, TOP, W_RESIZE_CURSOR, WAIT_CURSOR`

- ## Constructor Summary

  Constructors
  Constructor
  Description
  `RenderView(Renderer renderer)`
  Creates a render view driven by the supplied renderer.

- ## Method Summary

  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `PeerComponent`
  `getPeer()`
  Returns the underlying native peer once created, or null before the view has been added to the UI or on unsupported platforms.
  `Renderer`
  `getRenderer()`
  Returns the renderer driving this view.
  `protected void`
  `initComponent()`
  Allows subclasses to bind functionality that relies on fully initialized and "ready for action" component state
  `boolean`
  `isContinuous()`
  Returns true if the view continuously renders frames.
  `boolean`
  `isSupported()`
  Returns true if the current platform provides a 3D backend.
  `void`
  `requestRender()`
  Requests that a single frame be rendered.
  `RenderView`
  `setContinuous(boolean continuous)`
  Controls whether the view renders continuously (an animation loop) or only when `requestRender()` is called (on demand).

  ### Methods inherited from class Container

  `add, add, add, add, add, add, addAll, addComponent, addComponent, addComponent, addComponent, animateHierarchy, animateHierarchyAndWait, animateHierarchyFade, animateHierarchyFadeAndWait, animateLayout, animateLayoutAndWait, animateLayoutFade, animateLayoutFadeAndWait, animateUnlayout, animateUnlayoutAndWait, applyRTL, calcPreferredSize, cancelRepaints, clearClientProperties, constrainHeightWhenScrollable, constrainWidthWhenScrollable, contains, createAnimateHierarchy, createAnimateHierarchyFade, createAnimateLayout, createAnimateLayoutFade, createAnimateLayoutFadeAndWait, createAnimateMotion, createAnimateUnlayout, createReplaceTransition, dragInitiated, drop, encloseIn, encloseIn, findDropTargetAt, findFirstFocusable, fireClicked, flushReplace, forceRevalidate, getBottomGap, getChildrenAsList, getClosestComponentTo, getComponentAt, getComponentAt, getComponentCount, getComponentIndex, getGridPosX, getGridPosY, getLayout, getLayoutHeight, getLayoutWidth, getLeadComponent, getLeadParent, getResponderAt, getSafeAreaRoot, getScrollIncrement, getSideGap, getUIManager, initLaf, invalidate, isEnabled, isSafeArea, isSafeAreaRoot, isScrollableX, isScrollableY, isSelectableInteraction, isSurface, iterator, iterator, keyPressed, keyReleased, layoutContainer, morph, morphAndWait, paint, paintComponentBackground, paintGlass, paramString, pointerPressed, refreshTheme, removeAll, removeComponent, replace, replace, replaceAndWait, replaceAndWait, replaceAndWait, revalidate, revalidateLater, revalidateWithAnimationSafety, scrollComponentToVisible, setCellRenderer, setEnabled, setLayout, setLeadComponent, setSafeArea, setSafeAreaRoot, setScrollable, setScrollableX, setScrollableY, setScrollIncrement, setShouldCalcPreferredSize, setShouldLayout, setUIManager, updateTabIndices`

  ### Methods inherited from class Component

  `addDragFinishedListener, addDragOverListener, addDropListener, addFocusListener, addLongPressListener, addPointerDraggedListener, addPointerPressedListener, addPointerReleasedListener, addPullToRefresh, addScrollListener, addStateChangeListener, animate, announceForAccessibility, bindProperty, blocksSideSwipe, calcScrollSize, contains, containsOrOwns, createStyleAnimation, deinitialize, deinitializeCustomStyle, dragEnter, dragExit, dragFinished, draggingOver, drawDraggedImage, focusGained, focusLost, getAbsoluteX, getAbsoluteY, getAccessibilityText, getAllStyles, getAnimationManager, getBaseline, getBaselineResizeBehavior, getBindablePropertyNames, getBindablePropertyTypes, getBorder, getBoundPropertyValue, getBounds, getBounds, getClientProperty, getCloudBoundProperty, getCloudDestinationProperty, getComponentForm, getComponentState, getCursor, getDefaultDragTransparency, getDirtyRegion, getDisabledStyle, getDraggedx, getDraggedy, getDragImage, getDragRegionStatus, getDragSpeed, getDragTransparency, getEditingDelegate, getHeight, getInlineAllStyles, getInlineDisabledStyles, getInlinePressedStyles, getInlineSelectedStyles, getInlineStylesTheme, getInlineUnselectedStyles, getInnerHeight, getInnerPreferredH, getInnerPreferredW, getInnerWidth, getInnerX, getInnerY, getLabelForComponent, getName, getNativeOverlay, getNextFocusDown, getNextFocusLeft, getNextFocusRight, getNextFocusUp, getOuterHeight, getOuterPreferredH, getOuterPreferredW, getOuterWidth, getOuterX, getOuterY, getOwner, getParent, getPreferredH, getPreferredSize, getPreferredSizeStr, getPreferredTabIndex, getPreferredW, getPressedStyle, getPropertyNames, getPropertyTypeNames, getPropertyTypes, getPropertyValue, getSameHeight, getSameWidth, getScrollable, getScrollAnimationSpeed, getScrollDimension, getScrollOpacity, getScrollOpacityChangeSpeed, getScrollX, getScrollY, getSelectCommandText, getSelectedRect, getSelectedStyle, getStyle, getTabIndex, getTensileLength, getTextSelectionSupport, getTooltip, getUIID, getUnselectedStyle, getVisibleBounds, getVisibleBounds, getWidth, getX, getY, growShrink, handlesInput, hasFixedPreferredSize, hasFocus, hideNativeOverlay, initCustomStyle, initDisabledStyle, initPressedStyle, initSelectedStyle, initUnselectedStyle, installDefaultPainter, isAlwaysTensile, isBlockLead, isCellRenderer, isChildOf, isDragActivated, isDragAndDropOperation, isDraggable, isDragRegion, isDropTarget, isEditable, isEditing, isFlatten, isFocusable, isGrabsPointerEvents, isHidden, isHidden, isHideInLandscape, isHideInPortrait, isHScrollThumbGrabbed, isHScrollThumbHover, isIgnorePointerEvents, isInClippingRegion, isInitialized, isOpaque, isOwnedBy, isPinchBlocksDragAndDrop, isRippleEffect, isRTL, isScrollable, isScrollVisible, isSetCursorSupported, isSmoothScrolling, isSnapToGrid, isStickyDrag, isTactileTouch, isTactileTouch, isTensileDragEnabled, isTraversable, isVisible, isVScrollThumbGrabbed, isVScrollThumbHover, keyRepeated, laidOut, longKeyPress, longPointerPress, onScrollX, onScrollY, onSetFocusable, paintBackground, paintBackgrounds, paintBorder, paintBorderBackground, paintComponent, paintComponent, paintIntersectingComponentsAbove, paintLock, paintLockRelease, paintRippleOverlay, paintScrollbars, paintScrollbarX, paintScrollbarY, paintShadows, parsePreferredSize, pinch, pinch, pinchReleased, pointerDragged, pointerDragged, pointerHover, pointerHoverPressed, pointerHoverReleased, pointerPressed, pointerReleased, pointerReleased, putClientProperty, refreshTheme, refreshTheme, remove, removeDragFinishedListener, removeDragOverListener, removeDropListener, removeFocusListener, removeLongPressListener, removePointerDraggedListener, removePointerPressedListener, removePointerReleasedListener, removeScrollListener, removeStateChangeListener, repaint, repaint, requestFocus, resetFocusable, respondsToPointerEvents, scrollRectToVisible, scrollRectToVisible, setAccessibilityText, setAlwaysTensile, setBlockLead, setBoundPropertyValue, setCloudBoundProperty, setCloudDestinationProperty, setComponentState, setCursor, setDefaultDragTransparency, setDirtyRegion, setDisabledStyle, setDraggable, setDragTransparency, setDropTarget, setEditingDelegate, setFlatten, setFocus, setFocusable, setGrabsPointerEvents, setHandlesInput, setHeight, setHidden, setHidden, setHideInLandscape, setHideInPortrait, setHorizontalScrollBounds, setIgnorePointerEvents, setInitialized, setInlineAllStyles, setInlineDisabledStyles, setInlinePressedStyles, setInlineSelectedStyles, setInlineStylesTheme, setInlineUnselectedStyles, setIsScrollVisible, setLabelForComponent, setName, setNextFocusDown, setNextFocusLeft, setNextFocusRight, setNextFocusUp, setOpaque, setOwner, setPinchBlocksDragAndDrop, setPreferredH, setPreferredSize, setPreferredSizeStr, setPreferredTabIndex, setPreferredW, setPressedStyle, setPropertyValue, setPullToRefresh, setRippleEffect, setRTL, setSameHeight, setSameSize, setSameWidth, setScrollAnimationSpeed, setScrollOpacityChangeSpeed, setScrollSize, setScrollVisible, setScrollX, setScrollY, setSelectCommandText, setSelectedStyle, setSize, setSmoothScrolling, setSnapToGrid, setTabIndex, setTactileTouch, setTensileDragEnabled, setTensileLength, setTooltip, setTraversable, setUIID, setUIID, setUIIDFinal, setUnselectedStyle, setVerticalScrollBounds, setVisible, setWidth, setX, setY, shouldBlockSideSwipe, shouldBlockSideSwipeLeft, shouldBlockSideSwipeRight, shouldRenderComponentSelection, showNativeOverlay, startEditingAsync, stopEditing, stripMarginAndPadding, styleChanged, toImage, toString, unbindProperty, updateNativeOverlay, visibleBoundsContains`

  ### Methods inherited from class Object

  `clone, equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

  ### Methods inherited from interface Iterable

  `forEach`

- ## Constructor Details

  - ### RenderView

    public RenderView(Renderer renderer)

    Creates a render view driven by the supplied renderer.

    ###### Parameters

    - `renderer`: the callback that initializes and draws the scene

- ## Method Details

  - ### getRenderer

    public Renderer getRenderer()
    Returns the renderer driving this view.

  - ### isSupported

    public boolean isSupported()
    Returns true if the current platform provides a 3D backend. Equivalent to `Display.getInstance().isGpuSupported()`.

  - ### isContinuous

    public boolean isContinuous()
    Returns true if the view continuously renders frames.

  - ### setContinuous

    public RenderView setContinuous(boolean continuous)

    Controls whether the view renders continuously (an animation loop) or only when `requestRender()` is called (on demand). On demand is the default and conserves battery for static scenes.

    ###### Parameters

    - `continuous`: true to render every frame

    ###### Returns

    this view for chaining

  - ### requestRender

    public void requestRender()
    Requests that a single frame be rendered. Has no effect when the view is in continuous mode or when 3D is unsupported.

  - ### getPeer

    public PeerComponent getPeer()
    Returns the underlying native peer once created, or null before the view has been added to the UI or on unsupported platforms.

  - ### initComponent

    protected void initComponent()
    Description copied from class: `Component`
    Allows subclasses to bind functionality that relies on fully initialized and "ready for action" component state
    Overrides:
      `initComponent` in class `Component`