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Thread: JButton event handler

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    Exclamation JButton event handler

    //the code works here
    [COLOR="#FF0000"]currentPlayersOnTile[players[1].getPosition()].add(players[1].getPlayerIcon());[/COLOR]
     
    rollDice.addActionListener(new ActionListener()
    {
        public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
        {
            //but doesn't work here
     
            int roll;
            //get roll
            roll = dice.getRoll());
     
            //adjust player's position
            players[1].movePlayer(roll);
     
            //get player 1's icon and add it to currentPlayersOnTile of index player's position
            [COLOR="#FF0000"]currentPlayersOnTile[players[1].getPosition()].add(players[1].getPlayerIcon());[/COLOR]
        }
    });

    Could anyone possibly shed some light on this? It's puzzled me for a number of hours now and i need an answer fairly urgently if at all possible. I have also checked it's getting into the handler etc but the line (currentPlayersOnTile[players[1].getPosition()].add(players[1].getPlayerIcon()); ) doesn't seem to execute inside the handler for some reason. Seemingly because its in the addActionListener method. Any help would be appreciated.

    Thanks Graham
    Last edited by gkelly642; April 3rd, 2013 at 08:18 PM. Reason: Posted a smiley face instead of the brackets


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    Default Re: JButton event handler

    doesn't work here
    Can you explain what "doesn't work" means?


    Try debugging the code by breaking the long chain of methods into single statements and checking that each one is working.

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    Default Re: JButton event handler

    Sorry, realised just after I posted the thread that you had to enclose code in the tags (which I have now done).
    currentPlayersOnTile[players[1].getPosition()].add(players[1].getPlayerIcon());

    The above line of code basically gets the current players position on the board and moves an icon(which is a coloured JPanel) to the relevant JPanel which represents a tile on the board. It works outside of the addActionListener method but it doesn't do anything at all inside it. I have debugged it the line is executed but nothing happens. Strangest thing i've seen coding, no error or anything just doesn't do anything.

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    but nothing happens
    Try debugging the code by breaking the long chain of methods into single statements and checking that each one is working.
    Which method in that chain is not doing what is expected?

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