Project Framework - Android Games Practical Programming by Example - page 39

Constructor
The Game View's Constructor initializes the stage (level) data and creates new threads:
DrawThread, KeyThread, and AIGoThread.
//Constructor: creates a instance of GameView class.
//Initializes stage data and creates new DrawThread,KeyThread, and AIGoThread.
//Parameters:
// context - the specified father's context
public GameView(RaccoonRob context) {
super (context);
this .father = context;
//Initializes stage data
initStageData();
//Add a Callback interface for this holder
getHolder().addCallback( this );
//Creates a new DrawThread (main thread)
dt = new DrawThread( this , getHolder());
//Creates a new KeyThread (captures the screen touch and keyboard events)
kt = new KeyThread( this );
//Creates a new AIGoThread (AI pathfinding)
aigot = new AIGoThread( this , monsterArray);
//Sets game state as PLAY
setGameState(STATE_PLAY);
}
doDraw() Method
Called by the DrawThread thread periodically (every 100ms) to draw sprites, maps, bo-
nuses, and other objects.