Package characters.heroes

Class Hero

java.lang.Object

characters.DungeonCharacter

characters.heroes.Hero

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Comparable<java.lang.Object>

Direct Known Subclasses:

Sorceress, Thief, Warrior

public abstract class Hero
extends DungeonCharacter

Abstract base class for a hierarchy of heroes. It is derived from DungeonCharacter. A Hero has battle choices: regular attack and a special skill which is defined by the classes derived from Hero.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
protected double	chanceToBlock
protected int	numTurns

Fields inherited from class characters.DungeonCharacter

attackSpeed, chanceToHit, damageMax, damageMin, hitPoints, name, randomInt

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor	Description
protected	Hero(java.lang.String name, int hitPoints, int attackSpeed, double chanceToHit, int damageMin, int damageMax, double chanceToBlock)	Call the base constructor and get the name of hero from the user.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	numOfTurns(DungeonCharacter opponent)
void	readName()	Obtains the name for the hero specified by the user.
void	subtractHitPoints(int hitPoints)	Check if the hero blocked the attack, and if so a message is displayed, otherwise the base version of this method is invoked to perform the subtraction operation.

Methods inherited from class characters.DungeonCharacter

addHitPoints, attack, battleChoices, compareTo, getAttackSpeed, getHitPoints, getName, isAlive

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Details

chanceToBlock

protected double chanceToBlock

numTurns

protected int numTurns

Constructor Details

Hero

protected Hero(java.lang.String name,
int hitPoints,
int attackSpeed,
double chanceToHit,
int damageMin,
int damageMax,
double chanceToBlock)

Call the base constructor and get the name of hero from the user.

Parameters:

name - Name of character.

hitPoints - Points of damage a character can take before killed.

attackSpeed - How fast the character can attack.

chanceToHit - Chance an attack will strike the opponent.

damageMin - Minimum amount of damage a character can inflict.

damageMax - Maximum amount of damage a character can inflict.

chanceToBlock - The chance to block an opponents attack.

Method Details

readName

public void readName()

Obtains the name for the hero specified by the user.

subtractHitPoints

public void subtractHitPoints(int hitPoints)

Check if the hero blocked the attack, and if so a message is displayed, otherwise the base version of this method is invoked to perform the subtraction operation.

Overrides:

subtractHitPoints in class DungeonCharacter

Parameters:

hitPoints - The number of hit points to subtract.

numOfTurns

public void numOfTurns(DungeonCharacter opponent)