Interface Agent

public interface Agent

Interface to represent an agent in the biological simulation. An agent is any organism living on the island.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	act() Inform the agent that it is time to act for this cycle.
void	enterGrid(SimulationGrid grid, int xPos, int yPos) Inform the agent that it has been placed on the grid.
java.awt.Color	getColor() Return a color appropriate for displaying this agent's icon in color displays.
String	getIcon() Get a character representation of this agent.
int	weight() Report on the weight of this agent.

Method Detail

enterGrid

void enterGrid(SimulationGrid grid,
             int xPos,
             int yPos)

Inform the agent that it has been placed on the grid.

Parameters:

grid - The grid in which the agent has been placed.

xPos - The agent's x-position in the grid

yPos - The agent's y-position in the grid

act

void act()

Inform the agent that it is time to act for this cycle.

weight

int weight()

Report on the weight of this agent.

Returns:

This object's weight.

getIcon

String getIcon()

Get a character representation of this agent.

Returns:

A character which will represent this agent in a display of the grid.

getColor

java.awt.Color getColor()

Return a color appropriate for displaying this agent's icon in color displays.

Returns:

A color in which to display the icon.