[mdh007]

I need help im stuck !!!!

Here is the program question.


Write a program that moves the ball in a panel. You should define a panel class for displaying the ball and provides the methods for moving the
button, left, right, up, and down.

import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;

public class Ex15_3 extends JFrame
{
	//Keyboard Panel
	private KeyboardPanel key = new KeyboardPanel();

	//Buttons
	private JButton jbtUp = new JButton("UP");
	private JButton jbtDown = new JButton("DOWN");
	private JButton jbtLeft = new JButton("LEFT");
	private JButton jbtRight = new JButton("RIGHT");

	//Create a panel
	public Ex15_3()
	{
		//Using panel to group buttons
		JPanel panel = new JPanel();

		add(panel);

		panel.add(jbtUp);
		panel.add(jbtDown);
		panel.add(jbtLeft);
		panel.add(jbtRight);

		//Adding buttons to panel
		this.add(panel, BorderLayout.SOUTH);

		//Add keyboard panel to accept and display user input
		add(key);

		//Set the focus
		key.setFocusable(true);

		//Up button listener
		jbtUp.addActionListener(new ActionListener()
		{
			public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
			{
				key.up();
			}
		});

		//Down button listener
		jbtDown.addActionListener(new ActionListener()
		{
			public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
			{
				key.down();
			}
		});

		//Left button listener
		jbtLeft.addActionListener(new ActionListener()
		{
			public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
			{
				key.left();
			}
		});

		//Right button listener
		jbtRight.addActionListener(new ActionListener()
		{
			public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
			{
				key.right();
			}
		});
	}

	//Main method
	public static void main(String[] args)
	{
		//Frame
		Ex15_3 frame = new Ex15_3();

		//Frame properties
		frame.setTitle("Exercise15_3");
		frame.setSize(300, 300);
		frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
		frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
		frame.setVisible(true);
	}

	//Inner class, KeyboardPanel for receiving key input
	static class KeyboardPanel extends JPanel
	{
		//Declaring constants
		private int x = 100;
		private int y = 100;
		private int radius = 5;

		//Default key stroke
		private char keyChar = 'Z';

		//Move up
		public void up()
		{
			y -= 10;
			repaint();
		}

		//Move down
		public void down()
		{
			y += 10;
			repaint();
		}

		//Move left
		public void left()
		{
			x -= 10;
			repaint();
		}

		//Move right
		public void right()
		{
			x += 10;
			repaint();
		}

		public KeyboardPanel()
		{
			//Key input and Register listener
			addKeyListener(new KeyAdapter()
			{
				//Override handler
				public void keyPressed(KeyEvent k)
				{
				  switch (k.getKeyCode())
{
	case KeyEvent.VK_DOWN:
		down();
		break;

	case KeyEvent.VK_UP:
		up();
		break;

	case KeyEvent.VK_LEFT:
		left();
		break;

	case KeyEvent.VK_RIGHT:
		right();
		break;

	//Obtain the key pressed
	default: keyChar = k.getKeyChar();
}


					//Repaint panel
					repaint();
				}
			});
		}

		//Drawing the ball

		protected void paintComponent(Graphics B )
		{
			super.paintComponent( B );

			//Setting the color of the ball
			b.setColor(Color.blue);
			//Painting the ball
			b.fillOval(getWidth() / 2 - radius, getHeight() / 2 - radius, 2 * radius, 2 * radius);
		}
	}
}

Can anyone tell me where im going wrong ????

Thanks for your Help !!!!

[SarumanTheWhite]

What's the problem? Error messages?

Edit:

Well I see one problem so far

//Setting the color of the ball
b.setColor(Color.blue);
//Painting the ball
b.fillOval(getWidth() / 2 - radius, getHeight() / 2 - radius, 2 * radius, 2 * radius);

Looks like b should be capitalized. Remember, variables are case-sensitive.

This post has been edited by SarumanTheWhite: 09 November 2010 - 08:57 AM

[mdh007]

The program will compile and run correctly and it displays the panel and all. But when i click the mouse on the JButtons or use the keys on the keyboard it will not move the ball.

[SarumanTheWhite]

One issue, is that when you click your buttons the ball is being drawn in the same place over and over again. I see you change the value of x and y, however paintComponent knows nothing about x or y since you didn't use them when you draw your ball.

[g00se]

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But when i click the mouse on the JButtons or use the keys on the keyboard it will not move the ball.

That's because you're not moving it You're correctly incrementing/decrementing x/y, but you don't use those coordinates in paintComponent