Class SwingUI

java.lang.Object
  java.awt.Component
      java.awt.Container
          java.awt.Window
              java.awt.Frame
                  javax.swing.JFrame
                      SwingUI

All Implemented Interfaces:

HangmanUI, java.awt.image.ImageObserver, java.awt.MenuContainer, java.io.Serializable, java.util.Observer, javax.accessibility.Accessible, javax.swing.RootPaneContainer, javax.swing.WindowConstants

public class SwingUI
extends javax.swing.JFrame
implements HangmanUI

This is a Swing graphical user interface to the hangman game. It displays the game board using elementary Swing widgets and allows the player to control the game via buttons. Refer to the user interface prototype.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class javax.swing.JFrame

javax.swing.JFrame.AccessibleJFrame

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.awt.Frame

java.awt.Frame.AccessibleAWTFrame

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.awt.Window

java.awt.Window.AccessibleAWTWindow

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.awt.Container

java.awt.Container.AccessibleAWTContainer

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.awt.Component

java.awt.Component.AccessibleAWTComponent, java.awt.Component.BaselineResizeBehavior, java.awt.Component.BltBufferStrategy, java.awt.Component.FlipBufferStrategy

Field Summary

private javax.swing.JPanel	buttonPanel A panel to contain the row of buttons
private Controller	controller Reference to the controller listening to user actions
private javax.swing.JLabel	lblTitle The title of the game
private javax.swing.JLabel	lblTurns A label for the turn counter
private javax.swing.JButton[]	LetterButtons array of buttons for the letters of the alphabet
private javax.swing.JTextArea	txtBoard A text area for displaying the guessed letters

Fields inherited from class javax.swing.JFrame

accessibleContext, EXIT_ON_CLOSE, rootPane, rootPaneCheckingEnabled

Fields inherited from class java.awt.Frame

CROSSHAIR_CURSOR, DEFAULT_CURSOR, E_RESIZE_CURSOR, HAND_CURSOR, ICONIFIED, MAXIMIZED_BOTH, MAXIMIZED_HORIZ, MAXIMIZED_VERT, MOVE_CURSOR, N_RESIZE_CURSOR, NE_RESIZE_CURSOR, NORMAL, NW_RESIZE_CURSOR, S_RESIZE_CURSOR, SE_RESIZE_CURSOR, SW_RESIZE_CURSOR, TEXT_CURSOR, W_RESIZE_CURSOR, WAIT_CURSOR

Fields inherited from class java.awt.Component

BOTTOM_ALIGNMENT, CENTER_ALIGNMENT, LEFT_ALIGNMENT, RIGHT_ALIGNMENT, TOP_ALIGNMENT

Fields inherited from interface javax.swing.WindowConstants

DISPOSE_ON_CLOSE, DO_NOTHING_ON_CLOSE, HIDE_ON_CLOSE

Fields inherited from interface java.awt.image.ImageObserver

ABORT, ALLBITS, ERROR, FRAMEBITS, HEIGHT, PROPERTIES, SOMEBITS, WIDTH

Constructor Summary

SwingUI()
Creates new frame to contain all the user interface components for the game.

Method Summary

private void	initComponents() This method is called from within the constructor to initialize the form.
private void	makeButtons() Create the 26 letter buttons, one for each letter of the alphabet.
void	playAgain() Handle end of game, asking if the player wants another game If yes, start a new game, otherwise exit.
void	setControl(Controller control) Set reference to the controller that handles our input.
void	showBoard(Game game) Display the current state of the board.
void	showLose(java.lang.String message) Display that the player lost the game.
void	showWin() Display that the player won the game.
void	update(java.util.Observable o, java.lang.Object arg) Update the ui when notified by the game.

Methods inherited from class javax.swing.JFrame

addImpl, createRootPane, frameInit, getAccessibleContext, getContentPane, getDefaultCloseOperation, getGlassPane, getGraphics, getJMenuBar, getLayeredPane, getRootPane, getTransferHandler, isDefaultLookAndFeelDecorated, isRootPaneCheckingEnabled, paramString, processWindowEvent, remove, repaint, setContentPane, setDefaultCloseOperation, setDefaultLookAndFeelDecorated, setGlassPane, setIconImage, setJMenuBar, setLayeredPane, setLayout, setRootPane, setRootPaneCheckingEnabled, setTransferHandler, update

Methods inherited from class java.awt.Frame

addNotify, getCursorType, getExtendedState, getFrames, getIconImage, getMaximizedBounds, getMenuBar, getState, getTitle, isResizable, isUndecorated, remove, removeNotify, setCursor, setExtendedState, setMaximizedBounds, setMenuBar, setResizable, setState, setTitle, setUndecorated

Methods inherited from class java.awt.Window

addPropertyChangeListener, addPropertyChangeListener, addWindowFocusListener, addWindowListener, addWindowStateListener, applyResourceBundle, applyResourceBundle, createBufferStrategy, createBufferStrategy, dispose, getBufferStrategy, getFocusableWindowState, getFocusCycleRootAncestor, getFocusOwner, getFocusTraversalKeys, getGraphicsConfiguration, getIconImages, getInputContext, getListeners, getLocale, getModalExclusionType, getMostRecentFocusOwner, getOwnedWindows, getOwner, getOwnerlessWindows, getToolkit, getWarningString, getWindowFocusListeners, getWindowListeners, getWindows, getWindowStateListeners, hide, isActive, isAlwaysOnTop, isAlwaysOnTopSupported, isFocusableWindow, isFocusCycleRoot, isFocused, isLocationByPlatform, isShowing, pack, paint, postEvent, processEvent, processWindowFocusEvent, processWindowStateEvent, removeWindowFocusListener, removeWindowListener, removeWindowStateListener, reshape, setAlwaysOnTop, setBounds, setBounds, setCursor, setFocusableWindowState, setFocusCycleRoot, setIconImages, setLocationByPlatform, setLocationRelativeTo, setMinimumSize, setModalExclusionType, setSize, setSize, setVisible, show, toBack, toFront

Methods inherited from class java.awt.Container

add, add, add, add, add, addContainerListener, applyComponentOrientation, areFocusTraversalKeysSet, countComponents, deliverEvent, doLayout, findComponentAt, findComponentAt, getAlignmentX, getAlignmentY, getComponent, getComponentAt, getComponentAt, getComponentCount, getComponents, getComponentZOrder, getContainerListeners, getFocusTraversalPolicy, getInsets, getLayout, getMaximumSize, getMinimumSize, getMousePosition, getPreferredSize, insets, invalidate, isAncestorOf, isFocusCycleRoot, isFocusTraversalPolicyProvider, isFocusTraversalPolicySet, layout, list, list, locate, minimumSize, paintComponents, preferredSize, print, printComponents, processContainerEvent, remove, removeAll, removeContainerListener, setComponentZOrder, setFocusTraversalKeys, setFocusTraversalPolicy, setFocusTraversalPolicyProvider, setFont, transferFocusBackward, transferFocusDownCycle, validate, validateTree

Methods inherited from class java.awt.Component

action, add, addComponentListener, addFocusListener, addHierarchyBoundsListener, addHierarchyListener, addInputMethodListener, addKeyListener, addMouseListener, addMouseMotionListener, addMouseWheelListener, bounds, checkImage, checkImage, coalesceEvents, contains, contains, createImage, createImage, createVolatileImage, createVolatileImage, disable, disableEvents, dispatchEvent, enable, enable, enableEvents, enableInputMethods, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, getBackground, getBaseline, getBaselineResizeBehavior, getBounds, getBounds, getColorModel, getComponentListeners, getComponentOrientation, getCursor, getDropTarget, getFocusListeners, getFocusTraversalKeysEnabled, getFont, getFontMetrics, getForeground, getHeight, getHierarchyBoundsListeners, getHierarchyListeners, getIgnoreRepaint, getInputMethodListeners, getInputMethodRequests, getKeyListeners, getLocation, getLocation, getLocationOnScreen, getMouseListeners, getMouseMotionListeners, getMousePosition, getMouseWheelListeners, getName, getParent, getPeer, getPropertyChangeListeners, getPropertyChangeListeners, getSize, getSize, getTreeLock, getWidth, getX, getY, gotFocus, handleEvent, hasFocus, imageUpdate, inside, isBackgroundSet, isCursorSet, isDisplayable, isDoubleBuffered, isEnabled, isFocusable, isFocusOwner, isFocusTraversable, isFontSet, isForegroundSet, isLightweight, isMaximumSizeSet, isMinimumSizeSet, isOpaque, isPreferredSizeSet, isValid, isVisible, keyDown, keyUp, list, list, list, location, lostFocus, mouseDown, mouseDrag, mouseEnter, mouseExit, mouseMove, mouseUp, move, nextFocus, paintAll, prepareImage, prepareImage, printAll, processComponentEvent, processFocusEvent, processHierarchyBoundsEvent, processHierarchyEvent, processInputMethodEvent, processKeyEvent, processMouseEvent, processMouseMotionEvent, processMouseWheelEvent, removeComponentListener, removeFocusListener, removeHierarchyBoundsListener, removeHierarchyListener, removeInputMethodListener, removeKeyListener, removeMouseListener, removeMouseMotionListener, removeMouseWheelListener, removePropertyChangeListener, removePropertyChangeListener, repaint, repaint, repaint, requestFocus, requestFocus, requestFocusInWindow, requestFocusInWindow, resize, resize, setBackground, setComponentOrientation, setDropTarget, setEnabled, setFocusable, setFocusTraversalKeysEnabled, setForeground, setIgnoreRepaint, setLocale, setLocation, setLocation, setMaximumSize, setName, setPreferredSize, show, size, toString, transferFocus, transferFocusUpCycle

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface HangmanUI

setVisible

Methods inherited from interface java.awt.MenuContainer

getFont, postEvent

Field Detail

txtBoard

private javax.swing.JTextArea txtBoard

A text area for displaying the guessed letters

lblTitle

private javax.swing.JLabel lblTitle

The title of the game

buttonPanel

private javax.swing.JPanel buttonPanel

A panel to contain the row of buttons

lblTurns

private javax.swing.JLabel lblTurns

A label for the turn counter

LetterButtons

private javax.swing.JButton[] LetterButtons

array of buttons for the letters of the alphabet

controller

private Controller controller

Reference to the controller listening to user actions

Constructor Detail

SwingUI

public SwingUI()

Creates new frame to contain all the user interface components for the game.

Method Detail

setControl

public void setControl(Controller control)

Set reference to the controller that handles our input.

Specified by:

setControl in interface HangmanUI

Parameters:

control - reference to the Controller who responds to actions on this UI

update

public void update(java.util.Observable o,
                   java.lang.Object arg)

Update the ui when notified by the game.

Specified by:

update in interface HangmanUI

Specified by:

update in interface java.util.Observer

Parameters:

o - which observable notified us

arg - an object passed from the observable

showBoard

public void showBoard(Game game)

Display the current state of the board. Specifically, display the turn counter and display the board in some formatted manner.

showWin

public void showWin()

Display that the player won the game.

Specified by:

showWin in interface HangmanUI

showLose

public void showLose(java.lang.String message)

Display that the player lost the game. Reveal the solution.

Specified by:

showLose in interface HangmanUI

Parameters:

message - the correct solution to the puzzle

initComponents

private void initComponents()

This method is called from within the constructor to initialize the form.

makeButtons

private void makeButtons()

Create the 26 letter buttons, one for each letter of the alphabet.

playAgain

public void playAgain()

Handle end of game, asking if the player wants another game If yes, start a new game, otherwise exit.

Specified by:

playAgain in interface HangmanUI