com.sun.sgs.example.hack.server.ai

Class AICharacter

java.lang.Object

com.sun.sgs.example.hack.server.ai.AICharacter

All Implemented Interfaces:

Character, Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

MonsterCharacter, NPCharacter

public abstract class AICharacter
extends Object
implements Character, Serializable

This implementation of Character is the base for all AI creatures (ie, Monsters and NPCs).

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
AICharacter(int id, String name) Creates an instance of AICharacter.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
int	getID() Returns this entity's identifier.
String	getName() Returns the name of this entity.
abstract void	regenerate() Resets the character's details and makes them ready to re-enter a level.
abstract void	run() Called periodically to give this character a chance to do some processing.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface com.sun.sgs.example.hack.server.Character

collidedFrom, collidedInto, getStatistics, notifyStatsChanged, sendMessage

Constructor Detail

AICharacter

public AICharacter(int id,
           String name)

Creates an instance of AICharacter.

Parameters:

id - the character's identifier

name - the character's name

Method Detail

getID

public int getID()

Returns this entity's identifier. Typically this maps to the sprite used on the client-side to render this entity.

Specified by:

getID in interface Character

Returns:

the identifier

getName

public String getName()

Returns the name of this entity.

Specified by:

getName in interface Character

Returns:

the name

run

public abstract void run()

Called periodically to give this character a chance to do some processing.

regenerate

public abstract void regenerate()

Resets the character's details and makes them ready to re-enter a level. This typically happens after the character has been killed, and it's being re-spawned.