life
Class Cell

java.lang.Object
  life.Cell

public class Cell
extends java.lang.Object

Models a cell in Conway's Game of Life.

Author:

Tom James

Field Summary

private boolean	flagState Whether or not the cell is flagged to be changed.
private int	positionX The x-coordinate of the cell.
private int	positionY The y-coordinate of the cell.
private boolean	state Whether or not the cell is alive.

Constructor Summary

Cell(int x, int y, boolean state)
Constructs a cell given an x-coordinate, y-coordinate, and state.

Method Summary

void	changeState(boolean newState)
void	flagChangeState(boolean newState) Changes the cell's state to its flagState.
boolean	getFlagChangeState()
int	getNeighbors()
double	getPositionX()
double	getPositionY()
boolean	getState()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

positionX

private int positionX

The x-coordinate of the cell.

positionY

private int positionY

The y-coordinate of the cell.

state

private boolean state

Whether or not the cell is alive.

flagState

private boolean flagState

Whether or not the cell is flagged to be changed.

Constructor Detail

Cell

public Cell(int x,
            int y,
            boolean state)

Constructs a cell given an x-coordinate, y-coordinate, and state.

Parameters:

x - The x-coordinate of the cell.

y - The y-coordinate of the cell.

state - Whether or not the cell is alive.

Method Detail

getPositionX

public double getPositionX()

Returns:

The x-coordinate of the cell.

getPositionY

public double getPositionY()

Returns:

The y-coordinate of the cell.

getState

public boolean getState()

Returns:

Whether or not the cell is alive.

changeState

public void changeState(boolean newState)

Parameters:

newState - The state to which the cell will be changed.

flagChangeState

public void flagChangeState(boolean newState)

Changes the cell's state to its flagState.

Parameters:

newState - The state to which the cell will be changed.

getFlagChangeState

public boolean getFlagChangeState()

Returns:

The state to which the cell will be changed when flagChangeState() is run.

getNeighbors

public int getNeighbors()

Returns:

The number of cells neighboring the current one.