ictk.boardgame.chess
Class King

java.lang.Object
  ictk.boardgame.Piece
      ictk.boardgame.chess.ChessPiece
          ictk.boardgame.chess.King

public class King

extends ChessPiece

Field Summary

static byte

INDEX

Fields inherited from class ictk.boardgame.chess.ChessPiece

BLACK_OFFSET, NULL_PIECE

Constructor Summary

King()

King(boolean blackness)

King(boolean blackness, Square o, ChessBoard _board)

Method Summary

Square	getKingsideCastleSquare() these functions are used so variants can override them
Square	getQueensideCastleSquare() these functions are used so variants can override them
boolean	isBlockable(Square target)
boolean	isBlockable(Square blocker, ChessPiece target) checks to see if another piece may be able to intercede between the piece's origin and destination square
boolean	isCastleableKingside() Checks to see if a future move can include a King-side castle.
boolean	isCastleableQueenside() can a future move include a Queen-side castle?
boolean	isInCheck() is this King currently threatened.
boolean	isKing()
boolean	isLegalAttack(Square target) same as isLegalDests except for special moves like castle and pawn moves.
void	setCastleableKingside(boolean t) sets the castleable bit for the Kingside.
void	setCastleableQueenside(boolean t) sets the castleable bit for the Queenside.

Methods inherited from class ictk.boardgame.chess.ChessPiece

dump, getBoard, getGuardSquares, getIndex, getLegalDests, getLineOfSight, getLineOfSight, getLineOfSight, getPinnedBy, getSquare, isBishop, isBlack, isCaptured, isGuarding, isGuarding, isKnight, isLegalDest, isPawn, isQueen, isRook, removeLegalDests, setBoard, setCaptured, toChessPiece, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

INDEX

public static final byte INDEX

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

King

public King()

King

public King(boolean blackness)

King

public King(boolean blackness,
            Square o,
            ChessBoard _board)

Method Detail

getQueensideCastleSquare

public Square getQueensideCastleSquare()

these functions are used so variants can override them

getKingsideCastleSquare

public Square getKingsideCastleSquare()

these functions are used so variants can override them

isInCheck

public boolean isInCheck()

is this King currently threatened. This will also return true if the King is also in checkmate.

isCastleableQueenside

public boolean isCastleableQueenside()

can a future move include a Queen-side castle?

isCastleableKingside

public boolean isCastleableKingside()

Checks to see if a future move can include a King-side castle. King side is always to the right of the white player, and left of the black player.

setCastleableQueenside

public void setCastleableQueenside(boolean t)

sets the castleable bit for the Queenside.

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalStateException - of there's no rook on that side to castle with.

setCastleableKingside

public void setCastleableKingside(boolean t)

sets the castleable bit for the Kingside.

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalStateException - of there's no rook on that side to castle with.

isBlockable

public boolean isBlockable(Square target)

isBlockable

public boolean isBlockable(Square blocker,
                           ChessPiece target)

Description copied from class: ChessPiece

checks to see if another piece may be able to intercede between the piece's origin and destination square

Overrides:

isBlockable in class ChessPiece

Parameters:

blocker - - the proposed square that can block the attack

target - - the piece under attack

Returns:

true - the blocker intercedes the attack

isLegalAttack

public boolean isLegalAttack(Square target)

Description copied from class: ChessPiece

same as isLegalDests except for special moves like castle and pawn moves.

Overrides:

isLegalAttack in class ChessPiece

isKing

public boolean isKing()

Overrides:

isKing in class ChessPiece