Class SpriteShip

java.lang.Object
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class SpriteShip

extends Sprite

The player sprite, controlled by the keyboard.

Field Summary

(package private) double	ageDoneHyperjump A ship needs an ageDoneHyperjump as well as the Sprite ageDone, uses it for fading out of hyperjumps.
(package private) double	ageDoneShootwait Use the ageShootwait to time the wait between bullets shot.
(package private) boolean	down Key flag for down arrow key pressed.
(package private) boolean	firing Machine-gun firing key.
(package private) static boolean	godmode Use this flag to mean that your ship never dies.
(package private) boolean	left Key flag for left arrow key pressed.
(package private) static int	newShipScore Next score needed to get a new ship.
(package private) boolean	right Key flag for right arrow key pressed.
(package private) static int	shipsLeft Number of ships left in game
(package private) static int	TURN_STEP_THRESHOLD How many turn step updates before you shift into fast turning?
(package private) int	turnstepcount Track how many turn steps you've done on this key press.
(package private) boolean	up Key flag for up arrow key pressed.

Fields inherited from class Sprite

acceleration, active, age, ageDone, angle, angularAcceleration, bounce, edgecolor, fillcolor, fillflag, game, mass, maxspeed, ownerApp, position, positiontransform, radius, shape, shapetransform, soundplaying, velocity

Constructor Summary

SpriteShip(RealPixelConverter rtopc)
Constructor sets colors, calls reset().

Method Summary

void	draw(java.awt.Graphics g, boolean detail) This fades the edge from black to white when you have a black fill, as is customary with a black background.
void	fire(RealPixelConverter rtopc) Make a sound and get a blank bullet slot or the oldest bullet slot and put a new bullet in there, aimed in your direction and starting at your location.
void	hyperjump() Randomize your location and give yourself an "immunity" for a few cycles.
void	keyPressed(int key) Process the arrow keys and spacebar.
void	keyReleased(int key) Process the arrow keys and spacebar.
void	loopsound(boolean onoff) Toggles the thrustersSound.
void	reset(RealPixelConverter rtopc) Puts the ship motionless in the middle of the screen.
void	stop() The stop method sets active to false and turns off the sound.
(package private) double	turnstep() A function that returns the slow or fast TURN_STEP depending on turnstepcount.
void	update(RealPixelConverter rtopc) The ship update method rotates the ship if left or right cursor key is down, Fires thrusters if up or down arrow key is down, calls advance and render, counts down the hyperspace counter if ship is in hyperspace.

Methods inherited from class Sprite

advance, explode, fixRadius, isColliding, isTouching, mass, radius, randomizeFillcolor, render, setFakeRadius, wrapandbounce

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

TURN_STEP_THRESHOLD

static final int TURN_STEP_THRESHOLD

How many turn step updates before you shift into fast turning?

turnstepcount

int turnstepcount

Track how many turn steps you've done on this key press.

newShipScore

static int newShipScore

Next score needed to get a new ship.

shipsLeft

static int shipsLeft

Number of ships left in game

left

boolean left

Key flag for left arrow key pressed.

right

boolean right

Key flag for right arrow key pressed.

up

boolean up

Key flag for up arrow key pressed.

down

boolean down

Key flag for down arrow key pressed.

firing

boolean firing

Machine-gun firing key.

ageDoneHyperjump

double ageDoneHyperjump

A ship needs an ageDoneHyperjump as well as the Sprite ageDone, uses it for fading out of hyperjumps.

ageDoneShootwait

double ageDoneShootwait

Use the ageShootwait to time the wait between bullets shot.

godmode

static boolean godmode

Use this flag to mean that your ship never dies.

Constructor Detail

SpriteShip

public SpriteShip(RealPixelConverter rtopc)

Constructor sets colors, calls reset().

Method Detail

turnstep

double turnstep()

A function that returns the slow or fast TURN_STEP depending on turnstepcount.

reset

public void reset(RealPixelConverter rtopc)

Puts the ship motionless in the middle of the screen.

Overrides:

reset in class Sprite

loopsound

public void loopsound(boolean onoff)

Toggles the thrustersSound.

Overrides:

loopsound in class Sprite

update

public void update(RealPixelConverter rtopc)

The ship update method rotates the ship if left or right cursor key is down, Fires thrusters if up or down arrow key is down, calls advance and render, counts down the hyperspace counter if ship is in hyperspace. If Ship is exploding, advance the countdown or create a new ship if it is done exploding. The new ship is added as though it were in hyperspace.(This gives the player time to move the ship if it is in imminent danger.) If that was the last ship, end the game.

Overrides:

update in class Sprite

stop

public void stop()

Description copied from class: Sprite

The stop method sets active to false and turns off the sound.

Overrides:

stop in class Sprite

fire

public void fire(RealPixelConverter rtopc)

Make a sound and get a blank bullet slot or the oldest bullet slot and put a new bullet in there, aimed in your direction and starting at your location.

hyperjump

public void hyperjump()

Randomize your location and give yourself an "immunity" for a few cycles.

keyPressed

public void keyPressed(int key)

Process the arrow keys and spacebar.

keyReleased

public void keyReleased(int key)

Process the arrow keys and spacebar.

draw

public void draw(java.awt.Graphics g,
                 boolean detail)

This fades the edge from black to white when you have a black fill, as is customary with a black background. It fades the edge from white to black otherwise.

Overrides:

draw in class Sprite