Thread: Accessing objects within a GCompound not possible?

Novice question. Given the class MyExample below:

public class MyExample extends GCompound {

//instance variables
public GRect R1 = new GRect(0, 0, 20, 20);
public GRect R2 = new GRect(0, 0, 5, 5); //R2 is in front of R1, but its coordinates are all "inside" of R1's coordinates

//constructor
public MyExample() {
add(R1);
add(R2);
}

}

1) Suppose I'm in a GraphicsProgram and declare:

MyExample myex = new MyExample();

Suppose I have coordinates (x1, y1), and want to find out whether this is the myex object defined in the previous line. I would use:

obj = getElementAt(x, y);
if (obj == myex) (...and so on)

Now suppose I want to test whether the object is the GRect object R1 within myex. Why doesn't the following work?
if(obj ==myex.R1) (...and so on);

Here is the full code that shows my question; it outputs "myex", none of the other outputs come out...
public void run() {

GObject obj1, obj2;

MyExample myex = new MyExample();

add(myex);

obj1 = getElementAt(1, 1);
obj2 = getElementAt(19, 19);

if (obj1 == myex) System.out.println("myex");

if(obj1 == myex.R1) System.out.println("R1");

if(obj1 == myex.R2) System.out.println("R2");

if(obj2 == myex.R1) System.out.println("R11");

if(obj2 == myex.R2) System.out.println("R22");

}

Wrapping my code with code tags and adding the packages used:

 
import acm.program.*;
import acm.graphics.*;
 
public class test extends GraphicsProgram {
 
	public class MyExample extends GCompound {
 
	    //instance variables
	    public GRect R1 = new GRect(0, 0, 20, 20);
	    public GRect R2 = new GRect(0, 0, 5, 5);    //R2 is in front of R1, but its coordinates are all "inside" of R1's coordinates 
 
	    //constructor
	    public MyExample() {
	    add(R1);
	    add(R2);
	    }
	}
 
	public void run() {
 
		GObject obj1, obj2;
 
		MyExample myex = new MyExample();
 
		add(myex);
 
		obj1 = getElementAt(1,1);
		obj2 = getElementAt(19,19);
 
		if (obj1 == myex) System.out.println("myex");
 
		if(obj1 == myex.R1) System.out.println("R1");
 
		if(obj1 == myex.R2) System.out.println("R2");
 
		if(obj2 == myex.R1) System.out.println("R11");
 
		if(obj2 == myex.R2) System.out.println("R22");
	}
}

Unfortunately, there aren't many here who can help with the ACM packages which grew from a fundamentally different way of teaching Java. It's not a bad way, it's just different, and most here do not know it, don't want to know it, can't translate it into what they do know, so can't offer you much help. You might try looking for ACM-specific forums, support groups, or ask your instructors that have put you on this path.

Thanks for letting me know.

What is this alternative route used in learning Java? Which standard textbook takes this other approach?

Thanks

They are legion. Look for (search the Internet, if you'd like) Java textbooks, tutorials, or videos. I would be surprised if a generic search of the Internet for those resources would return any results that include ACM.