[psuggs]

You are supposed to do this: Extend Critter to make a new BlackPlagueCritter that will turn all neighboring actors(not rocks) black. Override the processActors method so that all neighboring actors, except for Rocks and other BlackPlagueCritters, are turned black. Use the setColor method to change the color of the neighboring actors.

The Code I inputed changed the color of the Critter to match the color of the actor it surronded , it did not change it's neighboring actors colors to black. My teacher is telling me to add a for lood but i do not know where to add one.

My Code:

//© A+ Computer Science  -  www.apluscompsci.com
//Name -
//Date -
//Class -
//Lab  -

import java.awt.Color;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import info.gridworld.grid.Grid;
import info.gridworld.actor.Rock;
import info.gridworld.actor.Actor;
import info.gridworld.actor.Critter;
import info.gridworld.grid.Location;

public class BlackPlagueCritter extends Critter
{
	//processActors will turn all Actors around this critter Black
	//unless the Actor is a Rock or another BlackPlagueCritter
  public void processActors(ArrayList<Actor> dudes)
  {
	   int n = dudes.size();
	   if(n == 0)
	   {
	   return;
           }
	   int r = (int) (Math.random() *n );
	   Actor other = dudes.get(r);
	   setColor(other.getColor()); 
	   
   }
  }

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In the Main Class:

//© A+ Computer Science  -  www.apluscompsci.com
//Name -
//Date -
//Class -
//Lab  -

import java.awt.Color;
import info.gridworld.actor.Rock;
import info.gridworld.actor.Actor;
import info.gridworld.actor.Flower;
import info.gridworld.actor.Bug;
import info.gridworld.grid.Location;
import info.gridworld.grid.BoundedGrid;
import info.gridworld.actor.ActorWorld;

public class BlackPlagueCritterRunner
{
	public static void main(String[] args)
	{
		ActorWorld world = new ActorWorld(new BoundedGrid<Actor>(8,8));
		world.add(new Location(1, 1), new BlackPlagueCritter());
		world.add(new Location(3, 1), new Rock());
		world.add(new Location(5, 2), new Actor());
		world.add(new Location(7, 6), new Flower());
		world.add(new Location(6, 6), new Actor());
		world.add(new Location(0, 5), new Actor());
		world.add(new Location(2, 6), new Bug(Color.GREEN));
		world.add(new Location(3, 5), new Actor());				
		world.show(); 	}
}

This post has been edited by jon.kiparsky: 30 January 2012 - 11:42 AM
Reason for edit:: fixed code tags

[macosxnerd101]

Moved to GridWorld. Look at your method header. Loop through the parameter ArrayList<Actor> named dudes.

public void processActors(ArrayList<Actor> dudes)

[psuggs]

What Do YOu Mean By That?

[macosxnerd101]

Example:

for(int i = 0; i < dudes.size(); i++){
   //deal with dudes.get(i)
}

//or
for(Actor a:dudes){
   //deal with a
}

You should read more up on loops, arrays, and ArrayLists as well.

[psuggs]

Alright I'll Try that. Thank You

[macosxnerd101]

Glad I could help!