How to loop through 2D array?

[sim18]

I have got a 2D array of JButtons:

JButton[][] button = new JButton[8][8]; //Sets new JButtons
        this.setLayout(new GridLayout(7, 7)); //Grid layout 7,7

for(int i = 0; i < 7; i++) {
            for(int j = 0; j < 7; j++) {
                button[i][j] = new JButton(peg); //Populates grid with ImageIcons
                button[i][j].putClientProperty("column", i); //Stores all column properties
                button[i][j].putClientProperty("row", j); //Stores all row properties
                add(button[i][j]); //Adds all buttons into gridLayout
            }
        }

I am wondering how I would loop through this array to find something say in [3,3] ?

When I click on a JButton I convert the row/col to ints:
This stores them and I want to search for them later...

int button1column = (Integer) btn.getClientProperty("column"); //Parse column value into int
int button1row = (Integer) btn.getClientProperty("row"); //Parse row value into int

This is what I have so far..

public void checkButton(int button1row, int button1column)
    {
        for(JButton button ; button < ; button++) {
                if(j == button1column && i = button1rowLeft)
                {
                    System.out.println("Found the button you clicked on");
                }
        }
    }

I know this doesn't work but I want to take the row/col values that I just clicked on and loop through the array until I find it

Thank you

[Tolls]

If you have the array then why not simply go:

JButton clickedButton = button[button1row][button1column]; // or the other way around...

?

[sim18]

Thanks very much for your reply :)

I get how that works, but what if I wanted to click on a JButton, and then get the properties to the button left of that without actually clicking on it?

[Tolls]

Well, "left" would be -1 from the column index.
"right" would be +1.
"up" would be -1 from the row index.
"down" would be +1.

Don't forget top check the selected button is not already on the far left/right/top/bottom.

[sim18]

for(int i = 0; i < 7; i++) {
            for(int j = 0; j < 7; j++) {
                button[i][j] = new JButton(peg); //Populates grid with ImageIcons
                button[i][j].putClientProperty("column", i); //Stores all column properties
                button[i][j].putClientProperty("above", i-1);
                button[i][j].putClientProperty("below", i+1);
                button[i][j].putClientProperty("row", j); //Stores all row properties
                button[i][j].putClientProperty("left", j-1);
                button[i][j].putClientProperty("right", j+1);               
                button[i][j].addActionListener(new MyActionListener());
      
                add(button[i][j]); //Adds all buttons into gridLayout
            }
        }

I have added that but later in my code when I click on a button and want to find out what is left of that button:

JButton leftbtn = button[button1rowLeft][button1column];

I get the error "array required. but java.swing.JButton found" :/

[Tolls]

Well, is 'button' an array?
I see from your earlier code you have a JButton called 'button'.
So are you possibly mixing up your variable names?

[sim18]

Yes, the code works now I did : public static JButton[][] button;