gameaction
Class Talk

java.lang.Object
  gameaction.AbstractGameAction
      gameaction.Talk

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

public class Talk
extends AbstractGameAction

A game action that represents talking to a character

Author:

Frank Bruns

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Talk(AbstractCharacterSprite c, boolean isBranch)
Creates a new Talk action

Talk(AbstractCharacterSprite c, boolean isBranch, boolean aborter)
Creates a new Talk action

Method Summary

SentenceScheduler	getSentenceScheduler() Returns the global sentence scheduler
boolean	isAborter() Determines whether this talk actions is the aborter for a dialog
boolean	isNoMoreToSay() Determines whether there are no more sentences in the sentences scheduler
void	render(java.awt.Graphics2D g)
void	say(AbstractCharacterSprite c, java.lang.String line) Lets the character say a sentence.
void	say(AbstractCharacterSprite c, java.lang.String[] lines) Deprecated. do not use this method anymore
void	say(AbstractCharacterSprite c, java.lang.String line, java.awt.Color color) Lets the character say a sentence with the specified color.
void	say(AbstractCharacterSprite c, java.lang.String line, java.awt.Color color, int time) Lets the character say a sentence with the specified color
void	say(AbstractCharacterSprite c, java.lang.String line, int time) Lets the character say a sentence
void	say(AbstractCharacterSprite c, java.lang.String line, java.lang.String soundPath) Lets the character say a sentence with the specified sound file
void	say(AbstractCharacterSprite c, java.lang.String line, java.lang.String soundPath, java.awt.Color color) Lets the character say a sentence with the specified color and specified sound file
void	update(long elapsedTime) Updates the game action

Methods inherited from class gameaction.AbstractGameAction

getCharacter, isSecondMethodCall

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Talk

public Talk(AbstractCharacterSprite c,
            boolean isBranch)

Creates a new Talk action

Parameters:

c - character to whose game action queue the talk action shall be assigned to

isBranch - specifies, if the talk action is part of a dialog with a question selection area

Talk

public Talk(AbstractCharacterSprite c,
            boolean isBranch,
            boolean aborter)

Creates a new Talk action

Parameters:

c - character to whose game action queue the talk action shall be assigned to

isBranch - specifies, if the talk action is part of a dialog with a question selection area

aborter - specifies if the talk action is used to abort dialogs with question selection areas

Method Detail

isAborter

public boolean isAborter()

Determines whether this talk actions is the aborter for a dialog

Returns:

is aborter? --> true=yes, false=no

getSentenceScheduler

public SentenceScheduler getSentenceScheduler()

Returns the global sentence scheduler

Returns:

the sentence scheduler

isNoMoreToSay

public boolean isNoMoreToSay()

Determines whether there are no more sentences in the sentences scheduler

Returns:

nothing more to say? --> true=yes, false=no

say

public void say(AbstractCharacterSprite c,
                java.lang.String line,
                java.lang.String soundPath,
                java.awt.Color color)

Lets the character say a sentence with the specified color and specified sound file

Parameters:

c - the character that says something

line - sentence to be said

color - color of the sentence's text

soundPath - path+filename for corresponding sound file

say

public void say(AbstractCharacterSprite c,
                java.lang.String line,
                java.awt.Color color,
                int time)

Lets the character say a sentence with the specified color

Parameters:

c - the character that says something

line - sentence to be said

color - color of the sentence's text

time - time in ms the line is visible

say

public void say(AbstractCharacterSprite c,
                java.lang.String line,
                java.lang.String soundPath)

Lets the character say a sentence with the specified sound file

Parameters:

c - character that says something

line - sentence to be said

soundPath - path+filename for corresponding sound file

say

public void say(AbstractCharacterSprite c,
                java.lang.String line,
                int time)

Lets the character say a sentence

Parameters:

c - character that says something

line - sentence to be said

time - time in ms the line is visible

say

public void say(AbstractCharacterSprite c,
                java.lang.String line)

Lets the character say a sentence. The duration time for displaying the sentence varies by the number of characters in the sentence. A longer sentence logically means a longer time of display

Parameters:

c - character that says something

line - sentence to be said

say

public void say(AbstractCharacterSprite c,
                java.lang.String[] lines)

Deprecated. do not use this method anymore

Lets the character say a sentence.
Note: This method cannot be called directly from beanshell scripts

Parameters:

c - character that says something

lines - one or several sentences to be said

say

public void say(AbstractCharacterSprite c,
                java.lang.String line,
                java.awt.Color color)

Lets the character say a sentence with the specified color. The duration time for displaying the sentence varies by the number of characters in the sentence. A longer sentence logically means a longer time of display.

Parameters:

c - character that says something

line - sentence to be said

color - color of the sentence's text

update

public void update(long elapsedTime)

Description copied from class: AbstractGameAction

Updates the game action

Specified by:

update in class AbstractGameAction

Parameters:

elapsedTime - time between two frames

render

public void render(java.awt.Graphics2D g)