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Class bvyy.database.Thing

java.lang.Object
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public class Thing
extends Object
implements Serializable

A Thing is the base data object within the game. It is provided to allow limited loads for database access. When a Thnig is loaded, no children are loaded. Similarly, a Thing has a Database ID. This allows it to be retreived by the database functions.

Version:: 0.0.2 6 December 1998
Author:: (c) 1998 Brian Voon Yee Yap

Thing()

disassemble(): Call this method to get a thing to disassemble itself.
disassemble(Thing): Called by a contained thing to actually perform the disassemble funciton.
getDatastoreID(): Returns the datastoreID for this object.
getName(): Returns the name of this thing.
getQuantity(): Returns the number of things represented by this object.
load(): Returns the fully loaded object.
setDatastoreID(dbID): Sets the data store id to the new ID.
setName(String): Changes the name for this thing.
setQuantity(Long): Sets how many real-world objects are represented by this one object.
unload(): Returns the fully unloaded object.

Thing

 public Thing()

getDatastoreID

 public dbID getDatastoreID()

Returns the datastoreID for this object.

Returns:: the datastoreID for this object.

setDatastoreID

 public void setDatastoreID(dbID newDatastoreID)

Sets the data store id to the new ID.

Parameters:: newDatastoreID - the new ID.

setName

 public void setName(String newName)

Changes the name for this thing. Note that the name is a propoer noun.

Parameters:: newName - the new name for this thing.

getName

 public String getName()

Returns the name of this thing.

Returns:: the name of this thing.

setQuantity

 public void setQuantity(Long newQuantity)

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

Parameters:: newQuantity - the new number of things

getQuantity

 public Long getQuantity()

Returns the number of things represented by this object.

Returns:: the number of things represented by this object.

load

 public RealThing load()

Returns the fully loaded object. Needs a factory class??? Does not extend well to the sub-classes.

Returns:: the fully loaded object.

unload

 public Thing unload()

Returns the fully unloaded object.

Returns:: the fully unloaded object.

disassemble

 public void disassemble()

Call this method to get a thing to disassemble itself.

disassemble

 public void disassemble(Thing theThing)

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

Parameters:: theThing - the thing that is being disassembled.

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