/src/graphics/Animation.java

package graphics;
import game.Game;

import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;

import program.Program;

public class Animation 
{

    private int frameCount;                 // Counts ticks for change
    private int frameDelay;                 // frame delay 1-12 (You will have to play around with this)
    private int currentFrame;               // animations current frame
    private int animationDirection;         // animation direction (i.e counting forward or backward)

    private boolean stopped;                // has animations stopped

    private BufferedImage[] frames;			// frames to display

    public Animation(String value) 
    {	
    	String[] lines = value.split("\\r?\\n");
    	
    	// Get host spritesheet
    	Sprite s = Program.RESOURCE.getSprite(lines[0]);
    	
    	// Get frame delay
    	frameDelay = Integer.parseInt(lines[1]);
    	
    	// Remainder should be <x, y> for assembling frames  	
    	lines = lines[2].split(";");
    	frames = new BufferedImage[lines.length];
    	
    	for (int i = 0; i < lines.length; i++)
    	{
    		String[] p = lines[i].split(",");
    		int x = Integer.parseInt(p[0]);
    		int y = Integer.parseInt(p[1]);
    		frames[i] = s.getFrame(x, y);
    	}

        stopped = true;
        currentFrame = 0;
        animationDirection = 1;
    }

    public void start() 
    {
        if (!stopped) 
        {
            return;
        }

        if (frames.length == 0) 
        {
            return;
        }

        stopped = false;
    }

    public void stop() 
    {
        if (frames.length == 0) 
        {
            return;
        }

        stopped = true;
    }

    public void restart() 
    {
        if (frames.length == 0) 
        {
            return;
        }

        stopped = false;
        currentFrame = 0;
    }

    public void reset() 
    {
        this.stopped = true;
        this.frameCount = 0;
        this.currentFrame = 0;
    }

    public BufferedImage getImage() 
    {
        return frames[currentFrame];
    }

    public void update() 
    {
        if (!stopped) 
        {
            frameCount++;

            if (frameCount > frameDelay) 
            {
                frameCount = 0;
                currentFrame += animationDirection;

                if (currentFrame > frames.length - 1) 
                {
                    currentFrame = 0;
                }
                else if (currentFrame < 0) 
                {
                    currentFrame = frames.length - 1;
                }
            }
        }

    }

}