Thread: Help Please

why the out put is messed when the for loop is in place

Can you describe what the messed part is now? After a few code changes, it could be acting differently than it was.

it seems that the ball is containd on one side of the page the balls see as tho they are not flowing more like traped on one side

like traped on one side

Back to printing out the values of the balls positions. Only test with two balls to keep it simple. You might try changing the size of the window and the speed that the balls move for easier debugging.
The thing to notice is when the ball reverses direction. What variables are used when a ball reverses direction?

it must be something to do with the for loop because all varibles are the same with and without it and when i put a break; after the while the balls work perfectley hmmmm this is deffonatley a strange one

You can make assumptions and/or you can add printlns and look at the output and see if there is a pattern when a ball looks like it is "trapped on one side".
What are the values of the balls positions when that happens?

here is a print out of the posision

x = 758 y = 547
x = 50 y = 524
x = 757 y = 548
x = 49 y = 525
x = 756 y = 549
x = 48 y = 526
x = 755 y = 550
x = 47 y = 527
x = 754 y = 551
x = 46 y = 528
x = 753 y = 552
x = 45 y = 529
x = 752 y = 553
x = 44 y = 530
x = 751 y = 554
x = 43 y = 531
x = 750 y = 555
x = 42 y = 532
x = 749 y = 556
x = 41 y = 533
x = 748 y = 557
x = 40 y = 534
x = 747 y = 558
x = 39 y = 535
x = 746 y = 559
x = 38 y = 536
x = 745 y = 560
x = 37 y = 537
x = 744 y = 561
x = 36 y = 538
x = 743 y = 562
x = 35 y = 539
x = 742 y = 563
x = 34 y = 540
x = 741 y = 564
x = 33 y = 541
x = 740 y = 565
x = 32 y = 542
x = 739 y = 566
x = 31 y = 543
x = 738 y = 567
x = 30 y = 544
x = 737 y = 568
x = 29 y = 545
x = 736 y = 569
x = 28 y = 546
x = 735 y = 570
x = 27 y = 547

X:\Desktop\Programing Resit#\tests\bb2\test 2\test3>

thats just for one ball

And I assume that the one balll moved as expected. Is that correct?
Now run the test with two balls.

Did you read post#30?

one ball is moving strange too as the print out shows it seems to be on the x axis, i saw post #30 yeah i am going to chenge the window size now

found the problem

for (int i=0; i<opc;i++){
insted of
for (int i=0; i<=opc;i++){

now the balls are moving the same way at the same speed

One more bug out. Maybe three left.
Then a big redesign.

haha yeah thankyou so much for helping me with this i am most greatfull

Ok, Good luck.

thanks mate