state
Class GameState

java.lang.Object
  state.GameState

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

public class GameState
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.io.Serializable

This class manages various game states of the game

Author:

Frank Bruns

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Serialized Form

Field Summary

static int	CUTSCENE game state to signal running of cutscene
static int	DIALOG game state when running a dialog
static int	DIALOG_SELECTION state when showing the question selection area
static int	NO_INPUT_PROCESSING game state to signal that no user will be processed
static int	NORMAL the normal game mode
static int	TRANSITION_FROM_CUTSCENE game state to describe that a cutscene will start the next frame.
static int	WALKING_TO_DIALOG state to signal the player is walking to a dialog

Constructor Summary

GameState()

Method Summary

static boolean	equals(int state) Determins whether the current gamestate is equal to the specified one
static int	getState() Returns the current set game state
static void	setState(int state) Sets the current game state to the specified parameter, for example GameState.DIALOG

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

NORMAL

public static final int NORMAL

the normal game mode

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Constant Field Values

WALKING_TO_DIALOG

public static final int WALKING_TO_DIALOG

state to signal the player is walking to a dialog

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Constant Field Values

DIALOG_SELECTION

public static final int DIALOG_SELECTION

state when showing the question selection area

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Constant Field Values

DIALOG

public static final int DIALOG

game state when running a dialog

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Constant Field Values

NO_INPUT_PROCESSING

public static final int NO_INPUT_PROCESSING

game state to signal that no user will be processed

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Constant Field Values

CUTSCENE

public static final int CUTSCENE

game state to signal running of cutscene

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Constant Field Values

TRANSITION_FROM_CUTSCENE

public static final int TRANSITION_FROM_CUTSCENE

game state to describe that a cutscene will start the next frame. In this gamestate only a black screen should be drawn

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Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

GameState

public GameState()

Method Detail

setState

public static void setState(int state)

Sets the current game state to the specified parameter, for example GameState.DIALOG

Parameters:

state - new game state

getState

public static int getState()

Returns the current set game state

Returns:

current game state that is set

equals

public static boolean equals(int state)

Determins whether the current gamestate is equal to the specified one

Parameters:

state - the state to compare for equality

Returns:

is state equal to current state? --> true=yes, false=no