Package javacheckers.model

Class Board

java.lang.Object

javacheckers.model.Board

public class Board
extends java.lang.Object

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static int	BLACK
static int	BOARD_SIZE
static int	RED

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
Board(User redUser, User blackUser)	Create the board and initialize the array

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
java.util.List<Move>	checkMoves(Coordinate coordinate)	Get all valid moves for a position
User	checkWinCon()	Check to see if there is a winner
User	getBlackUser()	Get the black user
Piece[][]	getCurrentBoardState()	Get the current array representing the board state
User	getCurrentUser()	Get the user whose turn it is
User	getRedUser()	Get the red user
boolean	movePiece(Move move)	Move a piece according to the specified move
Piece	selectPiece(Coordinate coordinate)	Get the piece at the given board coordinate
User	switchCurrentUser()	Switch the current user to the opposing user

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

BOARD_SIZE

public static final int BOARD_SIZE

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Constant Field Values

RED

public static final int RED

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BLACK

public static final int BLACK

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Constructor Detail

Board

public Board(User redUser,
             User blackUser)

Create the board and initialize the array

Method Detail

movePiece

public boolean movePiece(Move move)

Move a piece according to the specified move

Parameters:

move - The move containing the coordinates to move the piece

selectPiece

public Piece selectPiece(Coordinate coordinate)

Get the piece at the given board coordinate

Parameters:

coordinate - The (x, y) coordinate of the board to get a piece from

Returns:

The piece if there is one, null otherwise

checkMoves

public java.util.List<Move> checkMoves(Coordinate coordinate)

Get all valid moves for a position

Parameters:

coordinate - The coordinate of the piece to check moves for

Returns:

A list of Move objects representing all possible moves for the piece at the given coordinate

getBlackUser

public User getBlackUser()

Get the black user

Returns:

The black user

getRedUser

public User getRedUser()

Get the red user

Returns:

The red user

getCurrentUser

public User getCurrentUser()

Get the user whose turn it is

Returns:

The user whose turn it is

switchCurrentUser

public User switchCurrentUser()

Switch the current user to the opposing user

Returns:

The user whose turn it is after the switch

getCurrentBoardState

public Piece[][] getCurrentBoardState()

Get the current array representing the board state

Returns:

A 2D arraie of Piece objects representing the current state of the game

checkWinCon

public User checkWinCon()

Check to see if there is a winner

Returns:

The user who won the game, Null if nobody has won yet