Help w/ controlling my dots.

[Julie Mendez]

I am still having trouble handling me dots. They will not run in my loop i can get only 4 dots to appear. Is there someone there can help me out. THe bottom is my program

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import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.util.*;

public class RandomWalk extends JApplet
{

public void paint( Graphics g )
{
super.paint( g );

int x=160, y=160;
int side = 6;
int distance;

//random number generated
Random randomNumbers = new Random();

// stores each random integer generated
int move = -1;


//to draw square grid.
for(int i = 10; i<310; i += 30)
{
for(int j = 10; j<310; j += 30)
g.drawRect(i, j, 30,30);
}//for

//set position
g.fillOval ( x-3, y-3, side, side);



for ( int z = 0; z < 100; z++ )
{

move = 0 + randomNumbers.nextInt( 3 );

switch (move)
{

case 0: //north

g.fillOval ( x-3, y-30, side, side);
break;

case 1: //south

g.fillOval ( x-3, y+30, side, side);
break;


case 2: //east

g.fillOval ( x-30, y-3, side, side);
break;

case 3: //west

g.fillOval ( x+30, y+3, side, side);
break;


} //switch statement

try
{
Thread.sleep( 100 );
}
catch (InterruptedException ie)
{
}// TRY LOOP


}//for




distance = ( Math.abs( x - 160 ) + Math.abs( y - 160 ) ) / 30;

JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,"The ant traveled around the block " + distance + " times.");


} // paint method
} // RandomWalk
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any help would be greatly appericated.

[Richard Bradford]

Your program is actually drawing more than the 4 dots its just that they are on top each other as you are repeatedly drawing at the same locations.
I think what you are trying to do in your case statement is move x and y positions but are instead just using the same offsets.

Instead of g.fillOval( x-3, y+30, side, side );
try g.fillOval( x-=3, y+=30, side, side );

-= & += will decrement and increment the values accordingly.

Hope this helps.

[Layne Lund]

I would suggest a slightly different modification to your code. Instead of

g.fillOval( x-3, y+30, side, side );

do

x-=3;
y+=30;
g.fillOval( x, y, side, side );

Personally, I think this is clearer than Richard's suggestion in that you are not trying to do so many things in a single line of code.

HTH

Layne