ButtonWatcher implements ActionListener

[darkblue24]

Hi I'm trying to use method from other class within ButtonWatcher class but notsure how to do that (both classes are in the came package and method id public).

the code that Im working on is:

    private class ButtonWatcher implements ActionListener
    {
        public void actionPerformed (ActionEvent a)
        {
            Object buttonPressed = a.getSource();
            if (buttonPressed.equals(playButton))
            {
                gameUnderWay = true;
            }
            if (buttonPressed.equals(xButton))
            {
                TicTacToe.setFirstPlayerSymbol(0);
                startingGameButtons();
            }
            if (buttonPressed.equals(oButton))
            {
                setFirstPlayerSymbol(a);
                startingGameButtons();
            }
        }

and the method that Im trying to implement is in TicTacToe.java class:

    public void setFirstPlayerSymbol(int chosenSymbol) // given
    {
        players[0] = chosenSymbol;
        players[1] = - chosenSymbol;
    }

I know it must be silly mistake but I really need advide how to implement that method.

[darkblue24]

i.e. this comes up with error: non-static method cannot be referenced from static context:

    /**
     *It lisen for clicks of any of the three buttons:
     *xButton, oButton and playButton,
     */    
    private class ButtonWatcher implements ActionListener
    {
        public void actionPerformed (ActionEvent a)
        {
            Object buttonPressed = a.getSource();
            if (buttonPressed.equals(playButton))
            {
                gameUnderWay = true;
                
            }
            if (buttonPressed.equals(xButton))
            {
                playInstructions();
                startingGameButtons();
                

                TicTacToe.setFirstPlayerSymbol(1);
            }
            if (buttonPressed.equals(oButton))
            {
                playInstructions();
                startingGameButtons();
                setFirstPlayerSymbol(-1);
            }
        }
    }

Please please... How to fix that?

[JosAH]

i.e. this comes up with error: non-static method cannot be referenced from static context:

Please please... How to fix that?

I'm sure the compiler also gave you the line number and the offending statement or expression. Why do you make us guess? When you want us to look at your code be as explicit as possible.

kind regards,

Jos

[darkblue24]

Sorry Jos - I have found solution. Thanks anyway!