Thread: array of drawn objects

heey people,

i'm trying to write myself a program which simulates snow falling.

i already created a decent random moving generator and made the snowflake respawn if it gets out of screen.

however i can't seem to find a way to generate more as 1 snowflake to spawn at the same time without have to write code for 50 separate flakes.

is there some way i could use an array or a similar method to recreate a drawn object for a preset or random amount of times?

thanks in advance, l.oomen.

if necessary, here is the original code:

Snowflake.pdf

Hi l.oomen and welcome to the forum.
Please paste the code to the forum rather than an attachment.

is there some way

Sure there is. Do you have a plan yet? What have you tried? Where are you stuck?

yeah sorry, i saw how to input code after i posted my problem.

here is the code again, this time in correct position:

 
	public ValConfPaneel()
 
	{
 
		Timer clock = new Timer( 100 , this );
		clock.start();
 
	}
 
        public void paintComponent( Graphics g )
 
	{
 
		super.paintComponent( g );
 
                g.fillRect( 0 , 0 , getWidth() , getHeight() );
		g.setColor( new Color( 255 , 255 , 255 ) );
		g.fillOval( x + movement , 0 + y , 20 , 20 );
 
 
	}
 
	public void bereken()
 
	{
 
		movement += randomMovement.nextInt( 21 ) - 11;
		y += 20;
 
		if ( y > getHeight() )
 
		{
 
			y = 0;
			x = randomStart.nextInt( getWidth() );
 
 
		}
 
		if ( x > getWidth() )
 
		{
 
			x = 0;
 
		}
 
	}
 
	@Override
	public void actionPerformed( ActionEvent e )
	{
 
		bereken();
		repaint();
 
	}

this time with more detailed instructions on what i'm trying to achieve and the attempts already made.

the goal of my application is that it creates a multiple amount of objects that move downwards at a previous set speed, with randomised horizontal movement (snowflakes).

the graphics of the object are of later concern, first i have to tackle my problem with generating multiple objects.

i tried using for/while loops in the paintComponent, which mostly ended in exceptions or creating objects that had the same horizontal position and/or the same randomised movement.

i tried making arrays for different x-coördinates and different random movements, which 9/10 times ended in exceptions or problems with the declarations and reading of the arrays.

i attempted every method, algorithm and combinations i learned so far but i'm really stuck on this one.

if you have some hints or tips on this matter, please let me know.

with kind regards, l.oomen