musiccreator
Class TimeSignature

java.lang.Object
  musiccreator.TimeSignature

public class TimeSignature
extends java.lang.Object

Implements the TimeSignature class, which describes the musical time- signature of a song. A TimeSignature object has a "top", or number of beats- per measure, and a "bottom", or type of beat.

Constructor Summary

TimeSignature()
Creates a new instance of TimeSignature; defaults to 4/4.

TimeSignature(int t, int b)
Constructor for time-signature

Method Summary

int	getBottom() Get the type of beat of a time-signature.
java.lang.String	getName() Get the time-signature in String format.
int	getTop() Get the beats-per-measure of a time-signature.
void	setBottom(int b) Set the type of beat of a time-signature.
void	setTop(int t) Set the beats-per-measure of a time-signature.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

TimeSignature

public TimeSignature()

Creates a new instance of TimeSignature; defaults to 4/4.

TimeSignature

public TimeSignature(int t,
                     int b)

Constructor for time-signature

Parameters:

t - Number of beats per measure

b - Size of beat (4=quarter, 8=8th, etc.)

Method Detail

setTop

public final void setTop(int t)

Set the beats-per-measure of a time-signature.

Parameters:

t - Set number of beats-per-measure

setBottom

public final void setBottom(int b)

Set the type of beat of a time-signature.

Parameters:

b - Size of beat in a measure (2=half, 4=quarter, etc.)

getTop

public final int getTop()

Get the beats-per-measure of a time-signature.

Returns:

Number of beats per measure

getBottom

public final int getBottom()

Get the type of beat of a time-signature.

Returns:

Size of beat (2=half, 4=quarter, 8=8th, etc.)

getName

public final java.lang.String getName()

Get the time-signature in String format.

Returns:

getName of the time signature in musical terms (i.e., "4/4", "3/4")