cs15.prj.ticTacToeSupport

Class CS15TicTacToeController

java.lang.Object

cs15.prj.ticTacToeSupport.CS15TicTacToeController

public class CS15TicTacToeController
extends java.lang.Object

A SUPPORT class that controls the tic tac toe game and displays relevant game messages.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
CS15TicTacToeController() Constructs a controller instance.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	addPlayer(CS15TicTacToePlayer player) Adds a player to the game of tic tac toe.
void	finishedTurn() Ends the current player's turn and moves to the other player's turn.
CS15TicTacToePlayer	getWinningPlayer() Returns the winning player.
void	playAgain() Resets game settings in order to restart the game.
void	setControllerMessage(java.lang.String message) Sets the message in the controller console.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

CS15TicTacToeController

public CS15TicTacToeController()

Constructs a controller instance.

Method Detail

addPlayer

public void addPlayer(CS15TicTacToePlayer player)

Adds a player to the game of tic tac toe. This method should be called twice so that the game has two players, and it will give an error in the terminal if called more than twice.

Parameters:

player - player to add to game

finishedTurn

public void finishedTurn()

Ends the current player's turn and moves to the other player's turn. This method should be called each time after a player marks a square.

getWinningPlayer

public CS15TicTacToePlayer getWinningPlayer()

Returns the winning player. Will return null and give an error in the terminal if called before there is a winner. See note in the handout about using this method!

Returns:

the winning player

playAgain

public void playAgain()

Resets game settings in order to restart the game.

setControllerMessage

public void setControllerMessage(java.lang.String message)

Sets the message in the controller console.

Parameters:

message - the message to be displayed