Package card.trainer

Class TrainerCard

java.lang.Object

card.Card

card.trainer.TrainerCard

Direct Known Subclasses:

Bill, ProfessorOak

public abstract class TrainerCard
extends Card

This class represents a Trainer card in the Pokémon Trading Card Game. It extends the Card class and provides methods to get the description of the card and use its effect. It is an abstract class that serves as a base for specific trainer cards.

Version:

1.0

Author:

Tyler Mong

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
private String	description

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
TrainerCard(String name, String description)	Constructor to initialize a trainer card with a name and description.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
String	getDescription()	Returns the description of the trainer card.
void	useEffect(Deck deck, Hand hand)	Overloaded method to use the effect of the trainer card without a discard pile.
abstract void	useEffect(Deck deck, Hand hand, DiscardPile discardPile)	Abstract method to use the effect of the trainer card.

Methods inherited from class card.Card

getName, getType

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Details

description

private String description

Constructor Details

TrainerCard

public TrainerCard(String name,
 String description)

Constructor to initialize a trainer card with a name and description. This constructor is called by the subclasses to create a new trainer card.

Parameters:

name - The name of the trainer card.

description - The description of the trainer card, explaining its effect.

Method Details

getDescription

public String getDescription()

Returns the description of the trainer card.

Returns:

The description of the trainer card, explaining its effect.

useEffect

public abstract void useEffect(Deck deck,
 Hand hand,
 DiscardPile discardPile)

Abstract method to use the effect of the trainer card.

Parameters:

deck - The player's deck.

hand - The player's hand.

discardPile - The player's discard pile (null if not applicable).

useEffect

public void useEffect(Deck deck,
 Hand hand)

Overloaded method to use the effect of the trainer card without a discard pile. This method calls the abstract useEffect method with a null discard pile.

Parameters:

deck - The player's deck.

hand - The player's hand.