Question

What was the answer to MiniExam3 Task 4 (enhancing ProjectData)

Answer 1

There were actually two versions of the exam, which asked similar but slightly different things -- here are both answers:

	/**
 * This method returns the unassigned segment that contains a TimePoint (between
 * startFrame and endFrame) that is closest to the given x,y location
 * 
 * @param x          - x coordinate to search near
 * @param y          - y coordinate to search near
 * @param startFrame - (inclusive)
 * @param endFrame   - (inclusive)
 * @return the unassigned segment (AnimalTrack) that contained the nearest point
 *         within the given time interval, or *null* if there is NO unassigned
 *         segment that contains any TimePoints within the given range.
 */
public AnimalTrack getNearestUnassignedSegment(double x, double y, int startFrame, int endFrame) {
	double minDistance = Double.POSITIVE_INFINITY;
	AnimalTrack nearest = null;
	for (AnimalTrack segment : unassignedSegments) {
		List<TimePoint> ptsInInterval = segment.getTimePointsWithinInterval(startFrame, endFrame);
		for (TimePoint pt : ptsInInterval) {
			double dist = pt.getDistanceTo(x, y); 
			if (dist < minDistance) {
				minDistance = dist;
				nearest = segment;
			}
		}
	}
	return nearest;
}

/**
 * This method returns a list of all of the unassigned segments that contain a TimePoint
 * (within the interval from startFrame to endFrame) that is sufficiently close 
 * (within a specified distance) to the given x,y location.
 * 
 * @param x          - x coordinate to search near
 * @param y          - y coordinate to search near
 * @param startFrame - (inclusive)
 * @param endFrame   - (inclusive)
 * @param distanceRange - the farthest away that the segment can be and still count. 
 * @return the list of unassigned segments that had TimePoints in the right time interval 
 *         AND within *distanceRange* of the specified (x,y) point.
 */
public List<AnimalTrack> getUnassignedSegmentsInRange(double x, double y, 
		              int startFrame, int endFrame, double distanceRange) {
	
	List<AnimalTrack> closeEnough = new ArrayList<AnimalTrack>();
	for (AnimalTrack segment : unassignedSegments) {
		List<TimePoint> ptsInInterval = segment.getTimePointsWithinInterval(startFrame, endFrame);
		for (TimePoint pt : ptsInInterval) {
			double dist = pt.getDistanceTo(x, y); 
			if (dist <= distanceRange) {
				closeEnough.add(segment);
				break;
			}
		}
	}
	return closeEnough;
}