games.pong.items
Class Paddle

java.lang.Object
  vooga.gameEngine.game.GameRelatedObject
      vooga.gameEngine.item.GameItem
          vooga.physicsEngine.PhysicalItem
              games.pong.items.PongItem
                  games.pong.items.Paddle

All Implemented Interfaces:

MoveListener, java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Comparable<Renderable>, java.util.EventListener, Collidable<PhysicalItem>, Renderable, Tangible

public class Paddle
extends PongItem
implements MoveListener, Collidable<PhysicalItem>

The Paddle that a user will have to move around in defense of the goal. It extends PhysicalItem and uses it's methods. Check GameItem JavaDoc for details on its methods.

Author:

Lucas Best

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class vooga.physicsEngine.PhysicalItem

parameters

Constructor Summary

Paddle(double width, double height)
Create a new Paddle as a Rectangle, and set it as immovable (so that it does not recoil when the Ball bounces off it.

Method Summary

void	collide(PhysicalItem otherObject) This method is called whenever an object of the specified type has collided with this object.
void	isHuman(boolean isHuman) Set whether this paddle is controlled by a human
void	moveDown(MoveDownEvent e) Move the source Paddle down
void	moveUp(MoveUpEvent e) Move the source Paddle up
void	resetSize() If the paddle is controlled by a computer, reset its size to normal.
void	setDelta(double delta) Set the delta for this paddle.

Methods inherited from class games.pong.items.PongItem

changeImage, reduceSize

Methods inherited from class vooga.physicsEngine.PhysicalItem

applyAngularImpulse, applyImpulse, getPhysicsOn, setConstantForce, setPhysicsOn, setPosition, setPosition

Methods inherited from class vooga.gameEngine.item.GameItem

compareTo, getPosition, getRotation, getShape, getSize, getTexture, isVisible, move, resize, rotate, setPosition, setRotation, setSize, setVisibility

Methods inherited from class vooga.gameEngine.game.GameRelatedObject

addEventListener, clearListeners, equals, fire, fire, fire, getEventListeners, getID, getListenerCount, removeEventListener

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface vooga.gameEngine.item.Renderable

getTexture, isVisible, setVisibility

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Comparable

compareTo

Methods inherited from interface vooga.gameEngine.item.Tangible

getPosition, getRotation, getShape, getSize, move, resize, rotate, setPosition, setRotation, setSize

Constructor Detail

Paddle

public Paddle(double width,
              double height)

Create a new Paddle as a Rectangle, and set it as immovable (so that it does not recoil when the Ball bounces off it.

Method Detail

moveUp

public void moveUp(MoveUpEvent e)

Description copied from interface: MoveListener

Move the source Paddle up

Specified by:

moveUp in interface MoveListener

Parameters:

e - a reference to the Event

moveDown

public void moveDown(MoveDownEvent e)

Description copied from interface: MoveListener

Move the source Paddle down

Specified by:

moveDown in interface MoveListener

Parameters:

e - a reference to the Event

setDelta

public void setDelta(double delta)

Set the delta for this paddle. Used when applying the AI to a paddle.

Parameters:

delta -

isHuman

public void isHuman(boolean isHuman)

Set whether this paddle is controlled by a human

Parameters:

isHuman - controlled by a human or computer

resetSize

public void resetSize()

If the paddle is controlled by a computer, reset its size to normal. Leave human players reduced between levels.

Overrides:

resetSize in class PongItem

collide

public void collide(PhysicalItem otherObject)

Description copied from interface: Collidable

This method is called whenever an object of the specified type has collided with this object.

Specified by:

collide in interface Collidable<PhysicalItem>

Parameters:

otherObject - that has collided with this object