chess
Class ChessPiece

java.lang.Object
  chess.ChessPiece

public class ChessPiece
extends java.lang.Object

Constructor Summary

ChessPiece()
Creates a new instance of ChessPiece.

ChessPiece(Color col, Piece pc)
Creates a new instance of ChessPiece.

Method Summary

boolean	equals(java.lang.Object obj) report whether two chess pieces have equivalent contents
Color	getColor() report piece's Color using enum type
Piece	getPiece() report piece's type using enum type
int	getValue() report value of piece - based solely on its type
int	getValue(Color perspective) report value of piece - based solely on its type - but from the perspective of a particular color.
boolean	isEmpty() reports whether piece is an empty space.
void	setColor(Color col) change pieces color.
void	setPiece(Piece pc) change pieces type.
boolean	switchColor()
java.lang.String	toShortString() report what a piece is in a short string - for presenting a whole board
java.lang.String	toString() report what the piece is in a nice string

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ChessPiece

public ChessPiece()

Creates a new instance of ChessPiece. just take defaults - an empty spot on the board

ChessPiece

public ChessPiece(Color col,
                  Piece pc)

Creates a new instance of ChessPiece. use passed color and piece

Method Detail

getColor

public Color getColor()

report piece's Color using enum type

getPiece

public Piece getPiece()

report piece's type using enum type

getValue

public int getValue()

report value of piece - based solely on its type

getValue

public int getValue(Color perspective)

report value of piece - based solely on its type - but from the perspective of a particular color. From the perspective of white - if the piece is black then the value is negative

isEmpty

public boolean isEmpty()

reports whether piece is an empty space. Policy decision - both color and piece must be empty in order to qualify. Other situations should be handled with a isError method

setColor

public void setColor(Color col)

change pieces color. Probably should not be widely used. Piece Color should not change

switchColor

public boolean switchColor()

setPiece

public void setPiece(Piece pc)

change pieces type. Probably should not be widely used. Possible use - pawn reaches end row

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object obj)

report whether two chess pieces have equivalent contents

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

report what the piece is in a nice string

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

toShortString

public java.lang.String toShortString()

report what a piece is in a short string - for presenting a whole board