/** Get a Spring instance and set it to the given parameters. */ public Spring getSpring(ForceItem f1, ForceItem f2, float k, float length) { if (springs.size() > 0) { Spring s = (Spring) springs.remove(springs.size() - 1); s.item1 = f1; s.item2 = f2; s.coeff = k; s.length = length; return s; } else { return new Spring(f1, f2, k, length); } }