com.collegeboard.gridworld.actor
Class Critter

java.lang.Object
  com.collegeboard.gridworld.actor.Actor
      com.collegeboard.gridworld.actor.Critter

public class Critter
extends Actor

Constructor Summary

Critter()
Constructs a green critter that drops flowers as it moves.

Critter(Color color)
Constructs a critter of a given color that drops flowers as it moves.

Method Summary

void	act() Override this method with the action that your actor carries out.actor needs to
boolean	canMove() Checks whether this critter can move in the current direction.
void	move() Moves in the current direction.
void	setTracing(boolean b)
void	turn() Turns 45 degrees to the right.

Methods inherited from class com.collegeboard.gridworld.actor.Actor

getColor, getDirection, getGrid, getLocation, getValidNeighborLocations, moveTo, putSelfInGrid, removeSelfFromGrid, setColor, toString, turn

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Critter

public Critter()

Constructs a green critter that drops flowers as it moves.

Critter

public Critter(Color color)

Constructs a critter of a given color that drops flowers as it moves.

Parameters:

color - the color for this critter

Method Detail

act

public void act()

Description copied from class: Actor

Override this method with the action that your actor carries out.actor needs to

Specified by:

act in class Actor

turn

public void turn()

Turns 45 degrees to the right.

move

public void move()

Moves in the current direction. If tracing is turned on, drops a flower in the old location.

canMove

public boolean canMove()

Checks whether this critter can move in the current direction.

Returns:

true if the critter can move, false if the next location is invalid or occupied by an actor other than a flower

setTracing

public void setTracing(boolean b)