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Thread: Fixing my Chess Program setup

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    Default Fixing my Chess Program setup

    Hi there, I am making my chess game in Java. I have designed the Board and have all the pieces placed and squares colored, but I need to figure out how to do two things, firstly how do I get the mouse to drag and move all of my Sprites/Images, then how do I make my code more efficient? I am individually coloring the Black and White tiles but I am pretty sure there is a more efficient way to do that.

    Thanks Totara

    Board Class

    import java.awt.Color;
    import java.awt.Graphics;
     
    import javax.swing.JComponent;
     
    import com.teamfission.chess.References;
     
    public class Board extends JComponent {
     
    	public void paint(Graphics g) {
    		References ref = new References();
    		Color blackTile = new Color(210, 180, 140);
    		Color whiteTile = new Color(255, 255, 255);
     
    		g.setColor(Color.gray);
    		g.fillRect(0, 0, ref.width, ref.height);
     
    		if (ref.debugMode) {
    			g.setColor(Color.green);
    			g.drawRect(0, 0, 60, 60);
    			g.drawRect(540, 0, 60, 60);
    			g.drawRect(540, 540, 60, 60);
    			g.drawRect(0, 540, 60, 60);
    		}
     
    		/** Board Squares */
    		// White
    		g.setColor(whiteTile);
    		// Row 1
    		g.fillRect(60, 60, 60, 60);
    		g.fillRect(180, 60, 60, 60);
    		g.fillRect(300, 60, 60, 60);
    		g.fillRect(420, 60, 60, 60);
    		// Row 2
    		g.fillRect(120, 120, 60, 60);
    		g.fillRect(240, 120, 60, 60);
    		g.fillRect(360, 120, 60, 60);
    		g.fillRect(480, 120, 60, 60);
    		// Row 3
    		g.fillRect(60, 180, 60, 60);
    		g.fillRect(180, 180, 60, 60);
    		g.fillRect(300, 180, 60, 60);
    		g.fillRect(420, 180, 60, 60);
    		// Row 4
    		g.fillRect(120, 240, 60, 60);
    		g.fillRect(240, 240, 60, 60);
    		g.fillRect(360, 240, 60, 60);
    		g.fillRect(480, 240, 60, 60);
    		// Row 5
    		g.fillRect(60, 300, 60, 60);
    		g.fillRect(180, 300, 60, 60);
    		g.fillRect(300, 300, 60, 60);
    		g.fillRect(420, 300, 60, 60);
    		// Row 6
    		g.fillRect(120, 360, 60, 60);
    		g.fillRect(240, 360, 60, 60);
    		g.fillRect(360, 360, 60, 60);
    		g.fillRect(480, 360, 60, 60);
    		// Row 7
    		g.fillRect(60, 420, 60, 60);
    		g.fillRect(180, 420, 60, 60);
    		g.fillRect(300, 420, 60, 60);
    		g.fillRect(420, 420, 60, 60);
    		// Row 8
    		g.fillRect(120, 480, 60, 60);
    		g.fillRect(240, 480, 60, 60);
    		g.fillRect(360, 480, 60, 60);
    		g.fillRect(480, 480, 60, 60);
     
    		// Black
    		g.setColor(blackTile);
    		// Row 1
    		g.fillRect(120, 60, 60, 60);
    		g.fillRect(240, 60, 60, 60);
    		g.fillRect(360, 60, 60, 60);
    		g.fillRect(480, 60, 60, 60);
    		// Row 2
    		g.fillRect(60, 120, 60, 60);
    		g.fillRect(180, 120, 60, 60);
    		g.fillRect(300, 120, 60, 60);
    		g.fillRect(420, 120, 60, 60);
    		// Row 3
    		g.fillRect(120, 180, 60, 60);
    		g.fillRect(240, 180, 60, 60);
    		g.fillRect(360, 180, 60, 60);
    		g.fillRect(480, 180, 60, 60);
    		// Row 4
    		g.fillRect(60, 240, 60, 60);
    		g.fillRect(180, 240, 60, 60);
    		g.fillRect(300, 240, 60, 60);
    		g.fillRect(420, 240, 60, 60);
    		// Row 5
    		g.fillRect(120, 300, 60, 60);
    		g.fillRect(240, 300, 60, 60);
    		g.fillRect(360, 300, 60, 60);
    		g.fillRect(480, 300, 60, 60);
    		// Row 6
    		g.fillRect(60, 360, 60, 60);
    		g.fillRect(180, 360, 60, 60);
    		g.fillRect(300, 360, 60, 60);
    		g.fillRect(420, 360, 60, 60);
    		// Row 7
    		g.fillRect(120, 420, 60, 60);
    		g.fillRect(240, 420, 60, 60);
    		g.fillRect(360, 420, 60, 60);
    		g.fillRect(480, 420, 60, 60);
    		// Row 8
    		g.fillRect(60, 480, 60, 60);
    		g.fillRect(180, 480, 60, 60);
    		g.fillRect(300, 480, 60, 60);
    		g.fillRect(420, 480, 60, 60);
     
    		g.setColor(Color.black);
    		for (int x = 0; x < 8; x++) {
    			for (int y = 0; y < 8; y++) {
    				g.drawRect(60 + (x * 60), 60 + (y * 60), 60, 60);
    			}
    		}
     
    		/** Pieces */
    		// White
    		g.drawImage(SpriteLoader.rook, 60, 60, 60, 60, null);
    		g.drawImage(SpriteLoader.rook, 480, 60, 60, 60, null);
    		g.drawImage(SpriteLoader.horse, 120, 60, 60, 60, null);
    		g.drawImage(SpriteLoader.horse, 420, 60, 60, 60, null);
    		g.drawImage(SpriteLoader.bishop, 180, 60, 60, 60, null);
    		g.drawImage(SpriteLoader.bishop, 360, 60, 60, 60, null);
    		g.drawImage(SpriteLoader.king, 240, 60, 60, 60, null);
    		g.drawImage(SpriteLoader.queen, 300, 60, 60, 60, null);
     
    		// Black
    		g.drawImage(SpriteLoader.rookBlack, 60, 480, 60, 60, null);
    		g.drawImage(SpriteLoader.rookBlack, 480, 480, 60, 60, null);
    		g.drawImage(SpriteLoader.horseBlack, 120, 480, 60, 60, null);
    		g.drawImage(SpriteLoader.horseBlack, 420, 480, 60, 60, null);
    		g.drawImage(SpriteLoader.bishopBlack, 180, 480, 60, 60, null);
    		g.drawImage(SpriteLoader.bishopBlack, 360, 480, 60, 60, null);
    		g.drawImage(SpriteLoader.kingBlack, 240, 480, 60, 60, null);
    		g.drawImage(SpriteLoader.queenBlack, 300, 480, 60, 60, null);
     
    		for (int x = 0; x < 8; x++) {
    			g.drawImage(SpriteLoader.pawn, 60 + (x * 60), 120, 60, 60, null);
    			g.drawImage(SpriteLoader.pawnBlack, 60 + (x * 60), 420, 60, 60, null);
    		}
    	}
    }

    SpriteLoader Class

    import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
    import java.io.File;
    import java.io.IOException;
     
    import javax.imageio.ImageIO;
     
    import com.teamfission.chess.References;
     
    public class SpriteLoader {
     
    	/** White Pieces */
    	public static BufferedImage pawn;
    	public static BufferedImage rook;
    	public static BufferedImage horse;
    	public static BufferedImage bishop;
    	public static BufferedImage king;
    	public static BufferedImage queen;
     
    	/** Black Pieces */
    	public static BufferedImage pawnBlack;
    	public static BufferedImage rookBlack;
    	public static BufferedImage horseBlack;
    	public static BufferedImage bishopBlack;
    	public static BufferedImage kingBlack;
    	public static BufferedImage queenBlack;
     
    	public static void loadImages() {
    		References ref = new References();
    		try {
    			pawn = ImageIO.read(new File("res/Pawn.png"));
    			rook = ImageIO.read(new File("res/Rook.png"));
    			horse = ImageIO.read(new File("res/Horse.png"));
    			bishop = ImageIO.read(new File("res/Bishop.png"));
    			king = ImageIO.read(new File("res/King.png"));
    			queen = ImageIO.read(new File("res/Queen.png"));
     
    			pawnBlack = ImageIO.read(new File("res/PawnBlack.png"));
    			rookBlack = ImageIO.read(new File("res/RookBlack.png"));
    			horseBlack = ImageIO.read(new File("res/HorseBlack.png"));
    			bishopBlack = ImageIO.read(new File("res/BishopBlack.png"));
    			kingBlack = ImageIO.read(new File("res/KingBlack.png"));
    			queenBlack = ImageIO.read(new File("res/QueenBlack.png"));
     
    		} catch (IOException e) {
    			System.out.println(ref.consolePrefix + "Sprite couldn't be loaded");
    		}
     
    	}
     
    }


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    Default Re: Fixing my Chess Program setup

    Yes, there are more efficient ways. Do you know arrays or any other collection that could be iterated?

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    Default Re: Fixing my Chess Program setup

    Quote Originally Posted by GregBrannon View Post
    Do you know arrays or any other collection that could be iterated?
    I have a basic understanding of arrays, but I'm not sure how they could be iterated. Could you please explain how I would iterate it? Or what method is the best way?

    Thanks,

    Totara

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    Default Re: Fixing my Chess Program setup

    Also, does anyone know how I can make the .png's move, and according to where you placed them, snap to the grid squares?

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