#include <string.h>
#ifndef MANDEL_H
#define MANDEL_H

/*
 * Written by Mike Rollins
 * rollins@alumni.wfu.edu
 * Copyright 2004.
 */


class Mandel {

	float ratio; // ratio of iterations to max_iterations
	float x; // x test point
	float y; // y test point
	float p; //power to use
	int iteration_count; 
	int max_iterations; 
	int converge; // boolean converge or not
	char version_string[512];
	char *mandel_version;

	public:
		Mandel() {
			max_iterations = 100;
			converge = 1;
			p = 2.0;
			mandel_version = "Mandel: Version 1.0";
		}

		// get_ratio() return the ratio of 
		// iteration_count to max_iterations
		// a number 0 indicates convergence
		// a number 0<n<1 indicates the ratio
		// of divergence
		float get_ratio();
	
		void set_max_iterations(int);
		void set_power(float);

		void set_xy(float, float);
		float get_x() {return x; };
		float get_y() {return y; };
	
		// run through the iterations
		void calculate();

		char *version();
};

#endif