Analytical Perspectives in Game Design

All Packages  Class Hierarchy

Index of all Fields and Methods

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addCapability(String). Method in class bvyy.database.Capability

Adds a new capability as a branch.

addGeneralEventListener(GeneralEventListener). Method in class bvyy.database.Capability

addModifiableChangeListener(ModifiableChangeListener). Method in class bvyy.beans.ModifiableChangeSupport

Add a ModifiableListener to the listener list.

addModifiableChangeListener(ModifiableChangeListener). Method in class bvyy.smf.StateMachine

Add a ModifiableListener to the listener list.

addPropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener). Method in class bvyy.smf.StateMachine

Add a PropertyChangeListener to the listener list.

addStateChange(String, String, String). Method in class bvyy.smf.GeneralStateModel

addTransition(State, String). Method in class bvyy.smf.State

addVetoableChangeListener(VetoableChangeListener). Method in class bvyy.smf.StateMachine

Add a VetoableListener to the listener list.

Assemble(). Constructor for class bvyy.command.Assemble

Creates a new Assemble command.

Assemble(String). Constructor for class bvyy.command.Assemble

Creates a new Assemble command with a description of S.

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Capability(String). Constructor for class bvyy.database.Capability

Creates a new root Capability.

Capability(String, Capability). Constructor for class bvyy.database.Capability

Creates a new Capability.

Category(). Constructor for class bvyy.database.Category

CategoryIndex(). Constructor for class bvyy.database.CategoryIndex

Creates a new empty category index.

CategoryIndexBeanInfo(). Constructor for class bvyy.database.CategoryIndexBeanInfo

changes. Variable in class bvyy.smf.StateMachine

Characteristic(). Constructor for class bvyy.database.Characteristic

COLUMN_TITLES_ROW. Static variable in class bvyy.io.TextFileObjectProcessor

Command(). Constructor for class bvyy.command.Command

Creates a new command.

Command(String). Constructor for class bvyy.command.Command

Creates a new command with a description of S.

CommandCompletelyFailedException(). Constructor for class bvyy.command.CommandCompletelyFailedException

Constructs an Exception with no specified detail message.

CommandCompletelyFailedException(String). Constructor for class bvyy.command.CommandCompletelyFailedException

Constructs an Exception with the specified detail message.

CommandPartlyFailedException(). Constructor for class bvyy.command.CommandPartlyFailedException

Constructs an Exception with no specified detail message.

CommandPartlyFailedException(String). Constructor for class bvyy.command.CommandPartlyFailedException

Constructs an Exception with the specified detail message.

CommandSet(). Constructor for class bvyy.command.CommandSet

Creates an empty command set.

CommandSet(String). Constructor for class bvyy.command.CommandSet

Creates an empty command set with a description of S.

ContinuousLinearStateModel(). Constructor for class bvyy.smf.ContinuousLinearStateModel

ContinuousLinearStateModel(String). Constructor for class bvyy.smf.ContinuousLinearStateModel

Construct a state machine.

ContructionFailedExcpetion(). Constructor for class bvyy.database.ContructionFailedExcpetion

convertObjectToText(DefaultableVectorSet). Static method in class bvyy.io.TextFileObjectProcessor

Convert an text representation to a internal representation.

convertTextToObject(Vector, String). Static method in class bvyy.io.TextFileObjectProcessor

Convert an internal representation to a text representation.

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DATA_STREAM_FILE_ID. Static variable in class bvyy.io.DataStreamMaker

This is the ID for a local disk file

DATA_STREAM_HTML_ID. Static variable in class bvyy.io.DataStreamMaker

This is the ID for a HTML file

DATA_STREAM_MAKER. Static variable in class bvyy.io.DataStreamMaker

This is a public variable, that all classes should use to access this object.

dbID(). Constructor for class bvyy.database.dbID

DEFAULT_ROW. Static variable in class bvyy.io.TextFileObjectProcessor

DestructionNotAllowedException(). Constructor for class bvyy.database.DestructionNotAllowedException

Disassemble(). Constructor for class bvyy.command.Disassemble

disassemble(). Method in class bvyy.database.Thing

Call this method to get a thing to disassemble itself.

disassemble(Thing). Method in class bvyy.database.Thing

Called by a contained thing to actually perform the disassemble funciton.

DiscreteLinearStateModel(). Constructor for class bvyy.smf.DiscreteLinearStateModel

DiscreteLinearStateModel(String). Constructor for class bvyy.smf.DiscreteLinearStateModel

Construct a state machine.

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elements(). Method in class bvyy.database.Capability

Returns an enumeration of the components of this vector.

endTag. Static variable in class bvyy.io.TextFileObjectProcessor

execute(Hashtable). Method in class bvyy.command.Command

execure this command.

execute(Hashtable). Method in class bvyy.command.Disassemble

Executes this command.

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fireModifiableChange(ModifiableChangeEvent). Method in class bvyy.beans.ModifiableChangeSupport

Report a Modifiable property update to any registered listeners.

fireReceiveEvent(GeneralEvent). Method in class bvyy.database.Capability

fireStateChange(ModifiableChangeEvent). Method in class bvyy.smf.ContinuousLinearStateModel

Change the state from the current state to a new state.

fireStateChange(ModifiableChangeEvent). Method in class bvyy.smf.DiscreteLinearStateModel

Change the state from the current state to a new state.

fireStateChange(ModifiableChangeEvent). Method in class bvyy.smf.GeneralStateModel

Change the state from the current state to a new state.

fireStateChange(ModifiableChangeEvent). Method in interface bvyy.smf.StateChangeListener

Change the state from the current state to a new state.

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GAME_ROW. Static variable in class bvyy.io.TextFileObjectProcessor

GameThing(). Constructor for class bvyy.database.GameThing

This uses the staic variable gameThing to ensure that the gameThing is a singleton class.

GeneralStateModel(). Constructor for class bvyy.smf.GeneralStateModel

Implements a one state state-machine default constructor.

GeneralStateModel(StringTokenizer). Method in class bvyy.smf.GeneralStateModel

Produces a state machine according to the follwing specification:

getArguments(). Method in class bvyy.command.Command

Returns the current command arguments list.

getCategoryIndex(). Method in class bvyy.database.GameThing

getCommand(). Method in class bvyy.database.Capability

getCommandList(). Method in class bvyy.command.CommandSet

Returns the current command list.

getDatastoreID(). Method in class bvyy.database.Thing

Returns the datastoreID for this object.

getDefaultValue(). Method in class bvyy.smf.ContinuousLinearStateModel

Get the default value.

getDefaultValue(). Method in class bvyy.smf.DiscreteLinearStateModel

Get the default value.

getDownVerb(). Method in class bvyy.smf.ContinuousLinearStateModel

Gets the down verb.

getDownVerb(). Method in class bvyy.smf.DiscreteLinearStateModel

Gets the down verb.

getFlatCategoryList(). Method in class bvyy.database.CategoryIndex

getIcon(int). Method in class bvyy.database.CategoryIndexBeanInfo

Claim there are no icons available.

getMax(). Method in class bvyy.smf.ContinuousLinearStateModel

Get maximum value

getMax(). Method in class bvyy.smf.DiscreteLinearStateModel

Get maximum value

getMin(). Method in class bvyy.smf.ContinuousLinearStateModel

Get minimum value

getMin(). Method in class bvyy.smf.DiscreteLinearStateModel

Get minimum value

getName(). Method in class bvyy.database.Capability

returns the Name for this capability.

getName(). Method in class bvyy.smf.State

getName(). Method in class bvyy.smf.StateMachine

Get the name of this state machine.

getName(). Method in class bvyy.database.Thing

Returns the name of this thing.

getNewValue(). Method in class bvyy.beans.ModifiableChangeEvent

getNounForm(). Method in class bvyy.database.Capability

getParent(). Method in class bvyy.database.Capability

getPropertyDescriptors(). Method in class bvyy.database.CategoryIndexBeanInfo

Deny knowledge of properties.

getQuantity(). Method in class bvyy.database.Thing

Returns the number of things represented by this object.

getReader(String). Method in class bvyy.io.DataStreamMaker

Returns an input stream based on the type of address provided.

getRoot(). Method in class bvyy.database.Capability

Test if this capability is the root.

getRootCategory(). Method in class bvyy.database.CategoryIndex

getState(). Method in class bvyy.smf.ContinuousLinearStateModel

Returns the current state of the state machine in a StringTokenizer.

getState(). Method in class bvyy.smf.DiscreteLinearStateModel

Returns the current state of the state machine in a StringTokenizer.

getState(). Method in class bvyy.smf.GeneralStateModel

Returns the current state of the state machine.

getState(). Method in class bvyy.smf.StateMachine

Returns the current state of the state machine.

getStateTransitions(). Method in class bvyy.smf.ContinuousLinearStateModel

Gets the states that can be reached from the current state.

getStateTransitions(). Method in class bvyy.smf.DiscreteLinearStateModel

Gets the states that can be reached from the current state.

getStateTransitions(). Method in class bvyy.smf.GeneralStateModel

Gets the states that can be reached from the current state.

getStateTransitions(). Method in class bvyy.smf.StateMachine

Gets the states that can be reached from the current state.

getThread(). Method in class bvyy.io.DataStreamMaker

Returns access to this object's thread

getTransitions(). Method in class bvyy.smf.State

getUpVerb(). Method in class bvyy.smf.ContinuousLinearStateModel

Gets the up verb.

getUpVerb(). Method in class bvyy.smf.DiscreteLinearStateModel

Gets the up verb.

getWindowCenter(Window). Static method in class bvyy.awt.WindowTools

getWindowCenter(Window, int, int, int, int). Static method in class bvyy.awt.WindowTools

getWriter(String). Method in class bvyy.io.DataStreamMaker

Returns an output stream based on the type of address provided.

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insanciate(). Static method in class bvyy.io.DataStreamMaker

Creates the singleton Data Stream Maker.

IOFileLocationNotSupportedException(). Constructor for class bvyy.io.IOFileLocationNotSupportedException

Constructs an IOException with no detail message.

IOFileLocationNotSupportedException(String). Constructor for class bvyy.io.IOFileLocationNotSupportedException

Constructs an IOException with the specified detail message.

isTransitionOK(String). Method in class bvyy.smf.State

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load(). Method in class bvyy.database.Thing

Returns the fully loaded object.

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ModifiableChangeEvent(Object, String, Object, Object). Constructor for class bvyy.beans.ModifiableChangeEvent

ModifiableChangeSupport(). Constructor for class bvyy.beans.ModifiableChangeSupport

modifies. Variable in class bvyy.smf.StateMachine

myListeners. Variable in class bvyy.beans.ModifiableChangeSupport

myName. Variable in class bvyy.smf.StateMachine

myNewValue. Variable in class bvyy.beans.ModifiableChangeEvent

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NoCommandAssignedException(). Constructor for class bvyy.command.NoCommandAssignedException

Constructs an Exception with no specified detail message.

NoCommandAssignedException(String). Constructor for class bvyy.command.NoCommandAssignedException

Constructs an Exception with the specified detail message.

NoSuchCategoryException(). Constructor for class bvyy.command.NoSuchCategoryException

Constructs an Exception with no specified detail message.

NoSuchCategoryException(String). Constructor for class bvyy.command.NoSuchCategoryException

Constructs an Exception with the specified detail message.

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Operate(). Constructor for class bvyy.command.Operate

Creates a new Operate command.

Operate(String). Constructor for class bvyy.command.Operate

Creates a new Operate command with a description of S.

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PlayerThing(). Constructor for class bvyy.database.PlayerThing

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readTextFile(String). Method in class bvyy.io.TextFileReader

This routine reads the text file, from the specified location and returns the text file as a vector of strings.

If the data file is empty or does not exist the Vector returned is empty.

RealThing(). Constructor for class bvyy.database.RealThing

receiveChange(ModifiableChangeEvent). Method in interface bvyy.beans.ModifiableChangeListener

This method gets called when a constrained property is changed.

removeCapability(String). Method in class bvyy.database.Capability

removes a capability from the branches.

removeGeneralEventListener(GeneralEventListener). Method in class bvyy.database.Capability

removeModifiableChangeListener(ModifiableChangeListener). Method in class bvyy.beans.ModifiableChangeSupport

Remove a ModifiableChangeListener from the listener list.

removeModifiableChangeListener(ModifiableChangeListener). Method in class bvyy.smf.StateMachine

Remove a ModifiableChangeListener from the listener list.

removePropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener). Method in class bvyy.smf.StateMachine

Remove a PropertyChangeListener from the listener list.

removeStateChange(String, String). Method in class bvyy.smf.GeneralStateModel

removeVetoableChangeListener(VetoableChangeListener). Method in class bvyy.smf.StateMachine

Remove a VetoableChangeListener from the listener list.

run(). Method in class bvyy.io.DataStreamMaker

implements the run method of the runnable interface.

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setArguments(Hashtable). Method in class bvyy.command.Command

Allows replacement of the current command argument list with a new command argument list.

setCategoryIndex(CategoryIndex). Method in class bvyy.database.GameThing

setCommand(Command). Method in class bvyy.database.Capability

setCommandList(Vector). Method in class bvyy.command.CommandSet

Allows replacement of the current command list with a new command list.

setDatastoreID(dbID). Method in class bvyy.database.Thing

Sets the data store id to the new ID.

setDefaultValue(float). Method in class bvyy.smf.ContinuousLinearStateModel

Set the default value.

setDefaultValue(int). Method in class bvyy.smf.DiscreteLinearStateModel

Set the default value.

setDownVerb(String). Method in class bvyy.smf.ContinuousLinearStateModel

Sets the down verb.

setDownVerb(String). Method in class bvyy.smf.DiscreteLinearStateModel

Sets the down verb.

setFlatCategoryList(Hashtable). Method in class bvyy.database.CategoryIndex

setMax(float). Method in class bvyy.smf.ContinuousLinearStateModel

Set maximum value.

setMax(int). Method in class bvyy.smf.DiscreteLinearStateModel

Set maximum value.

setMin(float). Method in class bvyy.smf.ContinuousLinearStateModel

Set minimum value.

If the current value, or default values are less than the new minimum they will be set to the new minimum.

setMin(int). Method in class bvyy.smf.DiscreteLinearStateModel

Set minimum value.

If the current value, or default values are less than the new minimum they will be set to the new minimum.

setName(String). Method in class bvyy.database.Capability

Sets the name for this capability.

setName(String). Method in class bvyy.smf.StateMachine

Set the name of this state machine.

setName(String). Method in class bvyy.database.Thing

Changes the name for this thing.

setNounForm(String). Method in class bvyy.database.Capability

setOldValue(Object). Method in class bvyy.beans.ModifiableChangeEvent

setParent(Capability). Method in class bvyy.database.Capability

setQuantity(Long). Method in class bvyy.database.Thing

Sets how many real-world objects are represented by this one object.

setRoot(boolean). Method in class bvyy.database.Capability

Sets this node to be a root node.

If the parent has been set, then the paret is reset to null.

setRootCategory(Category). Method in class bvyy.database.CategoryIndex

setUpVerb(String). Method in class bvyy.smf.ContinuousLinearStateModel

Sets the up verb.

setUpVerb(String). Method in class bvyy.smf.DiscreteLinearStateModel

Sets the up verb.

setWindowCentered(Window). Static method in class bvyy.awt.WindowTools

This method centers the window in the middle of the screen.

setWindowCentered(Window, int, int, int, int). Static method in class bvyy.awt.WindowTools

This will center the window given the selected gutters.

setWindowCentered(Window, int, int, int, int, int, int). Static method in class bvyy.awt.WindowTools

This will center the window given the selected gutters.

startTag. Static variable in class bvyy.io.TextFileObjectProcessor

State(String). Constructor for class bvyy.smf.State

StateMachine(). Constructor for class bvyy.smf.StateMachine

The default constructor for this bean.

StateMachine(StringTokenizer). Constructor for class bvyy.smf.StateMachine

Construct a state machine.

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TextFileObjectProcessor(). Constructor for class bvyy.io.TextFileObjectProcessor

TextFileReader(). Constructor for class bvyy.io.TextFileReader

TextFileWriter(). Constructor for class bvyy.io.TextFileWriter

Thing(). Constructor for class bvyy.database.Thing

ThingNotAllowedAsContentException(). Constructor for class bvyy.database.ThingNotAllowedAsContentException

trailerTag. Static variable in class bvyy.io.TextFileObjectProcessor

transition(String). Method in class bvyy.smf.State

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unload(). Method in class bvyy.database.Thing

Returns the fully unloaded object.

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vetos. Variable in class bvyy.smf.StateMachine

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WindowTools(). Constructor for class bvyy.awt.WindowTools

a do nothing constructor.

writeTextFile(String, Vector). Method in class bvyy.io.TextFileWriter

This routine reads the text file, from the specified location and returns the text file as a vector of strings.

20/11/99

See also: [Role Playing Games] [Game Engine]
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