Thursday, 3 October 2013

JButton & GridLayout Array

I've just realized how...purple the blog is. AH WELL. CONTINUING ON.

button[0] = Character
button[1] =7 knut question
button[2] = 17 knut question
button[3] = 47 knut question
button[4] = 77 knut question
button[5] = 97 knut question
button[6] = 297 knut question
button[7] = 777 knut question

button[8] = Story Line
button[9] = 7 knut question
button[10] = 17 knut question
button[11] = 47 knut question
button[12] = 77 knut question
button[13] = 97 knut question
button[14] = 297 knut question
button[15] = 777 knut question

button[16] = Tales of Beedle the Bard
button[17] = 7 knut question
button[18] = 17 knut question
button[19] = 47 knut question
button[20] = 77 knut question
button[21] = 97 knut question
button[22]= 297 knut question
button[23]= 777 knut question

button[24] = Quotes
button[25]= 7 knut  question
button[26] = 17 knut question
button[27]= 47 knut question
button[28] = 77 knut question
button[29] = 97 knut question
button[30] = 297 knut question
button[31] = 777 knut question

button[32] = Houses
button[33] = 7 knut question
button[34] = 17 knut question
button[35] = 47 knut question
button[36]= 77 knut question
button[37] = 97 knut  question
button[38] = 297 knut question
button[39] = 777 knut question

button[40] = Spells
button[41] = 7 knut question
button[42] = 17 knut question
button[43] = 47 knut question
button[44] = 77 knut question
button[45] = 97 knut question
button[46] = 297 knut question
button[47] = 777 knut question

button[48] = Actors of the Cast
button[49] = 7 knut question
button[50] = 17 knut  question
button[51] = 47 knut question
button[52] = 77 knut question
button[53] = 97 knut question
button[54] = 297 knut question
button[55] = 777 knut question

So using this, I know that I'll have to make an array of 55 elements.

OOKAAY. THAT FAILED. BADLY. It just turned into a board of nonsense.

I have a feeling I have to create a 2-D array and give it coordinates like so:




So I was finally able to create the game board and it looks like this: 

Haha, I know. It doesn't look that good yet. But it's slowly getting better! I'm going to make it colourful and Harry Potter themed! :) 

2 comments:

  1. Oooh, nice! It's so prettieeeee...but "Tales of Beedle and the Bard" is cut off a bit :'/

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  2. Yeah...I just shortened it to "Beedle the Bard" cause I can't wrap texts in JButtons according to Java API :(

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