autoPlayer.java

package hw3;
import java.util.ArrayList;

/*
 * This class represents the auto player.
 */
public class autoPlayer {
	
		private ArrayList<Card> hand; // The current hand the computer player has.
		
		//This is the constructor of the computer player given two initial cards.
		public autoPlayer(Card c1, Card c2) {
			hand=new ArrayList<Card>();
			hand.add(c1);
			hand.add(c2);
		}
		
		// This method updates the computer player's hand after picking a new card.
		public void updateHand(Card c) {
//			System.out.println("The dealer's newly added card is: "+c.getSuit()+" "+c.getRank()+".");
			hand.add(c);
		}
		
		
		// This method returns the total score of the dealer, with an Ace score optimizes the dealer's chance of winning.
		public int getScore() {
			int score=0;
			int aceCount=0;
			for(Card c:hand) {
				if((c.getRank()).equalsIgnoreCase("Ace")) {
					aceCount++;
					continue;
				}
				else{
					score+=c.getScore();
				}
			}
			
			int diff=21-score;
			if(diff<=0) {
				return score+1*aceCount;
			}
			
			for(int i=1;i<=aceCount;i++) {
				if(21-score-11>0) {
					score+=11;
				}
				else {
					score+=1;
				}
			}
			return score;
		}
		
		
	

}