edu.lhup.ai
Class RandomPlayer

java.lang.Object
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All Implemented Interfaces:

IPlayer

public class RandomPlayer

extends Object

implements IPlayer

A concrete player that plays any game by selecting a random move from the set of currently legal moves.

This software is for educational purposes only.

Author:

Mark Cohen

Constructor Summary

RandomPlayer()

Method Summary

String	getDescription()
String	getShortDescription()
void	setCutoff(int cutoff) Provides a mechanism for specifying the point at which a player's abandons the search for the best move.
void	setEvaluator(IEvaluator evaluator) Provides a mechanism for specifying a player's evaluation strategy.
void	takeTurn(IBoard board) Selects a random move from the set of currently legal moves.
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

RandomPlayer

public RandomPlayer()

Method Detail

getDescription

public String getDescription()

Specified by:

getDescription in interface IPlayer

Returns:

a description of this player.

getShortDescription

public String getShortDescription()

Specified by:

getShortDescription in interface IPlayer

Returns:

a short description of this player.

setEvaluator

public void setEvaluator(IEvaluator evaluator)

Description copied from interface: IPlayer

Provides a mechanism for specifying a player's evaluation strategy. By implementing the IEvaluator interface programmers can create their own custom evaluators and request that a player use the evaluator by calling this method.

Specified by:

setEvaluator in interface IPlayer

Parameters:

evaluator - the strategy used by this player in order to evaluate the current game state.

setCutoff

public void setCutoff(int cutoff)

Description copied from interface: IPlayer

Provides a mechanism for specifying the point at which a player's abandons the search for the best move.

Specified by:

setCutoff in interface IPlayer

Parameters:

cutoff - an integer limiting the duration of a player's search for the best move

takeTurn

public void takeTurn(IBoard board)
              throws TurnException

Selects a random move from the set of currently legal moves.

Specified by:

takeTurn in interface IPlayer

Parameters:

board - the IBoard object that this player will make a move on.

Throws:

TurnException - if for some strange reason the selected move turns out not to be legal.

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object