game_frontend

Class Match

java.lang.Object

game_frontend.Match

Direct Known Subclasses:

Debug, Interactive, Simulation

public abstract class Match
extends java.lang.Object

Represents an abstract type that defines the routines to play a Card Game

Author:

joaovieira

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
static class	Match.States

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
protected int	actualBet
protected Card[]	discarded
protected Play	game
protected int	initialCredit
protected Player	player

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Match(int credits) Constructor of Match that creates a default deck
Match(int credits, java.util.ArrayList<Card> cards) Constructor of Match that receives the cards to be loaded into deck

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
int[]	advice() Advises the user about the cards he should hold according to the implemented strategy
boolean	bet(int amount) Performs a bet, meaning that the amount specified by amount is credited from player's account
int	credit() Shows the player's actual credit
java.lang.String	deal() Performs the deal, which means that the amount bet is sent to the game and five cards are retrieved from it
java.lang.String	getStats() Retrieves the statistics of the actual game until the moment
java.lang.String	hold(int[] positions) Holds the cards at the specified positions, discards those that are not to hold, retrieves more from the game to replace them, retrieves and evaluates the final hand and gives the player its prize (even if zero) and finally, gives back to game all the cards.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

game

protected Play game

player

protected Player player

discarded

protected Card[] discarded

actualBet

protected int actualBet

initialCredit

protected int initialCredit

Constructor Detail

Match

public Match(int credits)

Constructor of Match that creates a default deck

Parameters:

credits - Amount of credits in the beginning

Match

public Match(int credits,
             java.util.ArrayList<Card> cards)

Constructor of Match that receives the cards to be loaded into deck

Parameters:

credits - Amount of credits in the beginning

cards - Cards to be loaded into deck

Method Detail

bet

public boolean bet(int amount)

Performs a bet, meaning that the amount specified by amount is credited from player's account

Parameters:

amount - Amount to bet

Returns:

boolean true in success or false otherwise

deal

public java.lang.String deal()

Performs the deal, which means that the amount bet is sent to the game and five cards are retrieved from it

Returns:

String Actual hand of player

hold

public java.lang.String hold(int[] positions)

Holds the cards at the specified positions, discards those that are not to hold, retrieves more from the game to replace them, retrieves and evaluates the final hand and gives the player its prize (even if zero) and finally, gives back to game all the cards. After this the round is over

Parameters:

positions - Positions of the cards that are to maintain

Returns:

String Final hand of the player in this round

credit

public int credit()

Shows the player's actual credit

Returns:

int Player's actual credit

advice

public int[] advice()

Advises the user about the cards he should hold according to the implemented strategy

Returns:

int[] Positions of the cards that the user should hold

getStats

public java.lang.String getStats()

Retrieves the statistics of the actual game until the moment

Returns:

String Statistics of the game until now