Need help setting up collisions for a Java game

[sur4j]

I have been learning about 2D state change games and with help from tutorials have managed to create a simple game. Its not exactly a game yet, just a character that can move around a map but I need to set up the collisions as there is a house on my map which I do not want the player to walk through, I have set up boundaries for the outside of the map as they were simply saying change the speed to - if you get to this point on the x or y axis but am having trouble setting up collisions for objects like the house, I understand that you have to create a rectangle around the house and around the player and say if blockA intersects blockB do this but I just dont know how to put it into my code and am hoping some of the more experienced coders will be able to help me.

The coordinates of the house are the following:

Top left: -115, -100
Top right: -360, -100
Bottom right: -360, -280
Bottom left: -115, -280

The player is a 40x40 png image.

The main code and menu code are made and are working, I dont think they will be needed for the collisions so I am just going to paste the play code, if needed please ask.

package javagame;

import org.newdawn.slick.*;
import org.newdawn.slick.state.*;

public class Play extends BasicGameState{
		
	Animation bucky, movingUp, movingDown, movingLeft, movingRight, movingBL, movingBR, movingFL, movingFR;
	Image worldMap;
	boolean quit = false;//gives user to quit the game
	int[] duration = {200, 200};//how long frame stays up for
	float buckyPositionX = 0;
	float buckyPositionY = 0;
	float shiftX = buckyPositionX + 320;//keeps user in the middle of the screem
	float shiftY = buckyPositionY + 160;//the numbers are half of the screen size
		
	public Play(int state){
	}	
	public void init(GameContainer gc, StateBasedGame sbg) throws SlickException{
	      worldMap = new Image("res/world.png");
	      Image[] walkUp = {new Image("res/b.png"), new Image("res/b.png")}; //these are the images to be used in the "walkUp" animation
	      Image[] walkDown = {new Image("res/f.png"), new Image("res/f.png")};
	      Image[] walkLeft = {new Image("res/l.png"), new Image("res/l.png")};
	      Image[] walkRight = {new Image("res/r.png"), new Image("res/r.png")};
	      Image[] walkBL = {new Image("res/bl.png"), new Image("res/bl.png")};
	      Image[] walkBR = {new Image("res/br.png"), new Image("res/br.png")};
	      Image[] walkFL = {new Image("res/fl.png"), new Image("res/fl.png")};
	      Image[] walkFR = {new Image("res/fr.png"), new Image("res/fr.png")};
	
	movingUp = new Animation(walkUp, duration, false);
	movingDown = new Animation(walkDown, duration, false);	
	movingLeft = new Animation(walkLeft, duration, false);	
	movingRight = new Animation(walkRight, duration, false);
	movingBL = new Animation(walkBL, duration, false);
	movingBR = new Animation(walkBR, duration, false);
	movingFL = new Animation(walkFL, duration, false);
	movingFR = new Animation(walkFR, duration, false);
	bucky = movingDown;//facing screen initially on startup
	}
	
	
	public void render(GameContainer gc, StateBasedGame sbg, Graphics g) throws SlickException{
	worldMap.draw(buckyPositionX, buckyPositionY);//position 0,0
	bucky.draw(shiftX, shiftY);//makes him appear at center of map
	g.drawString("Suraj's X: "+buckyPositionX+"\nSuraj's Y: "+buckyPositionY,400,20);//tells us the position
	
	if(quit==true){
		g.drawString("Resume(R)", 250, 100);
		g.drawString("Main(M)", 250, 150);
		g.drawString("Quit Game(Q)", 250, 200);
		if(quit==false){
			g.clear();//wipe off everything from screen
		}
	}
	}
	
	public void update(GameContainer gc, StateBasedGame sbg, int delta)throws SlickException{
	Input input = gc.getInput();
	//up
	if(input.isKeyDown(Input.KEY_UP)){
		bucky = movingUp;//changes the image to his back
		buckyPositionY += 10;;//increase the Y coordinates of bucky (move him up)
		if(buckyPositionY>162){//if I reach the top 
			buckyPositionY -= 10;//stops any further movement in that direction
		}
	}
	
	//down
	if(input.isKeyDown(Input.KEY_DOWN)){
		bucky = movingDown;
		buckyPositionY -= 10;
		if(buckyPositionY<-600){
			buckyPositionY += 10;//basically change the direction if + make -
	}}
	//left
	if(input.isKeyDown(Input.KEY_LEFT)){
		bucky = movingLeft;
		buckyPositionX += 10;
		if(buckyPositionX>324){
			buckyPositionX -= 10;//delta * .1f
	}}
	//right
	if(input.isKeyDown(Input.KEY_RIGHT)){
		bucky = movingRight;
		buckyPositionX -= 10;
		if(buckyPositionX<-840){
			buckyPositionX += 10;
	}}
	
	
	
	
	//2 key combos start here
	if(input.isKeyDown(Input.KEY_RIGHT) && input.isKeyDown(Input.KEY_UP)){
		bucky = movingBR;
		buckyPositionX -= delta * .1f;
		if(buckyPositionX<-840){
			buckyPositionX += delta * .1f;
			if(buckyPositionY>162){
				buckyPositionY -= delta * .1f;
			}}}
	if(input.isKeyDown(Input.KEY_LEFT) && input.isKeyDown(Input.KEY_UP)){
		bucky = movingBL;
		buckyPositionX -= delta * .1f;
		if(buckyPositionX>324){
			buckyPositionX -= delta * .1f;
			if(buckyPositionY>162){
				buckyPositionY -= delta * .1f;
			}}}
	if(input.isKeyDown(Input.KEY_RIGHT) && input.isKeyDown(Input.KEY_DOWN)){
		bucky = movingFR;
		buckyPositionX -= delta * .1f;
		if(buckyPositionY<-600){
			buckyPositionY += delta * .1f;
			if(buckyPositionX<-840){
				buckyPositionX += delta * .1f;
			}}}
	if(input.isKeyDown(Input.KEY_LEFT) && input.isKeyDown(Input.KEY_DOWN)){
		bucky = movingFL;
		buckyPositionX -= delta * .1f;
		if(buckyPositionY<-600){
			buckyPositionY += delta * .1f;
			if(buckyPositionX>324){
				buckyPositionX -= delta * .1f;
			}}}
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	//escape
	if(input.isKeyDown(Input.KEY_ESCAPE)){
		quit=true;
	}
	//when the menu is up
	if(quit==true){//is the menu on the screen
		if(input.isKeyDown(Input.KEY_R)){
			quit = false;//resumes the game, makes menu dissapear
		}
		if(input.isKeyDown(Input.KEY_M)){
			sbg.enterState(0);//takes you to the main menu
		}
		if(input.isKeyDown(Input.KEY_Q)){
			System.exit(0);//quits the game
		}
	}
	
}
	
	public int getID(){
		return 1;
	}
}

Thank you in advance for any help and I am sorry I have made this message so long but I am very stuck and really require your help.

[sur4j]

Some extra information about the game:

It is a 2D game but not like Super mario but more like Pokemon type view, like a birds eye view.

I know I have to set up rectangles like mentioned above and even know a bit of the code:

public Rectangle getBounds(){
return Rectangle(bukcyPositionX, buckyPositionY, 40, 40);
}

I think that should set the rectangle around the character but when I try put it into my code I keep getting errors and am not sure if I am putting it into the right part of the code.

I dont know how to fix this and also how do I get the rectangle around the house and set it up so that the player cant get through the house(collision)?

[Tolls]

When you get errors you need to show us what they are, and where they occur.

[sur4j]

I have not posted the errors because I am not sure if the rectangle code I have put in is ever correct or required, it is just something I thought might work, but if required here is what happened:

I put the above rectangle code in just under my variables and the error was telling me that I can not say:

public Rectangle getBounds(){
return Rectangle(bukcyPositionX, buckyPositionY, 40, 40);
}

But instead I have to say:

public Rectangle getBounds(){
return Rectangle(40, 40);
}

when I say the above code it doesnt give me any errors.
What I think the code is saying is make a rectangle 40x40 and it dosent know where to place it because I have not given it any coordinates or variables to place it at(like I did above with the buckyPositonX, buckyPositionY) which is strange because how is it supposed to know to place the rectangle on my player.

Maybe this is because the variables that I put in are floats and not int variables, but I really dont know and am very confused.

[sur4j]

I think I might have written too much and I dont think people will want to read through it all, the shortened down version:

I want to set a collision on my map for my player (like a boundary) so that my player can not walk through objects like a house, the house coordinates are listed above.

[JosAH]

Maybe this is because the variables that I put in are floats and not int variables, but I really dont know and am very confused.

Read the API documentation for the Rectangle class; you don't have to guess then: the documentation states that four ints are accepted by the constructor.

kind regards,

Jos