URGENT FIX MY Connect Four game for Wednsday PLEASE HELP

Question

I am using an APPLET and i want to use JOptionpane it didnt work when i used it in the paint method. So i want to make a runner to make the program work. I don't know why the Graphics g = new Graphics isnt working PLEASE HELP. Email the revised code to my email at [email protected]. URGENT FOR TOMORROW PLEASE HELP. should i have a spearate class for the runner, just email me please if you can help.
import javax.swing.JApplet;
import java.applet.*;
import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.awt.Color;
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
public class Board extends JApplet
// the grid used for storing the game layout.
private int[][] grid;
// the player whose turn it is.
private int currentPlayer;
public final int player1=1;
public final int player2=2;
private int place1=5;
private int place2=5;
private int place3=5;
private int place4=5;
private int place5=5;
private int place6=5;
private int place7=5;
public static void main()
int column1;
int column2;
String name1;
String name2;
Graphics g=new Graphics();
Board test= new Board();
boolean wait=true;
while(wait)
String starts=JOptionPane.showInputDialog("Are you ready? \n (yes or no)");
starts.toLowerCase();
if(starts.equals("yes"))
wait=false;
name1=JOptionPane.showInputDialog("Enter Player 1's Name");
name2 = JOptionPane.showInputDialog("Enter Player 2's Name");
test.paintBoard(true,g);
while(!test.done() || !test.hasWon(g,player1) || !test.hasWon(g,player2))
column1=0;
while(column1>0 && column1<8)
column1=Integer.parseInt(JOptionPane.showInputDialog(name1+" what column do you choose?"));
test.place(player1, column1,g);
if(!test.done() || !test.hasWon(g,player1))
column2=0;
while(column2>0 && column2<8)
column2=Integer.parseInt(JOptionPane.showInputDialog(name1+" what column do you choose?"));
test.place(player2, column2,g);
public Board()
// create the grid
grid = new int[7][6];
// initialize the gridc
for (int row=0; row<6; row++)
for (int column=0; column<7; column++)
// set the position to a default value
grid[column][row] = 0;
public boolean done()
boolean flags =true;
for (int row=0; row<6; row++)
for (int column=0; column<7; column++)
if(grid[column][row] == 0)
flags=false;
return flags;
public void paint(Graphics g)
public void paintBoard(boolean flag, Graphics g)
int index= 0;
g.setColor(Color.YELLOW);
g.fillRect(0, 80, 700,700);
g.setColor(Color.WHITE);
//draws spaces
for(int y =100; y<700; y=y+100)
for(int x =10; x<700; x=x+100)
if(flag==false)
index++;
if(index%2==0)
g.setColor(Color.RED);
else
g.setColor(Color.BLACK);
else
g.setColor(Color.WHITE);
g.fillOval(x,y,80,80);
TextField column =new TextField(10);
if(flag==false)
g.setFont(new Font("Times New Roman", Font.BOLD,24));
g.setColor(Color.YELLOW);
g.drawString("C",45,245);
g.drawString("O",145,245);
g.drawString("N",245,245);
g.drawString("N",345,245);
g.drawString("E",445,245);
g.drawString("C",545,245);
g.drawString("T",645,245);
g.drawString("F",145,145);
g.drawString("U",145,345);
g.drawString("R",145,445);
g.setColor(Color.BLUE);
g.drawString("START",512,548);
public void paintFinish(Graphics g, int player)
int index= 0;
g.setColor(Color.YELLOW);
g.fillRect(0, 80, 700,700);
g.setColor(Color.WHITE);
//draws spaces
for(int y =100; y<700; y=y+100)
for(int x =10; x<700; x=x+100)
index++;
if(player==1)
g.setColor(Color.RED);
else
g.setColor(Color.BLACK);
g.fillOval(x,y,80,80);
public boolean hasWon(Graphics g, int player)
boolean status = false;
// check for a horizontal win
for (int row=0; row<6; row++)
for (int column=0; column<4; column++)
if (grid[column][row] != 0 &&
grid[column][row] == grid[column+1][row] &&
grid[column][row] == grid[column+2][row] &&
grid[column][row] == grid[column+3][row] &&
grid[column][row] == player)
status = true;
// check for a vertical win
for (int row=0; row<3; row++)
for (int column=0; column<7; column++)
if (grid[column][row] != 0 &&
grid[column][row] == grid[column][row+1] &&
grid[column][row] == grid[column][row+2] &&
grid[column][row] == grid[column][row+3]&&
grid[column][row] == player)
status = true;
// check for a diagonal win (positive slope)
for (int row=0; row<3; row++)
for (int column=0; column<4; column++)
if (grid[column][row] != 0 &&
grid[column][row] == grid[column+1][row+1] &&
grid[column][row] == grid[column+2][row+2] &&
grid[column][row] == grid[column+3][row+3]&&
grid[column][row] == player)
status = true;
// check for a diagonal win (negative slope)
for (int row=3; row<6; row++)
for (int column=0; column<4; column++)
if (grid[column][row] != 0 &&
grid[column][row] == grid[column+1][row-1] &&
grid[column][row] == grid[column+2][row-2] &&
grid[column][row] == grid[column+3][row-3]&&
grid[column][row] == player)
status = true;
if(status)
paintFinish(g, player);
return status;
public void place(int player, int column, Graphics g)
int index=0;
if(column==1)
index=place1;
if(column==2)
index=place2;
if(column==3)
index=place3;
if(column==4)
index=place4;
if(column==5)
index=place5;
if(column==6)
index=place6;
if(column==7)
index=place7;
grid[column-1][index]=player;
if(player==player1)
g.setColor(Color.RED);
if(player==player2)
g.setColor(Color.BLACK);
g.fillOval((column*100)+10,(index+1)*100,80,80);
if(column==1)
place1--;
if(column==2)
place2--;
if(column==3)
place3--;
if(column==4)
place4--;
if(column==5)
place5--;
if(column==6)
place6--;
if(column==7)
place7--;
}

Answer 1

gamefreak1192 wrote:
I am using an APPLET and i want to use JOptionpane it didnt work when i used it in the paint method. So i want to make a runner to make the program work. I don't know why the Graphics g = new Graphics isnt working PLEASE HELP. Email the revised code to my email at [email protected] URGENT FOR TOMORROW PLEASE HELP. should i have a spearate class for the runner, just email me please if you can help.
This is bloody ridiculous. You want somebody to do your work for you, you can't be bothered to carry on a discussion here and ask for private email, and you expect somebody else to make your urgency (i.e. lousy time management) their problem. You got big brass ones, kid.