An Apple class rework

src/SnakePkg/Apple.java

@@ -3,19 +3,35 @@ package SnakePkg;
 import java.lang.Math;
 
 /**
- * A class to represent an Apple in the Board
+ * @class Apple
+ * @brief Represent an Apple in the Board.
+ * 
+ * Apples are part of the elements we place on the board.
+ * Each apple have a point contribution to the user and can be eaten once
+ * The point system is algebraic in order to simplify calculation.
+ *
  * @author Christos Choutouridis 8997
+ * @email  cchoutou@ece.auth.gr
  */
 public class Apple {
    /** @name Constructors */
    /** @{ */
-   /** Default ctor */
+   /**
+    * A Default, doing nothing constructor
+    * @note We don't use this constructor
+    */
    Apple () {
       appleId = appleTileId= 0;
       color = "";
       points = 0;
    }
-   /** Main ctor */
+   /**
+    * The main constructor
+    * @param appleId       The id of the apple
+    * @param appleTileId   The tile where the apples is placed
+    * @param color         The color of the apple
+    * @param points        The points the apple is adding or subtracking from user
+    */
    Apple (int appleId, int appleTileId, String color, int points) {
       this.appleId       = appleId;
       this.appleTileId   = appleTileId;
@@ -23,7 +39,7 @@ public class Apple {
       this.points        = points;
    }
    /** Copy constructor
-    * @note We don't use clone as long as we don't inherit Cloneable iface
+    * @param   a  The apple we want to copy
     */
    Apple (Apple a) {
       appleId       = a.getAppleId ();
@@ -49,7 +65,7 @@ public class Apple {
     *    @arg  Otherwise   zero
     */
    void setColor (String color) {
-      this.color = color;
+      this.color = color.toLowerCase();
       if (color == "red")         points = Math.abs(points);
       else if (color == "black")  points = -Math.abs(points);
       else                        points = 0;
@@ -62,27 +78,25 @@ public class Apple {
    }
    /** @} */
 
-   /** @name Data members (private) */
+   /** @name Data members */
    /** @{ */
-   private int appleId;       //!< Apples's ID
-   private int appleTileId;   //!< Apple's tile location
-   private String color;      //!< Apple's color
-   /**^
+   private int appleId;       /**< Apples's ID */
+   private int appleTileId;   /**< Apple's tile location */
+   private String color;
+      /**< Apple's color 
        * @note
-    *    This way of representing color is not preferable by the author.
-    *    An enum Color { red, black } would be better and far less error prone
-    *    In order to support this style we have to strict the color names to 
-    *    lower case letters. We also update the points sign to make thinks easier.
+       *    This way of representing color is not preferable by the @ref author
+       *    An <pre>
+       *    enum Color {
+       *       red, black
+       *    }</pre>
+       *    would be better and far less error prone.
+       *    In order to support this style of color encoding we have to strict the
+       *    color names to lower case letters and also convert user input.
+       *    We also update the points sign to make calculations easier.
        *    @see setColor
        */
-   private int points;        //!< The points added (algebraically) to the user
+   private int points;        /**< The points added (algebraically) to the user */
    /** @} */
 }
 
-
-//class BadColor extends Exception {
-//   // default constructor 
-//   BadColor() { } 
-//   // parametrized constructor 
-//   BadColor (String str) { super(str); } 
-//}