NAME

Chess::Piece::Rook - an object representation of a rook in a game of chess

SYNOPSIS

$rook = Chess::Piece::Rook->new("a1", "white", 
                                "White Queen's rook");
$true = $rook->can_reach("h1");
$true = $rook->can_reach("a8");
$false = $rook->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 rook in a Chess::Game.

METHODS

Construction

new()

Constructs a new Chess::Piece::Rook. 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 Chess::Piece for more details on this method.

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.