Package Game

Class Move

java.lang.Object

Game.Move

public class Move
extends Object

Represents a chess move, including the piece being moved, its original and new positions, and any captured piece.

Stores all information needed to validate or execute a move on the Board, including old and new coordinates and any piece that might be captured at the destination.

See Also:

• Board
• Piece

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
Piece	Capture	The piece being captured at the destination, if any
int	newCol	The new column of the piece after the move.
int	newRow	The new row of the piece after the move.
int	oldCol	The original column of the piece before the move.
int	oldRow	The original row of the piece before the move.
Piece	piece	The piece being moved.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
Move(Board board, Piece piece, int newCol, int newRow)	Constructs the move object that stores the piece's original position, it's destination, and any piece present at the destination square for potential capture.

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Details

oldCol

public int oldCol

The original column of the piece before the move.

oldRow

public int oldRow

The original row of the piece before the move.

newCol

public int newCol

The new column of the piece after the move.

newRow

public int newRow

The new row of the piece after the move.

piece

public Piece piece

The piece being moved.

Capture

public Piece Capture

The piece being captured at the destination, if any

Constructor Details

Move

public Move(Board board,
 Piece piece,
 int newCol,
 int newRow)

Constructs the move object that stores the piece's original position, it's destination, and any piece present at the destination square for potential capture.

This parameterized constructor creates a Move instance by capturing the state of a piece before and after a player action on the Board. It records the piece's current column and row, the intended target location, and checks if a piece exists at the destination to handle captures.

Parameters:

board - the chess Board containing the piece positions

piece - the Piece being moved

newCol - the destination column

newRow - the destination row