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Thread: Programming Issues simple Game

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    Default Programming Issues simple Game

    Hi very New to Java,

    struggling with a few fundamental principles. I have to write a noughts and crosses program, but there is a few thing I'm not quite understanding;

    why some of my actionPerformed do the same thing?
    how to select 'x' or '0' and then progress the game to start here's my code, might i add its incomplete areas highlighted red are the parts i'm struggling with the most , I have just added the things I will eventually need. hope its not too wishy washy. Any help would be appreciated thanks



    public class NoughtsAndCrossesGame extends JFrame
    {
    private final int FRAME_WIDTH = 500;
    private final int FRAME_HEIGHT = 500;
    private int playingAreaWidth;
    private int playingAreaHeight;

    private JPanel controlPanel;
    private JButton startButton;
    private JTextArea instructionsTA;
    private JButton xButton;
    private JButton oButton;
    private PlayingPanel gamePP;
    private JMenuBar bar;
    private JMenu fileMenu;
    private JMenuItem startAgainMenu;
    private JMenuItem exitMenu;

    private int currentPlayer = 0; // 1 for player 1, 2 for player 2
    // if 0 then game hasn't yet started
    private String [] playerSymbols; // holds X or O as chosen by players.
    private boolean gameUnderWay; // true once play has been pressed - until
    // Start again is selected.

    protected NoughtsAndCrossesBoard myNoughtsAndCrossesBoard;
    protected NoughtsAndCrosses myNoughtsAndCrosses;

    /**
    * Creates a new instance of NoughtsAndCrossesGame
    */
    public NoughtsAndCrossesGame(String title)
    {
    super(title);
    setUpGui();
    setUpGame();
    }


    private void setUpGui()
    {
    setSize(FRAME_WIDTH,FRAME_HEIGHT);
    setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
    setLayout(new BorderLayout());

    controlPanel = new JPanel();
    startButton = new JButton("Start");
    xButton = new JButton("X");
    oButton = new JButton("O");
    instructionsTA = new JTextArea("",5,30);
    instructionsTA.setEditable(false);

    playingAreaWidth = getWidth()-11;
    playingAreaHeight = getHeight() - 150;

    = new PlayingPanel();
    controlPanel.add(instructionsTA);
    controlPanel.add(xButton);
    controlPanel.add(oButton);
    controlPanel.add(startButton);

    bar = new JMenuBar();
    setJMenuBar(bar);
    fileMenu = new JMenu("File");
    startAgainMenu = new JMenuItem("Start again");
    exitMenu = new JMenuItem("Exit");
    bar.add(fileMenu);
    fileMenu.add(startAgainMenu);
    fileMenu.add(exitMenu);

    xButton.addActionListener(new ButtonWatcher());
    oButton.addActionListener(new ButtonWatcher());
    startButton.addActionListener(new ButtonWatcher());
    gamePP.addMouseListener(new MouseEventer());
    startAgainMenu.addActionListener(new MenuSelection());
    exitMenu.addActionListener(new MenuSelection());

    add(controlPanel, BorderLayout.SOUTH);
    add(gamePP, BorderLayout.CENTER);
    }

    private void setUpGame()
    {
    currentPlayer = 1;
    gameUnderWay = false;
    playerSymbols = new String [2] ;
    myNoughtsAndCrosses = new NoughtsAndCrosses();
    myNoughtsAndCrossesBoard = new NoughtsAndCrossesBoard(playingAreaWidth, playingAreaHeight);
    setUpButtons();
    }

    private void setUpButtons()
    {
    xButton.setEnabled(true);
    oButton.setEnabled(true);
    xButton.setVisible(true);
    oButton.setVisible(true);
    startButton.setVisible(false);
    startButton.setEnabled(false);
    gameUnderWay = false;
    instructionsTA.setText("First player - please choose 'O' or 'X'");
    }


    private class PlayingPanel extends JPanel
    {
    public void paintComponent(Graphics g)
    {
    super.paintComponent(g);
    myNoughtsAndCrossesBoard.paintComponent(g);
    }
    }

    private void startingGameButtons()
    {
    xButton.setEnabled(false);
    oButton.setEnabled(false);
    xButton.setVisible(false);
    oButton.setVisible(false);
    startButton.setEnabled(true);
    startButton.setVisible(true);
    }

    private void playInstructions()
    {
    instructionsTA.setText("Press Start to begin playing");
    }


    private class ButtonWatcher implements ActionListener
    {
    public void actionPerformed (ActionEvent a)
    {
    Object buttonPressed = a.getSource();

    if (buttonPressed.eqauls());

    {
    instructionsTA.setText("you have chosen" );

    }

    }
    }


    private class MouseEventer extends MouseAdapter

    {
    public void mouseClicked (MouseEvent m)
    {

    // incomplete

    }



    }
    MenuSelection class

    private class MenuSelection implements ActionListener
    {

    public void actionPerformed (ActionEvent a)
    {
    Object buttonPressed = a.getSource();


    if (buttonPressed == startAgainMenu);

    {
    // should restart game

    }

    if (buttonPressed.equals(exitMenu));

    {
    System.exit(0); }



    }
    }



    }


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    Default Re: Programming Issues simple Game

    When posting code, please use the highlight tags to preserve formatting.

    This code does not compile. I suggest fixing your compiler errors before asking about logic problems.
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