new

This method generates an object representing a bingo card.

The constructor, takes no arguments.

populate

This method is the main method of the class. It populates the card objects with a predefined number of randomly picked numbers which can be printed using the Games::Bingo::Print class.

_init

Init uses the function in Games::Bingo::Column and Games::Bingo::ColumnCollection, which are use to generate the necessary random numbers to generate the card and set the them in the necessary columns.

_insert

This is the private method which is used to insert numbers onto the card in the Bingo::Games::Card class.

Populate takes to arguments, the row and the number, it resolves the column using _resolve_column.

_resolve_column

Resolve column is method used to resolve where on the card a specified number should go. It takes a number and returns an integer indicating a column.

_integrity_check

This method is a part of the work-around, which was made in the populate method, it checks whether the populated card holds 12 numbers return a boolean value indicating succes or failure.

validate

This method can validate a bingo card against a game. So it easily can be examined whether a player/card has bingo.

The method takes one argument, the Games::Bingo object of the current game.

This method does not hold the same flaw as the method above though.

_print_card

This is the console version of the _print_card version, which is implemented in Games::Bingo::Print.

It prints the generated card with numbers.

_flush

This method can be used to flush the contents of the Card object.

get_all_numbers

Returns all the numbers contained in the _array attribute as an array.