couple of questions
[nobr]hi im makeing a game similar to the game show Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader, but im encountering some problems. first of all i need to somehow disable the buttons when they are pressed. i also need to connect the buttons A, B, C, D with the answers on the questions. i know its kind of confusing but im trying my best. thank you and please post any questions.
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.awt.event.WindowEvent;
class smarterThanAFifthGrader
{
publicstaticvoid main (String[] args)
{
gameFrame frame =new gameFrame();
frame.addWindowListener
(
new WindowAdapter()
{
publicvoid windowClosing(WindowEvent e)
{
System.exit(0);
}
}
);
}
}
class gameFrameextends JFrameimplements ActionListener
{
JPanel pane = (JPanel)getContentPane();
JPanel middleRow = (JPanel)getContentPane();
JPanel bottomRow = (JPanel)getContentPane();
JButton lose =new JButton("Game Over");
JButton btnfgHistory =new JButton("First Grade History");
JPanel gridPane =new JPanel();
public gameFrame()
{
super("Are you Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?");
setSize(500,500);
JPanel pane = (JPanel)getContentPane();
pane.setLayout(new GridLayout(3,1));
JPanel gridPane =new JPanel();
gridPane.setLayout(new GridLayout(5,2));
JPanel middleRow =new JPanel();
middleRow.setLayout(new GridLayout(1,0));
JPanel bottomRow =new JPanel();
bottomRow.setLayout(new GridLayout(4,0));
JButton btnfgHistory =new JButton("First Grade History");
btnfgHistory.addActionListener(this);
gridPane.add(btnfgHistory);
JButton btnfgGeography =new JButton("First Grade Geography");
btnfgGeography.addActionListener (this);
gridPane.add(btnfgGeography);
JButton btnsgGeography =new JButton("Second Grade Geography");
btnsgGeography.addActionListener(this);
gridPane.add(btnsgGeography);
JButton btnsgMath =new JButton("Second Grade Math");
btnsgMath.addActionListener(this);
gridPane.add(btnsgMath);
JButton btntgScience =new JButton("Third Grade Science");
btntgScience.addActionListener(this);
gridPane.add(btntgScience);
JButton btntgMath =new JButton("Third Grade Math");
btntgMath.addActionListener(this);
gridPane.add(btntgMath);
JButton btnfgEnglish =new JButton("Fourth Grade English");
btnfgEnglish.addActionListener(this);
gridPane.add(btnfgEnglish);
JButton btnfougHistory =new JButton("Fourth Grade History");
btnfougHistory.addActionListener(this);
gridPane.add(btnfougHistory);
JButton btnfifgMath =new JButton("Fifth Grade Math");
btnfifgMath.addActionListener(this);
gridPane.add(btnfifgMath);
JButton btnfifgEnglish =new JButton("Fifth Grade English");
btnfifgEnglish.addActionListener(this);
gridPane.add(btnfifgEnglish);
JButton btnAnsA =new JButton("A");
btnAnsA.addActionListener(this);
bottomRow.add(btnAnsA);
JButton btnAnsB =new JButton("B");
btnAnsB.addActionListener (this);
bottomRow.add(btnAnsB);
JButton btnAnsC =new JButton("C");
btnAnsC.addActionListener(this);
bottomRow.add(btnAnsC);
JButton btnAnsD =new JButton("D");
btnAnsD.addActionListener(this);
bottomRow.add(btnAnsD);
JButton lose =new JButton("Game Over");
lose.addActionListener(this);
lose.setVisible(false);
bottomRow.add(lose);
pane.add(gridPane);
setVisible(true);
pane.add(bottomRow);
setVisible(true);
}
publicvoid actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
{
if(e.getActionCommand().equals("First Grade History"))
{
JLabel fgHistory =new JLabel("<html>Whos was the first Prime Minister <br> A: Jean Chretien <br> B: Mackenzie King <br> C: Robert Borden <br> D: John A Macdonald <html>");
pane.add(fgHistory);
btnfgHistory.setEnabled(false);
setVisible(true);
}
elseif(e.getActionCommand().equals("First Grade Geography"))
{
JLabel fgGeography =new JLabel("What country is this?");
pane.add(fgGeography);
setVisible(true);
}
elseif(e.getActionCommand().equals("Second Grade Geography"))
{
JLabel fgGeography =new JLabel("What country is this?");
pane.add(fgGeography);
setVisible(true);
}
elseif(e.getActionCommand().equals("Second Grade Math"))
{
JLabel sgMath =new JLabel();
sgMath.setText("<html>If Jim has 5 apples and eats one apple every hour and gives his friend one apple after he eats an apple. How many apples would Jim get to eat?</html>");
pane.add(sgMath);
setVisible(true);
}
elseif(e.getActionCommand().equals("Third Grade Science"))
{
JLabel tgScience =new JLabel("");
pane.add (tgScience);
setVisible(true);
}
elseif(e.getActionCommand().equals("Third Grade Math"))
{
}
elseif(e.getActionCommand().equals("Fourth Grade English"))
{
}
elseif(e.getActionCommand().equals("Fourth Grade History"))
{
}
elseif(e.getActionCommand().equals("Fifth Grade Math"))
{
}
elseif( e.getActionCommand().equals("Fifth Grade English"))
{
}
elseif(e.getActionCommand().equals("A"))
{
getContentPane().validate();
}
elseif(e.getActionCommand().equals("B"))
{
lose.setVisible(true);
}
elseif(e.getActionCommand().equals("C"))
{
lose.setVisible(true);
}
elseif(e.getActionCommand().equals("D"))
{
}
}
}
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