Automata (dev.hcf.ball:ball-game API 3.0.20.20251111 API)

java.lang.Object
- ball.game.life.Automata

```
public class Automata
extends Object
```
Life Automata.

Author:

Allen D. Ball

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

Automata(int height, int width)

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`get(BigInteger state, int y, int x)`	Method to get the value of a cell at a specified `(y, x)` coordinate fron the argument `state`.
`int`	`getHeight()`	Method to get the height of the board.
`int`	`getWidth()`	Method to get the width of the board.
`BigInteger`	`next(BigInteger current)`	Given the current `state`, calculate the next `state`.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - Automata
```
@ConstructorProperties({"height","width"})
public Automata(int height,
                int width)
```
    Parameters:
    
    height - The extent of the y-axis.
    
    width - The extent of the x-axis.
- Method Detail
  - getHeight
```
public int getHeight()
```
    Method to get the height of the board.
    
    Returns:
    
    The height.
  - getWidth
```
public int getWidth()
```
    Method to get the width of the board.
    
    Returns:
    
    The width.
  - next
```
public BigInteger next(BigInteger current)
```
    Given the current state, calculate the next state.
    
    Parameters:
    
    current - The current state.
    
    Returns:
    
    The next state.
  - get
```
public boolean get(BigInteger state,
                   int y,
                   int x)
```
    Method to get the value of a cell at a specified (y, x) coordinate fron the argument state.
    
    Parameters:
    
    state - The Automata state.
    
    y - The y coordinate.
    
    x - The x coordinate.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the (y, x) coordinate is valid and if the specified cell is "alive;" false otherwise.