de.tfhberlin.panitz.vier
Interface VierLogik

public interface VierLogik

Method Summary

boolean	fourWins() Tests if a player has won.
int	setChip(int column, byte colour) Sets a token of a certain player into a column of the board.
java.lang.String	toString() Gives a String represntation of the complete board.

Method Detail

setChip

public int setChip(int column,
                   byte colour)

Sets a token of a certain player into a column of the board.

Parameters:

column - The column where to set the token. It is in the range 1<=column<=Constants.COLUMNS.

colour - One of the colour constants: Constants.PLAYERONE and Constants.PLAYERTWO.

Returns:

The row in which the token lands. -1 if the column is full.

fourWins

public boolean fourWins()

Tests if a player has won.

Returns:

true if one of the players has won.

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Gives a String represntation of the complete board. It could be some representation like:

  | | | | | | | |
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 | | | | | | | |
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 | | | |x|x| | |
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 | | | |o|o| | |
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 | | | |x|o| | |
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 | | |x|o|o|x| |
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Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

A String, which has all information for the token on the board.