Chess::Piece::Bishop - an object representation of a bishop in a game of chess


NAME

Chess::Piece::Bishop - an object representation of a bishop in a game of chess


SYNOPSIS

    $bishop = Chess::Piece::Bishop->new("f1", "white", 
                                        "White King's bishop");
    $true = $bishop->can_reach("c4");
    $true = $bishop->can_reach("h3");
    $false = $bishop->can_reach("d4");


DESCRIPTION

The Chess module provides a framework for writing chess programs with Perl. This class forms part of that framework, representing a bishop in a the Chess::Game manpage.


METHODS

Construction

new()

Constructs a new Chess::Piece::Bishop. Requires two scalar parameters containing the initial square and color of the piece. Optionally takes a third parameter containing a description of the piece.

Class methods

There are no class methods for this class.

Object methods

reachable_squares()

Overrides base class version. Returns a list of squares that this pawn can reach from its current position. See reachable_squares() in the Chess::Piece manpage for more details on this method.


=head1 DIAGNOSTICS

This module produces no warning messages. See DIAGNOSTICS in Chess::Board or DIAGNOSTICS in Chess::Piece for possible errors or warnings the program may produce.


BUGS

Please report any bugs to the author.


AUTHOR

Brian Richardson <bjr@cpan.org>


COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) 2002, 2005 Brian Richardson. All rights reserved. This module is Free Software. It may be modified and redistributed under the same terms as Perl itself.