Tic Tac Toe discussion

[tnrh1]

Hello guys,
I already created a tic tac toe game, all the fields was buttons, 9 buttons.
I want to create a new one without any button.

The game will be on the whole screen.
So for example, top-left box will be width/3 and height/3
top-middle box (2*width)/3 and height/3
middle-left box width/3 and (2*height)/3 and so on..

My question is how to make each box(It's not really a box.. it's only on our mind) to become a reall declared box/field/square (call it how ever you want).
I want when the mouse will stand on x box, the background color of x will be changed.

Maybe object chain that each chain holds the x and y of it?and then create a method that checks on which object the mouse is standing on?

I opened this thread to hear some ideas so you'r welcome to share with me! :)

[Norm]

how to make each box

You can use a Swing component for each box or you can have one area that your subdivide into the 9 areas and cdo your own drawing of lines to show the boxes. The first would be easier.

when the mouse will stand on x box, the background color of x will be changed.

You can use the mouse listeners to see where the mouse is and how long it has been there.

[tnrh1]

Swing component

Which?

And why not an object chain?

[Norm]

JPanel or JLabel or JButton

What is an "object chain"?
How does an "object chain" display as GUI?

[tnrh1]

Object chain, is a chain of objects .. collections.
I will create 9 box objects that each one of them will hold the X and Y of the box and the next Box for example:
b1
x = 150;
y = 750;
nextBox = b2;
b2
x = 340;
y = 710;
nextBox = b3;
etc ..
I think the precise term is "Integration Objects".

[Norm]

Looks like a linked list.
It has nothing to do with what is displayed in a GUI other than a place to hold references to the components that are being displayed in the GUI.

[tnrh1]

Linked list, that's it! It's very hard for me to translate it from my language to english.
So what about JPanel linked list?

[Norm]

You could have a linked list of nodes that contain references to JPanels.

[tnrh1]

Ok, thanks for your advices.
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