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Thread: Hi I am trying to make a two player tic tac toe game in java I am a beginner

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    Default Hi I am trying to make a two player tic tac toe game in java I am a beginner

    I need to make a two player tic tac toe game in java for the following
    has to have two players
    using button array create 3x3 grid layout and using border layout that will display south bond as a text field to display who won
    create menu system with file clear exit and about this game
    comment your code
    add backgrounds and sound
    This is what I have so far but I am stuck and Its not working right can someone help me
    import java.awt.*;
    import java.awt.event.*;
    import javax.swing.*;
    import datatransfer.*;

    public class TicTacToeLove implements ActionListener {

    private JFrame window = new JFrame("Tic-Tac-Toe");
    private JButton button1 = new JButton("");
    private JButton button2 = new JButton("");
    private JButton button3 = new JButton("");
    private JButton button4 = new JButton("");
    private JButton button5 = new JButton("");
    private JButton button6 = new JButton("");
    private JButton button7 = new JButton("");
    private JButton button8 = new JButton("");
    private JButton button9 = new JButton("");
    private String letter = "";
    private int count = 0;
    private boolean win = false;

    public TicTacToeLove(){

    window.setSize(300,300);
    window.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLO SE);
    window.setLayout(new GridLayout(3,3));


    window.add(button1);
    window.add(button2);
    window.add(button3);
    window.add(button4);
    window.add(button5);
    window.add(button6);
    window.add(button7);
    window.add(button8);
    window.add(button9);


    button1.addActionListener(this);
    button2.addActionListener(this);
    button3.addActionListener(this);
    button4.addActionListener(this);
    button5.addActionListener(this);
    button6.addActionListener(this);
    button7.addActionListener(this);
    button8.addActionListener(this);
    button9.addActionListener(this);

    public class TicTacToeLove{
    {
    MenuBar mnuBar = new MenuBar();
    setMenuBar(mnuBar);


    Menu mnuFile = new Menu("File", true);
    mnuBar.add(mnuFile);
    MenuItem mnuFileExit = new MenuItem("Exit");
    mnuFile.add(mnuFileExit);


    Menu mnuEdit = new Menu("Edit", true);
    mnuBar.add(mnuEdit);
    MenuItem mnuEditClear = new MenuItem("Clear");
    mnuEdit.add(mnuEditClear);
    mnuEdit.insertSeparator(1);
    MenuItem mnuEditCopy = new MenuItem("Copy");
    mnuEdit.add(mnuEditCopy);
    MenuItem mnuEditPaste = new MenuItem("Paste");
    mnuEdit.add(mnuEditPaste);


    Menu mnuAbout = new Menu("About", true);
    mnuBar.add(mnuAbout);
    MenuItem mnuAboutTicTacToelove = new MenuItem("About Tic Tac Toe");
    mnuAbout.add(mnuAboutTicTacToeLove);


    mnuFileExit.addActionListener(this);
    mnuEditClear.addActionListener(this);
    mnuEditCopy.addActionListener(this);
    mnuEditPaste.addActionListener(this);
    mnuAboutTicTacToeLove.addActionListener(this);


    mnuFileExit.setActionCommand("Exit");
    mnuEditClear.setActionCommand("Clear");
    mnuEditCopy.setActionCommand("Copy");
    mnuEditPaste.setActionCommand("Paste");
    mnuAboutTicTacToeLove.setActionCommand("About");



    window.setVisible(true);
    }

    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent a) {
    count++;


    if(count == 1 || count == 3 || count == 5 || count == 7 || count == 9){
    letter = "X";
    } else if(count == 2 || count == 4 || count == 6 || count == 8 || count == 10){
    letter = "O";
    }


    if(a.getSource() == button1){
    button1.setText(letter);
    button1.setEnabled(false);
    } else if(a.getSource() == button2){
    button2.setText(letter);
    button2.setEnabled(false);
    } else if(a.getSource() == button3){
    button3.setText(letter);
    button3.setEnabled(false);
    } else if(a.getSource() == button4){
    button4.setText(letter);
    button4.setEnabled(false);
    } else if(a.getSource() == button5){
    button5.setText(letter);
    button5.setEnabled(false);
    } else if(a.getSource() == button6){
    button6.setText(letter);
    button6.setEnabled(false);
    } else if(a.getSource() == button7){
    button7.setText(letter);
    button7.setEnabled(false);
    } else if(a.getSource() == button8){
    button8.setText(letter);
    button8.setEnabled(false);
    } else if(a.getSource() == button9){
    button9.setText(letter);
    button9.setEnabled(false);
    }


    //horizontal wins
    if( button1.getText() == button2.getText() && button2.getText() == button3.getText() && button1.getText() != ""){
    win = true;
    }
    else if(button4.getText() == button5.getText() && button5.getText() == button6.getText() && button4.getText() != ""){
    win = true;
    }
    else if(button7.getText() == button8.getText() && button8.getText() == button9.getText() && button7.getText() != ""){
    win = true;
    }

    //virticle wins
    else if(button1.getText() == button4.getText() && button4.getText() == button7.getText() && button1.getText() != ""){
    win = true;
    }
    else if(button2.getText() == button5.getText() && button5.getText() == button8.getText() && button2.getText() != ""){
    win = true;
    }
    else if(button3.getText() == button6.getText() && button6.getText() == button9.getText() && button3.getText() != ""){
    win = true;
    }

    //diagonal wins
    else if(button1.getText() == button5.getText() && button5.getText() == button9.getText() && button1.getText() != ""){
    win = true;
    }
    else if(button3.getText() == button5.getText() && button5.getText() == button7.getText() && button3.getText() != ""){
    win = true;
    }
    else {
    win = false;
    }


    if(win == true){
    JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, letter + " WINS!");
    } else if(count == 9 && win == false){
    JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "Tie Game!");
    }
    }

    public static void main(String[] args){
    new TicTacToeLove();
    }
    }


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    Default Re: Hi I am trying to make a two player tic tac toe game in java I am a beginner

    Please edit your post and wrap your code with code tags:
    [code=java]
    <YOUR CODE HERE>
    [/code]
    to get highlighting and preserve formatting.

    Look at using an array vs 9 separate variables.

    Use the reference returned by getSource() to call the setText() method in place of using all the if/else if tests against each button reference.
    If you don't understand my answer, don't ignore it, ask a question.

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