ItemContainer.java

package textgame;

import java.util.*;

public abstract class ItemContainer {
	private List<Item> itemList;
	private int id;
	
	public ItemContainer(int i){
		id = i;
        itemList = new ArrayList<Item>();
	}

    public ItemContainer(int i, List<Item> l) {
        id = i;
        itemList = l;
    }
	
	//add a newly created item in the container 
	public void addItem(Item it){
		itemList.add(it);
	}

    //TODO: Make this less of an ugly hack
    public static String describeItems(List<Item> items) {
        int itCount = items.size();
        switch (itCount) {
            case 0:
                return "nothing";
            case 1:
                return items.get(0).getName();
            default:
                int i;
                String desc = "";
                for (i = 0; i < itCount - 1; ++i) {
                    desc += items.get(i).getName() + ", ";
                }
                return desc + "and " + items.get(i).getName();
        }
    }

    public String describeItems() {
        return describeItems(itemList);
    }
	
	//removes the item from the container 
	public void removeItem(Item it){
		itemList.remove(it);
	}
	
	public boolean containsItem(Item it){
		return itemList.contains(it);
	}
	
	public Item itemOfType(String type) {
		for (Item it : itemList) {
			if (it.getType().equals(type)) {
                return it;
            }
		}
		return null;
	}

    public Item itemWithName(String name) {
        name = name.toLowerCase();
        for (Item it : itemList) {
            if (it.getName().toLowerCase().equals(name)) {
                return it;
            }
        }
        return null;
    }
	
	public int getId(){
		return id;
	}
}