class parameter
{
  String help_text = "Hilfe text";
  String  short_text = "Kurzer text";
  int modus = 1;
  float value_1 = 2;
  float value_2 = 2;
  float value_3 = 0.1;
  float value_4 = 5;
  float value;

  final static int CONSTANT = 1;
  final static int INREASE = 2;
  final static int ALTERNATION = 3;
  final static int SINUS = 4;
  final static int MOUSEX = 5;
  final static int MOUSEY = 6;

  //## neuen konstanten parameter erstellen ##/////////////////
  parameter( String short_text, String help_text, int modus, float value_1)
  {
    this.help_text = help_text;
    this.short_text = short_text;
    this.modus = modus;
    this.value = value_1;
    this.value_1 = value_1;
  }

  //## neuen parameter erstellen, alle einstellungsmöglichkeiten gegeben##/////////////////
  parameter(String short_text, String help_text, int modus, float value_1, float value_2, float value_3, float value_4)
  {
    this.help_text = help_text;
    this.short_text = short_text;
    this.modus = modus;
    this.value = value_1;
    this.value_1 = value_1;
    this.value_2 = value_2;
    this.value_3 = value_3;
    this.value_4 = value_4;
  }

  //##  parameter neu berechnen##/////////////////
  void calculate()
  {

    switch (modus)
    {

    case CONSTANT: // value_1 ausgeben
      value = value_1;
      break; 

    case INREASE: // value_1 dazuaddieren
      value = value + value_1;
      break;

    case ALTERNATION: // value_1:startpunkt value_2:endpunkt value3:schritte
      if (value_4 != 0.0001)
      {
        value = value + value_3;
        if (value > value_2)
          value_4 = 0.0001;
        }
      else
      {
        value = value - value_3;
        if (value < value_1)
          value_4 = 0;
        }
        //value = value_1;
      break;

    case SINUS: // value_1: geschwindigkeit value_2:faktor vor sinus value_3:offset value_4: counter
      value_4 = value_4 + value_1;
      value = value_2 * sin(value_4 + value_3);
      break;

    case MOUSEX: // value_1: faktor 
      value = (value_1 * mouseX) - value_2;
      break;

    case MOUSEY: // value_1: faktor 
      value = (value_1 * mouseY) - value_2;
      break;

    }
  }
  //##  parameter neu berechnen und gleich ausgeben##/////////////////
  float calculate_and_return()
  {
    calculate();
    return value;  
  }

  String modus_name()
  {
    switch (modus)
    {
    case CONSTANT: // value_1 ausgeben
    default:
      return ("constant");
    case INREASE: // value_1 dazuaddieren
      return ("increase");
    case ALTERNATION: // value_1:startpunkt value_2:endpunkt value3:schritte
      return ("alternation");
    case SINUS: // value_1: geschwindigkeit value_2:faktor vor sinus value_3:offset value_4: counter
      return ("sinus");
    case MOUSEX: // value_1: faktor 
      return ("mousex");
    case MOUSEY: // value_1: faktor 
      return ("mousey");
    }
  }

  String value_name(int i)
  {
    switch (modus)
    {
    case CONSTANT: // value_1 ausgeben
    default:
      if (i == 1)
        return("constant");
      else
        return("nu");
    case INREASE: // value_1 dazuaddieren
      if (i == 1)
        return("value to add");
      else
        return("nu");
    case ALTERNATION: // value_1:startpunkt value_2:endpunkt value3:schritte
      if (i == 1)
        return("startingpoint");
      if (i == 2)
        return("endpoint");
      if (i == 3)
        return("stepvalue");
      else
        return ("nu");
    case SINUS: // value_1: geschwindigkeit value_2:faktor vor sinus value_3:offset value_4: counter
      if (i == 1)
        return("speed");
      if (i == 2)
        return("factor");
      if (i == 3)
        return("offset");
      else
        return ("nu");
    case MOUSEX: // value_1: faktor 
      if (i == 1)
        return("factor");
      if (i == 2)
        return("offset");
      else
        return("nu");
    case MOUSEY: // value_1: faktor 
      if (i == 1)
        return("factor");
      if (i == 2)
        return("offset");
      else
        return("nu");
    }
  }

  Float value_value(int i)
  {
    switch (i) {
    case 1: // value_1 ausgeben
    default:
      return(value_1);
    case 2: // value_1 dazuaddieren
      return(value_2);
    case 3: // value_1:startpunkt value_2:endpunkt value3:schritte
      return(value_3);
    case 4: // value_1: geschwindigkeit value_2:faktor vor sinus value_3:offset value_4: counter
      return(value_4);
    }  
  }

  void new_value(int i, float tnewvalue)
  {
    //println("new value" + i + "  " + tnewvalue);
    switch (i) {
    case 1: // value_1 ausgeben
      value_1 = tnewvalue;
      break;
    case 2: // value_1 dazuaddieren
      value_2 = tnewvalue;
      break;
    case 3: // value_1:startpunkt value_2:endpunkt value3:schritte
      value_3 = tnewvalue;
      break;
    case 4: // value_1: geschwindigkeit value_2:faktor vor sinus value_3:offset value_4: counter
      value_4 = tnewvalue;
      break;
    }  
  }

}