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+//
+// $Id$
+
+package com.threerings.flash {
+
+/**
+ * Some easing functions.
+ */
+public class Easing
+{
+    /**
+     * Interpolates cubically between two values, with beginning and end derivates set
+     * to zero. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cubic_Hermite_spline for details.
+     */
+    public static function cubicHermiteSpline (
+        t :Number, b :Number, c :Number, d :Number, p_params :Object = null) :Number
+    {
+        // convert t to 0-1
+        t = (t / d);
+        if (t <= 0) {
+            return b;
+        }
+        const end :Number = b + c;
+        if (t >= 1) {
+            return end;
+        }
+        const startSlope :Number = (p_params == null) ? 0 : Number(p_params["startSlope"]);
+        const endSlope :Number = (p_params == null) ? 0 : Number(p_params["endSlope"]);
+        const tt :Number = t * t;
+        const ttt :Number = tt * t;
+        return b * (2*ttt - 3*tt + 1) +
+               startSlope * (ttt - 2*tt + t) +
+               end * (-2*ttt + 3*tt) +
+               endSlope * (ttt -tt);
+    }
+}
+}