/**
* Method for finding the linear distance to another character.
*
* @param other the other character to compute distance from
* @return the distance between the characters
*/
public double lengthTo(Character other) {
double ans =
((double) this.getPos().getX() - other.getPos().getX())
* ((double) this.getPos().getX() - other.getPos().getX());
ans +=
((double) this.getPos().getY() - other.getPos().getY())
* ((double) this.getPos().getY() - other.getPos().getY());
ans = Math.sqrt(ans);
return ans;
}
/**
* Sets the movement rates of the character towards another character.
*
* @param player the character to move towards
*/
public void moveTowards(Character player) {
if (Math.abs(player.getPos().getX() - this.getPos().getX())
> Math.abs(player.getPos().getY() - this.getPos().getY())) {
if (player.getPos().getX() > getPos().getX()) {
setdx(1);
} else if (player.getPos().getX() < getPos().getX()) {
setdx(-1);
} else {
setdx(0);
}
} else {
if (player.getPos().getY() > getPos().getY()) {
setdy(1);
} else if (player.getPos().getY() < getPos().getY()) {
setdy(-1);
} else {
setdy(0);
}
}
}
