com.amoebacode.blackjack.strategy
Class StrategyTable

java.lang.Object
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Direct Known Subclasses:

HardStrategy, PairStrategy, SoftStrategy

abstract class StrategyTable

extends java.lang.Object

StrategyTable is the base class for all strategy tables (hard, soft, pair).

Version:

0.9

Author:

Jason Gurney

Field Summary

protected java.util.Map

actionTable The collection of strategy table rows

Constructor Summary

protected

StrategyTable(StrategyTableRow[] rows) Default protected constructor.

Method Summary

protected StrategyReminder	checkAction(IPlayerHand playerHand, int playerScore, java.lang.String action, int dealerScore) Checks whether the specified user action is the proper basic strategy play.
private boolean	firstChoiceUnavailable(IPlayerHand playerHand, java.lang.String firstChoice) Indicates whether the first choice from the correct action is unavailable.
protected CorrectAction	getAction(int playerScore, int dealerScore) Returns the correct action for the specified player and dealer scores.
protected abstract java.lang.String	getPlayerScore(int playerScore) Returns a text description of the user's current situation.
protected StrategyTableRow	getRow(int playerScore) Returns the strategy table row corresponding to the specified player score.
protected abstract void	setupRows(StrategyTableRow[] rows) Loads the strategy table rows into the action table hash map.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

actionTable

protected java.util.Map actionTable

The collection of strategy table rows

Constructor Detail

StrategyTable

protected StrategyTable(StrategyTableRow[] rows)

Default protected constructor.

Parameters:

rows - an array of strategy table rows

Method Detail

setupRows

protected abstract void setupRows(StrategyTableRow[] rows)

Loads the strategy table rows into the action table hash map.

Parameters:

rows - an array of strategy table rows

getPlayerScore

protected abstract java.lang.String getPlayerScore(int playerScore)

Returns a text description of the user's current situation.

Returns:

a text description of the user's current situation

getRow

protected StrategyTableRow getRow(int playerScore)

Returns the strategy table row corresponding to the specified player score.

Parameters:

playerScore - the current player's score

Returns:

the appropriate strategy table row

getAction

protected CorrectAction getAction(int playerScore,
                                  int dealerScore)

Returns the correct action for the specified player and dealer scores.

Parameters:

playerScore - the current player's score

dealerScore - the dealer score

Returns:

the CorrectAction for this situation

checkAction

protected StrategyReminder checkAction(IPlayerHand playerHand,
                                       int playerScore,
                                       java.lang.String action,
                                       int dealerScore)

Checks whether the specified user action is the proper basic strategy play.

Parameters:

playerHand - the PlayerHand making the action

playerScore - the current player's score

action - a String representing the decision chosen

dealerScore - the dealer score

Throws:

thows - a StrategyException if the user action is incorrect

firstChoiceUnavailable

private boolean firstChoiceUnavailable(IPlayerHand playerHand,
                                       java.lang.String firstChoice)

Indicates whether the first choice from the correct action is unavailable.

Parameters:

playerHand - the PlayerHand making the action

firstChoice - the first correct action choice