Class Player

class Player

extends Object

Controls Player Movement, shields, weapons, lives, score, painting, and collisions.

activeWeapon

comp

Instance of Applet, for call backs.

count

dir

direction

Array for storing directions.

fire

fireX

fireY

invincible

level

Level Player is on.

lives

Number of lives the player has.

myImages

myX

myY

originalX

originalY

prevX

prevY

score

Player Score.

shieldColor

Array of colors used for drawing Shields and weapons.

shields

Current Level of shields.

weapon

weaponDamage

weaponRange

weaponSpeed

Player(Image[], int, int, Applet)

Creates a player at and an x, y location with specified images.

addLife()

Addes one life to the player.

addShield(int)

Addes power back to the player's shields.

addWeapon(int)

Addes one level to a Weapon.

buildShieldColor()

Builds an array of shield colors for later use.

checkAttack(int, int, int, int, int)

Checks to see if the Enemy's weapon is hitting the player.

checkBounds()

Makes sure the player doesn't leave the playing area.

damage(int, int, int, int, int, int)

This fuction handles collisions.

fire()

Tells the player to fire it's weapon if it can.

getActiveWeapon()

Gets the number of the current weapon.

getWeaponLevel()

Gets the currently selected Weapons level.

getYMovement(int)

Function allows enemy weapons to home in on players location.

givePowerUp(int)

Function handles giving the player powerup's like shields, weapons, and extra lives.

killFire(int)

Removes a fired weapon from the array.

killMe()

Kills the player.

move(int)

Tells the player to move in direction i.

paint(Graphics)

Used to paint the player and weapons.

setActiveWeapon(int)

Sets players weapon to inputed value.

setMoveFalse(int)

Sets direction[i] to false.

setMoveTrue(int)

Sets direction[i] to true.

update()

Updates player and fired ammo location.

 private Image myImages[]

 private int myX

 private int myY

 private int dir

 private int prevX[]

 private int prevY[]

 private int activeWeapon

 private int weapon[]

 private static final int weaponDamage[]

 private static final int weaponRange[]

 private static final int weaponSpeed[]

 private int fire[]

 private int fireX[]

 private int fireY[]

 private int count

 private int invincible

 private int originalX

 private int originalY

 public int score

Player Score.

 public int lives

Number of lives the player has.

 public int shields

Current Level of shields.

 public int level

Level Player is on.

 boolean direction[]

Array for storing directions.

 public Color shieldColor[]

Array of colors used for drawing Shields and weapons.

 Applet comp

Instance of Applet, for call backs.

 Player(Image img[],
        int startX,
        int startY,
        Applet c)

Creates a player at and an x, y location with specified images.

Parameters:

img - Images that represent the player.

startX - Players starting X location.

startY - Players starting Y location.

c - Instance of an Applet, for call backs.

 public void paint(Graphics g)

Used to paint the player and weapons.

Parameters:

g - Graphics to paint to.

 public void update()

Updates player and fired ammo location.

 public int getActiveWeapon()

Gets the number of the current weapon.

Returns:

an int based on the selected weapon.

getWeaponLevel

 public int getWeaponLevel()

Gets the currently selected Weapons level.

Returns:

an int based on the selected weapon's level.

setActiveWeapon

 public void setActiveWeapon(int i)

Sets players weapon to inputed value. It only does this if the level of the weapon is greater than 0.

Parameters:

i - Weapon number to set to.

fire

 public void fire()

Tells the player to fire it's weapon if it can.

setMoveTrue

 public void setMoveTrue(int i)

Sets direction[i] to true. This is used so the player will continually move in the selected direction until setMoveFalse(i) is called.

Parameters:

i - The direction to set.

See Also:

setMoveFalse

setMoveFalse

 public void setMoveFalse(int i)

Sets direction[i] to false. This is used so the player will stop moving in the selected direction.

Parameters:

i - The direction to set.

move

 public void move(int i)

Tells the player to move in direction i.

Parameters:

i - The Direction to move.

getYMovement

 public int getYMovement(int y)

Function allows enemy weapons to home in on players location. Depending on the weapons location, the function will return a positive, negative, or zero.

Parameters:

y - Fired weapons y location.

Returns:

2 if y > player Y, -2 otherwise.

damage

 public int damage(int x,
                   int y,
                   int w,
                   int h,
                   int t,
                   int d)

This fuction handles collisions. If the player or the players' weapons hit the an enemy object, this function will return the damage that is done, and cause damage when needed.

Parameters:

x - Enemy x location.

y - Enemy y location.

w - Enemy's width.

h - Enemy's height.

t - Enemy's Type.

d - Enemy's Shield level.

Returns:

WeaponDamage if getting hit by weapon, d if coliding with player, 0 otherwise.

checkAttack

 public boolean checkAttack(int x,
                            int y,
                            int w,
                            int h,
                            int d)

Checks to see if the Enemy's weapon is hitting the player.

Parameters:

x - Enemy x location.

y - Enemy y location.

w - Enemy's width.

h - Enemy's height.

d - How much damage the weapon will cause.

Returns:

true if the weapon hits, false otherwise.

givePowerUp

 private void givePowerUp(int t)

Function handles giving the player powerup's like shields, weapons, and extra lives.

Parameters:

i - Type of power up to give.

addShield

 private void addShield(int a)

Addes power back to the player's shields. Shields cannot exceed 200, so proper checks are in place.

Parameters:

a - Value to add to current shield levels.

addWeapon

 private void addWeapon(int i)

Addes one level to a Weapon. Weapons cannot exceed a level of 10, so proper checks are in place.

Parameters:

i - Weapon number to add 1 to.

addLife

 private void addLife()

Addes one life to the player. Lives cannot exceed 7, so proper checks are in place.

checkBounds

 private boolean checkBounds()

Makes sure the player doesn't leave the playing area.

Returns:

true if the player is out of bounds, false otherwise.

killFire

 private void killFire(int w)

Removes a fired weapon from the array. Because weapons can move at different speeds this is a little more complex, but it gets the job done.

Parameters:

w - Weapon to kill.

killMe

 public void killMe()

Kills the player. Causes them to move back to the original starting x, y, and will give them about 2 second "free" play.

buildShieldColor

 private void buildShieldColor()

Builds an array of shield colors for later use. This Array and function is designed to save speed at runtime.