class ParticleList extends ArrayList { void tick() { Iterator i = iterator(); while(i.hasNext()) { Particle p = (Particle) i.next(); p.tick(); if(p.life <= 0) i.remove(); } } void draw() { Iterator i = iterator(); while(i.hasNext()) { Particle p = (Particle) i.next(); p.draw(); } } } abstract class Particle { PVector pos; PVector vel; PVector accel; int life; int maxlife; Particle(PVector p, PVector v, int lifetime) { this(p, v, new PVector(0, 0), lifetime); } Particle(PVector p, PVector v, PVector a, int lifetime) { accel = new PVector(a.x, a.y); pos = new PVector(p.x, p.y); vel = new PVector(v.x, v.y); life = maxlife = lifetime; } void tick() { vel.add(accel); pos.add(vel); life--; } abstract void draw(); } PVector proj(PVector src, PVector dest) { return PVector.mult(dest, src.dot(dest)/dest.dot(dest)); }