de.gurkenlabs.litiengine.entities

Class Entity

java.lang.Object

de.gurkenlabs.litiengine.entities.Entity

All Implemented Interfaces:

EntityRenderedListener, EntityRenderListener, IEntity, java.util.EventListener

Direct Known Subclasses:

CollisionEntity, Emitter, LightSource, MapArea, Spawnpoint

public abstract class Entity
extends java.lang.Object
implements IEntity, EntityRenderListener

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static java.lang.String	ANY_MESSAGE

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor and Description
protected	Entity() Instantiates a new entity.
protected	Entity(boolean renderWithLayer)
protected	Entity(int mapId)
protected	Entity(int mapId, java.lang.String name)
protected	Entity(java.lang.String name)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
EntityActionMap	actions() All registered actions of this entity.
void	addController(IEntityController controller)
void	addEntityRenderListener(EntityRenderListener listener) Adds the specified entity render listener to receive events and callbacks about the rendering process of entities.
void	addListener(EntityListener listener)
void	addTag(java.lang.String tag)
void	addTransformListener(EntityTransformListener listener)
IEntityAnimationController<?>	animations() Gets the entities animation controller.
void	attachControllers()
IBehaviorController	behavior()
boolean	canRender(IEntity entity) This method gets called before an Entity is about to be rendered.
void	detachControllers()
double	getAngle()
java.awt.geom.Rectangle2D	getBoundingBox()
java.awt.geom.Point2D	getCenter()
<T extends IEntityController> T	getController(java.lang.Class<T> clss)
protected EntityControllers	getControllers()
Environment	getEnvironment() Gets the environment the entity was loaded to or null if it is not loaded.
double	getHeight()
java.awt.geom.Point2D	getLocation()
int	getMapId()
java.lang.String	getName() Gets the name of this entity.
ICustomPropertyProvider	getProperties()
RenderType	getRenderType()
java.util.List<java.lang.String>	getTags()
double	getWidth()
double	getX()
double	getY()
boolean	hasTag(java.lang.String tag)
boolean	isLoaded() Indicates whether this entity is loaded on the currently active environment.
boolean	isVisible()
void	loaded(Environment environment) This method provides the possibility to implement behavior whenever this entity was added to the environment.
void	onMessage(EntityMessageListener listener)
void	onMessage(java.lang.String message, EntityMessageListener listener)
void	onRendered(EntityRenderedListener listener) Adds the specified entity rendered listener to receive events when entities were rendered.
void	perform(java.lang.String actionName) Performs an EntityAction that was previously registered for this entity.
EntityAction	register(java.lang.String name, java.lang.Runnable action) Registers an EntityAction with the specified name.
void	removed(Environment environment) This method provides the possibility to implement behavior whenever this entity was removed from the environment.
void	removeEntityRenderedListener(EntityRenderedListener listener) Removes the specified entity rendered listener.
void	removeEntityRenderListener(EntityRenderListener listener) Removes the specified entity render listener.
void	removeListener(EntityListener listener)
void	removeMessageListener(EntityMessageListener listener)
void	removeTag(java.lang.String tag)
void	removeTransformListener(EntityTransformListener listener)
void	rendered(EntityRenderEvent event) This method gets called after an entity was rendered.
void	rendering(EntityRenderEvent event) This method gets called after all rendering checks have successfully passed and right before the entity is about to be rendered.
boolean	renderWithLayer() Determines whether this entity is being rendered with the layer it's originating from.
java.lang.String	sendMessage(java.lang.Object sender, java.lang.String message)
void	setAngle(double angle) Sets the angle (in degrees) in which the entity is directed.
<T extends IEntityController> void	setController(java.lang.Class<T> clss, T controller)
void	setHeight(double height)
void	setLocation(double x, double y)
void	setLocation(java.awt.geom.Point2D location) Sets the map location.
void	setMapId(int mapId) Sets an id which should only be filled when an entity gets added due to map information.
void	setName(java.lang.String name)
void	setRenderType(RenderType renderType)
void	setRenderWithLayer(boolean renderWithLayer)
void	setSize(double width, double height)
void	setVisible(boolean visible)
void	setWidth(double width)
void	setX(double x)
void	setY(double y)
java.lang.String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

ANY_MESSAGE

public static final java.lang.String ANY_MESSAGE

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

Entity

protected Entity()

Instantiates a new entity.

Entity

protected Entity(boolean renderWithLayer)

Entity

protected Entity(int mapId)

Entity

protected Entity(java.lang.String name)

Entity

protected Entity(int mapId,
                 java.lang.String name)

Method Detail

addTransformListener

public void addTransformListener(EntityTransformListener listener)

Specified by:

addTransformListener in interface IEntity

removeTransformListener

public void removeTransformListener(EntityTransformListener listener)

Specified by:

removeTransformListener in interface IEntity

addListener

public void addListener(EntityListener listener)

Specified by:

addListener in interface IEntity

removeListener

public void removeListener(EntityListener listener)

Specified by:

removeListener in interface IEntity

onRendered

public void onRendered(EntityRenderedListener listener)

Description copied from interface: IEntity

Adds the specified entity rendered listener to receive events when entities were rendered.

Specified by:

onRendered in interface IEntity

Parameters:

listener - The listener to add.

removeEntityRenderedListener

public void removeEntityRenderedListener(EntityRenderedListener listener)

Description copied from interface: IEntity

Removes the specified entity rendered listener.

Specified by:

removeEntityRenderedListener in interface IEntity

Parameters:

listener - The listener to remove.

addEntityRenderListener

public void addEntityRenderListener(EntityRenderListener listener)

Description copied from interface: IEntity

Adds the specified entity render listener to receive events and callbacks about the rendering process of entities.

Specified by:

addEntityRenderListener in interface IEntity

Parameters:

listener - The listener to add.

removeEntityRenderListener

public void removeEntityRenderListener(EntityRenderListener listener)

Description copied from interface: IEntity

Removes the specified entity render listener.

Specified by:

removeEntityRenderListener in interface IEntity

Parameters:

listener - The listener to remove.

onMessage

public void onMessage(EntityMessageListener listener)

Specified by:

onMessage in interface IEntity

onMessage

public void onMessage(java.lang.String message,
                      EntityMessageListener listener)

Specified by:

onMessage in interface IEntity

removeMessageListener

public void removeMessageListener(EntityMessageListener listener)

Specified by:

removeMessageListener in interface IEntity

attachControllers

public void attachControllers()

Specified by:

attachControllers in interface IEntity

detachControllers

public void detachControllers()

Specified by:

detachControllers in interface IEntity

getProperties

public ICustomPropertyProvider getProperties()

Specified by:

getProperties in interface IEntity

getAngle

public double getAngle()

Specified by:

getAngle in interface IEntity

animations

public IEntityAnimationController<?> animations()

Description copied from interface: IEntity

Gets the entities animation controller.

Specified by:

animations in interface IEntity

Returns:

The entities animation controller or null if none was registered.

See Also:

RenderEngine.renderEntity(java.awt.Graphics2D, IEntity)

behavior

public IBehaviorController behavior()

Specified by:

behavior in interface IEntity

addController

public void addController(IEntityController controller)

Specified by:

addController in interface IEntity

setController

public <T extends IEntityController> void setController(java.lang.Class<T> clss,
                                                        T controller)

Specified by:

setController in interface IEntity

getController

public <T extends IEntityController> T getController(java.lang.Class<T> clss)

Specified by:

getController in interface IEntity

getBoundingBox

public java.awt.geom.Rectangle2D getBoundingBox()

Specified by:

getBoundingBox in interface IEntity

getCenter

public java.awt.geom.Point2D getCenter()

Specified by:

getCenter in interface IEntity

getHeight

public double getHeight()

Specified by:

getHeight in interface IEntity

getLocation

public java.awt.geom.Point2D getLocation()

Specified by:

getLocation in interface IEntity

getMapId

public int getMapId()

Specified by:

getMapId in interface IEntity

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Description copied from interface: IEntity

Gets the name of this entity.

Specified by:

getName in interface IEntity

Returns:

The name of this entity.

getRenderType

public RenderType getRenderType()

Specified by:

getRenderType in interface IEntity

getWidth

public double getWidth()

Specified by:

getWidth in interface IEntity

getX

public double getX()

Specified by:

getX in interface IEntity

getY

public double getY()

Specified by:

getY in interface IEntity

isVisible

public boolean isVisible()

Specified by:

isVisible in interface IEntity

setVisible

public void setVisible(boolean visible)

Specified by:

setVisible in interface IEntity

actions

public EntityActionMap actions()

Description copied from interface: IEntity

All registered actions of this entity.

Specified by:

actions in interface IEntity

Returns:

The EntityActionMap that holds all registered EntityActions for this instance.

See Also:

EntityActionMap, IEntity.register(String, Runnable)

perform

public void perform(java.lang.String actionName)

Description copied from interface: IEntity

Performs an EntityAction that was previously registered for this entity.

Does nothing in case no action has been registered for the specified actionName.

Specified by:

perform in interface IEntity

Parameters:

actionName - The name of the action to be performed.

See Also:

IEntity.actions(), IEntity.register(String, Runnable)

register

public EntityAction register(java.lang.String name,
                             java.lang.Runnable action)

Description copied from interface: IEntity

Registers an EntityAction with the specified name. It's later possible to execute these actions on the entity by using the Entity.perform(String actionName) method.

Specified by:

register in interface IEntity

Parameters:

name - The name of the action to be registered.

action - The action to be performed by the entity.

Returns:

The created EntityAction instance; or null if the name or action parameter were invalid.

See Also:

IEntity.perform(String), IEntity.actions()

sendMessage

public java.lang.String sendMessage(java.lang.Object sender,
                                    java.lang.String message)

Specified by:

sendMessage in interface IEntity

setHeight

public void setHeight(double height)

Specified by:

setHeight in interface IEntity

setLocation

public void setLocation(double x,
                        double y)

Specified by:

setLocation in interface IEntity

setLocation

public void setLocation(java.awt.geom.Point2D location)

Sets the map location.

Specified by:

setLocation in interface IEntity

Parameters:

location - the new map location

setMapId

public void setMapId(int mapId)

Sets an id which should only be filled when an entity gets added due to map information.

Specified by:

setMapId in interface IEntity

Parameters:

mapId - The unique map ID for this IEntity

setName

public void setName(java.lang.String name)

Specified by:

setName in interface IEntity

setRenderType

public void setRenderType(RenderType renderType)

Specified by:

setRenderType in interface IEntity

setSize

public void setSize(double width,
                    double height)

Specified by:

setSize in interface IEntity

setWidth

public void setWidth(double width)

Specified by:

setWidth in interface IEntity

setX

public void setX(double x)

Specified by:

setX in interface IEntity

setY

public void setY(double y)

Specified by:

setY in interface IEntity

getTags

public java.util.List<java.lang.String> getTags()

Specified by:

getTags in interface IEntity

hasTag

public boolean hasTag(java.lang.String tag)

Specified by:

hasTag in interface IEntity

addTag

public void addTag(java.lang.String tag)

Specified by:

addTag in interface IEntity

removeTag

public void removeTag(java.lang.String tag)

Specified by:

removeTag in interface IEntity

setAngle

public void setAngle(double angle)

Description copied from interface: IEntity

Sets the angle (in degrees) in which the entity is directed.

Specified by:

setAngle in interface IEntity

Parameters:

angle - the new angle in degrees

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

getEnvironment

public Environment getEnvironment()

Description copied from interface: IEntity

Gets the environment the entity was loaded to or null if it is not loaded.

Specified by:

getEnvironment in interface IEntity

Returns:

The entity's environment.

loaded

public void loaded(Environment environment)

Description copied from interface: IEntity

This method provides the possibility to implement behavior whenever this entity was added to the environment.

Specified by:

loaded in interface IEntity

Parameters:

environment - The environment that the entity was added to

See Also:

IEntity.addListener(EntityListener)

removed

public void removed(Environment environment)

Description copied from interface: IEntity

This method provides the possibility to implement behavior whenever this entity was removed from the environment.

Specified by:

removed in interface IEntity

Parameters:

environment - The environment that the entity was removed from

See Also:

IEntity.addListener(EntityListener)

isLoaded

public boolean isLoaded()

Description copied from interface: IEntity

Indicates whether this entity is loaded on the currently active environment.

Specified by:

isLoaded in interface IEntity

Returns:

True if the entity is loaded on the game's currently active environment; otherwise false.

See Also:

GameWorld.environment(), IEntity.loaded(Environment), IEntity.removed(Environment)

renderWithLayer

public boolean renderWithLayer()

Description copied from interface: IEntity

Determines whether this entity is being rendered with the layer it's originating from. This ignores the specified RenderType and makes the entity dependent upon the visibility of it's layer.

This can only be used, of course, if the entity is related to a MapObject.
This defaults to false if not explicitly set on the MapObject.

Specified by:

renderWithLayer in interface IEntity

Returns:

True if the entity should be rendered with the layer of the corresponding map object; otherwise false.

See Also:

ILayer.isVisible(), IMapObjectLayer.getMapObjects(), Environment.getEntitiesByLayer(int), Environment.getEntitiesByLayer(String)

setRenderWithLayer

public void setRenderWithLayer(boolean renderWithLayer)

Specified by:

setRenderWithLayer in interface IEntity

rendering

public void rendering(EntityRenderEvent event)

Description copied from interface: EntityRenderListener

This method gets called after all rendering checks have successfully passed and right before the entity is about to be rendered.

Specified by:

rendering in interface EntityRenderListener

Parameters:

event - The event that contains the render data.

rendered

public void rendered(EntityRenderEvent event)

Description copied from interface: EntityRenderedListener

This method gets called after an entity was rendered.

Specified by:

rendered in interface EntityRenderedListener

Parameters:

event - The event that contains the render data.

canRender

public boolean canRender(IEntity entity)

Description copied from interface: EntityRenderListener

This method gets called before an Entity is about to be rendered. Returning false prevents the rendering of the specified entity.

Specified by:

canRender in interface EntityRenderListener

Parameters:

entity - The entity to be rendered.

Returns:

True if the entity should be rendered; otherwise false.

getControllers

protected EntityControllers getControllers()