I want to use more objects in my thining.

I want to have a user input a string such as "Welcome Home" and the it out put the string in a ascii type fashion.

I created an array for each letter in the alphabet.

Here is an example without user input.

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        for (int i = 0; i < mArray.length; i++) {

                    System.out.println(mArray[i] + "  " + bArray[i] + "  " + aArray[i] + "  ");
            }

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**      **  *******      **     
***    ***  **    *    *  *   
** *  * **  **    *    *    *   
**  * *  **  **    *  **    ** 
**  *  **  *******    ******** 
**      **  **    *  **    ** 
**      **  **    *  **    ** 
**      **  **    *  **    ** 
**      **  *******    **    ** 

Process completed.

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I tend to think linear and program everything in the main method. I want to start thinking as in Objects and methods even if it takes me longer to write simple programs. So with this program

1) What kind of methods would you make ( I just need some ideas not code). Sure you can say "well whatever you want" but I already know I can use whatever I chose. I am asking YOU how YOU might go about this.

2) I want to use a char within a string to call my String[] variables. So maybe the first letter of the actual var name would be called by a char. SO if the char tempLetter is 'b' then it would call (tempLetter)Array or (b)Array. This maybe a bit advanced for me, but I am very curious.

I would start with taking the main writing process out of main method into a separate method, so it can be reused elsewhere.

I'd create a BufferedImage and get its Graphics object; set the font, draw the String and iterate over all coordinates of the image and draw a '*' (or whatever) when the pixel is set to black, otherwise a ' ' is drawn.

kind regards,

Jos

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Originally Posted by demonick

I would start with taking the main writing process out of main method into a separate method, so it can be reused elsewhere.

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I am simply looking for how to structure some methods and what methods too create.

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Originally Posted by JosAH

I'd create a BufferedImage and get its Graphics object; set the font, draw the String and iterate over all coordinates of the image and draw a '*' (or whatever) when the pixel is set to black, otherwise a ' ' is drawn.

kind regards,

Jos

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Sweet. This is really advanced and I have no idea how to do this. But I can figure it out with the net :)

But I was wondering what methods and classes to create. How many classes and methods would you make?

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Originally Posted by AcousticBruce

I am simply looking for how to structure some methods and what methods too create.

Sweet. This is really advanced and I have no idea how to do this. But I can figure it out with the net :)

But I was wondering what methods and classes to create. How many classes and methods would you make?

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I'd create a simple class that 'owns' a BufferedImage of size width*height (that'd be a constructor's job). It can have a method that'd set the font and scribble a String of text on the BufferedImage. Maybe for convenience I'd implement a small method 'getPixel(int x, int y)' that'd return the value of the pixel (maybe only black and white are supported here, it would be enough). So basically the layout of the class would look like this:

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public class Scribbler {
  public Scribbler(int width, int height) { ... }
  public void setFont(Font font) { ... }
  public void scribble(String text) { ... }
  public boolean getPixel(int x, int y) { ... }
}

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kind regards,

Jos