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Thread: Need a win aspect in connect four game

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    Default Need a win aspect in connect four game

    I want to have the game stop when you connect four and have the screen say what color one and the click to reset. This is what I have so far.

    <color yellow = color (255, 217, 0);
    color red = color (255, 0, 0);
    color black = color (0, 0, 0);
    int winner = 0;
    int rows = 6;
    int cols = 7;
     
    int[][] gridChecker = new int[cols][rows];
    boolean gameOn = true;
    boolean locked = false;
     
    boolean isRed = true;
     
     
    void draw () {
      smooth();
     
      background (yellow);
      for (int i = 0; i < 7; i++) {
        for (int j = 0; j < 6; j++) {
          a[i][j].render();
          a[i][j].mouseOver();
        }
      }
      stroke (20);
      line (100, 0, 100, 600);
      line (200, 0, 200, 600);
      line (300, 0, 300, 600);
      line (400, 0, 400, 600);
      line (500, 0, 500, 600);
      line (600, 0, 600, 600);
      line (0, 100, 700, 100);
      line (0, 200, 700, 200);
      line (0, 300, 700, 300);
      line (0, 400, 700, 400);
      line (0, 500, 700, 500);
    }
     
     {
      if (checkWin() == true) {
        gameOn = false;
        PFont font = loadFont("IskoolaPota-48.vlw");
        textFont(font, 80);
        if (winner == 4) {
          shadowtext("Red Wins!", width/4, height/2, 3);
        }
        else if(winner == 8) {
          shadowtext("Black Wins!", width/3.5, height/2, 3);
        }
        shadowtext("Click to play again", width/5.5, height*.3, 1);
      }
     
    }
      void shadowtext (String s, float x, float y, int o) {
        fill(100,100);
        text(s, x+o, y+o);
        fill(58,12,247);
        text(s, x, y);
      }
     
    void mousePressed() {
      if (gameOn == false) {
        gameOn = true;
        setup();
      }
    }
     boolean checkWin()
      {
     
        int counter;
        //horizontal
        for (int i=0; i < rows; i++) {
          for (int j=0; j < cols-3; j++) {
            int tCheck = (gridChecker[j][i]) + (gridChecker[j+1][i]) + (gridChecker[j+2][i]) + 
              (gridChecker[j+3][i]);
            if (tCheck == 8 || tCheck == 4)
            {
              winner = tCheck;
              return true;
            }
          }
        }
     
     
        //vertical
        for (int i=0; i < rows-3; i++) {
          for (int j=0; j < cols; j++) {
            int tCheck = (gridChecker[j][i]) + (gridChecker[j][i+1]) + (gridChecker[j][i+2]) + 
              (gridChecker[j][i+3]);
            if (tCheck == 8 || tCheck == 4)
            {
              winner = tCheck;
              return true;
            }
          }
        }
     
     
        //diagonals
        for (int i=0; i < rows-3; i++) {
          for (int j=0; j < cols-3; j++) {
            int tCheck = (gridChecker[j][i]) + (gridChecker[j+1][i+1]) + (gridChecker[j+2][i+2]) + 
              (gridChecker[j+3][i+3]);
            if (tCheck == 8 || tCheck == 4)
            {
              winner = tCheck;
              return true;
            }
          }
        }
     
     
        for (int i =0; i < rows-3; i++) {
          for (int j=0; j < cols-3; j++) {
            int tCheck = (gridChecker[j][i]) + (gridChecker[j+1][i+1]) + (gridChecker[j+2][i+2]) + 
              (gridChecker[j+3][i+3]);
            if (tCheck == 8 || tCheck == 4)
            {
              winner = tCheck;
              return true;
            }
          }
        }
     
        for (int i=0; i < rows-3; i++) {
          for (int j=3; j < cols; j++) {
            int tCheck = (gridChecker[j][i]) + (gridChecker[j-1][i+1]) + (gridChecker[j-2][i+2]) + 
            (gridChecker[j-3][i+3]);
            if (tCheck == 8 || tCheck == 4)
            {
              winner = tCheck;
              return true;
            }
          }
        }
     
        return false;
      }
     
     
     
    void mouseClicked() {
      for (int i = 0; i < 7; i++) {
        for (int j = 0; j < 6; j++) {
          if (a[i][j].isFilled == false) {
            if (mouseX > a[i][j].x - a[i][j].diameter / 2 &&
              mouseX < a[i][j].x + a[i][j].diameter / 2 &&
              mouseY > a[i][j].y - a[i][j].diameter / 2 &&
              mouseY < a[i][j].y + a[i][j].diameter / 2)
            {
     
              a[i][j].fillColor = (isRed ? red : black);
              a[i][j].isFilled = true;
              gridChecker[i][j] = (isRed ? red : black);
     
              isRed = !isRed;
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
    >


    <class Circle {
      float x;
      float y;
     
      float diameter;
      boolean isFilled; 
     
      color fillColor;
      color strokeColor;
     
      Circle(float init_x, float init_y,
      float init_diameter,
      color init_color)
      {
        x = init_x;
        y = init_y;
        diameter = init_diameter;
        fillColor = init_color;
        strokeColor = init_color;
        isFilled = false;
      }
     
      void render () {
        fill (fillColor);
        stroke (strokeColor);
        ellipse (x, y, diameter, diameter);
      }
     
      void mouseOver() {                          // determines which cirlce the mouse is over, can help with making next move
        if (isFilled == false) {
          if (mouseX > x - diameter / 2 &&
            mouseX < x + diameter / 2 &&
            mouseY > y - diameter / 2 &&
            mouseY < y + diameter / 2)
          {
            fillColor = (isRed ? red : black);
          }
          else {
            fillColor = (255);
          }
        }
      }
    } // class Ball
     
    Circle [][] a = new Circle[7][6];
     
    void setup() {
      size(700, 600);
      smooth();
      for (int i = 0; i < 7; i++) {
        for (int j = 0; j < 6; ++j) {
          a[i][j] = new Circle (50 + 100*(i), 50 + 100*(j), 90, color (255, 255, 255));
          gridChecker[i][j] = 10;
        }
      }
    }
    >


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    Default Re: Need a win aspect in connect four game

    Can you explain what the code does and what your problems are?

    See: http://www.javaprogrammingforums.com...html#post98438
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    Default Re: Need a win aspect in connect four game

    The code sets up a connect four board with a mouse listener that when clicked highlights the empty spaces red or black you have to win four chips in a row vertically horizontally or diagonally. I use a grid checker to see if you have these wins. But it does not work or check it properly

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    How can the code be compiled and executed for testing?
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    {
    if (checkWin() == true) {
    gameOn = false;
    PFont font = loadFont("IskoolaPota-48.vlw");
    textFont(font, 80);
    if (winner == 4) {
    shadowtext("Red Wins!", width/4, height/2, 3);
    }
    else if(winner == 8) {
    shadowtext("Black Wins!", width/3.5, height/2, 3);
    }
    shadowtext("Click to play again", width/5.5, height*.3, 1);
    }



    boolean checkWin()
    {

    int counter;
    //horizontal
    for (int i=0; i < rows; i++) {
    for (int j=0; j < cols-3; j++) {
    int tCheck = (gridChecker[j][i]) + (gridChecker[j+1][i]) + (gridChecker[j+2][i]) +
    (gridChecker[j+3][i]);
    if (tCheck == 8 || tCheck == 4)
    {
    winner = tCheck;
    return true;
    }
    }
    }


    //vertical
    for (int i=0; i < rows-3; i++) {
    for (int j=0; j < cols; j++) {
    int tCheck = (gridChecker[j][i]) + (gridChecker[j][i+1]) + (gridChecker[j][i+2]) +
    (gridChecker[j][i+3]);
    if (tCheck == 8 || tCheck == 4)
    {
    winner = tCheck;
    return true;
    }
    }
    }


    //diagonals
    for (int i=0; i < rows-3; i++) {
    for (int j=0; j < cols-3; j++) {
    int tCheck = (gridChecker[j][i]) + (gridChecker[j+1][i+1]) + (gridChecker[j+2][i+2]) +
    (gridChecker[j+3][i+3]);
    if (tCheck == 8 || tCheck == 4)
    {
    winner = tCheck;
    return true;
    }
    }
    }


    for (int i =0; i < rows-3; i++) {
    for (int j=0; j < cols-3; j++) {
    int tCheck = (gridChecker[j][i]) + (gridChecker[j+1][i+1]) + (gridChecker[j+2][i+2]) +
    (gridChecker[j+3][i+3]);
    if (tCheck == 8 || tCheck == 4)
    {
    winner = tCheck;
    return true;
    }
    }
    }

    for (int i=0; i < rows-3; i++) {
    for (int j=3; j < cols; j++) {
    int tCheck = (gridChecker[j][i]) + (gridChecker[j-1][i+1]) + (gridChecker[j-2][i+2]) +
    (gridChecker[j-3][i+3]);
    if (tCheck == 8 || tCheck == 4)
    {
    winner = tCheck;
    return true;
    }
    }
    }

    return false;
    }

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    Default Re: Need a win aspect in connect four game

    when posting code: Please wrap your code with
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    If the code can't be compiled and executed for testing, don't bother posting it.
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