Help needed with methods.

[pizzadude223]

I was told that methods and classes in java are alot like c++. I got my classes to work just I have errors calling a method. My errors are:

                                 
'(' expected at   void Ball::Draw()
                                 ^
invalid method declaration; return type required at   void Ball::Draw()
                                                                                   ^


Here is my whole code:

import java.applet.*;
import java.awt.*;

public class BallDraw extends Applet implements Runnable
{

	private Image dbImage;
	private Graphics dbg;

	public void init()
	{
		setBackground (Color.blue);
	}

	public void start ()
	{
		Thread th = new Thread (this);
		// Starten des Threads
		th.start ();
	}

	public void stop()
	{

	}

	public void destroy()
	{

	}

	class Ball
	{
		public int size;
		public int x_pos;
		public int y_pos;
		public void Draw();
	}

	void Ball::Draw()
	{
		g.setColor  (Color.red);

		g.fillOval (x_pos - size, y_pos - size, 2 * size, 2 * size);
	}

	public void run ()
	{
		Ball One;
		One.size = 10;
		One.x_pos = 50;
		One.y_pos = 50;
		One.Draw();

	}


	public void update (Graphics g)
	{
		if (dbImage == null)
		{
			dbImage = createImage (this.getSize().width, this.getSize().height);
			dbg = dbImage.getGraphics ();
		}

		dbg.setColor (getBackground ());
		dbg.fillRect (0, 0, this.getSize().width, this.getSize().height);

		dbg.setColor (getForeground());

		g.drawImage (dbImage, 0, 0, this);
	}

}

[pizzadude223]

it replaced : : D (without spaces) with smileys so just know what it is.

[JosAH]

Your code is unreadable because the forum software translated certain combination of characters to silly smilyes. Next time put a [code] tag before you start your code and put a [/code] tag after your code so the indentation will be preserved and it greatly enhances its readability.

If I'm not mistaken you can edit your original post.

kind regards,

Jos

[pizzadude223]

Thanks that worked.

[Fubarable]

This is not Java code:

void Ball::Draw()
{

[pizzadude223]

I know that, did you not read all of my first post or something. How would I make the java equivilant of a method that could be called from the Ball class.

[Fubarable]

I know that, did you not read all of my first post or something. How would I make the java equivilant of a method that could be called from the Ball class.

I read your first post but you are not clear on the issue. To make a method that can be called from Ball, you simply declare a valid Java public method as you do elsewhere in your code. You don't state what you don't understand about creating methods that comply with Java syntax requirements. Also it is likely that you'll want to pass a Graphics parameter to your draw method and quite possibly call it from within the applet's paint(Graphics g) method.

[pizzadude223]

Yes I wish to pass the graphics parameter to my draw method. So to create a valid public method would it be like public void draw()? What I didn't understand about methods is how to set them up.

[gafa]

O_o ::

Java uses : in boolean statements the way like

String var=(b<1)?"Mo":"Po";

[DarrylBurke]

That's a ternary operator, not a "boolean statement"

db

[Norm]

What I didn't understand about methods is how to set them up.

In the code you posted you have the following method definitions:
public void init()
public void update(Graphics g)

I guess I don't understand your problem. The posted code has several method defined.

[pizzadude223]

Okay I figured some stuff out now, but i still need to have something fixed. I have an error that says "missing method body, or declare abstract" at public void Draw();
^

I don't really understand the error. How would I fix it? In the () at public void Draw I have Graphics g. Yes I did save it.

[Norm]

I have an error that says

Please post the FULL text of the error message.

Also post the code around where the error is occurring.

[pizzadude223]

The error is around here:

	public void Draw(Graphics g)
	{
		g.setColor  (Color.red);

		g.fillOval (x_pos - size, y_pos - size, 2 * size, 2 * size);
	}


all it says for the error is:
missing method body, or declare abstract
        public void Draw();
                    ^

[Fubarable]

I don't see why that code would result in the error shown. You may need to post the entire class and in the class indicate with a comment the line causing the error. Also post the actual error message itself.

Luck.

[Norm]

public void Draw(); // the compiler says it is missing method body
What is the above statement? Looks like one of the dumb things you have to do with a c compiler.

Try deleting that line. It's not valid java code.
This is valid java code:
public void Draw(Graphics g)
{
...
}

[pizzadude223]

I have "public void Draw(Graphics g)" in my code just the compiler thinks its just "public void Draw()"

[Fubarable]

I have "public void Draw(Graphics g)" in my code just the compiler thinks its just "public void Draw()"

The error is around here:

You should know exactly where the error is as the compiler will tell you so. Please give us more information so that we can answer this question. We need more code and we need to see exactly where the error occurs.

[pizzadude223]

	public void Draw(Graphics g) //error is here
	{
		g.setColor  (Color.red);

		g.fillOval (x_pos - size, y_pos - size, 2 * size, 2 * size);

		if (dbImage == null)
		{
			dbImage = createImage (this.getSize().width, this.getSize().height);
			dbg = dbImage.getGraphics ();
		}

		dbg.setColor (getBackground ());
		dbg.fillRect (0, 0, this.getSize().width, this.getSize().height);

		dbg.setColor (getForeground());

		g.drawImage (dbImage, 0, 0, this);
	}

}

[Fubarable]

Something is not quite right and I don't see why the code posted should cause the error mentioned. You may wish to repost the updated code for your class, the current code that is causing the most recent compiler error. Also you may wish to repost the exact error message and indicate by way of a comment which line in the class is causing the error.

Luck.