Class Printer

java.lang.Object
  Printer

All Implemented Interfaces:

IView

public class Printer
extends java.lang.Object
implements IView

Constructor Summary

Printer()

Method Summary

void	getNextMove() This method handles the input of new moves for the text-based program.
void	makeMove() Keeps inputting moves from console, until it is given a valid move, in which case the move is performed
void	printAll() Prints state of Freecell board
void	printCard(Card c) Prints card c, by first converting it into a string
void	printCellHeader() Prints header for cells
void	printCells() Prints cards contained in cells
void	printEmpty() Prints empty spot (with no card)
void	printEnd() Prints end of game message
void	printEndl() Prints an endline
void	printFoundations() Prints highest cards in Foundations
void	printFoundHeader() Prints header for Foundations
void	printMoveQuery() Asks user to input where he wants to move cards from/to
void	printNumOfCardsQuery() Asks user how many cards he wishes to move
void	printPlayAgainQuery() Asks user if he/she wants to play again
void	printSeparator() Prints a separator
void	printShorterTabSep() Prints a shorter tab separator (after a 10* card)
void	printTableauHeader() Prints header for tableaus
void	printTabSep() Prints a tab separator
void	printTitle() prints the title of the game
void	setFreecell(Freecell f) This method associated the printer object with a freecell game f.
void	showError() Prints error message when invalid move is entered

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Printer

public Printer()

Method Detail

setFreecell

public void setFreecell(Freecell f)

This method associated the printer object with a freecell game f. It also tells each of the pile models to set its view to a new TextPileView.

Specified by:

setFreecell in interface IView

Parameters:

f - the freecell object to be linked to this view

printAll

public void printAll()

Prints state of Freecell board

Specified by:

printAll in interface IView

printFoundHeader

public void printFoundHeader()

Prints header for Foundations

printFoundations

public void printFoundations()

Prints highest cards in Foundations

printCellHeader

public void printCellHeader()

Prints header for cells

printCells

public void printCells()

Prints cards contained in cells

printTableauHeader

public void printTableauHeader()

Prints header for tableaus

printCard

public void printCard(Card c)

Prints card c, by first converting it into a string

printTitle

public void printTitle()

Description copied from interface: IView

prints the title of the game

Specified by:

printTitle in interface IView

printMoveQuery

public void printMoveQuery()

Asks user to input where he wants to move cards from/to

printNumOfCardsQuery

public void printNumOfCardsQuery()

Asks user how many cards he wishes to move

printEnd

public void printEnd()

Description copied from interface: IView

Prints end of game message

Specified by:

printEnd in interface IView

printPlayAgainQuery

public void printPlayAgainQuery()

Description copied from interface: IView

Asks user if he/she wants to play again

Specified by:

printPlayAgainQuery in interface IView

printSeparator

public void printSeparator()

Prints a separator

printTabSep

public void printTabSep()

Prints a tab separator

printShorterTabSep

public void printShorterTabSep()

Prints a shorter tab separator (after a 10* card)

printEndl

public void printEndl()

Prints an endline

printEmpty

public void printEmpty()

Prints empty spot (with no card)

showError

public void showError()

Prints error message when invalid move is entered

Specified by:

showError in interface IView

makeMove

public void makeMove()

Keeps inputting moves from console, until it is given a valid move, in which case the move is performed

Specified by:

makeMove in interface IView

getNextMove

public void getNextMove()

This method handles the input of new moves for the text-based program. It loops until the game is over, checking for foundation cards to move after each move and also checking to see if the game has ended. If the user inputs the new game sequence as a move or wants to play a new game after the current one has ended, then it tells Freecell to start a new game.

Specified by:

getNextMove in interface IView