Carpet Fishing: Accessing Class Variable Help

[jobbs64]

I'm working on a game called carpet fishing...long story...anyways I am having trouble working with the fish that I've created. I need to be able to access their Fish Class method move() so I can keep the fish placement random and changing. Also I want to be able to change the timer delay randomly...but both of these have to be triggered by a listener that's listening to a timer object. I'm beyond stumped and I would greatly appreciate a nudge in the right direction.

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CARPET FISHING Class
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//GUI IMPORTS                                                                                 
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.math.*;
 
/**
 * Write a description of class carpetFishing here.
 * 
 * @author (your name) 
 * @version (a version number or a date)
 */
public class CarpetFishing extends JPanel implements ActionListener
{
    private String bait;
    private int score, time;
    private Point playerXY;
    JComboBox baitList;
    GridSquare old;
    public void setBait(String incBait)
    {
        bait = incBait;
    } // setBait()
    public String getBait()
    {
        return bait;
    } // getBait()
    public void setScore(int incScore)
    {
        score = incScore;
    } // setScore()
    public int getScore()
    {
        return score;
    } // getScore()
    public void setBait(Point loc)
    {
        playerXY = loc;
    }
 
 
    //GUI
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        Fish shark = new Fish("Shark", "Chum", 30, null);
        Fish marlin = new Fish("Marlin", "Tuna", 20, null);
        Fish dolphin = new Fish("Dolphin", "Mackerel", 25, null);
        JFrame frame = new JFrame();
        frame.setContentPane(new CarpetFishing());
        frame.setTitle("Carpet Fishing");
        frame.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(600,595));
        frame.setResizable(true);
        frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
        frame.setVisible(true);
        frame.pack();
 
    }
 
    public class TimerListener implements ActionListener
    {
        public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
        {
            JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,"testing");
            shark.move();
            dolphin.move();
            marlin.move();
            timer.setDelay((int)(50000 * Math.random));
 
 
        }
    }
 
 
    public CarpetFishing()
    {
 
        //Make & Start Timer
        Timer timer = new Timer(30000, new TimerListener());
        timer.start();
 
        this.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
        // make LayoutManagers
        GridLayout gl = new GridLayout(3,3);
 
        // Pond is a JPanel
        JPanel pond = new JPanel(gl);
        JLabel scorelbl = new JLabel("Score: ");
        //drop down list
        String[] baitStrings = { "Chum", "Tuna", "Mackerel"};
        baitList = new JComboBox(baitStrings);
        baitList.setSelectedIndex(2);
        baitList.addActionListener(this);
 
        // Makes user select bait right away
        String s = (String)JOptionPane.showInputDialog(null,"Choose Bait:\n","Bait Setting",JOptionPane.PLAIN_MESSAGE,new ImageIcon(""), baitStrings,"Chum");
        baitList.setSelectedItem(s);
 
 
        add(pond, BorderLayout.CENTER);
        add(scorelbl, BorderLayout.PAGE_START);
        add(baitList, BorderLayout.PAGE_END);
 
 
 
        GridSquare section1 = new GridSquare(0,0);
        GridSquare section2 = new GridSquare(0,1);
        GridSquare section3 = new GridSquare(0,2);
        GridSquare section4 = new GridSquare(1,0);
        GridSquare section5 = new GridSquare(1,1);
        GridSquare section6 = new GridSquare(1,2);
        GridSquare section7 = new GridSquare(2,0);
        GridSquare section8 = new GridSquare(2,1);
        GridSquare section9 = new GridSquare(2,2);
 
        pond.add(section1,0,0);
        pond.add(section2,0,1);
        pond.add(section3,0,2);
        pond.add(section4,1,0);
        pond.add(section5,1,1);
        pond.add(section6,1,2);
        pond.add(section7,2,0);
        pond.add(section8,2,1);
        pond.add(section9,2,2);
 
        section1.addActionListener(this);
        section2.addActionListener(this);
        section3.addActionListener(this);
        section4.addActionListener(this);
        section5.addActionListener(this);
        section6.addActionListener(this);
        section7.addActionListener(this);
        section8.addActionListener(this);
        section9.addActionListener(this);
 
        /*
         *      Set Border Up
         */
        pond.setBorder(BorderFactory.createMatteBorder(3, 3, 3, 3, Color.blue));
 
    }
 
 
 
 
    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
    {
        if(e.getSource() == baitList)
        {
            String selected = (String)baitList.getSelectedItem();
            bait = selected;
            JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,"Changed bait to: " + selected);
        }
        else
        {
            //removes bait from old section of pond
            if(old != null)
                old.setText("");
 
            // creates a temporary square as a pointer
            GridSquare tmp = (GridSquare)e.getSource();
            Point newLoc = new Point(tmp.getSQX(),tmp.getSQY());
            // changes official location
            setBait(newLoc);
            // changes text and overrides 'old' location
            tmp.setText("Bait Location");
            old = tmp;
 
        }
    } // actionPerformed()
 
} // carpetFishing
 
 

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FISH Class
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/**
 * Fish: customizable class to create and manipulate fish
 * 
 * @author (your name) 
 * @version (a version number or a date)
 */
public class Fish
{
    private String name, bait;
    private int points;
    private java.awt.Point location;
 
    public Fish(String incName,String incBait,int incPoints,java.awt.Point incLocation)
    {
       name = incName;
       bait = incBait;
       points = incPoints;
       location = incLocation;
    } // Fish
    public void move()
    {
        location.x = (int)Math.random() * 3;
        location.y = (int)Math.random() * 3;
    } // move()
    public String getName()
    {
        return name;
    } // getName()
    public String getBait()
    {
        return bait;
    } // getBait()
    public int getPoints()
    {
        return points;
    } // getPoints()
    public java.awt.Point getLocation()
    {
        return location;
    } // getLocation()
}
 
 
 

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GRIDSQUARE Class
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import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;
 
public class GridSquare extends JButton
{
    private int sqx,sqy;
 
    public GridSquare(int iX, int iY)
    {
        super();
        sqx = iX;
        sqy = iY;
    } // gridSquare()
    public int getSQX()
    {
        return sqx;
    } // getSQX()
    public int getSQY()
    {
        return sqy;
    } // getSQY()
}
 
 

[Nepomuk]

...but both of these have to be triggered by a listener that's listening to a timer object. I'm beyond stumped and I would greatly appreciate a nudge in the right direction...

Where exactly are you stuck? It's a bit much code to just go through, if you don't even know what exactly you're looking for. Please give us relative code instead of all of it, so that we can help you.

Greetings,
Nepomuk