import java.awt.Color;

public class Message {

  private String text;
  private Color  color;
  private int    counter;

  public Message(String t, Color c) {
    text    = t;
    color   = c;
    counter = 0;
  }

  public String getText() {
    counter += 1;
    return text;
  }

  public Color getColor() {
    return color;
  }

  public int getCounter() {
    return counter;
  }


  public String getSpacedText() {
    counter += 1;
    String spaced = "";
    
    int i = 0;
    while (i < text.length()) {
        spaced = spaced + text.charAt(i);
        spaced = spaced + " ";
        i += 1;
        // just for testing:
                         System.out.println("    DEBUG:  i = " + i + ", spaced = " + spaced);
    }

    return spaced;
  }


}