User interaction
Hello, i am making a battleships games and have so far designed the layout of the grids and buttons. The grids are 100 buttons are in a 10 x 10 formation. here is my code so far:-
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
class trialgridextends JFrameimplements ActionListener
{
JButton btnStart =new JButton("Start Game");
JButton btnSub =new JButton("Submarine");
JButton btnCruiser =new JButton("Cruiser");
JButton btnDestroy =new JButton("Destroyer");
JButton btnBattle =new JButton("Battleship");
JButton btnReset =new JButton("Reset Game");
JButton btnMenu =new JButton("Menu");
JButton btnExit =new JButton("Exit");
JLabel lblTitle =new JLabel("Welcome to Battleships ", SwingConstants.CENTER);
JLabel lblPlayer1 =new JLabel("Your Battleship grid", SwingConstants.LEFT);
JLabel lblPlayer2 =new JLabel("The enemies Battleship grid", SwingConstants.RIGHT);
JLabel lblList =new JLabel("List of ships");
public trialgrid()
{
JFrame frame =new JFrame("One Player");
Container content = frame.getContentPane();
JPanel title =new JPanel();
title.add(lblPlayer1);
title.add(lblTitle);
title.add(lblPlayer2);
content.add(title, BorderLayout.NORTH);
JPanel controls =new JPanel();
controls.add(btnStart);
controls.add(lblList);
controls.add(btnSub);
controls.add(btnCruiser);
controls.add(btnDestroy);
controls.add(btnBattle);
controls.add(btnReset);
btnReset.setVerticalTextPosition(JButton.BOTTOM);
content.add(controls, BorderLayout.CENTER);
JPanel grid1 =new JPanel();
grid1.setLayout(new GridLayout(10, 10));// sets the grid layout for player 1
for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++)
{
for (int j = 0; j < 10; j++)
{
JButton square =new JButton();
square.setBackground(Color.blue);//nested for loops to create 10 x 10 grid of buttons
grid1.add(square);
}
}
content.add(grid1, BorderLayout.WEST);// Sets grid to west in border layout manager
JPanel grid2 =new JPanel();
grid2.setLayout(new GridLayout(10, 10));// sets the grid layout for the computer
for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++)
{
for (int j = 0; j < 10; j++)
{
JButton square =new JButton();
square.setBackground(Color.blue);//nested for loops to create 10 x 10 grid of buttons
grid2.add(square);
}
}
content.add(grid2, BorderLayout.EAST);// Sets grid to east in border layout manager
JPanel form =new JPanel();// second panel that i want to go beneath grid of buttons
form.add(btnMenu);
form.add(btnExit);
btnExit.addActionListener(this);
content.add(form, BorderLayout.SOUTH);// here i'm trying to put south below "north" grid
frame.pack();
frame.setSize(800, 400);
frame.setVisible(true);
frame.setResizable(false);
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
}
publicstaticvoid main (String args[])
{
trialgrid gl =new trialgrid();
}
publicvoid actionPerformed(ActionEvent evt)
{
Object source = evt.getSource();
if (source == btnExit)
{
System.exit(0);
}
}
}
I am now trying to find a way to allow the user to select a ship using a button and then be able to place it on the grid. I will then have to develope a function that when the user clicks a grid button it checks to see if the computer has a ship in the space or not? I'm really stuck and not sure where to start!! Do i need to use arrays, mouseEvents, all the above!?!?
please, please, please help!!!!
