Class OthelloBoard

java.lang.Object
  GameBoard
      OthelloBoard

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Cloneable

public class OthelloBoard
extends GameBoard
implements java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Cloneable

This class manages the data necessary for an Othello board.

Author:

Adam Hauer Stony Brook University

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class GameBoard

NOTHING, P1, P2

Constructor Summary

OthelloBoard()
Constructor for starting a game with an empty board

Method Summary

boolean	checkAvailability() Examines the board for a given player and checks if there are any available moves to make for that player
void	chooseCell(int row, int col, int player) Method to allow a player to select a cell.
OthelloBoard	clone() Method for making a duplicate of the current configuration of the board
int	flipLeft(int row, int col, int player) Recursive method to try and flip pieces of opposing player going left
int	flipLow(int row, int col, int player) Recursive method to try and flip pieces of opposing player going down
int	flipLowerLeft(int row, int col, int player) Recursive method to try and flip pieces of opposing player going lower left
int	flipLowerRight(int row, int col, int player) Recursive method to try and flip pieces of opposing player going lower right
int	flipRight(int row, int col, int player) Recursive method to try and flip pieces of opposing player going right
int	flipUp(int row, int col, int player) Recursive method to try and flip pieces of opposing player going up
int	flipUpperLeft(int row, int col, int player) Recursive method to try and flip pieces of opposing player going upper left
int	flipUpperRight(int row, int col, int player) Recursive method to try and flip pieces of opposing player going upper right
int	getWinner() Determines who has won the game.
boolean	isLegalMove(java.awt.Dimension testMove) This method checks if the selected move is allowed by the current player
void	resetBoard() Method to reset the entire board, assigning all cells to have value of NOTHING.
void	skipTurn() Method for skipping the current player's turn

Methods inherited from class GameBoard

getCell, getTurn

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

OthelloBoard

public OthelloBoard()

Constructor for starting a game with an empty board

Method Detail

clone

public OthelloBoard clone()

Method for making a duplicate of the current configuration of the board

Overrides:

clone in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

- an Othello Board with the same exact configuration

chooseCell

public void chooseCell(int row,
                       int col,
                       int player)

Method to allow a player to select a cell. Makes the necessary changes to the game board as well. Also changes the turn so the next player can place a disc

Specified by:

chooseCell in class GameBoard

Parameters:

row - - row of the chosen cell

col - - column of the chosen cell

player - - the player who is making this move

checkAvailability

public boolean checkAvailability()

Examines the board for a given player and checks if there are any available moves to make for that player

Parameters:

- - player - the player that is being analyzed

Returns:

- TRUE if there are moves to make. FALSE if there are none.

flipUpperLeft

public int flipUpperLeft(int row,
                         int col,
                         int player)

Recursive method to try and flip pieces of opposing player going upper left

Parameters:

row - - row of the disc

col - - column of the disc

player - - the player who is trying to flip

Returns:

- 1 if successful, 0 if not

flipUp

public int flipUp(int row,
                  int col,
                  int player)

Recursive method to try and flip pieces of opposing player going up

Parameters:

row - - row of the disc

col - - column of the disc

player - - the player who is trying to flip

Returns:

- 1 if successful, 0 if not

flipUpperRight

public int flipUpperRight(int row,
                          int col,
                          int player)

Recursive method to try and flip pieces of opposing player going upper right

Parameters:

row - - row of the disc

col - - column of the disc

player - - the player who is trying to flip

Returns:

- 1 if successful, 0 if not

flipRight

public int flipRight(int row,
                     int col,
                     int player)

Recursive method to try and flip pieces of opposing player going right

Parameters:

row - - row of the disc

col - - column of the disc

player - - the player who is trying to flip

Returns:

- 1 if successful, 0 if not

flipLowerRight

public int flipLowerRight(int row,
                          int col,
                          int player)

Recursive method to try and flip pieces of opposing player going lower right

Parameters:

row - - row of the disc

col - - column of the disc

player - - the player who is trying to flip

Returns:

- 1 if successful, 0 if not

flipLow

public int flipLow(int row,
                   int col,
                   int player)

Recursive method to try and flip pieces of opposing player going down

Parameters:

row - - row of the disc

col - - column of the disc

player - - the player who is trying to flip

Returns:

- 1 if successful, 0 if not

flipLowerLeft

public int flipLowerLeft(int row,
                         int col,
                         int player)

Recursive method to try and flip pieces of opposing player going lower left

Parameters:

row - - row of the disc

col - - column of the disc

player - - the player who is trying to flip

Returns:

- 1 if successful, 0 if not

flipLeft

public int flipLeft(int row,
                    int col,
                    int player)

Recursive method to try and flip pieces of opposing player going left

Parameters:

row - - row of the disc

col - - column of the disc

player - - the player who is trying to flip

Returns:

- 1 if successful, 0 if not

isLegalMove

public boolean isLegalMove(java.awt.Dimension testMove)

This method checks if the selected move is allowed by the current player

Specified by:

isLegalMove in class GameBoard

Parameters:

testMove - - the row/column of the move being queried

Returns:

- TRUE if legal and FALSE if not.

getWinner

public int getWinner()

Determines who has won the game.

Specified by:

getWinner in class GameBoard

Returns:

- B if black has won, W if white has won, NOTHING if a tie

skipTurn

public void skipTurn()

Method for skipping the current player's turn

Overrides:

skipTurn in class GameBoard

resetBoard

public void resetBoard()

Method to reset the entire board, assigning all cells to have value of NOTHING.

Specified by:

resetBoard in class GameBoard