gameobjects

Interface Shooter

All Superinterfaces:

GameObject

All Known Implementing Classes:

PlayerShip, ShooterEnemyShip

public interface Shooter
extends GameObject

This interface defines the shooting functions. The shooter will be a GameObject. The functions are shoot() and timeToShoot(), so it implies some kind of cool down.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	shoot() This method is responisble for firing bullets.
boolean	timeToShoot() This method checks if it's time for the shooter to shoot or if it's still cooling down.

Methods inherited from interface gameobjects.GameObject

draw, getCenter, getDirection, getHealthPoints, getHeight, getImage, getPosition, getWidth, getXCenter, getXDirection, getXPosition, getXVelocity, getYCenter, getYDirection, getYPosition, getYVelocity, gotHit, initializeLocation, isDead, makeDead, move, moveDirection, movePosition, setDirection, setDirectionToward, setHealthPoints, setImage, setImageLocation, setPosition, setXDirection, setXPosition, setXVelocity, setYDirection, setYPosition, setYVelocity

Method Detail

shoot

void shoot()

This method is responisble for firing bullets. When it's called, it check if it's time for the shooter to shoot. If so, it fires.

timeToShoot

boolean timeToShoot()

This method checks if it's time for the shooter to shoot or if it's still cooling down.

Returns:

returns true if it's time to shoot. False otherwise