package {

	import flash.display.Shape;
	import flash.display.Sprite;

	/**
	* Astract class for testing application of BitmapFilters to a rectangle shape.
	*/
	public class graphic_flex_image_effects_02_Flex_BitmapFilterTest extends Sprite {

		protected var _shape:Shape;

		/**
		* Constructor.
		*/
		public function graphic_flex_image_effects_02_Flex_BitmapFilterTest() {
			createShape();
			applyFilter();
		}

		/**
		* Creates a rectangle shape with a solid fill in the center of the stage.
		*/
		private function createShape():void {
			var sideWidth:Number = 150;
			_shape = new Shape();
			_shape.graphics.beginFill(0x006666);
			_shape.graphics.drawRect(-sideWidth/2, -sideWidth/2, sideWidth, sideWidth);
			_shape.graphics.endFill();
			_shape.x = stage.stageWidth/2;
			_shape.y = stage.stageHeight/2;
			addChild(_shape);
		}

		/**
		* Abstract method to be overridden by child classes in order to apply
		* a bitmap filter to the drawn shape.
		*/
		protected function applyFilter():void {}

	}

}