de.rico.adventure.conversation
Class Conversation

java.lang.Object
  de.rico.adventure.conversation.Conversation

public class Conversation
extends java.lang.Object

This class represents a conversation between the player and a non-player-character (NPC) based on a question and answer system. The player can choose a question from a list menu that triggers a series of sentences spoken by the participants of the conversation.

Author:

Frank Bruns

Constructor Summary

Conversation(java.lang.String id, Chapter chapter, InputManager input)
Creates a new conversation with the specified parameters.

Method Summary

void	addBranch(Branch branch) Adds a branch to the conversation.
void	draw(javax.media.opengl.GL gl) Draws the questions dialog to the screen.
Branch	getBranch(java.lang.String id) Returns the branch with the specified branch id.
java.lang.String	getScriptId() Returns the script id of the conversation.
void	start() Starts the conversation.
void	update(long elapsedTime) Updates the conversation object.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Conversation

public Conversation(java.lang.String id,
                    Chapter chapter,
                    InputManager input)

Creates a new conversation with the specified parameters.

Parameters:

id - script id of the conversation

chapter - the chapter this conversation belongs to

input - input manager object

Method Detail

getScriptId

public java.lang.String getScriptId()

Returns the script id of the conversation.

Returns:

script id of the conversation

addBranch

public void addBranch(Branch branch)

Adds a branch to the conversation.

Parameters:

branch - branch to add

getBranch

public Branch getBranch(java.lang.String id)

Returns the branch with the specified branch id.

Parameters:

id - id of the branch to retrieve

Returns:

branch with the specified id

start

public void start()

Starts the conversation.

update

public void update(long elapsedTime)

Updates the conversation object.

Parameters:

elapsedTime - time between two frames

draw

public void draw(javax.media.opengl.GL gl)

Draws the questions dialog to the screen.

Parameters:

gl -