gizmoball.board
Class Absorber

java.lang.Object
  gizmoball.board.Gizmo
      gizmoball.board.Absorber

public class Absorber
extends Gizmo

This class represents an absorber gizmo that extends the abstract gizmo class. When a ball hits an Absorber object, the absorber absorbs the ball and shoots it from its right side.

Author:

Michal Wexler

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class gizmoball.board.Gizmo

color, connections, name, reverseConnections

Constructor Summary

Absorber(java.lang.String name, java.awt.Color color, Polygon poly, Vect launchVelocity, GizmoBoard board)
Constructs a new Absorber gizmo.

Method Summary

void	absorbBall(Ball b) absorbs a ball
void	action() executes the action of the Absorber which is to shoot balls that are absorbed in it.
java.util.List<Ball>	getBalls() returns the balls that the absorbers have.
Polygon	getShape() returns the shape of the absorber.
void	triggerConnections(Ball b) overrides the triggerConnection of Gizmo

Methods inherited from class gizmoball.board.Gizmo

getColor, getName, getTriggeredGizmos, getTriggeringGizmos, setColor

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Absorber

public Absorber(java.lang.String name,
                java.awt.Color color,
                Polygon poly,
                Vect launchVelocity,
                GizmoBoard board)

Constructs a new Absorber gizmo.

Parameters:

name - the name of the absorber

color - the color of the absorber

poly - the shape of the absorber

launchVelocity - velocity of a ball when launched

board - the board the absorber is being added to

Method Detail

getShape

public Polygon getShape()

returns the shape of the absorber.

Overrides:

getShape in class Gizmo

Returns:

the shape of the absorber

getBalls

public java.util.List<Ball> getBalls()

returns the balls that the absorbers have.

Returns:

the balls that the absorbers have

absorbBall

public void absorbBall(Ball b)

absorbs a ball

Parameters:

b - ball

triggerConnections

public void triggerConnections(Ball b)

overrides the triggerConnection of Gizmo

Overrides:

triggerConnections in class Gizmo

Parameters:

b - ball

action

public void action()

executes the action of the Absorber which is to shoot balls that are absorbed in it.

Overrides:

action in class Gizmo