com.jeffpalm.eggtris
Class MyShape

java.lang.Object
  com.jeffpalm.eggtris.MyShape

Direct Known Subclasses:

Cross, LeftL, LeftWiggle, LongThing, RightL, RightWiggle, Square

public abstract class MyShape
extends java.lang.Object

This is the acstract class for a block in Eggtris.

Each Shape will have its own constructor, but it should follow the format:

[ShapeName](int size, int x, int y)

Since:

10.23.1998

Author:

Jeffrey Palm

See Also:

eggtris.Square, eggtris.RightL

Field Summary

protected Brick[]	bricks The array of Bricks.
protected int	size The size of a block.
protected int	x The x position on the Board.
protected int	y The y position on the Board.

Constructor Summary

MyShape()

Method Summary

void	draw(java.awt.Graphics g) Draws this shape on the passed in Graphics context.
void	givesItsBricksTo(Board board) VERY IMPORTANT
boolean	moveDown(Board board) COME BACK HERE TO CHANGE THE RATE OF DROP Move down one space on the board.
boolean	moveLeft(Board board) Move left one space on the board.
boolean	moveRight(Board board) Move right one space on the board, if it can.
boolean	moveUp(Board board) Move up one space on the board.
abstract boolean	rotate(Board board) Over-ride this method to give your Shape the ability to rotate.
void	setX(int x) Sets the x coord.
void	setY(int y) Sets the y coord.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

bricks

protected Brick[] bricks

The array of Bricks. This enables the Shape to be drawn on a Board.

x

protected int x

The x position on the Board.

y

protected int y

The y position on the Board.

size

protected int size

The size of a block.

Constructor Detail

MyShape

public MyShape()

Method Detail

rotate

public abstract boolean rotate(Board board)

Over-ride this method to give your Shape the ability to rotate.

Parameters:

board - Board on which to rotate.

Returns:

True if it could rotate, else false.

moveRight

public boolean moveRight(Board board)

Move right one space on the board, if it can.

Parameters:

Board - on which the Shape it drawn.

Returns:

Whether it could be moved.

moveUp

public boolean moveUp(Board board)

Move up one space on the board. This method won't be normally used in games.

Parameters:

Board - on the Shape is drawn.

Returns:

Whether it could be moved.

moveDown

public boolean moveDown(Board board)

COME BACK HERE TO CHANGE THE RATE OF DROP Move down one space on the board.

Parameters:

Board - on which the Shape it drawn.

Returns:

Whether it could be moved.

moveLeft

public boolean moveLeft(Board board)

Move left one space on the board.

Parameters:

Board - on which the Shape it drawn.

Returns:

Whether it could be moved.

draw

public void draw(java.awt.Graphics g)

Draws this shape on the passed in Graphics context.

Parameters:

g - Graphics context on which to draw itself.

givesItsBricksTo

public void givesItsBricksTo(Board board)

VERY IMPORTANT

Call from the contrlling Applet tell this block to give its bricks to the Boardo on which it is drawn (the one passed in). If you don't call it, this Shape will NOT become locked onto the board.

Parameters:

board - Board on which this's Bricks will be locked.

setX

public void setX(int x)

Sets the x coord.

Parameters:

x - X position.

setY

public void setY(int y)

Sets the y coord.

Parameters:

y - Y position.