Entity (Introduction Course Game Engine 2.3.3 API)

All Known Subinterfaces:

CollectableEntity, SolidEntity

All Known Implementing Classes:

BasicEntity, GreedyEntity, MovableEntity
```
public interface Entity
```
The interface for an entity in the simulation of the ICGE.

Author:

Tim Neumann

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Drawable`	`getDrawInformation()`
`Position`	`getPosition()`
`void`	`initOnPlayfield(Playfield playfield)`	Method to initialize this entity after being added to the playfield.

- Method Detail
  - getPosition
```
Position getPosition()
```
    Returns:
    
    the position of this entity
  - getDrawInformation
```
Drawable getDrawInformation()
```
    Returns:
    
    the information required to draw this entity; must not be null
  - initOnPlayfield
```
void initOnPlayfield(Playfield playfield)
```
    Method to initialize this entity after being added to the playfield.
    This method needs to be called by the playfield directly after the entity was added.
    
    Parameters:
    
    playfield - The playfield this entity was added to; must not be null
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if the given playfield is null