VASSAL.counters
Class BasicPiece

java.lang.Object
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All Implemented Interfaces:

EditablePiece, GamePiece

public class BasicPiece

extends java.lang.Object

implements EditablePiece

Basic class for representing a physical component of the game Can be a counter, a card, or an overlay

Field Summary

static java.lang.String	ID
protected java.lang.String	imageName
protected java.awt.Dimension	imageSize
protected javax.swing.JPopupMenu	popup
static java.awt.Font	POPUP_MENU_FONT

Constructor Summary

BasicPiece()

BasicPiece(java.lang.String type)

Method Summary

java.awt.Rectangle	boundingBox() The area which this GamePiece occupies when drawn at the point given by getPosition().
void	draw(java.awt.Graphics g, int x, int y, java.awt.Component obs, double zoom)
boolean	equals(GamePiece c)
java.lang.String	getDescription() A plain-English description of this type of piece
PieceEditor	getEditor() Get the configurer for this trait
HelpFile	getHelpFile()
static Highlighter	getHighlighter() Get the Highlighter instance for drawing selected pieces.
java.lang.String	getId() Each GamePiece must have a unique String identifier
protected KeyCommand[]	getKeyCommands()
Map	getMap()
java.lang.String	getName() The plain English name for this piece
Stack	getParent()
java.awt.Point	getPosition()
java.lang.Object	getProperty(java.lang.Object key)
java.lang.String	getState() The state information is information that can change during the course of a game.
java.lang.String	getType() The type information is information that does not change during the course of a game.
Command	keyEvent(javax.swing.KeyStroke stroke) Keyboard events are forward to this method when a piece is selected The GamePiece can respond in any way it likes
protected java.awt.Image	myImage()
void	mySetType(java.lang.String type) Set the type information for this piece.
protected java.lang.Object	prefsValue(java.lang.String s)
java.awt.Rectangle	selectionBounds() The area which is considered part of this GamePiece for purposes of selecting it with the mouse
static void	setHighlighter(Highlighter h) Set the Highlighter for all pieces
void	setId(java.lang.String id)
void	setMap(Map map)
void	setParent(Stack s)
void	setPosition(java.awt.Point p)
void	setProperty(java.lang.Object key, java.lang.Object val) The GamePiece should store properties for retrieval (e.g in a Hashtable) It is not necessary that properties stored with this method be retained in the piece's getState() method.
void	setState(java.lang.String s)
void	showPopup(java.awt.event.MouseEvent e)
static void	verifySize(java.awt.Dimension d, java.awt.Image i, java.awt.Component obs)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

ID

public static final java.lang.String ID

POPUP_MENU_FONT

public static java.awt.Font POPUP_MENU_FONT

imageSize

protected java.awt.Dimension imageSize

popup

protected javax.swing.JPopupMenu popup

imageName

protected java.lang.String imageName

Constructor Detail

BasicPiece

public BasicPiece()

BasicPiece

public BasicPiece(java.lang.String type)

Method Detail

mySetType

public void mySetType(java.lang.String type)

Description copied from interface: EditablePiece

Set the type information for this piece. See Decorator.myGetType()

Specified by:

mySetType in interface EditablePiece

getType

public java.lang.String getType()

Description copied from interface: GamePiece

The type information is information that does not change during the course of a game. Image file names, popup menu command names, etc., all should be reflected in the type.

Specified by:

getType in interface GamePiece

Following copied from interface: VASSAL.counters.GamePiece

See Also:

BasicCommandEncoder

setMap

public void setMap(Map map)

Specified by:

setMap in interface GamePiece

getMap

public Map getMap()

Specified by:

getMap in interface GamePiece

getProperty

public java.lang.Object getProperty(java.lang.Object key)

Specified by:

getProperty in interface GamePiece

setProperty

public void setProperty(java.lang.Object key,
                        java.lang.Object val)

Description copied from interface: GamePiece

The GamePiece should store properties for retrieval (e.g in a Hashtable) It is not necessary that properties stored with this method be retained in the piece's GamePiece.getState() method.

Specified by:

setProperty in interface GamePiece

prefsValue

protected java.lang.Object prefsValue(java.lang.String s)

myImage

protected java.awt.Image myImage()

verifySize

public static void verifySize(java.awt.Dimension d,
                              java.awt.Image i,
                              java.awt.Component obs)

draw

public void draw(java.awt.Graphics g,
                 int x,
                 int y,
                 java.awt.Component obs,
                 double zoom)

Specified by:

draw in interface GamePiece

getKeyCommands

protected KeyCommand[] getKeyCommands()

getPosition

public java.awt.Point getPosition()

Specified by:

getPosition in interface GamePiece

setPosition

public void setPosition(java.awt.Point p)

Specified by:

setPosition in interface GamePiece

getParent

public Stack getParent()

Specified by:

getParent in interface GamePiece

setParent

public void setParent(Stack s)

Specified by:

setParent in interface GamePiece

boundingBox

public java.awt.Rectangle boundingBox()

Description copied from interface: GamePiece

The area which this GamePiece occupies when drawn at the point given by getPosition().

Specified by:

boundingBox in interface GamePiece

selectionBounds

public java.awt.Rectangle selectionBounds()

Description copied from interface: GamePiece

The area which is considered part of this GamePiece for purposes of selecting it with the mouse

Specified by:

selectionBounds in interface GamePiece

equals

public boolean equals(GamePiece c)

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Description copied from interface: GamePiece

The plain English name for this piece

Specified by:

getName in interface GamePiece

keyEvent

public Command keyEvent(javax.swing.KeyStroke stroke)

Description copied from interface: GamePiece

Keyboard events are forward to this method when a piece is selected The GamePiece can respond in any way it likes

Specified by:

keyEvent in interface GamePiece

Following copied from interface: VASSAL.counters.GamePiece

Returns:

a Command that, when executed, will invoke the same response. Usually a ChangePiece command.

See Also:

ForwardToKeyBuffer

showPopup

public void showPopup(java.awt.event.MouseEvent e)

getState

public java.lang.String getState()

Description copied from interface: GamePiece

The state information is information that can change during the course of a game. State information is saved when the game is saved and is transferred between players on the server. For example, the relative order of pieces in a stack is state information, but whether the stack is expanded is not

Specified by:

getState in interface GamePiece

setState

public void setState(java.lang.String s)

Specified by:

setState in interface GamePiece

getId

public java.lang.String getId()

Description copied from interface: GamePiece

Each GamePiece must have a unique String identifier

Specified by:

getId in interface GamePiece

Following copied from interface: VASSAL.counters.GamePiece

See Also:

GameState.getNewPieceId()

setId

public void setId(java.lang.String id)

Specified by:

setId in interface GamePiece

getHighlighter

public static Highlighter getHighlighter()

Get the Highlighter instance for drawing selected pieces. Note that since this is a static method, all pieces in a module will always use the same Highlighter

setHighlighter

public static void setHighlighter(Highlighter h)

Set the Highlighter for all pieces

getDescription

public java.lang.String getDescription()

Description copied from interface: EditablePiece

A plain-English description of this type of piece

Specified by:

getDescription in interface EditablePiece

getHelpFile

public HelpFile getHelpFile()

Specified by:

getHelpFile in interface EditablePiece

getEditor

public PieceEditor getEditor()

Description copied from interface: EditablePiece

Get the configurer for this trait

Specified by:

getEditor in interface EditablePiece