rogue
Class Monster

java.lang.Object
  rogue.DungeonItem
      rogue.ActiveItem
          rogue.Monster

public abstract class Monster
extends ActiveItem

Extends ActiveItem and acts as a base class for all monster classes.
This class should define the default characteristics shared by all Monster classes.
It should define a "read" method if there are any data elements that all monster classes would own; this would call super.read() (ActiveItem.read) to read all properties shared by all ActiveItems (initial location, health etc) then it should read lines with its own data.
If there are no data fields (apart from inherited location, health fields etc) then there is no need to define read(). Subclasses invoking super.read will use Monster.read() if it exists, otherwise will use ActiveItem.read().
The run() method should define the essential behaviour of a Monster in terms of private auxiliary functions, e.g.

    run
        if can-attack then attack
        else
        if can-detect then advance
        else
        do-normal-behavior
 

The class would define the functions:

    can-attack()
    attack()
    can-detect()
    advance()
    do-normal-behaviour()
 

These might be abstract, partially implemented, or have default implementations.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class rogue.ActiveItem

myHealth

Fields inherited from class rogue.DungeonItem

myPosition, theDungeon

Constructor Summary

Monster(int ImageNo, DungeonGame d)
Constructor - would invoke super class constructor (passing arguments) and perform any other standard initialization.

Method Summary

void	run() Define characteristic behaviour of monsters.

Methods inherited from class rogue.ActiveItem

alive, getHit, move, read, step

Methods inherited from class rogue.DungeonItem

isAt, position, show, vanish

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Monster

public Monster(int ImageNo,
               DungeonGame d)

Constructor - would invoke super class constructor (passing arguments) and perform any other standard initialization.

Parameters:

ImageNo - Integer identifying image used to represent particular monster.

d - Link to dungeon game object

Method Detail

run

public void run()

Define characteristic behaviour of monsters.