Thread: Checkers game code

Hello, any help would be great. I am trying to right the code for a checkers game. I have the board built, but I don't even know how to start to put checkers on it. Can anyone give me a good shove in the right direction? I am new to Java and, well, I am new to Java.

Here is my board code:

<code>

import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.util.*;
import java.io.*;
import javax.swing.*;


public class CheckerBoard

{


public static void main (String args[])
{
int row = 8;
int col = 8;


JFrame checkerBoard = new JFrame();
checkerBoard.setSize(400,400);
checkerBoard.setTitle("CheckerBoard");
checkerBoard.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ ON_CLOSE);


Container pane = checkerBoard.getContentPane();
pane.setLayout(new GridLayout(row,col));

Color checker;

for (int x = 1; x <=(row*col); x++)
{
int altr = 0;
altr = (x-1) % col;
altr += (x-1) / col;

if (altr % 2 == 0)
{
checker = Color.black;
}

else
{
checker = Color.red;
}

JPanel panel = new JPanel();
panel.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(400/row, 400/col));
panel.setBackground(checker);
pane.add(panel);
}
checkerBoard.setVisible(true);
}
}
</code>

how to start to put checkers on it

Can you explain how the program is to work?
What does it display?

All i need to do is display a checkerboard with a few red and black checkers that will displayed in various locations, but I am unsure as to how to start calling the checkers and their locations. I know I need to impliment a grid to call the checkers location but I don't know how to begin. Can you help point me in the right direction?

display a checkerboard with a few red and black checkers

That sounds like a GUI display.
Have you read the tutorial on how to draw? That will necessary for you to do to understand.
Sorry I don't have a link to the specific pages for drawing. Maybe google could help.
Here's the link to the tutorial: The Java™ Tutorials

Basically create a JPanel and override its paintComponent method and add your drawing code.