Class Trap

java.lang.Object
  |
  +--GameObject
        |
        +--RealObject
              |
              +--Trap

All Implemented Interfaces:

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

class Trap

extends RealObject

A trap will grab any instances of a particular class and hold them hostage.

Inner classes inherited from class RealObject

RealObject.ContentsMessager, RealObject.DescriptionLineProcessor

Inner classes inherited from class GameObject

GameObject.LeaveInfo

Field Summary

protected java.lang.Class

trappee

Fields inherited from class RealObject

contents, longDescription, parentObject, shortDescription, spreadto

Fields inherited from class GameObject

masterGame, name

Constructor Summary

(package private)

Trap()

Method Summary

void	hello(RealObject enterer) Check if the enterer's class is what we're looking for and if so, make us its parent.
void	initialize(java.lang.String initializer, GameObject parentObjectArg) The usual initialization

Methods inherited from class RealObject

checkLeave, clone, doAction, getLongDescription, getParent, getShortDescription, getSpreadability, goodbye, 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

trappee

protected java.lang.Class trappee

Constructor Detail

Trap

Trap()

Method Detail

hello

public void hello(RealObject enterer)

Check if the enterer's class is what we're looking for and if so, make us its parent.

Overrides:

hello in class RealObject

Parameters:

enterer - the object that's entering

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 name of the Class we're trapping.

Throws:

GameException - if the initializer specifies a nonexistent class name. (But you can get away with trapping StringTokenizers and such, however unlikely they are to walk in your door.