Class PegSolitaireNode

java.lang.Object
  SearchNode
      PegSolitaireNode

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Cloneable

public class PegSolitaireNode
extends SearchNode

PegSolitaireNode.java - Traditional 5-on-a-side Triangle Peg Solitaire; Goal: to leave one peg after removal of all others via linear jumps.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class SearchNode

parent

Constructor Summary

PegSolitaireNode()
Creates a PegSolitaireNode instance and sets it to an initial search state.

Method Summary

java.lang.Object	clone() clone - return a deep copy of this node.
boolean	equals(java.lang.Object o) The equals method is especially useful for repeated state detection.
java.util.ArrayList<SearchNode>	expand() expand - return a (possibly empty) ArrayList of this node's children
boolean	isGoal() isGoal - test whether or not the current node is a goal node.
java.lang.String	toString() toString - especially useful for debugging, tracing search execution, reporting results, etc.

Methods inherited from class SearchNode

childClone

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

PegSolitaireNode

public PegSolitaireNode()

Creates a PegSolitaireNode instance and sets it to an initial search state.

Method Detail

isGoal

public boolean isGoal()

isGoal - test whether or not the current node is a goal node.

Specified by:

isGoal in class SearchNode

Returns:

a boolean value

expand

public java.util.ArrayList<SearchNode> expand()

expand - return a (possibly empty) ArrayList of this node's children

Specified by:

expand in class SearchNode

Returns:

an ArrayList of SearchNodes

clone

public java.lang.Object clone()

clone - return a deep copy of this node.

Overrides:

clone in class SearchNode

Returns:

an Object value

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object o)

The equals method is especially useful for repeated state detection.

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object

Parameters:

o - an Object value - object to test for equality with this

Returns:

a boolean value - whether or not two objects are equal

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

toString - especially useful for debugging, tracing search execution, reporting results, etc.

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

a String value