Class ChessBoard

public class ChessBoard

ChessBoard.java A class to model a chess board

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
int	currentTurn() Return the number of turns that have been completed.
Piece	pieceAt(int row, int column) Return the piece at an indicated position, if any.
void	placePiece(Piece piece, int row, int column) Add a chess piece to the board at the indicated empty position.

Method Detail

currentTurn

public int currentTurn()

Return the number of turns that have been completed.

Returns:

The number of the current turn.

pieceAt

public Piece pieceAt(int row,
            int column)

Return the piece at an indicated position, if any.

Parameters:

row - The vertical position in which to look

column - The horizontal position in which to look

Returns:

The piece, if any, at the indicated position.

placePiece

public void placePiece(Piece piece,
              int row,
              int column)

Add a chess piece to the board at the indicated empty position.

Parameters:

piece - The piece to add to the board

row - The vertical position in which to place the piece

column - The horizontal position in which to place the piece

PRECONDITION:

The location specified is currently empty.