model

Class Herbivore

java.lang.Object

model.Animal

model.Herbivore

public class Herbivore
extends Animal

This class simulates a herbivore.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static Genome	defaultGenome
private int[]	predatorPosition

Fields inherited from class model.Animal

age, attemptedMovesThisTurn, energy, exhaustion, generation, genome, gestationPeriod, IDnumber, isAlive, movesThisTurn, offspring, parent, random, type, x, y

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Herbivore(int setID, Genome newGenome, int myGeneration, int setX, int setY, int setEnergy, int parentID) The constructor.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
private void	feed() Graze the current tile.
private void	flee() Run away from a predator
private void	moveToNewGrazingGrounds() Search the surrounding squares for one with a higher grass density and move there
void	update() Each turn, the herbivore looks out for predators and flees if it finds any, or otherwise grazes, if need be moving to better feeding grounds

Methods inherited from class model.Animal

changeEnergy, closestSearch, exhaust, getAge, getDirection, getDistance, getEnergy, getGeneration, getGenome, getID, getInfo, getNeighbouringField, getOffspring, getParent, getType, getX, getY, isAlive, mixedSearch, move, randomizedSearch, reproduce, search, setAge, setEnergy, setPosition

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

predatorPosition

private int[] predatorPosition

defaultGenome

public static Genome defaultGenome

Constructor Detail

Herbivore

public Herbivore(int setID,
                 Genome newGenome,
                 int myGeneration,
                 int setX,
                 int setY,
                 int setEnergy,
                 int parentID)

The constructor.

Parameters:

setID -

newGenome -

myGeneration -

setX -

setY -

setEnergy -

parentID -

Method Detail

update

public void update()

Each turn, the herbivore looks out for predators and flees if it finds any, or otherwise grazes, if need be moving to better feeding grounds

Overrides:

update in class Animal

feed

private void feed()

Graze the current tile. XXX: here be magic numbers!

moveToNewGrazingGrounds

private void moveToNewGrazingGrounds()

Search the surrounding squares for one with a higher grass density and move there

flee

private void flee()

Run away from a predator