CandidateMoves (bb4-games 1.6 API)

java.lang.Object
- com.barrybecker4.game.twoplayer.gomoku.CandidateMoves

Direct Known Subclasses:

TicTacToeCandidateMoves
```
public class CandidateMoves
extends java.lang.Object
```
Representation of the candidate next moves on a GoMoku Game Board. Immutable after construction.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Modifier Constructor Description

protected CandidateMoves()
For internal use only

CandidateMoves(GoMokuBoard board)
Constructor

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`protected void`	`determineCandidateMoves(GoMokuBoard board)`	This method splats a footprint of trues around the current moves.
`boolean`	`isCandidateMove(int row, int col)`	We consider only those spaces bordering on non-empty spaces.
`void`	`setCandidate(BoardPosition pos)`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - CandidateMoves
```
public CandidateMoves(GoMokuBoard board)
```
    Constructor
    
    Parameters:
    
    board - the gomoku board to determine candidate moves for
  - CandidateMoves
```
protected CandidateMoves()
```
    For internal use only
- Method Detail
  - isCandidateMove
```
public boolean isCandidateMove(int row,
                               int col)
```
    We consider only those spaces bordering on non-empty spaces. In theory all empties should be considered, but in practice only those bordering existing moves are likely to be favorable.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this position is a possible next move
  - setCandidate
```
public void setCandidate(BoardPosition pos)
```
  - determineCandidateMoves
```
protected void determineCandidateMoves(GoMokuBoard board)
```
    This method splats a footprint of trues around the current moves. later we look for empty spots that are true for candidate moves.