jurpe.system
Class Log

java.lang.Object
  jurpe.system.Log

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

public final class Log
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.io.Serializable

Keeps a log of events in the game

Author:

Alessio Saltarin

See Also:

Serialized Form

Method Summary

void	addEntry(java.lang.String text) Add new string to log
void	addWarning(java.lang.String text) Add new warning to the log
java.lang.String[]	getEntries() Get log entries.
java.lang.String	getLatestEntry() Get the last inserted entry
java.lang.String	getNewEntries() Get latest entries.
int	getNumberOfEntries() Get number of log entries.
static Log	getReference() Return this log
void	setLogToFile(java.io.File file) Log to external file
java.lang.String	toString() Returns current log as a single String.
void	unsetLogToFile() End a log to external file session.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

addWarning

public void addWarning(java.lang.String text)

Add new warning to the log

Parameters:

text - Text of warning.

addEntry

public void addEntry(java.lang.String text)

Add new string to log

Parameters:

text - String to log

setLogToFile

public void setLogToFile(java.io.File file)
                  throws java.io.IOException

Log to external file

Parameters:

file - File to save log into

Throws:

java.io.IOException

unsetLogToFile

public void unsetLogToFile()

End a log to external file session.

getNewEntries

public java.lang.String getNewEntries()

Get latest entries.

Returns:

last added entries to log.

getEntries

public java.lang.String[] getEntries()

Get log entries. It makes the log empty when called.

Returns:

Log as an array

getNumberOfEntries

public int getNumberOfEntries()

Get number of log entries.

Returns:

number of log entries.

getLatestEntry

public java.lang.String getLatestEntry()

Get the last inserted entry

Returns:

last inserted entry

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Returns current log as a single String.

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

log entries.

getReference

public static Log getReference()

Return this log

Returns:

handler to log