CardsGame - Player.java

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Scanner;
// import java.util.Arrays;

public class Player {

    // Variables
    String name;
    int points;
    ArrayList <Card> hand;
    ArrayList <Card> grabbedCards;

    // Constructors
    Player(){
        name = "";
        points = 0;
        hand = new ArrayList <Card> ();
        grabbedCards = new ArrayList <Card> ();
    }
    Player(String name){
        this.name = name;
        this.points = 0;
        this.hand = new ArrayList <Card> ();
        grabbedCards = new ArrayList <Card> ();
    }

    // Methods
    // "SHOWING" METHODS
    public void showStatus(){
        System.out.println("Name: " + name);
        System.out.println("Points: " + points);
        System.out.println("**** Cards in hand ****");
        for(int i=0; i<hand.size(); i++){
            System.out.print(hand.get(i).abbreviation + ", ");
        }
        System.out.println();
        System.out.println("**** Grabbed Cards ****");
        for(int i=0; i<grabbedCards.size(); i++){
            System.out.print(grabbedCards.get(i).abbreviation + ", ");
        }
    }

    public void showCards(){
        if(hand.size() != 0){
            for(int i=0; i<hand.size(); i++){
                if(i != hand.size()-1){
                    System.out.print(hand.get(i).abbreviation + ", ");
                }
                else{
                    System.out.println(hand.get(i).abbreviation);
                }
            }
        }
        else{
            System.out.println("I don't have cards in my hand right now. Can't show anything yet!");
        }
    }


    // METHODS THAT WILL BE USEFUL WHILE PLAYING
    public void addCardInHand(Card card){
        hand.add(card);
    }


    public void addCardsInHand(ArrayList <Card> extraCards){
        for(int i=0; i<extraCards.size(); i++){
            hand.add(extraCards.get(i));
        }
    }


    public void throwCardFromHand(){

        if(hand.size() == 0){
            System.out.println("Can't do that now!");
        }
        else{
            ArrayList <String> listOfAbbreviations = new ArrayList <String> ();
            for(int i=0; i<hand.size(); i++){
                listOfAbbreviations.add(hand.get(i).abbreviation);
            }

            // Now, the variable "listOfAbbreviations" has the abbreviations of the cards that the player has in his "hand" list
            System.out.println("Please select one of these cards in order to throw it down.");
            for(int i=0; i<hand.size(); i++){
                System.out.print(hand.get(i).abbreviation + ", ");
            }
            System.out.println();

            Scanner scanner = new Scanner(System.in);
            System.out.print("Select: ");
            String choice = scanner.nextLine();
            boolean flag = false;
            for(int i=0; i<listOfAbbreviations.size(); i++){
                // Remove the element/Card_instance of the array
                if(choice.equals(listOfAbbreviations.get(i))){
                    // System.out.println("Success");
                    // String removedAbb = removeTheElement(listOfAbbreviations, i);
                    hand.remove(hand.get(i));
                    flag = true;
                    break;
                }
            }

            if(flag == false){
                System.out.println("The card '" + choice + "' is not one of the cards in your hand now.");
                // In this case, we do this thing again, until the user selects valid input
                throwCardFromHand();
            }

        }   // END OF ELSE
    }



    public void grabCards(ArrayList <Card> deckCards){
        for(int i=0; i<deckCards.size(); i++){
            grabbedCards.add(deckCards.get(i));
        }
    }



    // MAIN FUNCTION
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Player thomas = new Player("Thomas");
        // Create 4 cards
        Card card1 = new Card("1", "heart");
        Card card2 = new Card("2", "club");
        Card card3 = new Card("3", "diamond");
        Card card4 = new Card("4", "spade");
        Card card5 = new Card("5", "nothing");
        // Create a cards array
        ArrayList <Card> myCards = new ArrayList <Card> ();
        myCards.add(card1);
        myCards.add(card2);
        myCards.add(card3);
        myCards.add(card4);
        myCards.add(card5);
        // Add this cards array in player Thomas
        thomas.addCardsInHand(myCards);
        thomas.showStatus();
        System.out.println();
        System.out.println();
        thomas.throwCardFromHand();
        thomas.showStatus();

    }   // END OF MAIN

}