Package Piece

Class Rook

java.lang.Object

Piece.Piece

Piece.Rook

public class Rook
extends Piece

Represents a Rook chess piece with movement logic restricted to move vertically or horizontally.

This class handles the initialization, rendering, and valid move logic for a rook. The rook moves vertically or horizontally across the board and can travel any number of tiles 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
Rook(Board board, int col, int row, PieceColor color)	Constructs a Rook 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 Rook.

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

Rook

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

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

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

Parameters:

board - the board the rook belongs to

col - the starting column of the rook

row - the starting row of the rook

color - the PieceColor of the rook (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 Rook.

A rook can move as many tiles vertically or horizontally provided no pieces obstruct the path. This method checks for logic.

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