simple21

Class Player

java.lang.Object

simple21.Player

Direct Known Subclasses:

Human

public class Player
extends java.lang.Object

Represents a player in this simplified version of the "21" card game.

Version:

0

Author:

David Matuszek, (Students: replace this with your name)

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
private int	hiddenCard The player's one hidden card (a value 1..10).
(package private) java.lang.String	name The name of the player (used for printing purposes).
int	sumOfVisibleCards The sum of the player's cards, not counting the hidden card.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Player(java.lang.String name) Constructs a player with the given name.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
(package private) int	getScore() Return this player's score (the total of all this player's cards).
(package private) boolean	offerCard(Player[] players) Decides whether to take another card.
(package private) void	takeHiddenCard(int card) Puts the specified card in this player's hand, and prints a message saying that the card is being taken, but does not print the value of the card.
(package private) void	takeVisibleCard(int card) Adds the given card to the visible cards for this Player, and prints a message saying that the card is being taken.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

name

java.lang.String name

The name of the player (used for printing purposes).

hiddenCard

private int hiddenCard

The player's one hidden card (a value 1..10).

sumOfVisibleCards

public int sumOfVisibleCards

The sum of the player's cards, not counting the hidden card.

Constructor Detail

Player

public Player(java.lang.String name)

Constructs a player with the given name.

Parameters:

name - the name to be given to this player.

Method Detail

offerCard

boolean offerCard(Player[] players)

Decides whether to take another card. Information available in making this decision includes the sum of all this Player's cards, and the sum of each other Player's visible cards, but not the value of other Player's hidden cards.

Parameters:

players - An array of all Players, including this one.

Returns:

true if the decision is to take another card.

takeVisibleCard

void takeVisibleCard(int card)

Adds the given card to the visible cards for this Player, and prints a message saying that the card is being taken.

Parameters:

card - The card (1..10) being taken.

takeHiddenCard

void takeHiddenCard(int card)

Puts the specified card in this player's hand, and prints a message saying that the card is being taken, but does not print the value of the card.

Parameters:

card - the card received from the dealer

getScore

int getScore()

Return this player's score (the total of all this player's cards).

Note: The way this program is organized, there is nothing to prevent another player from calling this routine to "cheat." Please don't do so. There are various ways to prevent cheating, but they all add complexity that we don't need in a program this small.

Returns:

The total of the cards (both visible and hidden) in this player's hand.