public abstract class AbstractCell {

private boolean isAlive;

private int row;
private int column;
protected ConwayWorld world;
public AbstractCell(int r, int c, ConwayWorld w) {
row = r;
column = c;
world = w;
isAlive = false;
}
public char displayCharacter() {
return isAlive ? 'O' : '.';
}
public void setIsAlive(boolean value) {
isAlive = value;
}
public void aBlinkerOscillatesWithPeriodTwo() throws Exception {
GameOfLife game = new GameOfLife(aBlinker());
game.run();
assertEquals(expectedForBlinker1(), game.currentGeneration());
}
public boolean getIsAlive() {
return isAlive;
}
public int getRow() {
return row;
}
public int getColumn() {
return column;
}
public abstract AbstractCell cellForNextGeneration();
public abstract boolean willBeAliveInNextGeneration();
}