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Interface IEvaluator

All Known Implementing Classes:

Evaluator, Evaluator

public interface IEvaluator

An abstract representation of an evaluator that encapsulates the strategy used by a player to evaluate the state of a game.

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Author:

Mark Cohen

Method Summary

int	evaluate(IBoard board, IPlayer maxPlayer) Provides a mechanism for evaluating the current state of a game.

Method Detail

evaluate

public int evaluate(IBoard board,
                    IPlayer maxPlayer)

Provides a mechanism for evaluating the current state of a game.

Parameters:

board - the game that will be evaluated.

maxPlayer - the player whos perspective will be used when evaluating the specified game.

Returns:

the score of the current state of the specified game from the specified player's perspective.