Apalmer8.java

package esi18;
import battleship.core.*;
import java.util.List;

/*
 * SimpleShip
 * @author Your Name
 */
public class Apalmer8 extends Ship {

    public Apalmer8() {
        this.initializeName("Apalmer8");
        this.initializeOwner("Andrew");
        this.initializeHull(2);
        this.initializeFirepower(5);
        this.initializeSpeed(1);
        this.initializeRange(1);
    }

    /*
     * Determines what actions the ship will take on a given turn
     * @param arena (Arena) the battlefield for the match
     * @return void
     */
   protected void doTurn(Arena arena) {
    // your implementation of a ship

    // gets the current location of the ship
    Coord coord = this.getCoord();
    int x = coord.getX();
    int y = coord.getY();

    if (x > 8) {
        this.move(arena, Direction.WEST);
    }
    else if (x < 2) {
        this.move(arena, Direction.EAST);
    }
    else if (y > 8) {
        this.move(arena, Direction.NORTH);
    }
    else if (y < 2) {
        this.move(arena, Direction.SOUTH);
    }
    else {
        // make a list of all the location, and store it in a variable
        Direction[] possibleMovement = {Direction.NORTH, Direction.SOUTH, Direction.WEST, Direction.EAST};

        // get a random number and store it in a variable
        int randomNumber = arena.getRandom().nextInt(4);

        // get a random movement by using the random number to access one possibleMovement
        this.move(arena, possibleMovement[randomNumber]);
    }

    // ship using this instruction will fire at location (x: 0, y: 0) each turn
    this.fire(arena, 0, 0);
}
}