Package com.csse3200.game.components.tasks

Class ChaseTask

java.lang.Object

com.csse3200.game.ai.tasks.DefaultTask

com.csse3200.game.components.tasks.ChaseTask

All Implemented Interfaces:

PriorityTask, Task

public class ChaseTask
extends DefaultTask
implements PriorityTask

Chases a target entity until they get too far away or line of sight is lost Depreciated. ChaseTask is no longer called in the NPCFactory - see ShootTask class. Projectiles should be called from ShootTask.

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface com.csse3200.game.ai.tasks.Task

Task.Status

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class com.csse3200.game.ai.tasks.DefaultTask

owner, status

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
ChaseTask(Entity target, int priority, float viewDistance, float maxChaseDistance)	Depreciated ChaseTask is no longer called in the NPCFactory - see ShootTask class.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
int	getPriority()
void	start()	Start running this task.
void	stop()	Stop the task immediately.
void	update()	Run one frame of the task.

Methods inherited from class com.csse3200.game.ai.tasks.DefaultTask

create, getStatus

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface com.csse3200.game.ai.tasks.Task

create, getStatus

Constructor Details

ChaseTask

public ChaseTask(Entity target,
 int priority,
 float viewDistance,
 float maxChaseDistance)

Depreciated ChaseTask is no longer called in the NPCFactory - see ShootTask class. Projectiles should be called from ShootTask.

Parameters:

target - The entity to chase.

priority - Task priority when chasing (0 when not chasing).

viewDistance - Maximum distance from the entity at which chasing can start.

maxChaseDistance - Maximum distance from the entity while chasing before giving up.

Method Details

start

public void start()

Description copied from interface: Task

Start running this task. This will usually be called by an AI controller.

Specified by:

start in interface Task

Overrides:

start in class DefaultTask

update

public void update()

Description copied from interface: Task

Run one frame of the task. Similar to the update() in Components.

Specified by:

update in interface Task

Overrides:

update in class DefaultTask

stop

public void stop()

Description copied from interface: Task

Stop the task immediately. This can be called at any time by the AI controller.

Specified by:

stop in interface Task

Overrides:

stop in class DefaultTask

getPriority

public int getPriority()

Specified by:

getPriority in interface PriorityTask