Method getMaxRank

code/src/java/pcgen/core/PlayerCharacter.java:3182–3234

Calculate the maximum number of ranks the character is allowed to have in the specified skill. @param aSkill The skill being checked. @param aClass The name of the current class in which points are being spent - only used to check cross-class skill cost. @return max rank

(Skill aSkill, final PCClass aClass)

	 * @return max rank
	 */
	public Float getMaxRank(Skill aSkill, final PCClass aClass)
	{
		int levelForSkillPurposes = getTotalLevels();
		final BigDecimal maxRanks;

		if (aSkill == null)
		{
			return 0.0f;
		}
		if (aSkill.getSafe(ObjectKey.EXCLUSIVE))
		{
			// Exclusive skills only count levels in classes which give access
			// to the skill
			levelForSkillPurposes = 0;

			for (PCClass bClass : getClassSet())
			{
				if (this.isClassSkill(bClass, aSkill))
				{
					levelForSkillPurposes += getLevel(bClass);
				}
			}

			if (levelForSkillPurposes == 0)
			{
				// No classes qualify for this exclusive skill, so treat it as a
				// cross-class skill
				// This does not seem right to me! JD
				levelForSkillPurposes = (getTotalLevels());

				maxRanks = SkillUtilities.maxCrossClassSkillForLevel(levelForSkillPurposes, this);
			} else
			{
				maxRanks = SkillUtilities.maxClassSkillForLevel(levelForSkillPurposes, this);
			}
		} else if (!this.isClassSkill(aSkill) && (this.getSkillCostForClass(aSkill, aClass) == SkillCost.CLASS))
		{
			// Cross class skill - but as cost is 1 only return a whole number
			maxRanks =
					new BigDecimal(
							SkillUtilities.maxCrossClassSkillForLevel(
									levelForSkillPurposes, this).intValue()); // This was (int) (i/2.0) previously
		} else if (!this.isClassSkill(aSkill))
		{
			// Cross class skill
			maxRanks = SkillUtilities.maxCrossClassSkillForLevel(levelForSkillPurposes, this);
		} else
		{
			// Class skill
			maxRanks = SkillUtilities.maxClassSkillForLevel(levelForSkillPurposes, this);
		}
		return maxRanks.floatValue();
	}

	/**
	 * Checks if the stat is a non ability.