Java - Creating an array of methods

Question

I\'m designing a text-based adventure game for a school progress. I have each \"level\" set up as a class, and each explorable area (node) as a method within the appropriate

Answer 1

Whenever you think of pointer-to-function, you translate to Java by using the Adapter pattern (or a variation). It would be something like this:

public class Node {
    ...
    public void goNorth() { ... }
    public void goSouth() { ... }
    public void goEast() { ... }
    public void goWest() { ... }

    interface MoveAction {
        void move();
    }

    private MoveAction[] moveActions = new MoveAction[] {
        new MoveAction() { public void move() { goNorth(); } },
        new MoveAction() { public void move() { goSouth(); } },
        new MoveAction() { public void move() { goEast(); } },
        new MoveAction() { public void move() { goWest(); } },
    };

    public void move(int index) {
        moveActions[index].move();
    }
}