Package Piece

Class King

java.lang.Object

Piece.Piece

Piece.King

public class King
extends Piece

Represents a King chess piece with movement logic restricted to 1 chess board tile omnidirectional.

This class handles the initialization, rendering, and valid move logic for a king. The king moves 1 tile omnidirectional across the board as long as its path is unobstructed.

See Also:

• Piece
• Board

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class Piece.Piece

col, color, name, row, sTScale, xpos, ypos

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
King(Board board, int col, int row, PieceColor color)	Constructs a King piece at the specified board position and color.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
boolean	isValidMove(int toCol, int toRow, Board board)	Determines whether a move to the specified coordinates is valid for a King.

Methods inherited from class Piece.Piece

getColor, paint, readMadeMove, switchMadeMove

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

King

public King(Board board,
 int col,
 int row,
 PieceColor color)

Constructs a King piece at the specified board position and color.

Initializes the king's coordinates, screen position, name, and sprite based on its color and location on the Board.

Parameters:

board - the board the king belongs to

col - the starting column of the king

row - the starting row of the king

color - the PieceColor of the king (white or black)

Method Details

isValidMove

public boolean isValidMove(int toCol,
 int toRow,
 Board board)

Determines whether a move to the specified coordinates is valid for a King.

A king can move 1 tile omnidirectional, provided no pieces obstruct the path. This method checks for all directions.

Specified by:

isValidMove in class Piece

Parameters:

toCol - the destination column

toRow - the destination row

board - the current game Board to evaluate piece positions

Returns:

true if the move is valid; false otherwise