edu.columbia.cs.cs1007.checkers
Class Square

java.lang.Object
  edu.columbia.cs.cs1007.checkers.Square

public class Square
extends java.lang.Object

This class implements a square of the checkers board. It contains both the color of the square, and any pieces that may have been placed onto that square.

Author:

Julia Stoyanovich (jds2109@columbia.edu) COMS 1007, Summer 2009.

Constructor Summary

Square(Constants.SQUARE_COLOR color)
Constructor that creates a square with an "empty" piece.

Square(Constants.SQUARE_COLOR color, Piece contents)
Constructor.

Method Summary

Constants.SQUARE_COLOR	getColor() Accessor.
Piece	getContents() Accessor.
boolean	isOccupied() Check whether there is a non-empty piece on this square.
void	removeContents() Replace the contents of the square by an "empty" piece.
void	setContents(Piece contents) Place a piece onto the square.
java.lang.String	toString() Generate a string representation of the square.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Square

public Square(Constants.SQUARE_COLOR color)

Constructor that creates a square with an "empty" piece.

Parameters:

color -

Square

public Square(Constants.SQUARE_COLOR color,
              Piece contents)

Constructor.

Parameters:

color -

contents -

Method Detail

getColor

public Constants.SQUARE_COLOR getColor()

Accessor.

Returns:

square color

getContents

public Piece getContents()

Accessor.

Returns:

piece that is positioned onto the square.

setContents

public void setContents(Piece contents)

Place a piece onto the square.

Parameters:

contents -

removeContents

public void removeContents()

Replace the contents of the square by an "empty" piece.

isOccupied

public boolean isOccupied()

Check whether there is a non-empty piece on this square.

Returns:

true if there is a piece there, false othewise

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Generate a string representation of the square.

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

string