Class Food

java.lang.Object
  info.gridworld.actor.Actor
      Food

All Implemented Interfaces:

Processable

Direct Known Subclasses:

Cake, Cookie

public abstract class Food
extends info.gridworld.actor.Actor
implements Processable

Food is the top level abstract class for different types of food. A food object waits for a WorkerAnt to get food from it. It does not act.

Field Summary

private int	BITE_SIZE The size of a bite
private int	foodEaten The total amount of food eaten

Constructor Summary

Food(int bite)
Constructs a Food actor.

Method Summary

void	act() "Do nothing" act method.
void	process(WorkerAnt ant) Gives food and current location to ant.
java.lang.String	toString() Creates a string that describes this actor.

Methods inherited from class info.gridworld.actor.Actor

getColor, getDirection, getGrid, getLocation, moveTo, putSelfInGrid, removeSelfFromGrid, setColor, setDirection

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

BITE_SIZE

private final int BITE_SIZE

The size of a bite

foodEaten

private int foodEaten

The total amount of food eaten

Constructor Detail

Food

public Food(int bite)

Constructs a Food actor. The image is displayed for this actor without tinting.

Method Detail

process

public void process(WorkerAnt ant)

Gives food and current location to ant.

Specified by:

process in interface Processable

Parameters:

ant - the calling WorkerAnt

act

public void act()

"Do nothing" act method. This is provided for the Ant Farm Cake, Cookie, and QueenAnt classes which do not act.

Overrides:

act in class info.gridworld.actor.Actor

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Creates a string that describes this actor.

Overrides:

toString in class info.gridworld.actor.Actor

Returns:

a string with the Actor information plus the amount of food eaten from this Cake