penny pitch anyone?

[javaman90]

i am trying to make a penny pitch game. the sum is returned at the end of the game and the player has 2 options: toss and quit. the program does this when the toss option is clicked: generates two random numbers from teh row n column toss, add number at this position to the running total, and displays the board replacing the numbers with P's where pennies land.

here is what the board looks like

1 1 1 1 1 1 1
1 2 2 2 2 2 1
1 2 3 3 3 2 1
1 2 3 5 3 2 1
1 2 3 3 3 2 1
1 2 2 2 2 2 1
1 1 1 1 1 1 1

the boards position are indexed starting at [1,1] in the top left, not [0,0], thus the rows n columns go from 1 to 7.

i have succcessfully programed this in c++, but am unable to do so in java...arrays are just not my thing

if anyone can assist, that would be great, thanks.

[Ganon11]

What exactly do you need help with?

[javaman90]

What exactly do you need help with?

i basically need help getting started, like setting up the array/game board...i can pretty much take care of the rest

[Ganon11]

Well, that depends on what exactly needs to be in the game board. Will it be a 2D integer array? Will it be objects?

The basic syntax will be:

<Typename> board = new <Typename>[<xSize>][<ySize>];

and then you can fill it like you would in C++.

[RedSon]

This wouldn't perchance be a homework assignment would it? If it is, cool assignment, I never got to make a game in my classes.

[Ganon11]

In my classes, we weren't allowed to do 'games', as this would violate school policy. We worked on 'projects' with eerily familiar titles like Chess and Minesweeper.

[DeMan]

In my classes, we weren't allowed to do 'games', as this would violate school policy. We worked on 'projects' with eerily familiar titles like Chess and Minesweeper.

Ah.... Touche'

[r035198x]

I made it a point to make a game every two weeks.

[xballax23]

hello my wife is currenty in a comp sci class at the local university and if i dont do tthis for her i will be in some serious trouble!!!!!! please help me do the penny pitch program ASAP.....in 5 minutes and email with the source code would be preferable............. <Removed:Against site rules>

i am trying to make a penny pitch game. the sum is returned at the end of the game and the player has 2 options: toss and quit. the program does this when the toss option is clicked: generates two random numbers from teh row n column toss, add number at this position to the running total, and displays the board replacing the numbers with P's where pennies land.

here is what the board looks like

1 1 1 1 1 1 1
1 2 2 2 2 2 1
1 2 3 3 3 2 1
1 2 3 5 3 2 1
1 2 3 3 3 2 1
1 2 2 2 2 2 1
1 1 1 1 1 1 1

the boards position are indexed starting at [1,1] in the top left, not [0,0], thus the rows n columns go from 1 to 7.

i have succcessfully programed this in c++, but am unable to do so in java...arrays are just not my thing

if anyone can assist, that would be great, thanks.

[r035198x]

hello my wife is currenty in a comp sci class at the local university and if i dont do tthis for her i will be in some serious trouble!!!!!! please help me do the penny pitch program ASAP.....in 5 minutes and email with the source code would be preferable............. <Removed:Against site rules>

We are not here to do students' assignments.
We only assist them to get it right.

[eaglesgoalscorer]

I have the same problem. Our class needs to make a penny pitch game with a board like follows: 1 1 1 1 1
1 2 2 2 1
1 2 3 2 1
1 2 2 2 1
1 1 1 1 1

I was wondering if some one could help me with the program not do it.

Directions:
a player tosses several pennies on the board aiming for the number with the highest value. At the end of the game, the total of the tosses is returned. Develop a program that plays this game. The program should perform the following steps each time the user selects the TOSS button: Generate 2 random numbers for the row and column toss. Add the number at this position to a running total. Display the board, replacing the numbers with P's where the pennies land.

Should use a 2D array of square objects. Each square contains a number like those above (board) and a boolean flag that indicates a penny has landed on a square.

[jazzed4jasper]

hey im doing this in my comp sci class i thought i had the code right but for some reason it wont work when i try to compile it. could someone please tell me whats wrong with my code? Id really appreciate it.

This is what I have:

import javax.swing.*;
     import java.awt.*;
     import java.awt.event.*;
     import java.util.*;
     import java.io.*;
     import java.util.Random;
 
      public class PennyPitchGame
     {
         public static void main(String[] args)
        {
 
           Random gen = new Random();
           int totalScore = 0;
           int played = 0;
 
           while(true)
           {
              Square[][] PennyBoard=
                   {{new Square(1), new Square(1), new Square(1), new Square(1), new Square(1)}, 
                    {new Square(1), new Square(2), new Square(2), new Square(2), new Square(1)},
                    {new Square(1), new Square(2), new Square(3), new Square(2), new Square(1)}, 
                    {new Square(1), new Square(2), new Square(2), new Square(2), new Square(1)},
                    {new Square(1), new Square(1), new Square(1), new Square(1), new Square(1)}};
 
              int round = 0;
              int row = 0;
              int col = 0;
              int attempt = 0;
              String str = "";
              int score = 0;
              boolean playAgain = true;
              int boardTotal = 0;
 
              while(playAgain && round < 5)
              {
                 int random = gen.nextInt(25) + 1;
                 attempt = gen.nextInt(25) + 1;
                 row = (attempt - 1) / 5;
                 col = (attempt - 1) % 5;
                 str = "";
 
                 while(!PennyBoard[row][col].pennyLanded())
                 {
                    if(playAgain && round == 0)
                    {
                       for(int row2 = 0; row2 < PennyBoard.length; row2++)
 
                       {
                          for(int col2 = 0; col2 < PennyBoard.length; col2++)   
 
                          {
                             str += PennyBoard[row2][col2] + "   ";
                          }
                          str += "\n";
                       }
                       JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,"The Original Board: \n " + str);
                       str = "";
                    }
 
                    score += PennyBoard[row][col].getNumber();
                    PennyBoard[row][col].setPennyLanded();
                    round++;
                    boardTotal++;
 
 
                    for(int row2 = 0; row2 < PennyBoard.length; row2++)
                    {
                       for(int col2 = 0; col2 < PennyBoard.length; col2++)   
                       {
                          str += PennyBoard[row2][col2] + "   ";
                       }
                       str += "\n";
                    }
                    JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "The Board: \t" + boardTotal + " out of 5 \n" + str);
                 }
              }
 
              totalScore += score;
              played++;
              JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,"Score for this round is " + score + " points");
              JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,"Total is " + totalScore + " points");
 
              int option = JOptionPane.showConfirmDialog(null, "¿Quitar?", "Select Option", JOptionPane.YES_NO_OPTION);
              if (option == 0)
                 break;
           }
 
           JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "Total Status: " + totalScore + " points, in " + played + " rounds.");
        }
     }
 
 
  //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
  //Square Class
  //New Program
  /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
   // Corresponds with Penny Pitch Game <PennyPitchGame.java>
  // Represents a square
 
      public class Square extends Object
     {
        private int number;
        private boolean pennyLanded;
 
         public Square(int n)
        {
           number = n;
           pennyLanded = false;
        }
 
         public boolean pennyLanded()
        {
           return pennyLanded;
        }
 
         public void setPennyLanded()
        {
           pennyLanded = true;
        }
 
         public int getNumber()
        {
           return number;
        }
 
         public String toString()
        {
           if (pennyLanded)
              return "P";
           else
              return "" + number;
        }
     }

[JosAH]

@jazzed4jasper
By "compile it" and "won't work" I assume the compiler complained about your code, i.e. it is syntactically incorrect. Compilers usually emit a readable error diagnostic message; one per error. Did you read them and understand them? If not why not copy/paste those messages here instead of making us guess.

kind regards,

Jos

[jazzed4jasper]

the error says:


class PennyPitchGame is public, should be declared in a file named PennyPitchGame.java

[JosAH]

@jazzed4jasper
And what is the name of the file?

kind regards,

Jos

[jazzed4jasper]

Uh..where do i find that? I'm very confused.

[r035198x]

@jazzed4jasper
You are not paying attention to the error message.
You do have some .java files that you are trying to compile, right?
In those .java files are declarations of classes. Now read the error messages again.

[Markus]

The class name must be the same as the file it is in.

You have what appears to be two classes defined in one file, and I'm not sure you can do that in Java. I would say it (my previous statement) with conviction, i.e you cannot declare multiple classes in one file, but I know little about Java, and I'm sure to be corrected by either Jos or r0.

[JosAH]

@Markus
You can define one public class or interface in a file but you can add many non-public classes and interfaces to it. The name of the file has to be equal to the name of the public class or interface in it.

kind regards,

Jos

[jazzed4jasper]

ok...i'll try fixing it. Thanks for the help.

[RedSon]

@jazzed4jasper
Where do you find the name of the file? Are you sure you should be taking a computer science class? Usually one would need to be somewhat advanced before taking on such a course.