vooga.gameEngine.event
Class NetworkEvent

java.lang.Object
  java.util.EventObject
      vooga.gameEngine.event.NetworkEvent

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

BallMovedEvent, BallMovedEvent, BroadcastEvent, EndLeftInputEvent, EndRightInputEvent, LaserInputEvent, MoveDownEvent, MoveDownEvent, MoveDownEvent, MoveUpEvent, MoveUpEvent, MoveUpEvent, StartLeftInputEvent, StartRightInputEvent

public class NetworkEvent
extends java.util.EventObject

A subclass of EventObject used for any EventObjects which need to be broadcast over the network in a networked instance of a VOOGA game.

Author:

Geoffrey Lawler

See Also:

NetworkListener, NetworkController, Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class java.util.EventObject

source

Constructor Summary

NetworkEvent(java.lang.Object source)
Default constructor for NetworkEvents.

Method Summary

int	getFiringPlayerNumber() Getter method used to determine the player who originally fired this event.
void	setFiringPlayerNumber(int playerNumber) Sets the player ID of the player firing this event so that it can be identified after being broadcast on the network.

Methods inherited from class java.util.EventObject

getSource, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

NetworkEvent

public NetworkEvent(java.lang.Object source)

Default constructor for NetworkEvents.

Parameters:

source - The Object from which this event was fired

Method Detail

setFiringPlayerNumber

public void setFiringPlayerNumber(int playerNumber)

Sets the player ID of the player firing this event so that it can be identified after being broadcast on the network.

Parameters:

playerNumber - The player number of the player originally firing this event.

getFiringPlayerNumber

public int getFiringPlayerNumber()

Getter method used to determine the player who originally fired this event. Returns -1 if no player id was ever assigned to this event.

Returns:

The player number of the player originally firing this NetworkEvent or -1 if no player number was ever added to this Event