fishPond
Class Plant

java.lang.Object
  fishPond.Plant

public class Plant
extends java.lang.Object

The state of a plant includes it's position (row and column) and it's size.

A Plant grows over time. Plants are eaten by fish that pass over them.

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Field Summary

static int	MAX_PLANT_SIZE Maximum size for a plant
static int	PLANT_BITE_SIZE Portion of plant that is eaten by a fish passing over it
static int	PLANT_STARTING_SIZE Initial size of plants in beginning of simulation

Constructor Summary

Plant(int rowIn, int colIn, int size)
Standard constructor that merely initializes the fields from the parameters

Plant(Plant other)
Standard copy constructor that merely copies the fields

Method Summary

int	getCol() returns column
int	getRow() returns row
int	getSize() returns size
void	grow() increments size by one unit
boolean	isAlive() returns true if size is bigger than zero, false otherwise.
void	removeBite(int biteSize) decreases size by biteSize units

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

PLANT_STARTING_SIZE

public static final int PLANT_STARTING_SIZE

Initial size of plants in beginning of simulation

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Constant Field Values

MAX_PLANT_SIZE

public static final int MAX_PLANT_SIZE

Maximum size for a plant

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Constant Field Values

PLANT_BITE_SIZE

public static final int PLANT_BITE_SIZE

Portion of plant that is eaten by a fish passing over it

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Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

Plant

public Plant(int rowIn,
             int colIn,
             int size)

Standard constructor that merely initializes the fields from the parameters

Plant

public Plant(Plant other)

Standard copy constructor that merely copies the fields

Method Detail

isAlive

public boolean isAlive()

returns true if size is bigger than zero, false otherwise.

getRow

public int getRow()

returns row

getCol

public int getCol()

returns column

getSize

public int getSize()

returns size

grow

public void grow()

increments size by one unit

removeBite

public void removeBite(int biteSize)

decreases size by biteSize units