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2013/12/12

How to set the score equal to zero after reset?

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jlin55 jlin55

2013/12/12

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I created a game where a seal eats all the grapes in the ocean. The seal must avoid the birds to be eaten. My concern is how can I reset the score to zero each time without clicking the compile button? I need this project finished by Tuesday. 
For the ocean as background:
public class ocean extends World
{

    /**
     * Constructor for objects of class ocean.
     * 
     */
    public ocean()
    {    
        // Create a new world with 600x400 cells with a cell size of 1x1 pixels.
        super(600, 400, 1); 
        addObject(new seal(), 25, getHeight()/2);
        addObject(new grapes(), getWidth() - 40, getHeight()/2);
        addObject( new grapes(), (Greenfoot.getRandomNumber(450)), (Greenfoot.getRandomNumber(450)));
        addObject( new grapes(), (Greenfoot.getRandomNumber(450)), (Greenfoot.getRandomNumber(450)));
        addObject(new score(), 40, getHeight()/2);
        populateWorld();
        
    }
public void populateWorld()
    {
       
        for (int i=1; i<4; i++)
        {
            addObject( new bird(), (Greenfoot.getRandomNumber(450)), (Greenfoot.getRandomNumber(450))) ;
        }
           for (int i= 1; i< 10; i++)
            {
                addObject( new grapes(), (Greenfoot.getRandomNumber(500)), (Greenfoot.getRandomNumber(500)));
            } 
            
        }
}

The Seal for the user:

   public static int score = 0;
   public void act() 
    {
        checkForArrowKeys(5);
        
    }    
     public void checkForArrowKeys (int adjust)
    {
              if ( Greenfoot.isKeyDown("left") )
                  {
                      setLocation(getX() - adjust, getY());
                  }
              if ( Greenfoot.isKeyDown("right") )
                  {
                      setLocation(getX() + adjust, getY());
                  }    
               if ( Greenfoot.isKeyDown("down") )
                  {
                      setLocation(getX() , getY()+ adjust);
                  }
               if ( Greenfoot.isKeyDown("up") )


   The Bird to eat Seal:

             public class bird extends Actor
{
    /**
     * Act - do whatever the bird wants to do. This method is called whenever
     * the 'Act' or 'Run' button gets pressed in the environment.
     */
    public void act() 
    {
        randomMove(  5  );
        tryToCatch( seal.class      );
         
    }  
    public void randomMove (int maxAmount)
    {
        setLocation(getX() + (-maxAmount + Greenfoot.getRandomNumber(2 * maxAmount + 1)) , getY() + (-maxAmount + Greenfoot.getRandomNumber(2 * maxAmount + 1))  );
    }   
 public void tryToCatch(Class clss)
    {
        Actor actor = getOneObjectAtOffset(0,0,clss);
        if ( actor !=null )
        {
            getWorld().removeObject (actor);
        }  
        
    }

The Grapes:

public class grapes extends Actor
{
    /**
     * Act - do whatever the grapes wants to do. This method is called whenever
     * the 'Act' or 'Run' button gets pressed in the environment.
     */
    private boolean flag = false;
    public void act() 
    {
        checkForseal();
    }    
    public void checkForseal()
    {
        seal theseal = null;
        theseal = (seal)getOneIntersectingObject(seal.class);
        if(theseal !=null)
        {
            if (flag == false)
            {
                seal.score++;
                flag = true;
                getWorld().removeObject(this);
    }
}
}
}

And Finally my Score (the purple ball):

import greenfoot.*;
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Font;
public class score extends Actor
{
    /**
     * Act - do whatever the score wants to do. This method is called whenever
     * the 'Act' or 'Run' button gets pressed in the environment.
     */
    public void act() 
    {
         updatescore();
         
    }    
       public void updatescore()
    {
        GreenfootImage image = new GreenfootImage(145, 35);
        image.setColor(new Color(0, 0, 0, 160));
        image.fillRect(0, 0, 145, 35);
        Font font = new Font ("Arial", Font.PLAIN, 30);
        image.setFont(font);
        image.setColor(Color.WHITE);
        image.drawString("score: " + seal.score, 5, 27);
        setImage(image);
}

}
Gevater_Tod4711 Gevater_Tod4711

2013/12/12

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The value is saved when you reset the game because the variable score (line 38) is declared static. I think you never used this variable in a static context so you could try just deleting the static and change it to public int score. If this doesn't work please tell me so I can give you the right code.
jlin55 jlin55

2013/12/12

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I deleted the static, but the grapes class code source comes up and on line 110, (seal.score++;), it says non-static variable score cannot be referenced from a static context.. What does it mean?
Gevater_Tod4711 Gevater_Tod4711

2013/12/12

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Oh I didn't see that. That is a static access of the variable. But if you just change seal.score++; to theseal.score++; it should work.
jlin55 jlin55

2013/12/13

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i did that change, but the score class code comes up and says, the seal.score (line 142) is non-static variable score cannot be referenced from a static context.
danpost danpost

2013/12/13

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Make the 'score' field 'static' in your 'seal' class (again). Then, just set its value to zero in the constructor of your 'ocean' world class.
jlin55 jlin55

2013/12/13

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what is the code and where do i put it in the ocean world? the error is still there.
danpost danpost

2013/12/13

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It would be 'seal.score = 0;' and it would go in your 'public ocean()' constructor.
jlin55 jlin55

2013/12/13

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just did that change, but the score class pops up and says non-static variable score cannot be referenced from a static context on line 142 again, and all of the code is highlighted.
danpost danpost

2013/12/13

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danpost wrote...
Make the 'score' field 'static' in your 'seal' class (again). Then, just set its value to zero in the constructor of your 'ocean' world class.
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jlin55 jlin55

2013/12/13

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Sorry, I just decided to redo starting from yesterday danpost and gevater_Tod4711. Going back to the first solution that gevater_Tod4711 gave me, I deleted the static to public int = 0; for the seal class, but the score class pops up, instead of the grapes class last time, with an error on line (142) that says non-static variable score cannot be referenced from a static context, then I did the theseal.score++; in the score and still doesn't work. Then I added the seal.score=0; in the ocean constructor and the error in the score class says cannot find symbol-variable theseal.
danpost danpost

2013/12/13

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If you are not going to make the field 'static', then you are going to need to get a reference to the seal object that is in your world. 
if (!getWorld().getObjects(seal.class).isEmpty())
{
    seal theseal = (seal)getWorld().getObjects(seal.class).get(0);
    theseal.score++;
}
Line 1 makes sure a seal is in your world. Line 3 gets a reference to that seal in your world. Line 4 increments the 'score' field for that seal. If that seal is removed from the world and replaced with a 'new' seal, then your score may be lost (the 'new' seal will be created with its own 'score' field with a starting value of zero).
jlin55 jlin55

2013/12/17

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Thanks, finally got it. One thing that I would like to have in my game is a game over sign for either birds eat the seal, or seal eats all the grapes.
danpost danpost

2013/12/17

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// in world class 'act' method or a method it calls
if (getObjects(seal.class).isEmpty())
{
    // birds eat the seal game over sign
}
if (getObects(grape.class).isEmpty())
{
    // seal eats all the grapes game over sign
}
The signs can be by removing all actors from the world and adding a game over actor or by setting a new game over world.
jlin55 jlin55

2013/12/19

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which class do i put the code into?
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