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Class bvyy.database.Capability 

java.lang.Object
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   +----bvyy.database.Capability
public class Capability
extends Object
implements Serializable
Make a general purpose capability model.

Intent

This is a capability class. It records the capabilities that a thing may have. These capabilities are organised into multiple trees as required by the game world builder.

Motivation

Allow the game desingers to specify capabilities that I could not have envisionaged. Maked the game customisable by a non-computer literate author with no need to write code.

Version:
0.0.2 26 October 1998
Author:
(c) 1998 Brian Voon Yee Yap

Constructor Index

o Capability(String)
Creates a new root Capability.
o Capability(String, Capability)
Creates a new Capability.

Method Index

o addCapability(String)
Adds a new capability as a branch.
o addGeneralEventListener(GeneralEventListener)
o elements()
Returns an enumeration of the components of this vector.
o fireReceiveEvent(GeneralEvent)
o getCommand()
o getName()
returns the Name for this capability.
o getNounForm()
o getParent()
o getRoot()
Test if this capability is the root.
o removeCapability(String)
removes a capability from the branches.
o removeGeneralEventListener(GeneralEventListener)
o setCommand(Command)
o setName(String)
Sets the name for this capability.
o setNounForm(String)
o setParent(Capability)
o setRoot(boolean)
Sets this node to be a root node.

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

Constructors

o Capability 
 public Capability(String newName)
Creates a new root Capability.

Parameters:
newName - The name for this capability.
o Capability 
 public Capability(String newName,
                   Capability myParentCapability)
Creates a new Capability.

Parameters:
newName - The name for this capability.
myParentCapability - The name of the parent capability.

Methods

o getRoot 
 public boolean getRoot()
Test if this capability is the root.

Returns:
true if this capability is at the root.
o setRoot 
 public void setRoot(boolean newRoot)
Sets this node to be a root node.

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

o elements 
 public synchronized Enumeration elements()
Returns an enumeration of the components of this vector.

Returns:
an enumeration of the components of this vector.
o setName 
 public synchronized void setName(String newName)
Sets the name for this capability.

o getName 
 public synchronized String getName()
returns the Name for this capability.

Returns:
the name of this capability.
o addCapability 
 public synchronized void addCapability(String newCapability)
Adds a new capability as a branch.

Parameters:
newCapability - the new capability to be added to the node.
o removeCapability 
 public synchronized boolean removeCapability(String oldCapability)
removes a capability from the branches.

Parameters:
oldCapability - the capability to be removed.
Returns:
false if the object spcified did not exist. true if it did.
o removeGeneralEventListener 
 public synchronized void removeGeneralEventListener(GeneralEventListener l)
o addGeneralEventListener 
 public synchronized void addGeneralEventListener(GeneralEventListener l)
o fireReceiveEvent 
 protected void fireReceiveEvent(GeneralEvent e)
o setParent 
 public void setParent(Capability newParent)
o getParent 
 public Capability getParent()
o setCommand 
 public void setCommand(Command newCommand)
o getCommand 
 public Command getCommand() throws NoCommandAssignedException
o setNounForm 
 public void setNounForm(String newNounForm)
o getNounForm 
 public String getNounForm()

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