String Array; need help with methods

[jbowl]

Hello,

This program compiles correctly, but
i cant seem to get anything to appear on my applet screen except for the textField with the current program down below. Can anyone see a problem, i cant?
i think im seeing doubles, since ive been looking at
this program for 30 hours.


private TextField input;
private String [] stringArray = new String [10];

public void init(){
input = new TextField (20);
add (input);
input.addActionListener (this);}

public void paint(Graphics g){

getData(stringArray);

display(stringArray, g);}

public void actionPerformed (ActionEvent e){

input.setText(null);
repaint ();}


// This section below contains the methods

public void getData (String [] array)
{
for (int z=0; z < array.length; z++){
array [z] = input.getText();}}

public void display(String [] array, Graphics g){

int yValue=100;
for (int w=0; w < array.length; w++)
g.drawString("Index "+w+"is "+array[w], 100, yValue*15);}

}//end of program

[Fantik]

i cant seem to get anything to appear on my applet screen except for the textField

that's all that you add to the GUI.

i'm not sure what this program is supposed to do, could you explain a little better?

[jbowl]

no problemo.

first of all this program uses a Textfield for input on
10 strings you enter. Than displays them on the screen.
Sounds easy, but for me its kind of difficult.

thanks Fantik

[Fantik]

ok looking at your code I'm seeing that when paint is called, it calls getdata.. which is where you populate your array... but every time you hit enter in your text field, actionPerformed is called...

at the end of action performed, paint is called again.. and that calls getData again.. in a loop.

your array never gets populated.


you need to call getData from your actionEvent method.. and loop that 10 times in order for your array to be populated.

do you follow that? or do I need to explain further, let me know where I confused you if so.


I might be wrong here as well.... my expertise is not in using applets. I'm a low level guy.