Java program in Eclipse help (Mouse events in applet)

[M-Dub4321]

I've been trying to get this program to work for a few weeks now but just cannot grasp the concept. My teacher isn't one to help very much, he just tells me that I need to read the notes and put programs together (which this is our first mouse input program so I don't know how to do that...). The assignment is called "Boom Applet". This is just a regular assignment that goes along with the other 50 that we did throughout the year so it's not like I'm cheating that bad if I ask for help. I have to create an applet that causes an explosive message ("BOOM") to appear when the mouse is moved over a shape (a small circle that looks like a bomb). The image then resets when the mouse is moved off of the object. It's starting to make me very upset and I feel like it is a lot more simple than I am making it. If you could help me make this code I would appreciate it very much and best answer will be given. Thank you! Ignorant and immature answers will be blocked and reported.

[Fubarable]

I've been trying to get this program to work for a few weeks now but just cannot grasp the concept. My teacher isn't one to help very much, he just tells me that I need to read the notes and put programs together (which this is our first mouse input program so I don't know how to do that...). The assignment is called "Boom Applet". This is just a regular assignment that goes along with the other 50 that we did throughout the year so it's not like I'm cheating that bad if I ask for help. I have to create an applet that causes an explosive message ("BOOM") to appear when the mouse is moved over a shape (a small circle that looks like a bomb). The image then resets when the mouse is moved off of the object. It's starting to make me very upset and I feel like it is a lot more simple than I am making it. If you could help me make this code I would appreciate it very much and best answer will be given. Thank you! Ignorant and immature answers will be blocked and reported.

We'll be glad to help, but you must create the code -- we won't create it for you. Please show what you've got so far and ask any specific questions that you have regarding your code, and you'll likely get helpful help.

Much luck and welcome to the forum.

[M-Dub4321]

We'll be glad to help, but you must create the code -- we won't create it for you. Please show what you've got so far and ask any specific questions that you have regarding your code, and you'll likely get helpful help.

Much luck and welcome to the forum.

Thank you for the reply. My problems are:
1. Finding where the shape is
2. Making the text go away
But I'll be sure to post what I have tomorrow when I get access to the school computer tomorrow. It should be up again around 8:00. :)

[sehudson]

Have you started on the assignment yet?
I would take a look at the MouseListener JavaDoc, as that is probably what you will be utilizing.
I'm assuming that the shape is an image that you have inside of a JPanel or some container, but without the code it's hard to say.
Post some code, and we can help you out.

[M-Dub4321]

We'll be glad to help, but you must create the code -- we won't create it for you. Please show what you've got so far and ask any specific questions that you have regarding your code, and you'll likely get helpful help.

Much luck and welcome to the forum.

import java.applet.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
public class Boom extends Applet
** implements MouseListener, MouseMotionListener {
** int width, height;
** int x, y;*** // the coordinates of the upper-left corner of the box
** int mx, my;* // the most recently recorded mouse coordinates
** boolean isMouseDraggingBox = false;
** boolean isBoom = false;
** Font timesFont;
** public void init() {
***** width = getSize().width;
***** height = getSize().height;
***** setSize(1280,1000);
***** setBackground( Color.white );
***** x = width/2 - 20;
***** y = height/2 - 20;
***** addMouseListener( this );
***** addMouseMotionListener( this );
***** timesFont = new Font("TimesRoman",Font.BOLD,100);
** }
** public void mouseEntered( MouseEvent e ) { }
** public void mouseExited( MouseEvent e ) { }
** public void mouseClicked( MouseEvent e ) { }
** public void mousePressed( MouseEvent e ) {
***** mx = e.getX();
***** my = e.getY();
***** if ( x < mx && mx < x+40 && y < my && my < y+40 ) {
******** isMouseDraggingBox = true;
***** }
***** e.consume();
** }
** public void mouseReleased( MouseEvent e ) {
***** isMouseDraggingBox = false;
***** e.consume();
** }
** public void mouseMoved( MouseEvent e ) {
*** mx = e.getX();
*** my = e.getY();
*** if (mx < 599 && mx > 639 + 40 && my > 467 - 40 && my < 467 + 40){
** ***isBoom = true;
** ***repaint();
** ***e.consume();
** **}
** }
** public void mouseDragged( MouseEvent e ) {
***** if ( isMouseDraggingBox ) {
******** // get the latest mouse position
******** int new_mx = e.getX();
******** int new_my = e.getY();
******** // displace the box by the distance the mouse moved since the last event
******** // Note that "x += ...;" is just shorthand for "x = x + ...;"
******** x += new_mx - mx;
******** y += new_my - my;
******** // update our data
******** mx = new_mx;
******** my = new_my;
******** repaint();
******** e.consume();
***** }
** }
** public void paint( Graphics g ) {
***** g.setColor( Color.black );
***** g.fillRect( 639, 467, 40, 40 );
***** if (isBoom){
*** ** g.drawString("Boom", 100,200);
***** }
** }
}

[Tolls]

Please use [code] tags [/code] to retain formatting and not lots of *'s, which don't really help much.
Does that code work?
If not then what is the problem?

[M-Dub4321]

Please use [code] tags [/code] to retain formatting and not lots of *'s, which don't really help much.
Does that code work?
If not then what is the problem?

I found my problem everybody. I had a logic error in my mouse moved event. I had it set to be <467 but >507. I just switched the two and it detected the shape perfectly. As for the message to go away, I created another if statement that detected when the mouse was not on the shape and repainted the background. Thank you all for the help.