import info.gridworld.actor.Bug;
import info.gridworld.grid.Location;

public class DashBug extends Bug
{
   private int segmentLength; 	// the number of flowers in each dash
   private int steps;           // the number of steps in the current dash
	
   public DashBug(int length)
   {
      setDirection(Location.EAST);
      steps = 0;
      segmentLength = length;
   }
	
   public void act()
   {
		
      if (steps < segmentLength && canMove())
      {
         move();
         steps++;
      }
      else if (steps == segmentLength && canMove())
      {
         Location currentLoc = getLocation();
         int currentColumn = currentLoc.getCol();
         int currentRow = currentLoc.getRow();
         Location nextLoc = new Location(currentRow, currentColumn + segmentLength);
         moveTo(nextLoc);
			
         // or typed as one line of code......
         // moveTo(new Location(getLocation().getRow(), getLocation().getCol() + segmentLength));
			
         steps = 0;
      }
      else
      {
         removeSelfFromGrid();
      }
		
   }
	
}