info.gridworld.actor
Class Bug

java.lang.Object
  info.gridworld.actor.Actor
      info.gridworld.actor.Bug

public class Bug
extends Actor

A bug is an actor that can move and turn. It drops flowers as it moves. Extend this class to draw shapes in the actor world.
The implementation of this class is testable on the AP CS A and AB exams.

Constructor Summary

Bug()
Constructs a red bug.

Bug(Color bugColor)
Constructs a bug of a given color.

Method Summary

void	act() Reverses the direction of this actor.
boolean	canMove() Tests whether this bug can move forward into a location that is empty or contains a flower.
void	move() Moves the bug forward, putting a flower into the location it previously occupied.
void	turn() Turns the bug 45 degrees to the right without changing its location.

Methods inherited from class info.gridworld.actor.Actor

getColor, getDirection, getGrid, getLocation, moveTo, putSelfInGrid, removeSelfFromGrid, setColor, setDirection, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Bug

public Bug()

Constructs a red bug.

Bug

public Bug(Color bugColor)

Constructs a bug of a given color.

Parameters:

bugColor - the color for this bug

Method Detail

act

public void act()

Description copied from class: Actor

Reverses the direction of this actor. Override this method in subclasses of Actor to define actors with different behavior

Overrides:

act in class Actor

turn

public void turn()

Turns the bug 45 degrees to the right without changing its location.

move

public void move()

Moves the bug forward, putting a flower into the location it previously occupied.

canMove

public boolean canMove()

Tests whether this bug can move forward into a location that is empty or contains a flower.

Returns:

true if this bug can move.