lane.sente
Class GameElement

java.lang.Object
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        +--lane.sente.GameElement

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Runnable

Direct Known Subclasses:

AnimateGameElement, InanimateGameElement

public abstract class GameElement

extends java.lang.Thread

This is the base class from which all Elements in the Gaming area are derived It has information common to all of them such as health, speed, location and size

Field Summary

protected int	health
protected int	radius
protected RobotContainer	theContainer
protected Location	theLocation
protected Velocity	theVelocity

Fields inherited from class java.lang.Thread

MAX_PRIORITY, MIN_PRIORITY, NORM_PRIORITY

Constructor Summary

GameElement(Location theLocation, Velocity theVelocity, int radius, int health, RobotContainer theContainer)
the constructor for the game element

Method Summary

void	acceptDammage(int dammage) the method used to cause dammage to the element
abstract void	collision(GameElement other) each particular type of element will decide what to do when it coolides with another object (bullets, robots etc....)
int	getHealth() the method used to get the health of this element
Location	getLocation() method used to get element location
int	getRadius() the method used to get the raduis of this element
Velocity	getVelocity() the method used to get the velocity of the element
boolean	isCollision(GameElement other) Checks weather this element is currently touching another element
void	setHealth(int h) the method used to set the health of the element
void	setLocation(Location loc) method used to set element location
void	setRadius(int r) The method used to set the raduis of the element
protected abstract void	updateListeners() The method called when a subclass wants to update its listeners
abstract void	xCollision() the method to handle collisions with the x axis wall
abstract void	yCollision() the method to handle collisions with the y axis wall
abstract void	zCollision() the method to handle collisions with the z axis wall

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Thread

activeCount, checkAccess, countStackFrames, currentThread, destroy, dumpStack, enumerate, getContextClassLoader, getName, getPriority, getThreadGroup, interrupt, interrupted, isAlive, isDaemon, isInterrupted, join, join, join, resume, run, setContextClassLoader, setDaemon, setName, setPriority, sleep, sleep, start, stop, stop, suspend, toString, yield

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

theLocation

protected Location theLocation

radius

protected int radius

health

protected int health

theVelocity

protected Velocity theVelocity

theContainer

protected RobotContainer theContainer

Constructor Detail

GameElement

public GameElement(Location theLocation,
                   Velocity theVelocity,
                   int radius,
                   int health,
                   RobotContainer theContainer)

the constructor for the game element

Parameters:

theLocation - The location where this element begins

theVelocity - The velocity with which this element begins

radius - The radius of the element

health - The maximum health of this element

theContainer - The RobotContainer that holds this element

Method Detail

xCollision

public abstract void xCollision()

the method to handle collisions with the x axis wall

yCollision

public abstract void yCollision()

the method to handle collisions with the y axis wall

zCollision

public abstract void zCollision()

the method to handle collisions with the z axis wall

isCollision

public boolean isCollision(GameElement other)

Checks weather this element is currently touching another element

Parameters:

other - The game element to check for a collision with

updateListeners

protected abstract void updateListeners()

The method called when a subclass wants to update its listeners

collision

public abstract void collision(GameElement other)

each particular type of element will decide what to do when it coolides with another object (bullets, robots etc....)

Parameters:

other - The game element collided with

setLocation

public void setLocation(Location loc)

method used to set element location

Parameters:

loc - the new location

getLocation

public Location getLocation()

method used to get element location

Returns:

the Location of the element

setRadius

public void setRadius(int r)

The method used to set the raduis of the element

Parameters:

r - the new radius

getRadius

public int getRadius()

the method used to get the raduis of this element

Returns:

the radius of the element

setHealth

public void setHealth(int h)

the method used to set the health of the element

Parameters:

h - the new health of the element

getHealth

public int getHealth()

the method used to get the health of this element

Parameters:

health - the new health of the element

acceptDammage

public void acceptDammage(int dammage)

the method used to cause dammage to the element

Parameters:

dammage - the amount to subtract from this elements health

getVelocity

public Velocity getVelocity()

the method used to get the velocity of the element

Returns:

the velocity of the element