org.newdawn.slick.util.pathfinding
Interface PathFinder

All Known Implementing Classes:

AStarPathFinder

public interface PathFinder

A description of an implementation that can find a path from one location on a tile map to another based on information provided by that tile map.

Author:

Kevin Glass

See Also:

TileBasedMap

Method Summary

Path	findPath(Mover mover, int sx, int sy, int tx, int ty) Find a path from the starting location provided (sx,sy) to the target location (tx,ty) avoiding blockages and attempting to honour costs provided by the tile map.

Method Detail

findPath

Path findPath(Mover mover,
              int sx,
              int sy,
              int tx,
              int ty)

Find a path from the starting location provided (sx,sy) to the target location (tx,ty) avoiding blockages and attempting to honour costs provided by the tile map.

Parameters:

mover - The entity that will be moving along the path. This provides a place to pass context information about the game entity doing the moving, e.g. can it fly? can it swim etc.

sx - The x coordinate of the start location

sy - The y coordinate of the start location

tx - The x coordinate of the target location

ty - Teh y coordinate of the target location

Returns:

The path found from start to end, or null if no path can be found.