robocode
Class Robot

java.lang.Object
  extended by robocode._Robot
      extended by robocode.Robot
All Implemented Interfaces:
java.lang.Runnable
Direct Known Subclasses:
_AdvancedRobot

public class Robot
extends _Robot
implements java.lang.Runnable

The basic robot class that you will extend to create your own robots.

Please note the following standards will be used:
heading - absolute angle in degrees with 0 facing up the screen, positive clockwise. 0 <= heading < 360.
bearing - relative angle to some object from your robot's heading, positive clockwise. -180 < bearing <= 180
All coordinates are expressed as (x,y).
All coordinates are positive.
The origin (0,0) is at the bottom left of the screen.
Positive x is right.
Positive y is up.

Author:
Mathew A. Nelson (original), Flemming N. Larsen (contributor), Matthew Reeder (contributor), Stefan Westen (contributor)
See Also:
robocode.sourceforge.net, Building your first robot

Field Summary
 java.io.PrintStream out
          The output stream your robot should use to print.
 
Constructor Summary
Robot()
          Constructs a new robot.
 
Method Summary
 void ahead(double distance)
          Immediately moves your robot ahead (forward) by distance measured in pixels.
 void back(double distance)
          Immediately moves your robot backward by distance measured in pixels.
 void doNothing()
          Do nothing this turn, meaning that the robot will skip it's turn.
 void finalize()
          Called by the system to 'clean up' after your robot.
 void fire(double power)
          Immediately fires a bullet.
 Bullet fireBullet(double power)
          Immediately fires a bullet.
 double getBattleFieldHeight()
          Returns the height of the current battlefield measured in pixels.
 double getBattleFieldWidth()
          Returns the width of the current battlefield measured in pixels.
 double getEnergy()
          Returns the robot's current energy.
 double getGunCoolingRate()
          Returns the rate at which the gun will cool down, i.e. the amount of heat the gun heat will drop per turn.
 double getGunHeading()
          Returns the direction that the robot's gun is facing, in degrees.
 double getGunHeat()
          Returns the current heat of the gun.
 double getHeading()
          Returns the direction that the robot's body is facing, in degrees.
 double getHeight()
          Returns the height of the robot measured in pixels.
 java.lang.String getName()
          Returns the robot's name
 int getNumRounds()
          Returns the number of rounds in the current battle.
 int getOthers()
          Returns how many opponents are left in the current round.
 double getRadarHeading()
          Returns the direction that the robot's radar is facing, in degrees.
 int getRoundNum()
          Returns the number of the current round (0 to getNumRounds() - 1) in the battle.
 long getTime()
          Returns the game time of the current round, where the time is equal to the current turn in the round.
 double getVelocity()
          Returns the velocity of the robot measured in pixels/turn.
 double getWidth()
          Returns the width of the robot measured in pixels.
 double getX()
          Returns the X position of the robot. (0,0) is at the bottom left of the battlefield.
 double getY()
          Returns the Y position of the robot. (0,0) is at the bottom left of the battlefield.
 void onBulletHit(BulletHitEvent event)
          This method is called when one of your bullets hits another robot.
 void onBulletHitBullet(BulletHitBulletEvent event)
          This method is called when one of your bullets hits another bullet.
 void onBulletMissed(BulletMissedEvent event)
          This method is called when one of your bullets misses, i.e. hits a wall.
 void onDeath(DeathEvent event)
          This method is called if your robot dies.
 void onHitByBullet(HitByBulletEvent event)
          This method is called when your robot is hit by a bullet.
 void onHitRobot(HitRobotEvent event)
          This method is called when your robot collides with another robot.
 void onHitWall(HitWallEvent event)
          This method is called when your robot collides with a wall.
 void onPaint(java.awt.Graphics2D g)
          This method is called every time the robot is painted.
 void onRobotDeath(RobotDeathEvent event)
          This method is called when another robot dies.
 void onScannedRobot(ScannedRobotEvent event)
          This method is called when your robot sees another robot, i.e. when the robot's radar scan "hits" another robot.
 void onWin(WinEvent event)
          This method is called if your robot wins a battle.
 void resume()
          Immediately resumes the movement you stopped by stop(), if any.
 void run()
          The main method in every robot.
 void scan()
          Scans for other robots.
 void setAdjustGunForRobotTurn(boolean independent)
          Sets the gun to turn independent from the robot's turn.
 void setAdjustRadarForGunTurn(boolean independent)
          Sets the radar to turn independent from the gun's turn.
 void setAdjustRadarForRobotTurn(boolean independent)
          Sets the radar to turn independent from the robot's turn.
 void setAllColors(java.awt.Color color)
          Sets all the robot's color to the same color in the same time, i.e. the color of the body, gun, radar, bullet, and scan arc.
 void setBodyColor(java.awt.Color color)
          Sets the color of the robot's body.
 void setBulletColor(java.awt.Color color)
          Sets the color of the robot's bullets.
 void setColors(java.awt.Color bodyColor, java.awt.Color gunColor, java.awt.Color radarColor)
          Sets the color of the robot's body, gun, and radar in the same time.
 void setColors(java.awt.Color bodyColor, java.awt.Color gunColor, java.awt.Color radarColor, java.awt.Color bulletColor, java.awt.Color scanColor)
          Sets the color of the robot's body, gun, radar, bullet, and scan arc in the same time.
 void setGunColor(java.awt.Color color)
          Sets the color of the robot's gun.
 void setRadarColor(java.awt.Color color)
          Sets the color of the robot's radar.
 void setScanColor(java.awt.Color color)
          Sets the color of the robot's scan arc.
 void stop()
          Immediately stops all movement, and saves it for a call to resume().
 void stop(boolean overwrite)
          Immediately stops all movement, and saves it for a call to resume().
 void turnGunLeft(double degrees)
          Immediately turns the robot's gun to the left by degrees.
 void turnGunRight(double degrees)
          Immediately turns the robot's gun to the right by degrees.
 void turnLeft(double degrees)
          Immediately turns the robot's body to the left by degrees.
 void turnRadarLeft(double degrees)
          Immediately turns the robot's radar to the left by degrees.
 void turnRadarRight(double degrees)
          Immediately turns the robot's radar to the right by degrees.
 void turnRight(double degrees)
          Immediately turns the robot's body to the right by degrees.
 
Methods inherited from class robocode._Robot
getBattleNum, getGunCharge, getGunImageName, getLife, getNumBattles, getRadarImageName, getRobotImageName, setGunImageName, setInterruptible, setPeer, setRadarImageName, setRobotImageName, uninitializedException
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Field Detail

out

public java.io.PrintStream out
The output stream your robot should use to print.

You can view the print-outs by clicking the button for your robot in the right side of the battle window.

Example:

   // Print out a line each time my robot hits another robot
   public void onHitRobot(HitRobotEvent e) {
       out.println("I hit a robot!  My energy: " + getEnergy() + " his energy: " + e.getEnergy());
   }
 

Constructor Detail

Robot

public Robot()
Constructs a new robot.

Method Detail

ahead

public void ahead(double distance)
Immediately moves your robot ahead (forward) by distance measured in pixels.

This call executes immediately, and does not return until it is complete, i.e. when the remaining distance to move is 0.

If the robot collides with a wall, the move is complete, meaning that the robot will not move any further. If the robot collides with another robot, the move is complete if you are heading toward the other robot.

Note that both positive and negative values can be given as input, where negative values means that the robot is set to move backward instead of forward.

Example:

   // Move the robot 100 pixels forward
   ahead(100);

   // Afterwards, move the robot 50 pixels backward
   ahead(-50);
 

Parameters:
distance - the distance to move ahead measured in pixels. If this value is negative, the robot will move back instead of ahead.
See Also:
back(double), onHitWall(robocode.HitWallEvent), onHitRobot(robocode.HitRobotEvent)

back

public void back(double distance)
Immediately moves your robot backward by distance measured in pixels.

This call executes immediately, and does not return until it is complete, i.e. when the remaining distance to move is 0.

If the robot collides with a wall, the move is complete, meaning that the robot will not move any further. If the robot collides with another robot, the move is complete if you are heading toward the other robot.

Note that both positive and negative values can be given as input, where negative values means that the robot is set to move forward instead of backward.

Example:

   // Move the robot 100 pixels backward
   back(100);

   // Afterwards, move the robot 50 pixels forward
   back(-50);
 

Parameters:
distance - the distance to move back measured in pixels. If this value is negative, the robot will move ahead instead of back.
See Also:
ahead(double), onHitWall(robocode.HitWallEvent), onHitRobot(robocode.HitRobotEvent)

getBattleFieldHeight

public double getBattleFieldHeight()
Returns the height of the current battlefield measured in pixels.

Returns:
the height of the current battlefield measured in pixels.

getBattleFieldWidth

public double getBattleFieldWidth()
Returns the width of the current battlefield measured in pixels.

Returns:
the width of the current battlefield measured in pixels.

getHeading

public double getHeading()
Returns the direction that the robot's body is facing, in degrees. The value returned will be between 0 and 360 (is excluded).

Note that the heading in Robocode is like a compass, where 0 means North, 90 means East, 180 means South, and 270 means West.

Returns:
the direction that the robot's body is facing, in degrees.

getHeight

public double getHeight()
Returns the height of the robot measured in pixels.

Returns:
the height of the robot measured in pixels.
See Also:
getWidth()

getWidth

public double getWidth()
Returns the width of the robot measured in pixels.

Returns:
the width of the robot measured in pixels.
See Also:
getHeight()

getName

public java.lang.String getName()
Returns the robot's name

Returns:
the robot's name

getX

public double getX()
Returns the X position of the robot. (0,0) is at the bottom left of the battlefield.

Returns:
the X position of the robot
See Also:
getY()

getY

public double getY()
Returns the Y position of the robot. (0,0) is at the bottom left of the battlefield.

Returns:
the Y position of the robot
See Also:
getX()

run

public void run()
The main method in every robot. You must override this to set up your robot's basic behavior.

Example:

   // A basic robot that moves around in a square
   public void run() {
       while (true) {
           ahead(100);
           turnRight(90);
       }
   }
 

Specified by:
run in interface java.lang.Runnable

turnLeft

public void turnLeft(double degrees)
Immediately turns the robot's body to the left by degrees.

This call executes immediately, and does not return until it is complete, i.e. when the angle remaining in the robot's turn is 0.

Note that both positive and negative values can be given as input, where negative values means that the robot's body is set to turn right instead of left.

Example:

   // Turn the robot 180 degrees to the left
   turnLeft(180);

   // Afterwards, turn the robot 90 degrees to the right
   turnLeft(-90);
 

Parameters:
degrees - the amount of degrees to turn the robot's body to the left If this value is negative, the robot's body is set to turn to the right

turnRight

public void turnRight(double degrees)
Immediately turns the robot's body to the right by degrees. This call executes immediately, and does not return until it is complete, i.e. when the angle remaining in the radar's turn is 0.

Note that both positive and negative values can be given as input, where negative values means that the robot's body is set to turn left instead of right.

Example:

   // Turn the robot 180 degrees to the right
   turnRight(180);

   // Afterwards, turn the robot 90 degrees to the left
   turnRight(-90);
 

Parameters:
degrees - the amount of degrees to turn the robot's body to the right If this value is negative, the robot's body is set to turn to the left

doNothing

public void doNothing()
Do nothing this turn, meaning that the robot will skip it's turn.

This call executes immediately, and does not return until the turn is over.


finalize

public final void finalize()
Called by the system to 'clean up' after your robot. You may not override this method.

Overrides:
finalize in class java.lang.Object

fire

public void fire(double power)
Immediately fires a bullet. The bullet will travel in the direction the gun is pointing.

The specified bullet power is an amount of energy that will be taken from the robot's energy. Hence, the more power you want to spend on the bullet, the more energy is taken from your robot.

The bullet will do (4 * power) damage if it hits another robot. If power is greater than 1, it will do an additional 2 * (power - 1) damage. You will get (3 * power) back if you hit the other robot. You can call Rules.getBulletDamage(double) for getting the damage that a bullet with a specific bullet power will do.

The specified bullet power should be between Rules.MIN_BULLET_POWER and Rules.MAX_BULLET_POWER.

Note that the gun cannot fire if the gun is overheated, meaning that getGunHeat() returns a value > 0.

An event is generated when the bullet hits a robot, wall, or another bullet.

Example:

   // Fire a bullet with maximum power if the gun is ready
   if (getGunHeat() == 0) {
       fire(Rules.MAX_BULLET_POWER);
   }
 

Parameters:
power - the amount of energy given to the bullet, and subtracted from the robot's energy.
See Also:
fireBullet(double), getGunHeat(), getGunCoolingRate(), onBulletHit(robocode.BulletHitEvent), onBulletHitBullet(robocode.BulletHitBulletEvent), onBulletMissed(robocode.BulletMissedEvent)

fireBullet

public Bullet fireBullet(double power)
Immediately fires a bullet. The bullet will travel in the direction the gun is pointing.

The specified bullet power is an amount of energy that will be taken from the robot's energy. Hence, the more power you want to spend on the bullet, the more energy is taken from your robot.

The bullet will do (4 * power) damage if it hits another robot. If power is greater than 1, it will do an additional 2 * (power - 1) damage. You will get (3 * power) back if you hit the other robot. You can call Rules.getBulletDamage(double) for getting the damage that a bullet with a specific bullet power will do.

The specified bullet power should be between Rules.MIN_BULLET_POWER and Rules.MAX_BULLET_POWER.

Note that the gun cannot fire if the gun is overheated, meaning that getGunHeat() returns a value > 0.

An event is generated when the bullet hits a robot, wall, or another bullet.

Example:

   // Fire a bullet with maximum power if the gun is ready
   if (getGunHeat() == 0) {
       Bullet bullet = fireBullet(Rules.MAX_BULLET_POWER);

       // Get the velocity of the bullet
       double bulletVelocity = bullet.getVelocity();
   }
 

Parameters:
power - the amount of energy given to the bullet, and subtracted from the robot's energy.
Returns:
a Bullet that contains information about the bullet if it was actually fired, which can be used for tracking the bullet after it has been fired. If the bullet was not fired, null is returned.
See Also:
fire(double), Bullet, getGunHeat(), getGunCoolingRate(), onBulletHit(robocode.BulletHitEvent), onBulletHitBullet(robocode.BulletHitBulletEvent), onBulletMissed(robocode.BulletMissedEvent)

getGunCoolingRate

public double getGunCoolingRate()
Returns the rate at which the gun will cool down, i.e. the amount of heat the gun heat will drop per turn.

The gun cooling rate is default 0.1 / turn, but can be changed by the battle setup. So don't count on the cooling rate being 0.1!

Returns:
the gun cooling rate
See Also:
getGunHeat(), fire(double), fireBullet(double)

getGunHeading

public double getGunHeading()
Returns the direction that the robot's gun is facing, in degrees. The value returned will be between 0 and 360 (is excluded).

Note that the heading in Robocode is like a compass, where 0 means North, 90 means East, 180 means South, and 270 means West.

Returns:
the direction that the robot's gun is facing, in degrees.

getGunHeat

public double getGunHeat()
Returns the current heat of the gun. The gun cannot fire unless this is 0. (Calls to fire will succeed, but will not actually fire unless getGunHeat() == 0).

The amount of gun heat generated when the gun is fired is 1 + (firePower / 5). Each turn the gun heat drops by the amount returned by getGunCoolingRate(), which is a battle setup.

Note that all guns are "hot" at the start of each round, where the gun heat is 3.

Returns:
the current gun heat
See Also:
getGunCoolingRate(), fire(double), fireBullet(double)

getNumRounds

public int getNumRounds()
Returns the number of rounds in the current battle.

Returns:
the number of rounds in the current battle

getOthers

public int getOthers()
Returns how many opponents are left in the current round.

Returns:
how many opponents are left in the current round.

getRadarHeading

public double getRadarHeading()
Returns the direction that the robot's radar is facing, in degrees. The value returned will be between 0 and 2 * PI (is excluded).

Note that the heading in Robocode is like a compass, where 0 means North, 90 means East, 180 means South, and 270 means West.

Returns:
the direction that the robot's radar is facing, in degrees.

getRoundNum

public int getRoundNum()
Returns the number of the current round (0 to getNumRounds() - 1) in the battle.

Returns:
the number of the current round in the battle
See Also:
getNumRounds()

getTime

public long getTime()
Returns the game time of the current round, where the time is equal to the current turn in the round.

A battle consists of multiple rounds.

Time is reset to 0 at the beginning of every round.

Returns:
the game time/turn of the current round

getVelocity

public double getVelocity()
Returns the velocity of the robot measured in pixels/turn.

The maximum velocity of a robot is defined by Rules.MAX_VELOCITY (8 pixels / turn).

Returns:
the velocity of the robot measured in pixels/turn
See Also:
Rules.MAX_VELOCITY

onBulletHit

public void onBulletHit(BulletHitEvent event)
This method is called when one of your bullets hits another robot. You should override it in your robot if you want to be informed of this event.

Example:

   public void onBulletHit(BulletHitEvent event) {
       out.println("I hit " + event.getName() + "!");
   }
 

Parameters:
event - the bullet-hit event set by the game
See Also:
BulletHitEvent, Event

onBulletHitBullet

public void onBulletHitBullet(BulletHitBulletEvent event)
This method is called when one of your bullets hits another bullet. You should override it in your robot if you want to be informed of this event.

Example:

   public void onBulletHitBullet(BulletHitBulletEvent event) {
       out.println("I hit a bullet fired by " + event.getBullet().getName() + "!");
   }
 

Parameters:
event - the bullet-hit-bullet event set by the game
See Also:
BulletHitBulletEvent, Event

onBulletMissed

public void onBulletMissed(BulletMissedEvent event)
This method is called when one of your bullets misses, i.e. hits a wall. You should override it in your robot if you want to be informed of this event.

Example:

   public void onBulletHit(BulletMissedEvent event) {
       out.println("Drat, I missed.");
   }
 

Parameters:
event - the bullet-missed event set by the game
See Also:
BulletMissedEvent, Event

onDeath

public void onDeath(DeathEvent event)
This method is called if your robot dies.

You should override it in your robot if you want to be informed of this event. Actions will have no effect if called from this section. The intent is to allow you to perform calculations or print something out when the robot is killed.

Parameters:
event - the death event set by the game
See Also:
DeathEvent, Event

onHitByBullet

public void onHitByBullet(HitByBulletEvent event)
This method is called when your robot is hit by a bullet. You should override it in your robot if you want to be informed of this event.

Example:

   public void onHitByBullet(HitByBulletEvent event) {
       out.println(event.getRobotName() + " hit me!");
   }
 

Parameters:
event - the hit-by-bullet event set by the game
See Also:
HitByBulletEvent, Event

onHitRobot

public void onHitRobot(HitRobotEvent event)
This method is called when your robot collides with another robot. You should override it in your robot if you want to be informed of this event.

Example:

   public void onHitRobot(HitRobotEvent event) {
       if (event.getBearing() > -90 && event.getBearing() <= 90) {
           back(100);
       } else {
           ahead(100);
       }
   }

   -- or perhaps, for a more advanced robot --

   public void onHitRobot(HitRobotEvent event) {
       if (event.getBearing() > -90 && event.getBearing() <= 90) {
           setBack(100);
       } else {
           setAhead(100);
       }
   }
 
The angle is relative to your robot's facing. So 0 is straight ahead of you.

This event can be generated if another robot hits you, in which case event.isMyFault() will return false. In this case, you will not be automatically stopped by the game -- but if you continue moving toward the robot you will hit it (and generate another event). If you are moving away, then you won't hit it.

Parameters:
event - the hit-robot event set by the game
See Also:
HitRobotEvent, Event

onHitWall

public void onHitWall(HitWallEvent event)
This method is called when your robot collides with a wall. You should override it in your robot if you want to be informed of this event.

The wall at the top of the screen is 0 degrees, right is 90 degrees, bottom is 180 degrees, left is 270 degrees. But this event is relative to your heading, so: The bearing is such that turnRight(e.getBearing()) will point you perpendicular to the wall.

Example:

   public void onHitWall(HitWallEvent event) {
       out.println("Ouch, I hit a wall bearing " + event.getBearing() + " degrees.");
   }
 

Parameters:
event - the hit-wall event set by the game
See Also:
HitWallEvent, Event

onRobotDeath

public void onRobotDeath(RobotDeathEvent event)
This method is called when another robot dies. You should override it in your robot if you want to be informed of this event.

Parameters:
event - The robot-death event set by the game
See Also:
RobotDeathEvent, Event

onScannedRobot

public void onScannedRobot(ScannedRobotEvent event)
This method is called when your robot sees another robot, i.e. when the robot's radar scan "hits" another robot. You should override it in your robot if you want to be informed of this event. (Almost all robots should override this!)

This event is automatically called if there is a robot in range of your radar.

Note that the robot's radar can only see robot within the range defined by Object.equals(Object) (1200 pixels).

Also not that the bearing of the scanned robot is relative to your robot's heading.

Example:

   public void onScannedRobot(ScannedRobotEvent event) {
       // Assuming radar and gun are aligned...
       if (event.getDistance() < 100) {
           fire(3);
       } else {
           fire(1);
       }
   }
 
Note: The game assists Robots in firing, as follows: If the gun and radar are aligned (and were aligned last turn), and the event is current, and you call fire() before taking any other actions, fire() will fire directly at the robot. In essence, this means that if you can see a robot, and it doesn't move, then fire will hit it.
AdvancedRobots will NOT be assisted in this manner, and are expected to examine the event to determine if fire() would hit. (i.e. you are spinning your gun around, but by the time you get the event, your gun is 5 degrees past the robot).

Parameters:
event - the scanned-robot event set by the game
See Also:
scan(), ScannedRobotEvent, Event, turnRadarLeft(double), turnRadarRight(double)

onWin

public void onWin(WinEvent event)
This method is called if your robot wins a battle.

Your robot could perform a victory dance here! :-)

Parameters:
event - the win event set by the game
See Also:
WinEvent, Event

resume

public void resume()
Immediately resumes the movement you stopped by stop(), if any.

This call executes immediately, and does not return until it is complete.

See Also:
stop()

scan

public void scan()
Scans for other robots. This method is called automatically by the game, as long as you are moving, turning, turning your gun, or turning your radar.

Scan will cause onScannedRobot to be called if you see a robot.

There are 2 reasons to call scan() manually: 1 - You want to scan after you stop moving. 2 - You want to interrupt the onScannedRobot event. This is more likely. If you are in onScannedRobot, and call scan(), and you still see a robot, then the system will interrupt your onScannedRobot event immediately and start it from the top.

This call executes immediately.

See Also:
onScannedRobot(robocode.ScannedRobotEvent), ScannedRobotEvent

setAdjustGunForRobotTurn

public void setAdjustGunForRobotTurn(boolean independent)
Sets the gun to turn independent from the robot's turn.

Ok, so this needs some explanation: The gun is mounted on the robot's body. So, normally, if the robot turns 90 degrees to the right, then the gun will turn with it as it is mounted on top of the robot's body. To compensate for this, you can call setAdjustGunForRobotTurn(true). When this is set, the gun will turn independent from the robot's turn, i.e. the gun will compensate for the robot's body turn.

Example, assuming both the robot and gun start out facing up (0 degrees):

   // Set gun to turn with the robot's turn
   setAdjustGunForRobotTurn(false); // This is the default
   turnRight(90);
   // At this point, both the robot and gun are facing right (90 degrees)
   turnLeft(90);
   // Both are back to 0 degrees

   -- or --

   // Set gun to turn independent from the robot's turn
   setAdjustGunForRobotTurn(true);
   turnRight(90);
   // At this point, the robot is facting right (90 degrees), but the gun is still facing up.
   turnLeft(90);
   // Both are back to 0 degrees.
 
Note: The gun compensating this way does count as "turning the gun". See setAdjustRadarForGunTurn(boolean) for details.

Parameters:
independent - @{code true} if the gun must turn independent from the robot's turn; false if the gun must turn with the robot's turn.
See Also:
setAdjustRadarForGunTurn(boolean)

setAdjustRadarForGunTurn

public void setAdjustRadarForGunTurn(boolean independent)
Sets the radar to turn independent from the gun's turn.

Ok, so this needs some explanation: The radar is mounted on the robot's gun. So, normally, if the gun turns 90 degrees to the right, then the radar will turn with it as it is mounted on top of the gun. To compensate for this, you can call setAdjustRadarForGunTurn(true). When this is set, the radar will turn independent from the robot's turn, i.e. the radar will compensate for the gun's turn.

Example, assuming both the gun and radar start out facing up (0 degrees):

   // Set radar to turn with the gun's turn
   setAdjustRadarForGunTurn(false); // This is the default
   turnGunRight(90);
   // At this point, both the radar and gun are facing right (90 degrees);

   -- or --

   // Set radar to turn independent from the gun's turn
   setAdjustRadarForGunTurn(true);
   turnGunRight(90);
   // At this point, the gun is facing right (90 degrees), but the radar is still facing up.
 
Note: Calling setAdjustRadarForGunTurn will automatically call setAdjustRadarForRobotTurn(boolean) with the same value, unless you have already called it earlier. This behavior is primarily for backward compatibility with older Robocode robots.

Parameters:
independent - @{code true} if the radar must turn independent from the gun's turn; false if the radar must turn with the gun's turn.
See Also:
setAdjustRadarForRobotTurn(boolean), setAdjustGunForRobotTurn(boolean)

setColors

public void setColors(java.awt.Color bodyColor,
                      java.awt.Color gunColor,
                      java.awt.Color radarColor)
Sets the color of the robot's body, gun, and radar in the same time.

You may only call this method one time per battle. A null indicates the default (blue-ish) color.

Example:

   // Don't forget to import java.awt.Color at the top...
   import java.awt.Color;
   ...

   public void run() {
       setColors(null, Color.RED, new Color(150, 0, 150));
   }
 

Parameters:
bodyColor - the new body color
gunColor - the new gun color
radarColor - the new radar color
See Also:
setColors(Color, Color, Color, Color, Color), setAllColors(java.awt.Color), setBodyColor(java.awt.Color), setGunColor(java.awt.Color), setRadarColor(java.awt.Color), setBulletColor(java.awt.Color), setScanColor(java.awt.Color), Color

setColors

public void setColors(java.awt.Color bodyColor,
                      java.awt.Color gunColor,
                      java.awt.Color radarColor,
                      java.awt.Color bulletColor,
                      java.awt.Color scanColor)
Sets the color of the robot's body, gun, radar, bullet, and scan arc in the same time.

You may only call this method one time per battle. A null indicates the default (blue-ish) color for the body, gun, radar, and scan arc, but white for the bullet color.

Example:

   // Don't forget to import java.awt.Color at the top...
   import java.awt.Color;
   ...

   public void run() {
       setColors(null, Color.RED, Color.GREEN, null, new Color(150, 0, 150));
   }
 

Parameters:
bodyColor - the new body color
gunColor - the new gun color
radarColor - the new radar color
bulletColor - the new bullet color
scanColor - the new scan color
Since:
1.1.3
See Also:
setColors(Color, Color, Color), setAllColors(java.awt.Color), setBodyColor(java.awt.Color), setGunColor(java.awt.Color), setRadarColor(java.awt.Color), setBulletColor(java.awt.Color), setScanColor(java.awt.Color), Color

setAllColors

public void setAllColors(java.awt.Color color)
Sets all the robot's color to the same color in the same time, i.e. the color of the body, gun, radar, bullet, and scan arc.

You may only call this method one time per battle. A null indicates the default (blue-ish) color for the body, gun, radar, and scan arc, but white for the bullet color.

 Example:
   // Don't forget to import java.awt.Color at the top...
   import java.awt.Color;
   ...

   public void run() {
       setAllColors(Color.RED);
   }
 

Parameters:
color - the new color for all the colors of the robot
Since:
1.1.3
See Also:
setColors(Color, Color, Color), setColors(Color, Color, Color, Color, Color), setBodyColor(java.awt.Color), setGunColor(java.awt.Color), setRadarColor(java.awt.Color), setBulletColor(java.awt.Color), setScanColor(java.awt.Color), Color

setBodyColor

public void setBodyColor(java.awt.Color color)
Sets the color of the robot's body.

A null indicates the default (blue-ish) color.

 Example:
   // Don't forget to import java.awt.Color at the top...
   import java.awt.Color;
   ...

   public void run() {
       setBodyColor(Color.BLACK);
   }
 

Parameters:
color - the new body color
Since:
1.1.2
See Also:
setColors(Color, Color, Color), setColors(Color, Color, Color, Color, Color), setAllColors(java.awt.Color), setGunColor(java.awt.Color), setRadarColor(java.awt.Color), setBulletColor(java.awt.Color), setScanColor(java.awt.Color), Color

setGunColor

public void setGunColor(java.awt.Color color)
Sets the color of the robot's gun.

A null indicates the default (blue-ish) color.

 Example:
   // Don't forget to import java.awt.Color at the top...
   import java.awt.Color;
   ...

   public void run() {
       setGunColor(Color.RED);
   }
 

Parameters:
color - the new gun color
Since:
1.1.2
See Also:
setColors(Color, Color, Color), setColors(Color, Color, Color, Color, Color), setAllColors(java.awt.Color), setBodyColor(java.awt.Color), setRadarColor(java.awt.Color), setBulletColor(java.awt.Color), setScanColor(java.awt.Color), Color

setRadarColor

public void setRadarColor(java.awt.Color color)
Sets the color of the robot's radar.

A null indicates the default (blue-ish) color.

 Example:
   // Don't forget to import java.awt.Color at the top...
   import java.awt.Color;
   ...

   public void run() {
       setRadarColor(Color.YELLOW);
   }
 

Parameters:
color - the new radar color
Since:
1.1.2
See Also:
setColors(Color, Color, Color), setColors(Color, Color, Color, Color, Color), setAllColors(java.awt.Color), setBodyColor(java.awt.Color), setGunColor(java.awt.Color), setBulletColor(java.awt.Color), setScanColor(java.awt.Color), Color

setBulletColor

public void setBulletColor(java.awt.Color color)
Sets the color of the robot's bullets.

A null indicates the default white color.

 Example:
   // Don't forget to import java.awt.Color at the top...
   import java.awt.Color;
   ...

   public void run() {
       setBulletColor(Color.GREEN);
   }
 

Parameters:
color - the new bullet color
Since:
1.1.2
See Also:
setColors(Color, Color, Color), setColors(Color, Color, Color, Color, Color), setAllColors(java.awt.Color), setBodyColor(java.awt.Color), setGunColor(java.awt.Color), setRadarColor(java.awt.Color), setScanColor(java.awt.Color), Color

setScanColor

public void setScanColor(java.awt.Color color)
Sets the color of the robot's scan arc.

A null indicates the default (blue-ish) color.

 Example:
   // Don't forget to import java.awt.Color at the top...
   import java.awt.Color;
   ...

   public void run() {
       setScanColor(Color.WHITE);
   }
 

Parameters:
color - the new scan arc color
Since:
1.1.2
See Also:
setColors(Color, Color, Color), setColors(Color, Color, Color, Color, Color), setAllColors(java.awt.Color), setBodyColor(java.awt.Color), setGunColor(java.awt.Color), setRadarColor(java.awt.Color), setBulletColor(java.awt.Color), Color

stop

public void stop()
Immediately stops all movement, and saves it for a call to resume(). If there is already movement saved from a previous stop, this will have no effect.

This method is equivalent to stop(false).

See Also:
resume(), stop(boolean)

stop

public void stop(boolean overwrite)
Immediately stops all movement, and saves it for a call to resume(). If there is already movement saved from a previous stop, you can overwrite it by calling stop(true).

See Also:
resume(), stop()

turnGunLeft

public void turnGunLeft(double degrees)
Immediately turns the robot's gun to the left by degrees.

This call executes immediately, and does not return until it is complete, i.e. when the angle remaining in the gun's turn is 0.

Note that both positive and negative values can be given as input, where negative values means that the robot's gun is set to turn right instead of left.

Example:

   // Turn the robot's gun 180 degrees to the left
   turnGunLeft(180);

   // Afterwards, turn the robot's gun 90 degrees to the right
   turnGunLeft(-90);
 

Parameters:
degrees - the amount of degrees to turn the robot's gun to the left If this value is negative, the robot's gun is set to turn to the right
See Also:
setAdjustGunForRobotTurn(boolean)

turnGunRight

public void turnGunRight(double degrees)
Immediately turns the robot's gun to the right by degrees. This call executes immediately, and does not return until it is complete, i.e. when the angle remaining in the gun's turn is 0.

Note that both positive and negative values can be given as input, where negative values means that the robot's gun is set to turn left instead of right.

Example:

   // Turn the robot's gun 180 degrees to the right
   turnGunRight(180);

   // Afterwards, turn the robot's gun 90 degrees to the left
   turnGunRight(-90);
 

Parameters:
degrees - the amount of degrees to turn the robot's gun to the right If this value is negative, the robot's gun is set to turn to the left
See Also:
setAdjustGunForRobotTurn(boolean)

turnRadarLeft

public void turnRadarLeft(double degrees)
Immediately turns the robot's radar to the left by degrees.

This call executes immediately, and does not return until it is complete, i.e. when the angle remaining in the radar's turn is 0.

Note that both positive and negative values can be given as input, where negative values means that the robot's radar is set to turn right instead of left.

Example:

   // Turn the robot's radar 180 degrees to the left
   turnRadarLeft(180);

   // Afterwards, turn the robot's radar 90 degrees to the right
   turnRadarLeft(-90);
 

Parameters:
degrees - the amount of degrees to turn the robot's radar to the left If this value is negative, the robot's radar is set to turn to the right
See Also:
setAdjustRadarForRobotTurn(boolean), setAdjustRadarForGunTurn(boolean)

turnRadarRight

public void turnRadarRight(double degrees)
Immediately turns the robot's radar to the right by degrees. This call executes immediately, and does not return until it is complete, i.e. when the angle remaining in the radar's turn is 0.

Note that both positive and negative values can be given as input, where negative values means that the robot's radar is set to turn left instead of right.

Example:

   // Turn the robot's radar 180 degrees to the right
   turnRadarRight(180);

   // Afterwards, turn the robot's radar 90 degrees to the left
   turnRadarRight(-90);
 

Parameters:
degrees - the amount of degrees to turn the robot's radar to the right If this value is negative, the robot's radar is set to turn to the left
See Also:
setAdjustRadarForRobotTurn(boolean), setAdjustRadarForGunTurn(boolean)

getEnergy

public double getEnergy()
Returns the robot's current energy.

Returns:
the robot's current energy

setAdjustRadarForRobotTurn

public void setAdjustRadarForRobotTurn(boolean independent)
Sets the radar to turn independent from the robot's turn.

Ok, so this needs some explanation: The radar is mounted on the gun, and the gun is mounted on the robot's body. So, normally, if the robot turns 90 degrees to the right, the gun turns, as does the radar. Hence, if the robot turns 90 degrees to the right, then the gun and radar will turn with it as the radar is mounted on top of the gun. To compensate for this, you can call setAdjustRadarForRobotTurn(true). When this is set, the radar will turn independent from the robot's turn, i.e. the radar will compensate for the robot's turn.

Example, assuming the robot, gun, and radar all start out facing up (0 degrees):

   // Set radar to turn with the robots's turn
   setAdjustRadarForRobotTurn(false); // This is the default
   turnRight(90);
   // At this point, the body, gun, and radar are all facing right (90 degrees);

   -- or --

   // Set radar to turn independent from the robot's turn
   setAdjustRadarForRobotTurn(true);
   turnRight(90);
   // At this point, the robot and gun are facing right (90 degrees), but the radar is still facing up.
 

Parameters:
independent - @{code true} if the radar must turn independent from the robots's turn; false if the radar must turn with the robot's turn.
See Also:
setAdjustGunForRobotTurn(boolean), setAdjustRadarForGunTurn(boolean)

onPaint

public void onPaint(java.awt.Graphics2D g)
This method is called every time the robot is painted. You should override this method if you want to draw items for your robot on the battle field, e.g. targets, virtual bullets etc.

This method is very useful for debugging your robot.

Note that the robot will only be painted if the "Paint" is enabled on the robot's console window; otherwise the robot will never get painted (the reason being that all robots might have graphical items that must be painted, and then you might not be able to tell what graphical items that have been painted for your robot).

Also note that the coordinate system for the graphical context where you paint items fits for the Robocode coordinate system where (0, 0) is at the buttom left corner of the battlefield, where X is towards right and Y is upwards.

Parameters:
g - the graphics context to use for painting graphical items for the robot
Since:
1.1