visual.dynamic.described

Class RuleBasedSprite

java.lang.Object

visual.dynamic.described.AbstractSprite

visual.dynamic.described.RuleBasedSprite

All Implemented Interfaces:

MetronomeListener, Sprite, SimpleContent, TransformableContent

public abstract class RuleBasedSprite
extends AbstractSprite

An abstract rule-based Sprite.

Version:

1.0

Author:

Prof. David Bernstein, James Madison University

See Also:

"The Design and Implementation of Multimedia Software © 2011"

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
RuleBasedSprite(TransformableContent content) Explicit Value Constructor.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	addAntagonist(Sprite antagonist) Add a "antagonist" Sprite to this Sprite.
TransformableContent	getContent() Get the visual content associated with this Sprite (required by Sprite).
abstract void	handleTick(int time) Handle a tick event (required by MetronomeListener).
void	removeAntagonist(Sprite antagonist) Remove a "antagonist" Sprite from the collection of "antagonists" this Sprite is concerned with.

Methods inherited from class visual.dynamic.described.AbstractSprite

getBounds2D, getBounds2D, intersects, render, setLocation, setRotation, setRotation, setScale, setScale, setVisible

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

RuleBasedSprite

public RuleBasedSprite(TransformableContent content)

Explicit Value Constructor.

Parameters:

content - The static visual content

Method Detail

addAntagonist

public void addAntagonist(Sprite antagonist)

Add a "antagonist" Sprite to this Sprite.

Parameters:

antagonist - The "antagonist" Sprite to add

getContent

public TransformableContent getContent()

Get the visual content associated with this Sprite (required by Sprite).

handleTick

public abstract void handleTick(int time)

Handle a tick event (required by MetronomeListener).

Specified by:

handleTick in interface MetronomeListener

Specified by:

handleTick in class AbstractSprite

Parameters:

time - The current time (in milliseconds)

removeAntagonist

public void removeAntagonist(Sprite antagonist)

Remove a "antagonist" Sprite from the collection of "antagonists" this Sprite is concerned with.

Parameters:

antagonist - The "antagonist" Sprite to remove