Class PokerSquaresPointSystem

java.lang.Object

PokerSquaresPointSystem

public class PokerSquaresPointSystem
extends java.lang.Object

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
PokerSquaresPointSystem(int[] scores) Create a point system given an array of hand scores.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static PokerSquaresPointSystem	getAmericanPointSystem() Return the American point system.
static PokerSquaresPointSystem	getAmeritishPointSystem() Return an "Ameritish" point system randomly generated between the normalized point ranges established by the American and British systems.
static PokerSquaresPointSystem	getBritishPointSystem() Return the British point system.
int	getHandScore(Card[] hand) Get the score of the given Card hand (which may contain null values).
int	getHandScore(int pokerHandId) Get the score associated with the given Poker hand classification identification number.
int	getHandScore(PokerHand pokerHand) Get the score associated with the given Poker hand classification.
int[]	getHandScores(Card[][] grid) Get an int array with the individual hand scores of rows 0 through 4 followed by columns 0 through 4.
static PokerSquaresPointSystem	getHypercornerPointSystem() Return a random hypercorner point system where hand scores are either -1 or 1 with equal probability.
static PokerSquaresPointSystem	getRandomPointSystem() Return a random point system with scores uniformly distributed across the range of all allowable values.
int	getScore(Card[][] grid) Get the score of the given Card grid.
int[]	getScoreTable() Return an array of scores indexed by Poker hand classification identification numbers.
static PokerSquaresPointSystem	getSingleHandPointSystem() Return a point system where only one randomly selected Poker hand scores 1 point.
static PokerSquaresPointSystem	getSingleHandPointSystem(int pokerHandId) Return a point system where only the one Poker hand (given by Poker hand classification identification number) scores 1 point.
static void	main(java.lang.String[] args) Demonstrate the different point systems that may be generated.
void	printGrid(Card[][] grid) Print the given game grid and score.
static void	setSeed(long seed) Set the seed of the game pseudorandom number generator.
java.lang.String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

PokerSquaresPointSystem

public PokerSquaresPointSystem(int[] scores)

Create a point system given an array of hand scores. The score at index n corresponds to the score for hand classification number n. These will be truncated to be between the minimum and maximum allowable hand scores.

Parameters:

scores - given hand scores

Method Detail

getHandScore

public int getHandScore(Card[] hand)

Get the score of the given Card hand (which may contain null values).

Parameters:

hand - Card hand

Returns:

score of given Card hand.

getHandScore

public int getHandScore(PokerHand pokerHand)

Get the score associated with the given Poker hand classification.

Parameters:

pokerHand - Poker hand classification

Returns:

score associated with the given Poker hand classification

getHandScore

public int getHandScore(int pokerHandId)

Get the score associated with the given Poker hand classification identification number.

Parameters:

pokerHandId - Poker hand classification identification number

Returns:

score associated with the given Poker hand classification identification number.

getScoreTable

public int[] getScoreTable()

Return an array of scores indexed by Poker hand classification identification numbers.

Returns:

an array of scores indexed by Poker hand classification identification numbers

getScore

public int getScore(Card[][] grid)

Get the score of the given Card grid.

Parameters:

grid - Card grid

Returns:

score of given Card grid

getHandScores

public int[] getHandScores(Card[][] grid)

Get an int array with the individual hand scores of rows 0 through 4 followed by columns 0 through 4.

Parameters:

grid - 2D Card array representing play grid

Returns:

an int array with the individual hand scores of rows 0 through 4 followed by columns 0 through 4.

setSeed

public static void setSeed(long seed)

Set the seed of the game pseudorandom number generator.

Parameters:

seed - pseudorandom number generator seed

getRandomPointSystem

public static PokerSquaresPointSystem getRandomPointSystem()

Return a random point system with scores uniformly distributed across the range of all allowable values.

Returns:

a random point system with scores uniformly distributed across the range of all allowable values

getHypercornerPointSystem

public static PokerSquaresPointSystem getHypercornerPointSystem()

Return a random hypercorner point system where hand scores are either -1 or 1 with equal probability.

Returns:

a random hypercorner point system where hand scores are either -1 or 1 with equal probability

getSingleHandPointSystem

public static PokerSquaresPointSystem getSingleHandPointSystem(int pokerHandId)

Return a point system where only the one Poker hand (given by Poker hand classification identification number) scores 1 point. All other hands score nothing.

Parameters:

pokerHandId - Poker hand classification identification number

Returns:

a point system where only the one Poker hand (given by Poker hand classification identification number) scores 1 point

getSingleHandPointSystem

public static PokerSquaresPointSystem getSingleHandPointSystem()

Return a point system where only one randomly selected Poker hand scores 1 point. All other hands score nothing.

Returns:

a point system where only one randomly selected Poker hand scores 1 point

getAmericanPointSystem

public static PokerSquaresPointSystem getAmericanPointSystem()

Return the American point system.

Returns:

the American point system

getBritishPointSystem

public static PokerSquaresPointSystem getBritishPointSystem()

Return the British point system. Also known as the British or U.K. point system.

Returns:

the British point system

getAmeritishPointSystem

public static PokerSquaresPointSystem getAmeritishPointSystem()

Return an "Ameritish" point system randomly generated between the normalized point ranges established by the American and British systems.

Returns:

an "Ameritish" point system randomly generated between the normalized point ranges established by the American and British systems

printGrid

public void printGrid(Card[][] grid)

Print the given game grid and score.

Parameters:

grid - given game grid

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

main

public static void main(java.lang.String[] args)

Demonstrate the different point systems that may be generated.

Parameters:

args - (not used)