cse1030.games

Class Boggle

java.lang.Object

cse1030.games.Boggle

public class Boggle
extends Object

A singleton class representing a game of Boggle. The instance is responsible for maintaining the 16 standard dice used in Boggle.

Author:

CSE1030_F_13_14

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
List<BoggleDie>	getDice() Returns a list of the 16 dice in their current state.
static Boggle	getInstance() Returns the single Boggle instance.
void	shuffleAndRoll() Randomly shuffles the order of the dice and rolls all of dice.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

getInstance

public static Boggle getInstance()

Returns the single Boggle instance.

Returns:

the single Boggle instance

getDice

public List<BoggleDie> getDice()

Returns a list of the 16 dice in their current state. The order of dice is guaranteed to be stable between calls to shuffleAndRoll.

Clients are unable to modify the game dice using the returned list; i.e., modifying the returned list has no effect on the dice held by the singleton.

Returns:

a list of the 16 dice in their current state.

shuffleAndRoll

public void shuffleAndRoll()

Randomly shuffles the order of the dice and rolls all of dice. This simulates the shaking of the dice in the physical version of the game.