[judeabao]

here's my program .. a tic tac toe program .. hope you can help me ..

/*
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package javaapplication11;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;
/**
 *
 * @author Jayson Jude
 */
public class JavaApplication11 implements ActionListener {
private JFrame window = new JFrame("Tic-Tac-Toe");
	private JPanel inputPanel = new JPanel();
	private JPanel boardPanel = new JPanel();
	private JButton button3 = new JButton("3 by 3");
	private JButton button4 = new JButton("4 by 4");
	private JButton button5 = new JButton("5 by 5");
	private JLabel label = new JLabel ("Click a button to choose game board size:");
	private JButton buttons[][];
	private int boardSize=0;
	private int count = -1;
	private String letter = "";
	private boolean win = false;

	public JavaApplication11(){
	//Create Window
	window.setSize(500,500);
	window.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
	
	
	//Add Label and buttons to inputPanel
	inputPanel.add(label);
	inputPanel.add(button3);
	inputPanel.add(button4);
	inputPanel.add(button5);
	button3.addActionListener(this);
	button4.addActionListener(this);
	button5.addActionListener(this);
	inputPanel.setSize(500,200);
	window.add(inputPanel,"North");
	
	
	
	//Make The Window Visible
	window.setVisible(true);
	}
	
	/**
	 When an object is clicked, perform an action.
	 @param a action event object
	 */
	public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent a) {
		if(count==-1){
			letter="-";
			count=0;
		}
		else{
		count++;
		
		//Calculate whose turn it is
		
		if(count % 2 == 0){
			letter = "O";
		} else {
			letter = "X";
		}
		}
		
		if (a.getSource() == button3) {
			boardSize=3;
		}
		else if (a.getSource()== button4){
			boardSize=4;
		}
		else if (a.getSource() == button5){
			boardSize=5;
		}
		if ((a.getSource() == button3)||(a.getSource()==button4)||(a.getSource()==button5)){
			button3.setEnabled(false);
			button4.setEnabled(false);
			button5.setEnabled(false);
			buttons = new JButton[boardSize][boardSize];
			for(int i=0; i<boardSize; i++)
				for (int j=0; j<boardSize; j++){
					buttons[i][j] = new JButton();
					boardPanel.add(buttons[i][j]);
					buttons[i][j].addActionListener(this);
				}
			
			boardPanel.setSize(300,300);
			boardPanel.setLayout(new GridLayout(boardSize,boardSize));
			window.add(boardPanel,"Center");
		}
		
		//Write the letter to the button and deactivate it
		 JButton pressedButton = (JButton)a.getSource(); 
		 pressedButton.setText(letter);
		 pressedButton.setEnabled(false);
		
		//Determine winner
		


                 
                 
                 
                 
		//Show a dialog when game is over
		if(win == true){
			JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, letter + " wins the game!");
			JOptionPane.showInputDialog("Do you want to play again? Y/N");
                        char choice = 0;
                        if (choice=='Y'||choice=='y')
                        {
                            new JavaApplication11();
                        }
                        else if (choice=='N'||choice=='n')
                        {
                            JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,"GOODBYE!");
                            System.exit(0);
                        }
                            
                                
		} else if(count == (boardSize*boardSize) && win == false){
			JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "The game was tie!");
			
                            
		}	
		
                            
	}
    /**
     * @param args the command line arguments
     */
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // TODO code application logic here
        new JavaApplication11();
    }
}

[judeabao]

please help me .. i tried my best .. i dont know to compare and array to get a winner .. hope there is someone here that can help me ...

[macosxnerd101]

Hint- take a look at the getText() method for the JButton. How do you compare all the elements in a row? How about for the columns? Now for the diagonals, what indices do you need to evaluate? Think about it that way.

[fromTheSprawl]

You could use an array of chars. The size of the array should be the same as the number of boxes. Once a player chooses a box, either add 'x' or 'o' depending on which players turn it is. Then you could do ifs like these:

if(box[0]==box[1]&&box[0]==box[2]){
System.out.println(box[0]+" WINS!");
}

This is just a simple solution. I have a question for the experts, look at my if conditions, how would I do it so that the three boxes are compared for equality? value1==value2==value3?

[pbl]

The simplest way have an array of int[3][3] the size of the board
When the button[x][y] becomes "X" put 10 in the corresponding int[][]
When the button[x][y] becomes "O" put 100 in the corresponding int[][]

If the sum of the int[][] in a row, a column or a diagonal is 30 the X won
If the sum of the int[][] in a row, a column or a diagonal is 300 the O won

You can actually combine the array of JButton and int in a single class

class TTTButton extends JButton implements ActionListener {
     int value;

     // constructor
     TTTButton() {
       super(" ");     // start with blank
       addActionListener(this);
     }

     public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
       if(X turn) {
         setText("X");
         value = 10;
       }
       else {
         setText("O");
         value = 100;
       }
       setEnabled(false);
     }

     // reset method for next game
     void reset() {
        setText("");
        setEnable(true);     // make it available again
     }
}

Now in your pannel

class BoardPanel extends JPanel implements ActionListener {
     TTTButton[][] button;

     BoardPanel() {
       super(new GridLayout(3,3);
       button = new TTTButton[3][3];
       for(int i = 0; i < 3; ++i) {
         for(int j = 0; j < 3; ++j) {
            button[i][j] = new TTTButton();
            button[i][j].addActionListener(this);
            add(button[i][j]);
         }
       }
     }

     public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
       
       for(int i = 0; i < 3; ++i) {
          int total = 0;
          for(int j = 0; j < 3; j++)
            total += button[i][j].value;
          if(total == 30) ... the X won
          if(total == 300) ... the O won
       }
       for(int j = 0; j < 3; ++j) {
          int total = 0;
          for(int i = 0; i < 3; i++)
            total += button[i][j].value;
          if(total == 30) ... the X won
          if(total == 300) ... the O won
       }
       // I'll let you do the diagonals

Happy coding

[judeabao]

thanks for all of you .. ill try it ..

[pbl]

Glad we could help
I should write a Snippet about it, asked so many times...

[judeabao]

pbl sir , i have question where should insert your code into my program and so that i can see if it will work ?

[judeabao]

if (a.getSource()==button3)
                {
                   if (buttons[0]==buttons[1]&&buttons[1]==buttons[2])
                   {
                       win=true;
                   }
                }

This code is working but it doesnt show the winner .. here's my code for declaring the game is over ..

	if(win == true){
			JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, letter + " wins the game!");
			JOptionPane.showInputDialog("Do you want to play again? Y/N");
                        char choice = 0;
                        if (choice=='Y'||choice=='y')
                        {
                            new JavaApplication11();
                        }
                        else if (choice=='N'||choice=='n')
                        {
                            JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,"GOODBYE!");
                            System.exit(0);
                        }
                            
                                
		} else if(count == (boardSize*boardSize) && win == false){
			JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "The game was tie!");
			
                            
		}	
		
                            
	}

i hope you can help me .. because its still dont show who's the winner ?

pbl, on 03 October 2011 - 10:20 PM, said:

Glad we could help
I should write a Snippet about it, asked so many times...

Sir , i would to ask if where should i put your codes into my program .. im a bit confuse of where should i put it .. Hope you can help me again ? thanks ..

[macosxnerd101]

You will want to compare the text of those JButtons. See the JButton getText() method and the String equals() method. You don't want to compare the JButtons.

[cmpshr]

Your program is a little bit more complex than the one pbl posted.
Your starts with buttons that allow to select the size of your grid.
You will have to do something like that

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

public class TicTacToe extends JFrame implements ActionListener {

	JButton three, five, seven;
	
	TicTacToe() {
		super("TicTacToe");
		// a Panel for the buttons 
		JPanel p = new JPanel();
		three = new JButton("3X3");
		five = new JButton("5X5");
		seven = new JButton("7X7");
		p.add(three);
		p.add(five);
		p.add(seven);
		three.addActionListener(this);
		five.addActionListener(this);
		seven.addActionListener(this);
		add(p,BorderLayout.NORTH);
	}
	
	public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
		int size;
		Object o = e.getSource();
		if(o == three)
			size = 3;
		else if(o == five)
			size = 5;
		else
			size = 7;
		
		add(new BoardPanel(size));
	}
	
	class BoardPanel extends JPanel implements ActionListener {
	     TTTButton[][] button;

	     BoardPanel(int size) {           // you will have to pass the size as parameter
	       super(new GridLayout(size,size);
	       button = new TTTButton[size][size];
	       for(int i = 0; i < size; ++i) {
	         for(int j = 0; j < size; ++j) {
	            button[i][j] = new TTTButton();
	            button[i][j].addActionListener(this);
	            add(button[i][j]);
	         }
	       }
	     }
}

Now, in the actuionPerformed you will also have to check for 10 * size and 100 * size instead of the harcoded value of 30 and 300