Objects Interaction II

Sebastian Alejandro Velasco

Object Oriented Programming

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Agenda

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Constructors

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Do you remember how to instantiate?

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 Constructors

This is the Student

class constructor

Invoking a constructor
serves as a request to the
JVM to construct
(instantiate) a brand-new
object

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 Constructors

Constructors are special type of procedures which

are responsible to ask the JVM to inflate a new
helium balloon

JVM

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Default constructor

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 Default constructor

Default constructors setting all attributes

to their zero-equivalent default values

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Explicit constructors

We use explicit constructors if we wish to do

something more “interesting” to initialize an object
when it is first instantiated

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 Explicit constructors rules

Constructor’s name must be exactly the same as

the name of the class for which we’re writing the
constructor

Constructors works like another method, can

define a list of parameters

We cannot specify a return type for a constructor; by

definition, a constructor returns a reference to a newly
created object of the class type

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Passing parameters to constructors

Test Class

Class definition

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 Be careful

If there is at least one constructor defined we

cannot use the default constructor

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Replacing the Default Parameterless Constructor

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 Overloading Constructors

It is possible to overload Constructors like any other method

Constructor 1 signature

Student ( )

Constructor 2 signature

Student ( String )

Constructor 3 signature

Student ( String , int )

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Constructors reuse

Code duplication

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 Constructors reuse

It is possible to reuse Constructors using the keyword this

Reusing constructors can avoid duplication of code

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Review: Tic Tac Toe
Layers and packages
Constructors and access modificators
Relation between objects
Data Layer

Which classes
belong to the data
layer?

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Data layer

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 Board class

Overriding default
constructor

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Printing user defined objects method

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 toString method

toString method allow us override the default

way how the object is printed

Important, do not
forget it

The return type is

String

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Overriding toString method

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 Overloading
constructors

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 Overriding toString method

String.valueOf( ) is used to cast

variables to String

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Player class

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Overriding toString method

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How do you know if two user defined objects are
equal?

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 Overriding equals method

equals method allow us to override the default way how two user
defined objects are equals or not

Important, do not
forget it

If the two objects

have the same
player (Symbol)
are equals

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Business logic Layer

Which classes
belong to the
business logic
layer?

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Business logic layer

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 GameEngine Class

This is the game starting point

Methods can be
private

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 GameEngine Class

Class Method signature Function

startGame ( ) Initialize objects and variables
Call the method play
play ( ) Iterate until win or finish
GameEngine condition is reached
getCurrentPlayer ( Player ) Change the current player at
the end of each turn

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TurnController Class

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 TurnController Class

Class Method signature Function

playTurn ( Board , Player ) Handle movement turn
Call movement validator
Call board modifier
markBoard ( Board , int , Modify board after a valid play
TurnController char )
existFreeSquares ( Board , Chek if there are available
Player , Player) squares to play
generateRobotMovement ( ) Generate random robot
movement

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MovementHandler Class

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 MovementHandler Class

Class Method signature Function

isValid ( Board , int ) Check if a square selection is
available to be marked
MovementHandle isWinningMovement Check if the last movement
r ( Board , Player ) causes the player's victory

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UML Class diagram

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 UML Class diagram

DATA
BUSINESS LAYER
LAYER

UI
LAYER

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Each layers is represented as a package

• Three layers
– Data
– Business logic
– UI

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 Tic Tac Toe

Check the code here

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 References

• [Barker] J. Barker, Beginning Java Objects: From Concepts To Code,

Second Edition, Apress, 2005. 

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