player.java

Java based Snakes and Ladders game.

// Description: This class is for the actual "pawn" of the game, the player.

public class Player
{
    // Variables Of class Player.
        private String playername;
        private int PlayerSquare;  
        private Dice dice;
 
    // The Constructor of class Player.
    public Player(String name){
        // Used for getting the dice roll.
        dice = new Dice();
        // Settings variables.
        PlayerSquare = 1;
        playername = name;
    }
    
    // Method for getting an updated player possition.
    public int playerRoll(){
                this.dice = dice;
        int dicerollreturn = dice.rollDice();
        PlayerSquare = PlayerSquare + dicerollreturn;
        // Make sure player cant go past the end of board.
        if (PlayerSquare >= 49) {
            PlayerSquare = 49;
        }  
        
        // Used for Debugging Only.
        System.out.println("Dice Roll : "+ dicerollreturn);
        
        return PlayerSquare;
    }
    
    // Method for getting the player possition.
    public int getPlayerPos(){
        return PlayerSquare;
    }
    
    // Method for settings the player possition.
    public void writePlayerPos(int newPosition)
    {
        PlayerSquare = newPosition;
    }
    
    // Method of returning the PlayerName.
    public String getPlayerName(){
        return playername;
    }
            
}