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    Default JPanel

    class SingleBoard extends JPanel
        {
            public SingleBoard (ActionListener e)
            {
                setLayout (new GridLayout (3, 3));
                for (int i = 0 ; i <= 8 ; i++)
                {
                    buttons [i] = new JButton ();
                    buttons [i].addActionListener (e);
                    add (buttons [i]);
                }
     
            }
        }
     
     
        public void init ()
        {
            //Set the applet size for better viewing
            setSize (300, 700);
     
            //Message for the players
            JLabel message = new JLabel ("X will go first");
            getContentPane ().setLayout (new BorderLayout ());
            getContentPane ().add (message, BorderLayout.NORTH);
     
            //Adding 3 boards
            getContentPane ().setLayout (new GridLayout (5, 5, 10, 10));
            for (int i = 0 ; i < 3 ; i++)
            {
                SingleBoard sb = new SingleBoard (this);
                getContentPane ().add (sb);
            }
        }

    My only problem is that the last panel is the only one I think retains the variable names buttons[0]-buttons[8], so I'm having problem to check the winner. I don't know how to access/reference the buttons on the first 2 panels


    Someone told me to add this code in:
    public JButton[] getButtons ()
    {
    return buttons;
    }
    But then how do I access it after returning?


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    But then how do I access it after returning?
    Do you mean how can you get to the values of the array being returned? If so, think about this: how do you access values in any other array?
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    Default Re: JPanel

    Not exactly the values, lets say I want to access two arrays of JButton which are

    buttons[0] and buttons[1]

    I can access them fine on the last panel but, I don't know how to access them on the first two panels.

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    for (int i = 0 ; i < 3 ; i++)
    {
    SingleBoard sb = new SingleBoard (this);
    getContentPane ().add (sb);
    }
    Here's the issue: you add the same JPanel to three different spots. Since you only use one variable, you can only access one of the panels (the last one) because the last panel is the last one you define sb as. So perhaps to access all the panels, make an array of three panels and then add the individual elements? That way, each of the three panels has its own specific element that you can refer to individually.
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    private JButton buttons[] = new JButton [9];
        JPanel panel[] = new JPanel [3];
     
        private boolean checkWin = false;
        //Count turns starts at 0
        int count = 0;
     
        //X or O variable
        String symbol = "";
     
        //Sub-class for a single board
        class GameBoard
        {
            public GameBoard (ActionListener e)
            {
                setLayout (new GridLayout (3, 3));
                for (int i = 0 ; i <= 8 ; i++)
                {
                    buttons [i] = new JButton ();
                    buttons [i].addActionListener (e);
                    buttons [i].setBackground (Moccasin);
                    add (buttons [i]);
                }
     
            }
        }
     
     
        public void init ()
        {
            //Set the applet size for better viewing
            setSize (300, 680);
     
            //Scorer
            JLabel scoreMsgP1 = new JLabel ("Player1: ");
            JLabel scoreMsgP2 = new JLabel ("Player2: ");
     
     
            getContentPane ().setLayout (new BorderLayout ());
            getContentPane ().add (scoreMsgP1, BorderLayout.NORTH);
     
            //Adding boards to three panels
            getContentPane ().setLayout (new GridLayout (5, 5, 10, 10));
            for (int i = 0 ; i < panel.length ; i++)
            {
                GameBoard gb = new GameBoard (this);
                panel [i].add (gb);
            }
            getContentPane ().add (scoreMsgP2, BorderLayout.SOUTH);
        }

    Sorry about this but I tried looking on how to add a JButton to a panel, and I think that this should work:
    for (int i = 0 ; i < panel.length ; i++)
            {
                GameBoard gb = new GameBoard (this);
                panel [i].add (gb);
     
     
            }

    But there's an error message saying:
    No applicable overload for the method named "add" was found in type "java.awt.Container". Perhaps you wanted the overloaded version "java.awt.Component add(java.awt.Component $1);" instead?

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    Default Re: JPanel

    Wait where is the GameBoard class coming from? I didn't see it before... Are you still encountering the same problem or is this a new one?
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    Default Re: JPanel

    Oh I just changed SingleBoard to GameBoard. My problem right now is I'm not sure how to add the JButtons to the panels because of the error, which I'm not sure how to fix..

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    Default Re: JPanel

    Since you only use one variable, you can only access one of the panels (the last one) because the last panel is the last one you define sb as.
    Not sure I understand what you are trying to say.

    The code sets the variable sb to a new object and then adds the contents of that variable (a reference) to the contentPane.
    Now the contentpane has a copy of the reference to that object. The next new object assigned to sb will not change what the contentPane has saved.
    When the loop is done, the contentPane will have saved references to 3 objects. The sb variable will be lost when the loop exits.

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    So I should just make 3 panels like snowguy13 said, right? So that the references to the first two objects won't be lost after the loop.

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    When the loop is done, the contentPane will have saved references to 3 objects.
    Yes, I didn't mean to say otherwise. What I meant to say is that if he wants to refer to those objects later, he has to use multiple instances of SingleBoard that are defined individually and outside of the loop. Sorry for any ambiguity.
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    So here's the whole code:

    // The "TicTacToe3d" class.
    import java.awt.*;
    import java.awt.event.*;
    import javax.swing.*;
    import java.util.*;
    import hsa.*;
     
    public class TicTacToe3D extends JFrame implements ActionListener
    {
        //Setting colors
        private Color Moccasin = new Color (255, 228, 181);
        private Color Cornsilk2 = new Color (238, 232, 205);
     
        //No. of panels (3 boards)
        public static final int panels = 3;
     
        private JButton buttons[] = new JButton [9];
        JPanel panelB1 = new JPanel ();
        JPanel panelB2 = new JPanel ();
        JPanel panelB3 = new JPanel ();
     
        private boolean checkWin = false;
     
     
        //Count turns starts at 0
        int count = 0;
     
        //X or O variable
        String symbol = "";
     
        //Sub-class for a single board
        class GameBoard
        {
            public GameBoard (ActionListener e)
            {
                setLayout (new GridLayout (3, 3));
                for (int i = 0 ; i <= 8 ; i++)
                {
                    buttons [i] = new JButton ();
                    buttons [i].addActionListener (e);
                    buttons [i].setBackground (Moccasin);
                    add (buttons [i]);
                }
     
            }
        }
     
     
        public void init ()
        {
            //Set the applet size for better viewing
            setSize (300, 680);
     
            //Scorer
            JLabel scoreMsgP1 = new JLabel ("Player1: ");
            JLabel scoreMsgP2 = new JLabel ("Player2: ");
     
            add (panelB1);
            add (panelB2);
            add (panelB3);
            getContentPane ().setLayout (new BorderLayout ());
            getContentPane ().add (scoreMsgP1, BorderLayout.NORTH);
     
            //Adding boards to three panels
            getContentPane ().setLayout (new GridLayout (5, 5, 10, 10));
     
     
     
            GameBoard gb = new GameBoard (this);
            panelB1.add (gb);
            panelB2.add (gb);
            panelB3.add (gb);
     
            getContentPane ().add (scoreMsgP2, BorderLayout.SOUTH);
        }
     
     
        public void actionPerformed (ActionEvent click)
        {
            count++;
     
     
     
            /*
            * If the count is an even number (divisible by 2) then it sets the symbol as O
            */
            if (count % 2 == 0)
            {
     
                symbol = "O";
     
            }
            else
            {
                symbol = "X";
            }
     
            /*
            * If a button is click it either puts on an X or O depending on count then disable clicking it again
            * It also changes the color of the button
            * The fontface and size is also changed
            */
            JButton pressedButton = (JButton) click.getSource ();
            pressedButton.setBackground (Cornsilk2);
            pressedButton.setText (symbol);
            pressedButton.setFont (new Font ("Comic Sans MS", Font.BOLD, 40));
            pressedButton.setEnabled (false);
     
            if (buttons [0].getText () == buttons [1].getText () && buttons [1].getText () == buttons [2].getText () && buttons [0].getText () != "")
            {
                checkWin = true;
            }
            if (checkWin == true)
            {
                JOptionPane.showMessageDialog (null, symbol + " wins the game!");
                System.exit (0);
            }
     
        }
    } // TicTacToe3d class

    I declared 3 different panels:
    JPanel panelB1 = new JPanel ();
        JPanel panelB2 = new JPanel ();
        JPanel panelB3 = new JPanel ();

    Then I added the GameBoard object:
    GameBoard gb = new GameBoard (this);
            panelB1.add (gb);
            panelB2.add (gb);
            panelB3.add (gb);

    But still an error saying:
    No applicable overload for the method named "add" was found in type "java.awt.Container". Perhaps you wanted the overloaded version "java.awt.Component add(java.awt.Component $1);" instead?

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    What does the API doc say for the data types of the parameters for the add() method? Is GameBoard one of the valid data types?

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    Alright, thanks I was able to add it. Is there a layout manager for the Panels?

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    Are you asking if you can add one or what the default one is?

    Take a Look at the API doc

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    So I tried the FlowLayout Manager, but the buttons didn't go inside the panels

    panelB1.setLayout (new FlowLayout ());
            panelB1.setBorder (BorderFactory.createLineBorder (Color.BLACK, 2));
            getContentPane ().add (panelB1, BorderLayout.NORTH);
     
            panelB2.setLayout (new FlowLayout ());
            panelB2.setBorder (BorderFactory.createLineBorder (Color.BLACK, 2));
            getContentPane ().add (panelB2, BorderLayout.CENTER);
     
            panelB3.setLayout (new FlowLayout ());
            panelB3.setBorder (BorderFactory.createLineBorder (Color.BLACK, 2));
            getContentPane ().add (panelB3, BorderLayout.PAGE_END);

    Here's the whole code so far..
    // The "TicTacToe3d" class.
    import java.awt.*;
    import java.awt.event.*;
    import javax.swing.*;
    import java.util.*;
    import hsa.*;
     
    public class TicTacToe3D extends JApplet implements ActionListener
    {
        //Setting colors
        private Color Moccasin = new Color (255, 228, 181);
        private Color Cornsilk2 = new Color (238, 232, 205);
     
        //No. of panels (3 boards)
        public static final int panels = 3;
     
        private JButton buttons[] = new JButton [9];
        JPanel panelB1 = new JPanel ();
     
        JPanel panelB2 = new JPanel ();
        JPanel panelB3 = new JPanel ();
     
        private boolean checkWin = false;
     
     
        //Count turns starts at 0
        int count = 0;
     
        //X or O variable
        String symbol = "";
     
        //Sub-class for a single board
        class GameBoard extends JButton
        {
            public GameBoard (ActionListener e)
            {
                setLayout (new GridLayout (3, 3));
                for (int i = 0 ; i <= 8 ; i++)
                {
                    buttons [i] = new JButton ();
                    buttons [i].addActionListener (e);
                    buttons [i].setBackground (Moccasin);
                    add (buttons [i]);
                }
     
            }
        }
     
     
        public void init ()
        {
            //Set the applet size for better viewing
            setSize (300, 680);
     
            //Scorer
            JLabel scoreMsgP1 = new JLabel ("Player1: ");
            JLabel scoreMsgP2 = new JLabel ("Player2: ");
     
            //Layouts
            panelB1.setLayout (new FlowLayout ());
            panelB1.setBorder (BorderFactory.createLineBorder (Color.BLACK, 2));
            getContentPane ().add (panelB1, BorderLayout.NORTH);
     
            panelB2.setLayout (new FlowLayout ());
            panelB2.setBorder (BorderFactory.createLineBorder (Color.BLACK, 2));
            getContentPane ().add (panelB2, BorderLayout.CENTER);
     
            panelB3.setLayout (new FlowLayout ());
            panelB3.setBorder (BorderFactory.createLineBorder (Color.BLACK, 2));
            getContentPane ().add (panelB3, BorderLayout.PAGE_END);
     
     
           // getContentPane ().add (scoreMsgP1, BorderLayout.NORTH);
     
            //Adding boards to three panels
            getContentPane ().setLayout (new GridLayout (5, 5, 10, 10));
     
            GameBoard gb = new GameBoard (this);
            panelB1.add (gb);
            panelB2.add (gb);
            panelB3.add (gb);
     
            //getContentPane ().add (scoreMsgP2, BorderLayout.SOUTH);
        }
     
     
        public void actionPerformed (ActionEvent click)
        {
            count++;
     
     
     
            /*
            * If the count is an even number (divisible by 2) then it sets the symbol as O
            */
            if (count % 2 == 0)
            {
     
                symbol = "O";
     
            }
            else
            {
                symbol = "X";
            }
     
            /*
            * If a button is click it either puts on an X or O depending on count then disable clicking it again
            * It also changes the color of the button
            * The fontface and size is also changed
            */
            JButton pressedButton = (JButton) click.getSource ();
            pressedButton.setBackground (Cornsilk2);
            pressedButton.setText (symbol);
            pressedButton.setFont (new Font ("Comic Sans MS", Font.BOLD, 40));
            pressedButton.setEnabled (false);
     
            if (buttons [0].getText () == buttons [1].getText () && buttons [1].getText () == buttons [2].getText () && buttons [0].getText () != "")
            {
                checkWin = true;
            }
            if (checkWin == true)
            {
                JOptionPane.showMessageDialog (null, symbol + " wins the game!");
                System.exit (0);
            }
     
        }
    } // TicTacToe3d class

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    the buttons didn't go inside the panels
    Where did they go?

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    They pretty much just went in the center..

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    Where were they supposed to go? How many went where?

    Can you explain what was supposed to happen?
    What do you expect to see in the GUI?
    What do you see in the GUI?
    What do you want to see?

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    So I think what's supposed to happen is that I make three panels say like this

    [] - First panel
    [] - Second panel
    [] - Third panel

    Then inside those panel there should be 9 buttons arrange in a 3x3 Grid.

    What I currently see is:

    [] - First panel
    [] - Second panel
    [] - Third panel

    then all the buttons are inside the third panel and are shrink-ed (which is at the center of the applet)

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    // The "TicTacToe3d" class.
    import java.awt.*;
    import java.awt.event.*;
    import javax.swing.*;
    import java.util.*;
    import hsa.*;
     
    public class TicTacToe3D implements ActionListener
    {
     
        //Setting colors
        private Color Moccasin = new Color (255, 228, 181);
        private Color Cornsilk2 = new Color (238, 232, 205);
     
        //No. of panels (3 boards)
        public static final int panels = 3;
     
        private JButton buttons[] = new JButton [26];
        JPanel panelB1 = new JPanel ();
        JPanel panelB2 = new JPanel ();
        JPanel panelB3 = new JPanel ();
     
        private GameBoard[] boards = new GameBoard [panels];
     
        private boolean checkWin = false;
     
     
        //Count turns starts at 0
        int count = 0;
     
        //X or O variable
        String symbol = "";
     
        //Sub-class for a single board
        class GameBoard extends JButton
        {
            public GameBoard (ActionListener e)
            {
                setLayout (new GridLayout (3, 3));
                for (int i = 0 ; i <= 8 ; i++)
                {
                    buttons [i] = new JButton ();
                    buttons [i].addActionListener (e);
                    buttons [i].setBackground (Moccasin);
                    add (buttons [i]);
                }
     
            }
        }
     
     
        class GameBoard2 extends JButton
        {
            public GameBoard2 (ActionListener e)
            {
                setLayout (new GridLayout (3, 3));
                for (int i = 8 ; i <= 16 ; i++)
                {
                    buttons [i] = new JButton ();
                    buttons [i].addActionListener (e);
                    buttons [i].setBackground (Moccasin);
                    add (buttons [i]);
                }
     
            }
        }
     
     
        class GameBoard3 extends JButton
        {
            public GameBoard3 (ActionListener e)
            {
                setLayout (new GridLayout (3, 3));
                for (int i = 17 ; i <= 25 ; i++)
                {
                    buttons [i] = new JButton ();
                    buttons [i].addActionListener (e);
                    buttons [i].setBackground (Moccasin);
                    add (buttons [i]);
                }
     
            }
        }
     
     
     
     
        public TicTacToe3D ()
        {
            GameBoard gb = new GameBoard (this);
            GameBoard2 gb2 = new GameBoard2 (this);
            GameBoard3 gb3 = new GameBoard3 (this);
     
            JFrame frame = new JFrame ("3D Tic-Tac-Toe");
            frame.setDefaultCloseOperation (JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
            frame.getContentPane ().setLayout (new BorderLayout ());
     
            panelB1.setBorder (BorderFactory.createLineBorder (Color.black));
            panelB1.setPreferredSize (new Dimension (300, 300));
            panelB1.setLayout (new GridLayout (3, 3));
            panelB1.add (gb);
     
            panelB2.setBorder (BorderFactory.createLineBorder (Color.black));
            panelB2.setPreferredSize (new Dimension (300, 300));
            panelB2.setLayout (new GridLayout (3, 3));
            panelB2.add (gb2);
     
            panelB3.setBorder (BorderFactory.createLineBorder (Color.black));
            panelB3.setPreferredSize (new Dimension (300, 300));
            panelB3.setLayout (new GridLayout (3, 3));
            panelB3.add (gb3);
     
            frame.getContentPane ().add (panelB1, BorderLayout.NORTH);
            frame.getContentPane ().add (panelB2, BorderLayout.CENTER);
            frame.getContentPane ().add (panelB3, BorderLayout.SOUTH);
            frame.pack ();
            frame.setVisible (true);
     
     
            // //Set the applet size for better viewing
            // setSize (300, 680);
            //
            // //Scorer
            // JLabel scoreMsgP1 = new JLabel ("Player1: ");
            // JLabel scoreMsgP2 = new JLabel ("Player2: ");
            //
            // //Layouts
            // panelB1.setLayout (new FlowLayout ());
            // panelB1.setBorder (BorderFactory.createLineBorder (Color.BLACK, 2));
            // getContentPane ().add (panelB1, BorderLayout.NORTH);
            //
            // panelB2.setLayout (new FlowLayout ());
            // panelB2.setBorder (BorderFactory.createLineBorder (Color.BLACK, 2));
            // getContentPane ().add (panelB2, BorderLayout.CENTER);
            //
            // panelB3.setLayout (new FlowLayout ());
            // panelB3.setBorder (BorderFactory.createLineBorder (Color.BLACK, 2));
            // gEND);
            //
            //
            // // getContentPane ().add (scoreMsgP1, BorderLayout.NORTH);
            //
            // //Adding boards to three panels
            // getContentPane ().setLayout (new GridLayout (5, 5, 10, 10));
            //
     
            //getContentPane ().add (scoreMsgP2, BorderLayout.SOUTH);
     
     
        }
     
     
        public void actionPerformed (ActionEvent click)
        {
            count++;
     
     
     
            /*
            * If the count is an even number (divisible by 2) then it sets the symbol as O
            */
            if (count % 2 == 0)
            {
     
                symbol = "O";
     
            }
            else
            {
                symbol = "X";
            }
     
            /*
            * If a button is click it either puts on an X or O depending on count then disable clicking it again
            * It also changes the color of the button
            * The fontface and size is also changed
            */
            JButton pressedButton = (JButton) click.getSource ();
            pressedButton.setBackground (Cornsilk2);
            pressedButton.setText (symbol);
            pressedButton.setFont (new Font ("Comic Sans MS", Font.BOLD, 40));
            pressedButton.setEnabled (false);
     
            if (buttons [0].getText () == buttons [1].getText () && buttons [1].getText () == buttons [2].getText () && buttons [0].getText () != "")
            {
                checkWin = true;
            }
            if (checkWin == true)
            {
                JOptionPane.showMessageDialog (null, symbol + " wins the game!");
                System.exit (0);
            }
     
        }
     
     
        public static void main (String[] args)
        {
     
            new TicTacToe3D ();
        }
    } // TicTacToe3d class

    Now I think I was able to fix the problem by adding 3 JPanels. The only thing now is that After each panel there's a big space between each panels, how do I get rid of that? can't seem to find it on my codes. Sorry

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    Here's the whole code:
    // The "TicTacToe3d" class.
    import java.awt.*;
    import java.awt.event.*;
    import javax.swing.*;
    import java.util.*;
    import hsa.*;
    public class TicTacToe3D extends JFrame implements ActionListener
    {
        //Setting colors
        private Color Moccasin = new Color (255, 228, 181);
        private Color Cornsilk2 = new Color (238, 232, 205);
     
        private JButton buttons[] = new JButton [27];
     
        JPanel panelB1 = new JPanel ();
        JPanel panelB2 = new JPanel ();
        JPanel panelB3 = new JPanel ();
     
       private int[][] winCombinations = new int[][] 
       {
     
        //First Board Horizontal/Vertical/Diagonal win
        {0, 1, 2}, {3, 4, 5}, {6, 7, 8}, 
        {0, 3, 6}, {1, 4, 7}, {2, 5, 8},
        {0, 4, 8}, {2, 4, 6},  
     
        //Second Board Horizontal/Vertical/Diagonal win
        {9,10,11}, {12,13,14},{15,16,17},
        {9,12,15}, {10,13,16}, {11,14,17},
        {9,13,17}, {11,13,15},
     
        //Third Board Horizontal/Vertical/Diagonal win
        {18,19,20}, {21,22,23}, {24,25,26},
        {18,21,24}, {19,22,25}, {20,23,26},
        {18,22,26}, {20,22,24},
     
        //Across the board winning
        {0,15,21},{0,12,24},{0,10,20},{0,12,24},    
        {3,9,24}, {3,13,23}, {3,15,18}, {3,22,14},    
        {6,16,26}, {6,12,20}, {6,22,11}, {6,25,17}, {6,9,21}, {6,18,12},    
        {1,9,20},{1,18,11},{1,13,25},{1,16,22},    
        {4,10,25}, {4,12,23}, {4,16,19}, {4,14,21},{4,15,20},{4,11,24},    
        {7,15,26}, {7,17,24}, {7,13,19}, {7,22,10},    
        {2,13,24}, {2,15,22}, {2,14,26}, {2,13,17}, {2,10,8}, {2,19,9},    
        {5,13,21}, {5, 22, 12}, {5,11,26}, {5,17,20},    
        {8,13,18}, {8,9,22}, {8,15,25}, {8,11,23}, {8,20,14},  
     
        };
     
        private boolean checkWin = false;
     
        //Count turns starts at 0
        int count = 0;
     
        //X or O variable
        String symbol = "";
     
        //3 Sub-classes for each tic-tac-toe board
        class GameBoard extends JButton
        {
            public GameBoard (ActionListener e)
            {
                setLayout (new GridLayout (3, 3));
                for (int i = 0 ; i <= 8 ; i++)
                {
                    buttons [i] = new JButton ();
                    buttons [i].addActionListener (e);
                    buttons [i].setBackground (Moccasin);
                    buttons [i].setPreferredSize (new Dimension (100, 100));
                    add (buttons [i]);
                }
     
            }
        }
     
     
        class GameBoard2 extends JButton
        {
            public GameBoard2 (ActionListener e)
            {
                setLayout (new GridLayout (3, 3));
                for (int i = 9 ; i <= 17 ; i++)
                {
                    buttons [i] = new JButton ();
                    buttons [i].addActionListener (e);
                    buttons [i].setBackground (Moccasin);
                    buttons [i].setPreferredSize (new Dimension (100, 100));
                    add (buttons [i]);
                }
     
            }
        }
     
     
        class GameBoard3 extends JButton
        {
            public GameBoard3 (ActionListener e)
            {
                setLayout (new GridLayout (3, 3));
                for (int i = 18 ; i <= 26 ; i++)
                {
                    buttons [i] = new JButton ();
                    buttons [i].addActionListener (e);
                    buttons [i].setBackground (Moccasin);
                    buttons [i].setPreferredSize (new Dimension (300, 150));
                    add (buttons [i]);
                }
     
            }
        }
     
     
        public TicTacToe3D ()
        {
            GameBoard gb = new GameBoard (this);
            GameBoard2 gb2 = new GameBoard2 (this);
            GameBoard3 gb3 = new GameBoard3 (this);
     
            JFrame frame = new JFrame ("3D Tic-Tac-Toe");
            frame.setDefaultCloseOperation (JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
            frame.getContentPane ().setLayout (new BorderLayout ());
     
            // Scorer
            // JLabel scoreMsgP1 = new JLabel ("Player1: ");
            // JLabel scoreMsgP2 = new JLabel ("Player2: ");
     
            //        frame.getContentPane ().add (scoreMsgP2, BorderLayout.SOUTH);
     
            panelB1.setBorder (BorderFactory.createLineBorder (Color.black));
            panelB1.setPreferredSize (new Dimension (320, 320));
            panelB1.setLayout (new GridLayout (3, 3));
            panelB1.add (gb);
     
            panelB2.setBorder (BorderFactory.createLineBorder (Color.black));
            panelB2.setPreferredSize (new Dimension (320, 320));
            panelB2.setLayout (new GridLayout (3, 3));
            panelB2.add (gb2);
     
            panelB3.setBorder (BorderFactory.createLineBorder (Color.black));
            panelB3.setPreferredSize (new Dimension (320, 320));
            panelB3.setLayout (new GridLayout (3, 3));
            panelB3.add (gb3);
     
            frame.getContentPane ().add (panelB1, BorderLayout.NORTH);
            frame.getContentPane ().add (panelB2, BorderLayout.CENTER);
            frame.getContentPane ().add (panelB3, BorderLayout.SOUTH);
            frame.pack ();
            frame.setVisible (true);
     
     
        }
     
     
        public void actionPerformed (ActionEvent click)
        {
            count++;
     
            /*
            * If the count is an even number (divisible by 2) then it sets the symbol as O
            */
            if (count % 2 == 0)
            {
     
                symbol = "O";
     
            }
            else
            {
                symbol = "X";
            }
     
            /*
            * If a button is click it either puts on an X or O depending on count then disable clicking it again
            * It also changes the color of the button
            * The fontface and size is also changed
            */
            JButton pressedButton = (JButton) click.getSource ();
            pressedButton.setBackground (Cornsilk2);
            pressedButton.setText (symbol);
            pressedButton.setFont (new Font ("Comic Sans MS", Font.BOLD, 40));
            pressedButton.setEnabled (false);
     
            for (int i = 0 ; i <= 7 ; i++)
            {
                if (buttons [winCombinations [i] [0]].getText ().equals (buttons [winCombinations [i] [1]].getText ()) &&
                        buttons [winCombinations [i] [1]].getText ().equals (buttons [winCombinations [i] [2]].getText ()) &&
                        buttons [winCombinations [i] [0]].getText () != "")
                {
                    checkWin = true;
                }
            }
     
     
            if (checkWin == true)
            {
                JOptionPane.showMessageDialog (null, symbol + "Gets a Point!");          
                System.exit(0);
            }
        }
     
        public static void main (String[] args)
        {
            new TicTacToe3D ();
        }
    } // TicTacToe3d class

    My problem is it doesn't do everything on the checkWinner which is this
     private int[][] winCombinations = new int[][] 
       {
     
        //First Board Horizontal/Vertical/Diagonal win
        {0, 1, 2}, {3, 4, 5}, {6, 7, 8}, 
        {0, 3, 6}, {1, 4, 7}, {2, 5, 8},
        {0, 4, 8}, {2, 4, 6},  
     
        //Second Board Horizontal/Vertical/Diagonal win
        {9,10,11}, {12,13,14},{15,16,17},
        {9,12,15}, {10,13,16}, {11,14,17},
        {9,13,17}, {11,13,15},
     
        //Third Board Horizontal/Vertical/Diagonal win
        {18,19,20}, {21,22,23}, {24,25,26},
        {18,21,24}, {19,22,25}, {20,23,26},
        {18,22,26}, {20,22,24},
     
        //Across the board winning
        {0,15,21},{0,12,24},{0,10,20},{0,12,24},    
        {3,9,24}, {3,13,23}, {3,15,18}, {3,22,14},    
        {6,16,26}, {6,12,20}, {6,22,11}, {6,25,17}, {6,9,21}, {6,18,12},    
        {1,9,20},{1,18,11},{1,13,25},{1,16,22},    
        {4,10,25}, {4,12,23}, {4,16,19}, {4,14,21},{4,15,20},{4,11,24},    
        {7,15,26}, {7,17,24}, {7,13,19}, {7,22,10},    
        {2,13,24}, {2,15,22}, {2,14,26}, {2,13,17}, {2,10,8}, {2,19,9},    
        {5,13,21}, {5, 22, 12}, {5,11,26}, {5,17,20},    
        {8,13,18}, {8,9,22}, {8,15,25}, {8,11,23}, {8,20,14},  
     
        };
    The only thing that mainly works is the First GameBoard, other game boards doesn't check even if I get like 3 X or O in a row...

    I'm guessing that this is the problem though, I don't know how to fix it.
     for (int i = 0 ; i <= 7 ; i++)
            {
                if (buttons [winCombinations [i] [0]].getText ().equals (buttons [winCombinations [i] [1]].getText ()) &&
                        buttons [winCombinations [i] [1]].getText ().equals (buttons [winCombinations [i] [2]].getText ()) &&
                        buttons [winCombinations [i] [0]].getText () != "")
                {
                    checkWin = true;
                }
            }

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    One possible problem: != instead of ! equals()

    How many winCombinations are there?
    Last edited by Norm; January 17th, 2012 at 07:44 AM.

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    63, I changed the for loop from 7 to 63.

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    What if you have miscounted? You should use the array's .length attribute and NOT hardcode a number in the for loop.

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    but if my miscounted wount it be outofbounds?

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