Class ComputerPigPlayer

java.lang.Object

PigPlayer

ComputerPigPlayer

public class ComputerPigPlayer
extends PigPlayer

This is the computer pig player. Currently, it's pretty stupid: it makes exactly one roll each turn and then quits. Your job for the homework is to make it smarter.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ComputerPigPlayer(String name) The main constructor for ComputerPigPlayer.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	beginTurn(int myScore, int opponentsScore) This function does nothing.
boolean	decideIfShouldRoll(int turnNumber, int rollNumber, int poolSize, int myScore, int opponentsScore) Should the player roll again? The computer always rolls once.

Methods inherited from class PigPlayer

getName

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ComputerPigPlayer

public ComputerPigPlayer(String name)

The main constructor for ComputerPigPlayer.

Parameters:

name - The ComputerPigPlayer's name

Method Detail

beginTurn

public void beginTurn(int myScore,
             int opponentsScore)

This function does nothing. It is here to fulfill the requirements of the abstract PigPlayer class.

Specified by:

beginTurn in class PigPlayer

Parameters:

myScore - the player's current score (unused)

opponentsScore - the opponent's current score (unused)

decideIfShouldRoll

public boolean decideIfShouldRoll(int turnNumber,
                         int rollNumber,
                         int poolSize,
                         int myScore,
                         int opponentsScore)

Should the player roll again? The computer always rolls once.

Specified by:

decideIfShouldRoll in class PigPlayer

Parameters:

turnNumber - which turn the player is on (unused)

rollNumber - which roll the player is on

poolSize - the number of points currently in the pool (unused)

myScore - the number of points the player has already won (unused)

opponentsScore - the number of points the opponent has already won (unused)

Returns:

true to roll again, false to stop