Package edu.ntnu.idi.idatt.model.board

Class LadderGameBoard

java.lang.Object

edu.ntnu.idi.idatt.model.board.BaseBoard

edu.ntnu.idi.idatt.model.board.LadderGameBoard

All Implemented Interfaces:

Board

public class LadderGameBoard
extends BaseBoard

LadderGameBoard class

Concrete implementation of the Board interface for the Chutes and Ladders game. This class extends BaseBoard and implements game-specific board functionality.

See Also:

• BaseBoard
• Board
• Tile

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
protected String	background
protected String	pattern
protected int[]	rowsAndColumns

Fields inherited from class edu.ntnu.idi.idatt.model.board.BaseBoard

description, name, tiles

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
LadderGameBoard(String name, String description, int[] rowsAndColumns, String background, String pattern)	Constructor for LadderGameBoard.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	createTiles(int rows, int columns)	Creates a list of Tile objects that are arranged in a grid pattern with alternating directions in each row.
String	getPattern()	Gets the pattern of the board.
int[]	getRowsAndColumns()	Gets the number of rows and columns in the board.
int	getTileCount()	Gets the total number of tiles on the board excluding the starting tile, which normally is outside of the board, with the id 0.
void	setPattern(String pattern)	Sets the pattern of the board.
void	setRowsAndColumns(int[] rowsAndColumns)	Sets the number of rows and columns in the board.

Methods inherited from class edu.ntnu.idi.idatt.model.board.BaseBoard

addTile, getBackground, getDescription, getName, getTile, getTiles, setBackground, setDescription, setName

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Details

rowsAndColumns

protected int[] rowsAndColumns

background

protected String background

pattern

protected String pattern

Constructor Details

LadderGameBoard

public LadderGameBoard(String name,
 String description,
 int[] rowsAndColumns,
 String background,
 String pattern)

Constructor for LadderGameBoard.

Parameters:

name - The name of the board

description - The description of the board

rowsAndColumns - The number of rows and columns in the board

background - The background of the board

pattern - The pattern of the board

Method Details

getRowsAndColumns

public int[] getRowsAndColumns()

Gets the number of rows and columns in the board.

Returns:

an array containing [rows, columns]

getPattern

public String getPattern()

Gets the pattern of the board.

Returns:

the pattern of the board

setRowsAndColumns

public void setRowsAndColumns(int[] rowsAndColumns)

Sets the number of rows and columns in the board. Also creates the tiles for the board based on the rows and columns by calling the appropriate method.

Parameters:

rowsAndColumns - an array containing [rows, columns]

See Also:

• createTiles(int, int)

setPattern

public void setPattern(String pattern)

Sets the pattern of the board.

Parameters:

pattern - the pattern to set

getTileCount

public int getTileCount()

Gets the total number of tiles on the board excluding the starting tile, which normally is outside of the board, with the id 0.

Specified by:

getTileCount in interface Board

Overrides:

getTileCount in class BaseBoard

Returns:

the number of tiles

createTiles

public void createTiles(int rows,
 int columns)

Creates a list of Tile objects that are arranged in a grid pattern with alternating directions in each row. The first tile is in the lower left corner of the grid, and the direction of the first row is left to right. This is the standard way to create a board for the Chutes and Ladders game.

If the board already contains tiles, and they have any tile actions, these will be added to the new tiles if they are within the new board dimensions.

Parameters:

rows - The number of rows in the grid

columns - The number of columns in the grid