TileDatabase

java.lang.Object

nz.ac.vuw.ecs.swen225.gp22.domain.TileDatabase

public class TileDatabase extends Object

Used by persistency module to create tiles based on an ID (for loading), as well as get the ID of a current object (for saving).

Author:: Abdul

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor

Description

TileDatabase()
Method Summary

Modifier and Type

Method

Description

static Tile

create(String tileID, Object... tileParams)

Factory method that creates a Tile object based on the tile ID.

static String

getID(Class<? extends Tile> clazz)

Gets the ID of a tile class.

static String

getID(Tile tile)

Overloaded method for getID() with Tile object as the parameter.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details
- TileDatabase
  
  public TileDatabase()
Method Details
- create
  
  public static Tile create(String tileID, Object... tileParams)
  
  Factory method that creates a Tile object based on the tile ID. Makes sure the given parameters are the correct amount and with the correct types. Suppresses unchecked warnings because I know that any constructor from a class in tileDB will be of the correct constructor type.
  
  Parameters:
  
  tileID - ID of the requested tile.
  
  tileParams - Array of the given tile parameters.
  
  Returns:
  
  The newly created tile Tile.
- getID
  
  public static String getID(Class<? extends Tile> clazz)
  
  Gets the ID of a tile class.
  
  Parameters:
  
  clazz - Class to get ID of.
  
  Returns:
  
  String ID of the class
- getID
  
  public static String getID(Tile tile)
  
  Overloaded method for getID() with Tile object as the parameter.
  
  Parameters:
  
  tile - Tile object to get ID of.
  
  Returns:
  
  String ID of the object's class.