Class Ensnarler

java.lang.Object
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  +--GameObject
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        +--RealObject
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              +--Ensnarler

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Cloneable, java.lang.Comparable, Spyable

Direct Known Subclasses:

Vines

class Ensnarler

extends RealObject

Objects that grab other objects as they're trying to leave the room.

Inner classes inherited from class RealObject

RealObject.ContentsMessager, RealObject.DescriptionLineProcessor

Inner classes inherited from class GameObject

GameObject.LeaveInfo

Field Summary

protected java.lang.String	ensnarlMessage Try to grab things when they leave.
protected double	ensnarlRate What is the chance that we will go for it? Ranges from 0 to 1.

Fields inherited from class RealObject

contents, longDescription, parentObject, shortDescription, spreadto

Fields inherited from class GameObject

masterGame, name

Constructor Summary

(package private)

Ensnarler()

Method Summary

void	initialize(java.lang.String initializer, GameObject parentObjectArg) The usual initialization

Methods inherited from class RealObject

checkLeave, clone, doAction, getLongDescription, getParent, getShortDescription, getSpreadability, goodbye, hello, isPredicate, preClone, register, roomOf, runSpy, setParent, spread, tellAll, unregister, wanderVia

Methods inherited from class GameObject

announce, compareTo, getMasterGame, kill, listen, newInstance, setMasterGame, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

ensnarlMessage

protected java.lang.String ensnarlMessage

Try to grab things when they leave. We do this with a probability that depends on our ensnarlRate and hold back when the leaver is a relative (i.e., its Class is the same as ours).

ensnarlRate

protected double ensnarlRate

What is the chance that we will go for it? Ranges from 0 to 1.

Constructor Detail

Ensnarler

Ensnarler()

Method Detail

initialize

public void initialize(java.lang.String initializer,
                       GameObject parentObjectArg)
                throws GameException

The usual initialization

Overrides:

initialize in class RealObject

Parameters:

initializer - The fourth tilde piece is the message to be displayed when we ensnarl something.