Hangman

Question

I need help, my hangman works, but I want the hangman to show a GUI shape for each wrong answer. help me out! thanks
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.applet.*;
import java.io.*;
import javax.swing.*;
public class Hangman extends Applet implements KeyListener, Runnable, MouseListener
     final int maxNumTries = 5;
     final int wordGuessed = 20;
     final int Image1 = 0;
     final int Image2 = 1;
     final int gameboardWidth = 40;//default size of the game board
     final int gameboardHeight = 60;
     int danceSequenceNum = -1;
     int danceDirection = 1;
     char secretWord[];
     int secretWordGuessed;
     char wrongLetters[];
     int wrongLettersCount;
     char word[];
     int wordLen;
     Font wordFont;
     FontMetrics wordFontMetrics;
     MediaTracker mediaTracker;
     Image hangImages[];
     Thread hangmanThread;
     Image hangmanImages[];
     int danceHeight = 68;
     int hangmanImagesLen = 0;
public void init ()
int i;
mediaTracker = new MediaTracker ( this );
hangmanImages = new Image [40];
for ( i = 0; i < 7; i ++)
Image im = getImage( getDocumentBase(), " images/dancing-duke.gif" + i);
mediaTracker . addImage( im , Image1 );
hangmanImages [ hangmanImagesLen ++] = im ;
hangImages = new Image [ maxNumTries ];
for ( i = 0; i < maxNumTries ; i ++)
Image im = getImage( getDocumentBase(), " images/hanging-duke" + ( i + 1) + " .gif");
mediaTracker . addImage( im , Image2 );
hangImages [ i ] = im ;
wrongLettersCount = 0;
wrongLetters = new char [ maxNumTries ];
secretWordGuessed = 0;
secretWord = new char [ wordGuessed ];
word = new char [ wordGuessed ];
wordFont = new java.awt.Font ("Serif", Font . BOLD, 22);
wordFontMetrics = getFontMetrics(wordFont);
addMouseListener( this );
addKeyListener( this );
String wordlist[] = {" abstraction", " ambiguous", " arithmetic", " backslash", " bitmap",
" circumstance", " combination", " consequently", " consortium", " decrementing",
" dependency", " disambiguate", " dynamic", " encapsulation", " equivalent",
" expression", " facilitate", " fragment", " hexadecimal", " implementation",
" indistinguishable", " inheritance", " internet", " java", " localization",
" microprocessor", " navigation", " optimization", " parameter", " patrick"};
public void paint (Graphics g)//creates the hangman gameboard
int imageW = gameboardWidth ;
int imageH = gameboardHeight ;
int baseWidth = 30;
int baseHeight = 15;
Font font;
FontMetrics fontMetrics;
int i, x, y;
g . drawLine(baseWidth / 2, 5, baseWidth / 2, 2 * imageH - baseHeight / 2);
g . drawLine(baseWidth / 2, 5, baseWidth + imageW / 2, 0);
g . drawLine(baseWidth + imageW / 2, 0, baseWidth + imageW / 2, imageH / 6);
g . fillRect(2, 2 * imageH - baseHeight , baseWidth , baseHeight );
font = new java.awt.Font (" SansSerif", Font . BOLD, 14);
fontMetrics = getFontMetrics(font);
x = imageW + baseWidth ;
y = fontMetrics . getHeight();
g . setFont( font );
g . setColor( Color . black);
for ( i = 0; i < wrongLettersCount ; i ++)
g . drawChars( wrongLetters , i , 1, x , y );
x += fontMetrics . charWidth( wrongLetters [ i ]) + fontMetrics . charWidth(' ');
if ( secretWordGuessed > 0)
int Mwidth = wordFontMetrics . charWidth('O');
int Mheight = wordFontMetrics . getHeight();
g . setFont( wordFont );
g . setColor( Color . red);
x = 0;
y = getSize(). height - 1;
for ( i = 0; i < secretWordGuessed ; i ++)
g . drawLine( x , y , x + Mwidth , y );
x += Mwidth + 3;
x = 0;
y = getSize(). height - 3;
g . setColor( Color . blue);
for ( i = 0; i < secretWordGuessed ; i ++)
if ( word [ i ] != 0)
      g . drawChars( word , i , 1, x , y );
x += Mwidth + 3;
if ( wordLen < secretWordGuessed && wrongLettersCount > 0)
//g . drawImage( hangImages [ wrongLettersCount - 1], baseWidth , imageH / 3, this );
public void update ( Graphics g)
if ( wordLen == 0)
//g . clearRect(0, 0, getSize(). width, getSize(). height);
paint( g );
else if ( wordLen == secretWordGuessed )
if(danceSequenceNum < 0)
g . clearRect(0, 0, getSize(). width, getSize(). height);
paint( g );
danceSequenceNum = 0;
//updateGame( g );
else
paint( g );
public void newGame ()
int i;
hangmanThread = null ;
String s = wordlist [ ( int ) Math . floor( Math . random() * wordlist . length)];
secretWordGuessed = Math . min( s . length(), wordGuessed );
for ( i = 0; i < secretWordGuessed ; i ++)
secretWord [ i ] = s . charAt( i );
for ( i = 0; i < wordGuessed ; i ++)
word [ i ] = 0;
wordLen = 0;
for ( i = 0; i < maxNumTries ; i ++)
wrongLetters [ i ] = 0;
wrongLettersCount = 0;
repaint();
public void start ()
requestFocus();
try
mediaTracker . waitForID( Image2 );
catch ( InterruptedException e){} mediaTracker . checkAll( true );
if ( secretWordGuessed == wordLen || wrongLettersCount == maxNumTries )
newGame();
public void stop ()
//hangmanThread = null ;
public void run ()
public void keyPressed ( KeyEvent e)
public void keyReleased ( KeyEvent e)
int i;
boolean found = false ;
char key = e . getKeyChar();
if ( secretWordGuessed == wordLen || wrongLettersCount == maxNumTries )
newGame();
e . consume();
return ;
/*if ( key < 'a' || key > 'z')
e . consume();
return ;
for ( i = 0; i < secretWordGuessed ; i ++)
if ( key == word [ i ])
found = true ;
e . consume();
return ;
if (! found )
for ( i = 0; i < maxNumTries ; i ++)
if ( key == wrongLetters [ i ])
found = true ;
e . consume();
return ;
if (! found )
for ( i = 0; i < secretWordGuessed ; i ++)
if ( key == secretWord [ i ])
word [ i ] = ( char ) key ;
wordLen ++;
found = true ;
if ( found ) if ( wordLen == secretWordGuessed )
if (! found ) if ( wrongLettersCount < wrongLetters . length)
wrongLetters [ wrongLettersCount ++] = ( char ) key ;
if ( wrongLettersCount < maxNumTries )
else
for ( i = 0; i < secretWordGuessed ; i ++)
      word [ i ] = secretWord [ i ];
if ( wordLen == secretWordGuessed )
//danceSequenceNum = -1;
repaint();
e . consume();
public void keyTyped ( KeyEvent e)
public void mouseClicked ( MouseEvent e)
public void mouseReleased ( MouseEvent e)
public void mousePressed ( MouseEvent e)
int i;
requestFocus();
if ( secretWordGuessed > 0 && ( secretWordGuessed == wordLen || wrongLettersCount == maxNumTries ))
newGame();
else
e . consume();
public void mouseEntered ( MouseEvent e)
public void mouseExited ( MouseEvent e)
}

Answer 1

Look at what you posted and ask yourself whether anyone might be able to read that, a huge pile of statements, unformatted, no comments... and your problem description is not very clear either.