Class Hero

java.lang.Object

Hero

public class Hero
extends java.lang.Object

This class represents the player's character which is a fire fighter who is able to spray water that extinguishes Fires and Fireballs. They must save as many Pants from burning as possible, and without colliding into any Fireballs in the process.

This class should contain and use at least the following private fields:

• private Graphic graphic;
• private float speed;
• private int controlType;

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Hero(float x, float y, int controlType) This constructor initializes a new instance of Hero at the appropriate location and using the appropriate controlType.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Graphic	getGraphic() This is a simple accessor for this object's Graphic, which may be used by other objects to check for collisions.
boolean	handleFireballCollisions(java.util.ArrayList fireballs) This method detects an handles collisions between any active Fireball objects, and the current Hero.
void	update(int time, Water[] water) This method is called repeated by the Level to draw and move (based on the current controlType) the Hero, as well as to spray new Water in the direction that this Hero is currently facing.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Hero

public Hero(float x,
            float y,
            int controlType)

This constructor initializes a new instance of Hero at the appropriate location and using the appropriate controlType. This Hero should move with a speed of 0.12 pixels per millisecond.

Parameters:

x - the x-coordinate of this new Hero's position

y - the y-coordinate of this new Hero's position

controlType - specifies which control scheme should be used by the player to move this hero around: 1, 2, or 3.

Method Detail

update

public void update(int time,
                   Water[] water)

This method is called repeated by the Level to draw and move (based on the current controlType) the Hero, as well as to spray new Water in the direction that this Hero is currently facing.

Parameters:

time - is the amount of time in milliseconds that has elapsed since the last time this update was called.

water - the array of Water that the Hero has sprayed in the past, and if there is an empty (null) element in this array, they can can add a new Water object to this array by pressing the appropriate controls.

getGraphic

public Graphic getGraphic()

This is a simple accessor for this object's Graphic, which may be used by other objects to check for collisions.

Returns:

a reference to this Hero's Graphic object.

handleFireballCollisions

public boolean handleFireballCollisions(java.util.ArrayList fireballs)

This method detects an handles collisions between any active Fireball objects, and the current Hero. When a collision is found, this method returns true to indicate that the player has lost the Game.

Parameters:

fireballs - the ArrayList of Fireballs that should be checked against the current Hero's position for collisions.

Returns:

true when a Fireball collision is detected, otherwise false.