com.editev.chess
Class Chess

java.lang.Object
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  +--com.editev.chess.Chess

Direct Known Subclasses:

Board, Piece, Printer

public abstract class Chess

extends java.lang.Object

Constants defining the game of chess.

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See Also:

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Inner Class Summary

static class	Chess.Black A set of constants representing Black's pieces.
static class	Chess.White A set of constants representing White's pieces.

Field Summary

static byte	BLACK Black's home rank, also used as an identifier for Black
static byte	NO_MOVE Represents no move from a list.
static byte	NO_PIECE Represents no piece on a square.
static byte	WHITE White's home rank, also used as an identifier for White

Constructor Summary

Chess()

Method Summary

static byte	notColor(byte color) Exchange WHITE and BLACK.
static byte	toColor(boolean isWhite) Return either WHITE or BLACK.
static byte	toColor(boolean isWhite, byte piece) Return either WHITE or BLACK.
static java.lang.String	toColorName(boolean isWhite) Return either "White" or "Black".

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

NO_PIECE

public static final byte NO_PIECE

Represents no piece on a square.

NO_MOVE

public static final byte NO_MOVE

Represents no move from a list.

BLACK

public static final byte BLACK

Black's home rank, also used as an identifier for Black

WHITE

public static final byte WHITE

White's home rank, also used as an identifier for White

Constructor Detail

Chess

public Chess()

Method Detail

notColor

public static final byte notColor(byte color)

Exchange WHITE and BLACK. @parameter color a color, either BLACK or WHITE. @return the other color, White or Black.

toColor

public static final byte toColor(boolean isWhite)

Return either WHITE or BLACK. @parameter isWhite do we want BLACK or WHITE? @return WHITE or BLACK depending on isWhite.

toColor

public static final byte toColor(boolean isWhite,
                                 byte piece)

Return either WHITE or BLACK. @parameter isWhite do we want BLACK or WHITE? @return WHITE or BLACK depending on isWhite.

toColorName

public static final java.lang.String toColorName(boolean isWhite)

Return either "White" or "Black". @parameter isWhite do we want "Black" or "White"? @return "White" or "Black" depending on isWhite.