Differentiating user clicks and doClick clicks?

[jiffi]

Just this simple question, I was wondering if there was a way to differentiate user generated clicks (on a JButton) from a computer generated click (using the doClick() method). Thanks

[Norm]

Override the doClick method and catch it there.

[jiffi]

can you please explain in more details?

[Norm]

If you override a class's method, then if that method is called, your overriding code will get control.
Extend the JButton class, override the method and add that new class to the GUI. Any calls to the method will be to your code.

[jiffi]

ok thanks, but I don't think that will help.
I need to know when the user clicks and when the computer clicks on the same button, because sometimes the user clicks need to be ignored.

[Norm]

How does the computer do the click?

[jiffi]

Using JButton.doClick() when it is the computer's turn to "play"

[Norm]

If you override the method then you will know that it was called by the computer.
If it was not called, then the user clicked.

[jiffi]

I understand what you are saying but I don't know how to code that.

[Norm]

What part don't you know how to do?
How to extend a class?
How to override a method?

[jiffi]

im not so sure about neither of those. I'm guessing overriding is done using @Override.

[Norm]

Time for some reading:
Overriding and Hiding Methods (The Java™ Tutorials > Learning the Java Language > Interfaces and Inheritance)

[jiffi]

if it is just extends classname then I do know how to extend.
I just got even more confused then before..

[Norm]

Do you know how to override a method of the class that has been extended?

[jiffi]

that on the other hand is a no, but i'm trying to understand how it works with your link

from your link, the overrinding is happening here?

Animal myAnimal = myCat;
myAnimal.testInstanceMethod();

[jiffi]

Ok so I can't make it work, I tried writing public void doClick(), make a new class inside GUI with public void doClick() making one outside etc and none of them seem to work. Please help!!

[Fubarable]

You override by extending a class and override the methods whose behaviors you want to change. For example:

class MyButton extends JButton {
   public MyButton(String title) {
      super(title);
   }

   // plus any other constructors that you want to imitate that of JButton...
   
   @Override
   public void doClick() {
      System.out.println("software do click!");
      super.doClick();
   }
}

But this is going through a lot of trouble for limited benefit. Why do you even want to do this? And realize doing this will not alter the behavior of any ActionListeners added to the JButton. Your original question has a bad code smell to it.

[jiffi]

Thanks for your answer.

There are some things that I want to happen when the computer clicks that don't when the user clicks. I will try out your solution ASAP.

[Fubarable]

Thanks for your answer.

There are some things that I want to happen when the computer clicks that don't when the user clicks.

Yep, this has a bad smell. The computer shouldn't "click" at all but should call methods. Thus your question really is a non-issue since the correct answer is not to have your program call doClick().

[jiffi]

I still can't make it work. Where in my code should I place this?