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    Thumbs up Java User-Input bug (not continuing); NOVICE

    Hello, I hope to be a member here a while, and as my first official post, I would like to issue my novice bug. I know, you will find it extremely easy. I am trying to make a text-adventure as my first step to game programming, and I ended with a bug with user input that doesn't continue the user-input.

    Here is the code:

    Game.java
    package main;
     
    import java.util.Scanner;
     
    public class Game extends Variables {
     
    	public Game() {
    	}
    	public static void main(String[] args) {
    		Main.start();
    	}
    }

    Variables.java
    package main;
     
    import java.util.Scanner;
     
    public class Variables {
    static Scanner i = new Scanner(System.in); 
    	public static String direction = "";
     
    	public static void sleep() {
    		try {
    			Thread.sleep(1000);
    		} catch (Exception e) {
    			e.printStackTrace();
    		}
    	}
     
    	public static void space() {
    		System.out.println("");
    	}
    }

    Main.java
    package main;
     
    public class Main extends Variables {
     
    	public static void start() {
    		System.out.println("You wake up lost, washed ashore on a beach. All you see in sight is a twig, a rock, and lots of sand.");
    		System.out.println("COMMANDS: go \n" + "OPTIONS: North, South, East, West");
    		direction = i.nextLine();
     
    		if(direction.equals("North")) {
    			north();
    		} else if(direction.equals("north")) {
    			north();
     
     
    		} else if(direction.equals("South")) {
    			south();
    		} else if(direction.equals("south")) {
    			south();
     
     
    		} else if(direction.equals("East")) {
    			east();
    		} else if(direction.equals("east")) {
    			east();
     
     
    		} else if(direction.equals("West")) {
    			west();
    		} else if(direction.equals("west")) {
    			west();
    		}
    	}
     
    	public static void north() {
    		System.out.println("You have traveled north into a forest, where you see a turtle resting on a rock, nothing special in this direction.");
    		sleep();
    		System.out.println("Please choose an action:");
    		direction = i.nextLine();
    	}
    	public static void south() {
    		System.out.println("I wouldn't go that way, there is an aweful lot of water there.");
    		sleep();
    		System.out.println("Please choose an action:");
    		direction = i.nextLine();
    	}
    	public static void east() {
    		System.out.println("Oh, a snake, it's staring and hissing at you. I would get some defense before I go there.");
    		sleep();
    		System.out.println("Please choose an action:");
    		direction = i.nextLine();
    	}
    	public static void west() {
    		System.out.println("I see rope  and some fish stuck in shore, flopping");
    		sleep();
    		System.out.println("Please choose an action:");
    		direction = i.nextLine();
    	}
    }
    Last edited by Shzylo; December 11th, 2012 at 10:56 PM. Reason: Moderator told me to change format.


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    Default Re: Java User-Input bug (not continuing); NOVICE

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    Default Re: Java User-Input bug (not continuing); NOVICE

    Yes, sir. There is not error file generating, it just terminates.

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    Default Re: Java User-Input bug (not continuing); NOVICE

    Add some println statements to show where the code is executing to find out the last place it executes before it terminates.
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    Default Re: Java User-Input bug (not continuing); NOVICE

    I have fixed the bug by putting the IF_ELSE statement inside of a do-loop.
    I have another bug that will consist of a loop, but I don't know how to do the loop correctly, or what loop

    It will continuously print out "I don't know that command" if I don't put in the correct command.

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    Default Re: Java User-Input bug (not continuing); NOVICE

    Same advice as before.
    Also you need to post the new code.
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    Default Re: Java User-Input bug (not continuing); NOVICE

    All I did was edit the main class, so here it is:

    Main.java
    package main;
     
    public class Main extends Variables {
     
    	static int x = 0;
    	static int y = 0;
     
        public static void start() {
            System.out.println("You wake up lost, washed ashore on a beach. All you see in sight is a stick, a rock, and lots of sand.");
            System.out.println("Where would you like to go? North, South, East, West");
            direction = i.nextLine();
     
            do {
            if(direction.equalsIgnoreCase("north")) {
                north();  
     
            } else if(direction.equalsIgnoreCase("south")) {
                south();
     
            } else if(direction.equalsIgnoreCase("east")) {
                east();    
     
            } else if(direction.equalsIgnoreCase("west")) {
                west();
            } else {
            	System.out.println("I do not recognize that command..");
            }
            } while(x == y);
        }
     
        public static void north() {
            System.out.println("You have traveled north into a forest, where you see a turtle resting on a rock, nothing special in this direction.");
            sleep();
            System.out.println("Please choose an action:");
            direction = i.nextLine();
        }
        public static void south() {
            System.out.println("I wouldn't go that way, there is an aweful lot of water there.");
            sleep();
            System.out.println("Please choose an action:");
            direction = i.nextLine();
        }
        public static void east() {
            System.out.println("Oh, a snake, it's staring and hissing at you. I would get some defense before I go there.");
            sleep();
            System.out.println("Please choose an action:");
            direction = i.nextLine();
        }
        public static void west() {
            System.out.println("I see rope,  and some bass in a small pool of water");
            sleep();
            System.out.println("Please choose an action:");
            direction = i.nextLine();
        }
    }

    bug of looping image:

    hTTPy.jpg

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    Default Re: Java User-Input bug (not continuing); NOVICE

    What was the value of the variable: direction that was not recognized?
    The error message should print out the invalid value.

    What are the values of x and y while the loop is executing? Because they control the looping you should print them out as the loop goes around to see why they don't change to allow the loop to exit.
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    Default Re: Java User-Input bug (not continuing); NOVICE

    What was the value of the variable: direction that was not recognized?
    The direction not recognized is everything besides "north, south, east, west" capitalization not affected.

    The error message should print out the invalid value.
    The invalid value i always type is 'no' to test loop.

    What are the values of x and y while the loop is executing?
    int x = 0;
    int y = 0;

    no ++ for the variable, or at least yet.


    Here i did System.out.println(x); and System.out.println(y);
    Capture.JPG

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    Default Re: Java User-Input bug (not continuing); NOVICE

    Please copy and paste the programs print outs here instead of using images. The images don't show all that was printed.


    What was the value of direction? It looks like 2 dots: ..
    Is that what was typed in? The contents of the command prompt console should show what was typed in to the program.
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    The dots is part of the Println method. The value of direction is n/a
    public static String direction = "";

    It would help if you look at my code: Shzylo's Text Adventure.ZIP

    don't type 'help' though..

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    Default Re: Java User-Input bug (not continuing); NOVICE

    The value of direction is n/a
    That does not make sense for the value of a String.
    Include the value of direction with the error message so you can see what the computer sees when the if statements are executed.
    Then execute the program and copy the contents of the console here with the print out that shows the value of the direction variable.

    Post the code here on the forum. I don't go to links or zip files.
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