Alphabetical Index

Abstract class AbstractPlayer - Defines the properties of player

This method is used to handle the events caused by the clicking of the buttons.

Initializes the Links of the Node object

Checks if the detective can make a move or not

This method changes the position of the Fugitive without adding it to the prevPositions array.

This method is a "quick and dirty" way of changing the position of a detective.

This method is used to change the position of a detective

This method changes the position of the fugitive

This method changes the position of the detective provided he has the requisite tickets and the availability of that particular node

Compares two objects of this class and returns the score depending on the values given by the getScore() method

This method compares two objects of this class depending on the score of the boards

This method compares this object to another objects

This method compares this board to another board o

Inherits the class AbstractPlayer to define a detective

Checks if two objects of this class have the same score

This method checks whether two boards are equal

Uses class Player to define the properties of a fugitive.

This method returns the currentMoves of this object.

This method returns all the possible moves for a given detective

This method is used to get the detectives of this board.

Returns the links of the node

This method is used to get the MrX of this object.

This method is used to get the nodeIndex of this class

Gets the position of the given player's current position on screen.

Returns the pixel coordinates of the specified node on the map.

This method gives the position of this player

Returns the position of this node

This method returns the possible moves of the detective in a TreeSet

This method returns the previous positions of the player

This method returns the score for this object which is used in the equals(),compare() and compareTo() methods

Returns the to node of this link

This method is used to get the type(weight) of the link

This method returns the ticket type

This method checks if Mr.

This method checks if Mr.

Checks whether the machine has won

Checks if the user has won

Called when the item in the JComboBox is changed

Defines the basic properties of a Link.This class can be used to define a graph or a multi-graph with weighted edges.

This is the main method.

This class extends the JLabel class to provide the functionality of overlaying images (positions of detectives) on top of the game board.

This method calculates the mobility of the detective the mobility is a parameter which depends on the number of tickets of the detectives and on the ways the detective can go from his current position to adjacent positions.

This class encapsulates a move for the palyers.It has two data members,one for representing the node position and the other for representing the ticket Type for the move

This constructor initializes the data members of the Move

This constructor initializes the fields using the string representation of the object of this class e.g.

This method computes a move for Mr.

Describes the basic properties of a node of the map and the various methods associated with this class.

This class provides the GUI interfacing between the user and the machine It uses the swing functionality to provide a good interfacing

This method prints the board i.e what are the nodes what are the links.

Prints all the possible detective moves for the current board positions of the detectives, together with the corresponding scores for each new positions of the detectives.

Repaints the area in which the position of the given player lies.

Set the number of black tickets the fugitive has initially.

Sets the currently active player and takes care of the blinking of the current player's position.

This method changes the difficulty level for the game

This method is used to make the necessary changes in case the detective cannot move i.e.

Initializes the to node of this link

Prints the shortest distance matrix

Defines the board for the game.

This method returns the string representation of this move (which is subsequently displayed in the combo box).

This method displays the current status of the detective

This method gives a simple string representation of the objects of this class

String representation of this board.

This method returns the string representation of the ticket which contained in this object.

This interface defines constants associated with the various modes of transport

This is called when a black ticket is used to move the fugitive.

This method displays the previous positions of the detectives and Mr.