game.checkers
Class Checker

java.lang.Object
  game.checkers.Checker

All Implemented Interfaces:

Piece

public class Checker

extends Object

implements Piece

Checker represents a checker piece (either red or black).

Constructor Summary

Checker(CheckerColor color)
Make a Checker.

Method Summary

CheckerColor	getColor() Get checker's color.
boolean	similar(Object obj) Test if obj is a similar kind of checker.
String	toString() Get checker's string representation.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface game.Piece

equals, hashCode

Constructor Detail

Checker

public Checker(CheckerColor color)

Make a Checker.

Parameters:

color - checker's color: either CheckerColor.RED or CheckerColor.BLACK

Method Detail

getColor

public CheckerColor getColor()

Get checker's color.

Returns:

color, either CheckerColor.RED or CheckerColor.BLACK

toString

public String toString()

Get checker's string representation.

Specified by:

toString in interface Piece

Returns:

"R" for a red checker, "b" for black

similar

public boolean similar(Object obj)

Test if obj is a similar kind of checker.

Specified by:

similar in interface Piece

Parameters:

obj - Object to test

Returns:

true if obj is a Checker of the same color as this checker