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drawImage is not applicable for the arguments

Look I'm going to be up front about this. My assignment is due soon and i've spent way too many hours trying to fix this problem with no success at all. I'm essentially clueless at what the issue is and I really dont know where to look. I have 5 classes, I will try and post them all to ensure I get the answer, I am unable to change GameManager or Goal but I am allowed to change any other class.
The problem lines are this.canvasGraphics.drawImage(player.getCurrentImage() where drawImage says it isnt applicable for the arguments
and
this.enemies[i].getX() - (this.enemies[i].getCurrentImage().getWidth() / 2),
this.enemies[i].getY() - (this.enemies[i].getCurrentImage().getHeight() / 2), null);
where getWidth and getHeight show an almost identical error
thanks in advance
import java.awt.Dimension;
import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.awt.Toolkit;
import java.awt.event.KeyEvent;
import java.awt.event.KeyListener;
import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
import java.awt.Font;
import java.util.Random;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
public class GameManager extends JFrame implements KeyListener {
private int canvasWidth;
private int canvasHeight;
private int borderLeft;
private int borderTop;
private BufferedImage canvas;
private Stage stage;
private Enemy[] enemies;
private Player player;
private Goal goal;
private Graphics gameGraphics;
private Graphics canvasGraphics;
private int numEnemies;
private boolean continueGame;
public static void main(String[] args) {
// During development, you can adjust the values provided in the brackets below
// as needed. However, your code must work with different/valid combinations
// of values.
int choice;
do{
GameManager managerObj = new GameManager(1920, 1080);
choice=JOptionPane.showConfirmDialog(null,"Play again?", "", JOptionPane.OK_CANCEL_OPTION);
}while(choice==JOptionPane.OK_OPTION);
System.exit(0);
}
public GameManager(int preferredWidth, int preferredHeight) {
int maxEnemies;
try{
maxEnemies=Integer.parseInt(JOptionPane.showInputDialog("How many enemies? (Default is 5)"));
if (maxEnemies<0)
maxEnemies=5;
}
catch (Exception e){
maxEnemies=5;
}
this.borderLeft = getInsets().left;
this.borderTop = getInsets().top;
Dimension screenSize = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getScreenSize();
if (screenSize.width < preferredWidth)
this.canvasWidth = screenSize.width - getInsets().left - getInsets().right;
else
this.canvasWidth = preferredWidth - getInsets().left - getInsets().right;
if (screenSize.height < preferredHeight)
this.canvasHeight = screenSize.height - getInsets().top - getInsets().bottom;
else
this.canvasHeight = preferredHeight - getInsets().top - getInsets().bottom;
setSize(this.canvasWidth, this.canvasHeight);
setResizable(false);
setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
setVisible(true);
addKeyListener(this);
Random rng = new Random();
this.canvas = new BufferedImage(this.canvasWidth, this.canvasHeight, BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_RGB);
// Create a Stage object to hold the background images
this.stage = new Stage();
// Create a Goal object with its initial x and y coordinates
this.goal = new Goal((Math.abs(rng.nextInt()) % (this.canvasWidth)),
(Math.abs(rng.nextInt()) % this.canvasHeight));
// Create a Player object with its initial x and y coordinates
this.player = new Player((Math.abs(rng.nextInt()) % (this.canvasWidth)),
(Math.abs(rng.nextInt()) % this.canvasHeight));
// Create the Enemy objects, each with a reference to this (GameManager) object
// and their initial x and y coordinates.
this.numEnemies = maxEnemies;
this.enemies = new Enemy[this.numEnemies];
for (int i = 0; i < this.numEnemies; i++) {
this.enemies[i] = new Enemy(this, Math.abs(rng.nextInt()) % (this.canvasWidth),
Math.abs(rng.nextInt()) % this.canvasHeight);
}
this.gameGraphics = getGraphics();
this.canvasGraphics = this.canvas.getGraphics();
this.continueGame = true;
long gameStartTime=System.nanoTime();
while (this.continueGame) {
updateCanvas();
}
this.stage.setGameOverBackground();
double gameTime=(System.nanoTime()-gameStartTime)/1000000000.0;
updateCanvas();
this.gameGraphics.setFont(new Font(this.gameGraphics.getFont().getFontName(), Font.PLAIN, 50));
if (gameTime<1)
this.gameGraphics.drawString("Oops! Better luck next time...", this.canvasWidth/3, this.canvasHeight/2 - 50);
else
this.gameGraphics.drawString("You survived " + String.format("%.1f", gameTime)+ " seconds with "+this.numEnemies+" enemies!",
this.canvasWidth/4, this.canvasHeight/2 - 50);
return;
}
public void updateCanvas() {
long start = System.nanoTime();
this.goal.performAction();
// If the player is alive, this should move the player in the direction of the
// key that has been pressed
// Note: See keyPressed and keyReleased methods in the GameManager class.
this.player.performAction();
// If the enemy is alive, the enemy must move towards the Player. The Player object
// is obtained via the GameManager object that is given at the time of creating an Enemy
// object.
// Note: The amount that the enemy moves by must be much smaller than that of
// the player above or else the game becomes too hard to play.
for (int i = 0; i < this.numEnemies; i++) {
this.enemies[i].performAction();
}
if ((Math.abs(this.goal.getX() - this.player.getX()) < (this.goal.getCurrentImage().getWidth() / 2))
&& (Math.abs(this.goal.getY() - this.player.getY()) < (this.goal.getCurrentImage().getWidth() / 2))) {
for (int i = 0; i < this.numEnemies; i++) {
// Sets the image of the enemy to the "dead" image and sets its status to
// indicate dead
this.enemies[i].die();
}
// Sets the background of the stage to the finished game background.
this.stage.setGameOverBackground();
this.continueGame = false;
}
// If an enemy is close to the player or the goal, the player and goal die
int j = 0;
while (j < this.numEnemies) {
if ((Math.abs(this.player.getX() - this.enemies[j].getX()) < (this.player.getCurrentImage().getWidth() / 2))
&& (Math.abs(this.player.getY() - this.enemies[j].getY()) < (this.player.getCurrentImage().getWidth()
/ 2))) {
this.player.die();
this.goal.die();
this.stage.setGameOverBackground();
j = this.numEnemies;
this.continueGame = false;
}
else if ((Math.abs(this.goal.getX() - this.enemies[j].getX()) < (this.goal.getCurrentImage().getWidth() / 2))
&& (Math.abs(this.goal.getY() - this.enemies[j].getY()) < (this.goal.getCurrentImage().getWidth()
/ 2))) {
this.player.die();
this.goal.die();
this.stage.setGameOverBackground();
j = this.numEnemies;
this.continueGame = false;
}
j++;
}
try {
// Draw stage
this.canvasGraphics.drawImage(stage.getCurrentImage(), 0, 0, null);
// Draw goal
this.canvasGraphics.drawImage(this.goal.getCurrentImage(),
this.goal.getX() - (this.goal.getCurrentImage().getWidth() / 2),
this.goal.getY() - (this.goal.getCurrentImage().getHeight() / 2), null);
// Draw player
this.canvasGraphics.drawImage(player.getCurrentImage(),
this.player.getX() - (this.player.getCurrentImage().getWidth() / 2),
this.player.getY() - (this.player.getCurrentImage().getHeight() / 2), null);
// Draw enemies
for (int i = 0; i < this.numEnemies; i++) {
this.canvasGraphics.drawImage(this.enemies[i].getCurrentImage(),
this.enemies[i].getX() - (this.enemies[i].getCurrentImage().getWidth() / 2),
this.enemies[i].getY() - (this.enemies[i].getCurrentImage().getHeight() / 2), null);
}
} catch (Exception e) {
System.err.println(e.getMessage());
}
// Draw everything.
this.gameGraphics.drawImage(this.canvas, this.borderLeft, this.borderTop, this);
long end = System.nanoTime();
this.gameGraphics.setFont(new Font(this.gameGraphics.getFont().getFontName(), Font.PLAIN, 15));
this.gameGraphics.drawString("FPS: " + String.format("%2d", (int) (1000000000.0 / (end - start))),
this.borderLeft + 50, this.borderTop + 75);
return;
}
public Player getPlayer() {
return this.player;
}
public void keyPressed(KeyEvent ke) {
// Below, the setKey method is used to tell the Player object which key is
// currently pressed.
// The Player object must keep track of the pressed key and use it for
// determining the direction
// to move.
// Important: The setKey method in Player must not move the Player.
if (ke.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.VK_LEFT)
this.player.setKey('L', true);
if (ke.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.VK_RIGHT)
this.player.setKey('R', true);
if (ke.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.VK_UP)
this.player.setKey('U', true);
if (ke.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.VK_DOWN)
this.player.setKey('D', true);
if (ke.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.VK_ESCAPE)
this.continueGame = false;
return;
}
#Override
public void keyReleased(KeyEvent ke) {
// Below, the setKey method is used to tell the Player object which key is
// currently released.
// The Player object must keep track of the pressed key and use it for
// determining the direction
// to move.
// Important: The setKey method in Player must not move the Player.
if (ke.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.VK_LEFT)
this.player.setKey('L', false);
if (ke.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.VK_RIGHT)
this.player.setKey('R', false);
if (ke.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.VK_UP)
this.player.setKey('U', false);
if (ke.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.VK_DOWN)
this.player.setKey('D', false);
return;
}
#Override
public void keyTyped(KeyEvent ke) {
return;
}
}
import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import javax.imageio.ImageIO;
import java.util.*;
public class Goal {
private int x;
private int y;
private BufferedImage imageCurrent;
private BufferedImage imageRunning;
private BufferedImage imageOver;
private int stepSize;
private Random rng; // Tip: Code that students write must not use randomness
public Goal(int x, int y) {
try {
this.imageRunning = ImageIO.read(new File("goal-alive.png"));
this.imageOver = ImageIO.read(new File("goal-dead.png"));
} catch (IOException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
this.x = x;
this.y = y;
this.stepSize = 10;
this.rng = new Random(x + y); // Tip: Code that students write (elsewhere) must not use any randomness.
this.imageCurrent = this.imageRunning;
return;
}
public void performAction() {
// The code below shows how the Goal can be moved by manipulating its x and y
// coordinates.
// Tip: Code that students write (elsewhere) must not use any randomness.
this.x += this.rng.nextInt() % stepSize;
this.y += this.rng.nextInt() % stepSize;
return;
}
public int getY() {
return this.y;
}
public int getX() {
return this.x;
}
public BufferedImage getCurrentImage() {
return this.imageCurrent;
}
public void die() {
this.imageCurrent = this.imageOver;
return;
}
}
import java.awt.Image;
public class Enemy {
private Image CurrentImage;
private int x;
private int y;
public Enemy(GameManager gameManager, int x, int y) {
}
public void performAction() {
}
public void die() {
}
public int getX() {
return this.x;
}
public int getY() {
return this.y;
}
public Image getCurrentImage() {
return CurrentImage;
}
}
import java.awt.Dimension;
public class Player {
private Dimension CurrentImage;
private int x;
private int y;
public Player(int x1, int y1) {
}
public void performAction() {
}
public int getX() {
return this.x;
}
public int getY() {
return this.y;
}
public Dimension getCurrentImage() {
return CurrentImage;
}
public void die() {
}
public void setKey(char c, boolean b) {
}
}
import java.awt.Image;
public class Stage {
public void setGameOverBackground() {
}
public Image getCurrentImage() {
return null;
}
}

Player.getCurrentImage() returns a Dimension, not an Image.

My bullet is not being fired when i press the space bar

i'm teaching myself to program in java, and i have decided to make an space invader game. i got my ship moving in any direction, but i have a problem with my bullet being fired. now i know that my y-coordinate of the bullet are being updated every time my ship moves, but it is not firing. I need someone to help me get it to fire if possible. any help is welcome.
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.awt.Image;
import java.awt.Rectangle;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import java.awt.event.KeyEvent;
import java.awt.event.KeyListener;
import javax.swing.ImageIcon;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.Timer;
public class Panel extends JPanel implements KeyListener, ActionListener{
private int x;
private int y;
private int dx;
private int dy;
int bx;
int by;
Rectangle bullet;
Timer timer;
private Image image;
public Panel() {
timer = new Timer(30, this);
setBackground(Color.black);
addKeyListener(this);
setFocusable(true);
timer.start();
x=130;
y=430;
bx=xPost()+55;
by=yPost();
}
#Override
public void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
super.paintComponent(g);
ImageIcon ii= new ImageIcon("C:\\Users\\TriZam\\workspace\\LearningSprite\\ship.png");
image=ii.getImage();
g.drawImage(image, x, y, this);
doDrawing(g);
}
public void move(){
// thhis method will be placed inside the interferance ActionPerformed in order to move the ship and bullet
x += dx;
y += dy;
bx += dx;
by += dy;
}
public void keyPressed(KeyEvent e){
int key = e.getKeyCode();
if (key == KeyEvent.VK_LEFT) {
dx = -3;
if (x<=-25){
dx=0;
}
}
if (key == KeyEvent.VK_RIGHT) {
dx = 3;
if (x>=380 ){
dx=0;
}
}
if (key == KeyEvent.VK_UP) {
dy = -3;
if (y<=0 ){
dy=0;
}
}
if (key == KeyEvent.VK_DOWN) {
dy = 3;
if (y>=430 ){
dy=0;
}
}
if(key ==KeyEvent.VK_SPACE){
// bullet shooting and as you can see the y coordinate updates but bullet not moving.
bullet.y--;
System.out.println(bullet.y--);
}
}
public void keyReleased(KeyEvent e) {
int key = e.getKeyCode();
if (key == KeyEvent.VK_LEFT) {
dx = 0;
}
if (key == KeyEvent.VK_RIGHT) {
dx = 0;
}
if (key == KeyEvent.VK_UP) {
dy = 0;
}
if (key == KeyEvent.VK_DOWN) {
dy = 0;
}
}
#Override
public void keyTyped(KeyEvent e) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
}
#Override
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent arg0) {
move();
repaint();
}
int yPost(){
return y;
}
int xPost(){
return x;
}
void doDrawing(Graphics g) {
bullet = new Rectangle(bx, by, 10, 10);
g.setColor(Color.white);
g.fillRect(bullet.x, bullet.y, bullet.width, bullet.height);
}
}
This is the main class
import javax.swing.JFrame;
public class MainClass extends JFrame {
private int FrameWidth;
private int FrameHeigh;
private Panel panel;
public MainClass(int width, int height ) {
panel= new Panel();
this.FrameWidth=width;
this.FrameHeigh=height;
setSize(FrameWidth,FrameHeigh);
setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
add(panel);
setVisible(true);
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
MainClass m= new MainClass(500, 600);
}
}

create the bullet once ; not inside paint and drawing - inside the constructor;
move this out of
void doDrawing(Graphics g) {
--> remove this from here and into the constructor --> bullet = new Rectangle(bx, by, 10, 10);
also when you update the location of the bullet dont use bx, by and separate variables; just do
bullet.x=....new location
bullet.y=....new location

Inside your key pressed space event, you should create an instance of a bullet. As of right now, you have a member variable Bullet; however it is null since it's never been initialized. That being said, you'll also want to move your bullet--this should be done in your move function.
I see that you have a bx, by, which I'm assuming is suppose to be the bullet's x and y position. However, the rectangle's coordinates never update. Instead of incrementing bx and by, update the rectangle (You'll also want to repaint the rectangle).

Java help: make image move across the screen

I've been having trouble with this for quite a while now
I am trying to make a space shooter but to no avail, I'm trying to make the bullet move across the screen like in space invaders etc
when the player presses the space bar a bullet should appear where the player's X position is and move right across the screen.
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.awt.Image;
import java.awt.event.KeyAdapter;
import java.awt.event.KeyEvent;
import java.awt.event.MouseAdapter;
import java.awt.event.MouseEvent;
import javax.swing.ImageIcon;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
public class game extends JFrame{
boolean run = true;
boolean fired = false;
Image player;
Image bullet;
int playerX = 100;
int playerY = 200;
int bulletX;
int bulletY;
public game(){
//Load Images:
ImageIcon playerI = new ImageIcon("C:/Users/Dan/workspace/shooterProject/bin/shooterProject/ship.png");
player = playerI.getImage();
ImageIcon bulletI = new ImageIcon("C:/Users/Dan/workspace/shooterProject/bin/shooterProject/bullet.png");
bullet = bulletI.getImage();
//Set up game
addKeyListener(new AL());
addMouseListener(new Mouse());
init();
}
private Image dbImage;
private Graphics dbg;
public static void main(String[] args) {
new game();
}
//When the program runs, thins are initialised here
public void init(){
windowManager();
}
public void paintComponent(Graphics g){
if(run == true){
g.drawImage(player, playerX, playerY, this);
}
if(fired == true){
g.drawImage(bullet, bulletX, bulletY, this);
}
repaint();
}
public void paint(Graphics g){
dbImage = createImage(getWidth(), getHeight());
dbg = dbImage.getGraphics();
paintComponent(dbg);
g.drawImage(dbImage,0,0,this);
}
public void bullet(){
bulletX = playerX;
bulletY = playerY;
while(fired == true){
bulletX = bulletX + 10;
if(bulletX == 800){
bullet = null;
fired = false;
}
}
}
public void windowManager(){
JFrame f = new JFrame();
setTitle("Engine");
setVisible(true);
setResizable(false);
setSize(800,400);
setBackground(Color.BLACK);
setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
}
public class AL extends KeyAdapter{
public void keyPressed(KeyEvent e){
int keyCode = e.getKeyCode();
if((keyCode == KeyEvent.VK_UP) && (run == true) && (playerY - 20 > 0)){
playerY = playerY - 10;
}else if((keyCode == KeyEvent.VK_DOWN) && (run == true) && (playerY + 20 < 400)){
playerY = playerY + 10;
}
if((keyCode == KeyEvent.VK_SPACE) && (fired == false)){
fired = true;
if(fired == true){
bullet();
}
}
}
public void keyReleased(KeyEvent e){
}
}
public class Mouse extends MouseAdapter {
public void mousePressed(MouseEvent e) {
double x = e.getX();
double y = e.getY();
}
}
}
HOWEVER
When I run the code without the while loop the bullet appears at the player's X position
but
When the while loop is there when the player presses the X button nothing happens, the bullet doesnt even appear!
would anybody be able to assist me in how i can make the bullet appear and move across the screen?
thanks

This is because you are not drawing the bullet until it's out of range, you should not use the while loop this way, you probably need to google for 'Game Loop' but until you do here is a snipet that may help, Note that very bad but should work:
public void paintComponent(Graphics g){
if(run == true){
g.drawImage(player, playerX, playerY, this);
if(fired == true) {
bulletX = bulletX + 10;
if(bulletX > 800 || bulletX < 0){
fired = false;
}
g.drawImage(bullet, bulletX, bulletY, this);
}
repaint();
}
}
public void bullet(){
bulletX = playerX;
bulletY = playerY;
}
one final note, move this code in the paint methode dbImage = createImage(getWidth(), getHeight()) to the constructor or the init() because you are creating a new image every frame.

How to make sprite jump in java?

I have KeyEvents for a sprite for moving left, right, up and down. I was just messing around and was thinking ahead for another project in which I want the sprite to jump. It doesn't have to be fully realistic as I am just beginning. What I have is when the space bar is pressed, it will cause the sprite to jump, lets say "dy = -3". So then I have the KeyEvent for keyReleased, it will fall, "dy = -2". This does not work as the sprite just continues to fall...can someone shine some light?
Entire code:
package collision;
import java.awt.Image;
import java.awt.Rectangle;
import java.awt.event.KeyEvent;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import javax.swing.ImageIcon;
public class Craft {
private String craft = "pelican.png";
private int dx;
private int dy;
private int x;
private int y;
private int width;
private int height;
private boolean visible;
private Image image;
private ArrayList missiles;
public Craft() {
ImageIcon ii = new ImageIcon(this.getClass().getResource(craft));
image = ii.getImage();
width = image.getWidth(null);
height = image.getHeight(null);
missiles = new ArrayList();
visible = true;
x = 100;
y = 300;
}
public void move() {
x += dx;
y += dy;
if (x < 1) {
x = 1;
}
if (y < 1) {
y = 1;
}
}
public int getX() {
return x;
}
public int getY() {
return y;
}
public Image getImage() {
return image;
}
public ArrayList getMissiles() {
return missiles;
}
public void setVisible(boolean visible) {
this.visible = visible;
}
public boolean isVisible() {
return visible;
}
public Rectangle getBounds() {
return new Rectangle(x, y, width, height);
}
public void keyPressed(KeyEvent e) {
int key = e.getKeyCode();
if (key == KeyEvent.VK_SPACE) {
}
if (key == KeyEvent.VK_V){
dx = 6;
}
if (key == KeyEvent.VK_LEFT) {
dx = -1;
}
if (key == KeyEvent.VK_RIGHT) {
dx = 2;
}
if (key == KeyEvent.VK_UP) {
dy = -1;
}
if (key == KeyEvent.VK_DOWN) {
dy = 1;
}
}
public void fire() {
missiles.add(new Missile(x + width, y + height/2));
}
public void keyReleased(KeyEvent e) {
int key = e.getKeyCode();
if (key == KeyEvent.VK_LEFT) {
dx = 0;
}
if (key == KeyEvent.VK_SPACE) {
}
if (key == KeyEvent.VK_RIGHT) {
dx = 0;
}
if (key == KeyEvent.VK_UP) {
dy = 0;
}
if (key == KeyEvent.VK_DOWN) {
dy = 0;
}
}
}
As you may have noticed Im new to Java as well as game programming. All I want is the sprite to go up, then come back down. It will always remain stationary if that helps. The sprite just keeps jumping until he is hit by an on coming obstacle. I know there is code for other movements, but those will be removed once I start on next sprite.

This is basic concept. Your implementation will change depending on the implementation of your engine.
The basic idea is the player has a vertical delta which is changed over time by gravity. This effects the sprites vertical speed.
This implementation also has a re-bound delta, which allows the sprite to re-bound rather the "stopping" suddenly. The re-bound is effected by a re-bound degradation, which reduces the amount of re-bound on each re-bound.
This simulates a game character, so you'll need to hit Space to start it bouncing...
import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.Dimension;
import java.awt.EventQueue;
import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.awt.Graphics2D;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import java.awt.event.KeyEvent;
import javax.swing.AbstractAction;
import javax.swing.ActionMap;
import javax.swing.InputMap;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.KeyStroke;
import javax.swing.Timer;
import javax.swing.UIManager;
import javax.swing.UnsupportedLookAndFeelException;
public class JumpingSprite {
public static void main(String[] args) {
new JumpingSprite();
}
public JumpingSprite() {
EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
try {
UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName());
} catch (ClassNotFoundException | InstantiationException | IllegalAccessException | UnsupportedLookAndFeelException ex) {
}
JFrame frame = new JFrame("Test");
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
frame.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
frame.add(new TestPane());
frame.pack();
frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
frame.setVisible(true);
}
});
}
public static class TestPane extends JPanel {
protected static final int SPRITE_HEIGHT = 10;
protected static final int SPRITE_WIDTH = 10;
private float vDelta; // The vertical detla...
private float rbDelta; // Rebound delta...
private float rbDegDelta; // The amount the rebound is degradation...
private int yPos; // The vertical position...
private float gDelta; // Gravity, how much the vDelta will be reduced by over time...
private Timer engine;
private boolean bounce = false;
public TestPane() {
yPos = getPreferredSize().height - SPRITE_HEIGHT;
vDelta = 0;
gDelta = 0.25f;
// This is how much the re-bound will degrade on each cycle...
rbDegDelta = 2.5f;
InputMap im = getInputMap(WHEN_IN_FOCUSED_WINDOW);
ActionMap am = getActionMap();
im.put(KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_SPACE, 0), "jump");
am.put("jump", new AbstractAction() {
#Override
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
// Can only bound when we're actually on the ground...
// You might want to add fudge factor here so that the
// sprite can be within a given number of pixels in order to
// jump again...
if (yPos + SPRITE_HEIGHT == getHeight()) {
vDelta = -8;
rbDelta = vDelta;
bounce = true;
}
}
});
engine = new Timer(40, new ActionListener() {
#Override
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
int height = getHeight();
// No point if we've not been sized...
if (height > 0) {
// Are we bouncing...
if (bounce) {
// Add the vDelta to the yPos
// vDelta may be postive or negative, allowing
// for both up and down movement...
yPos += vDelta;
// Add the gravity to the vDelta, this will slow down
// the upward movement and speed up the downward movement...
// You may wish to place a max speed to this
vDelta += gDelta;
// If the sprite is not on the ground...
if (yPos + SPRITE_HEIGHT >= height) {
// Seat the sprite on the ground
yPos = height - SPRITE_HEIGHT;
// If the re-bound delta is 0 or more then we've stopped
// bouncing...
if (rbDelta >= 0) {
// Stop bouncing...
bounce = false;
} else {
// Add the re-bound degregation delta to the re-bound delta
rbDelta += rbDegDelta;
// Set the vDelta...
vDelta = rbDelta;
}
}
}
}
repaint();
}
});
engine.start();
}
#Override
public Dimension getPreferredSize() {
return new Dimension(200, 200);
}
#Override
protected void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
super.paintComponent(g);
Graphics2D g2d = (Graphics2D) g.create();
int width = getWidth() - 1;
int xPos = (width - SPRITE_WIDTH) / 2;
g2d.drawOval(xPos, yPos, SPRITE_WIDTH, SPRITE_HEIGHT);
g2d.dispose();
}
}
}

Well I can think of one way. It involves some complex amounts of math (parabola). So i'm going to provide a very simple answer.
int y = 0;
and in the method that tests for the spacebar...
if (y !< 1){
if (y < 30){
y += 1;
}
if (y > 30){
y -= 1;
}
}
I haven't tested it out yet, but it should work in theory....But it won't animate anything, this code is only going to take the sprites Y value and make it go up. That's just about the easiest jumping method that can exist....

Java pong can't move both paddles at once

Trying to make pong in java but can't move both paddles at once. You can move one or the other but not both at the same time. Do I need to create 2 threads with 2 different pannels?
Here is where I am specifying the key events
public void keyPressed(KeyEvent e) {
if(e.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.VK_A || e.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.VK_S || e.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.VK_QUOTE || e.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.VK_SEMICOLON){
if(e.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.VK_A){
y-=10;
}
if(e.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.VK_S){
y+=10;
}
if(e.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.VK_QUOTE){
ytwo-=10;
}
if(e.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.VK_SEMICOLON){
ytwo+=10;
}
}
}
Here is the full code
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Event;
import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.util.Random;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import java.awt.event.KeyEvent;
import java.awt.event.KeyListener;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
public class Pong extends JFrame implements ActionListener{
//implement constants
PongPanel pongPanel = new PongPanel();
//JFrame pong x and y coordinates
static final int jfpX = 150;
static final int jfpY = 20;
// JFrame pong width and height
static final int jfpW = 800;
static final int jfpH = 600;
Thread thrd;
public static void main(String[] args) {
Pong jfp = new Pong();
jfp.setVisible(true);
}
public Pong(){
setBounds(jfpX,jfpY,jfpW,jfpH);
setTitle("Pong");
setResizable(false);
setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
setBackground(Color.black);
add(pongPanel);
addKeyListener(pongPanel);
thrd = new Thread (pongPanel);
thrd.start();
}
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
}
}
class PongPanel extends JPanel implements Runnable, KeyListener{
Random random = new Random();
static final int jpW = 800;
static final int jpH = 600;
int paddleStart = (jpH/2)-35;
int paddleStarttwo = (jpH/2)-35;
int ballStartX = (jpW/2)-20;
int ballStartY = (jpH/2)-20;
int ytwo,x,y;
int ballD = 30;
int paddleW1 = 20;
int paddleH1 = 100;
int paddleW2 = 20;
int paddleH2 = 100;
int min = -2;
int max = 2;
int randomBallx, randomBally;
// int randomBallx = random.nextInt(max-min+1)+min;
// int randomBally = random.nextInt(max-min+1)+min;
int rand1 = random.nextInt(2-1 + 1)+1; // random for function to determine ballx and bally
int rand2 = random.nextInt(2-1+2)+1;
int dx = 4;
int dy = 4; //direction of y
public void ballNotZero(){// makes sure the ball doesnt go straight up and down
if (randomBallx ==0){
randomBallx = random.nextInt(max-min+1)+min;
}
if(randomBally == 0){
randomBally=random.nextInt(max-min+1)+min;
}
// if(rand1 ==1){
// randomBallx=-1;
// }
// if(rand1 ==2){
// randomBallx=1;
// }
// if(rand2 ==1){
// randomBally =-1;
// }
// if(rand2==2){
// randomBally = 1;
// }
}
public PongPanel(){
}
protected void paintComponent(Graphics g)
{
super.paintComponent(g);
Color ball;
Color paddleOne;
Color paddleTwo;
ball = new Color(255,0,255);
paddleOne = new Color(255,0,0);
paddleTwo = new Color(0,0,255);
g.setColor(ball);
g.fillOval(ballStartX+randomBallx,ballStartY+randomBally,ballD,ballD);
g.setColor(paddleOne);
g.fillRect(20,paddleStart+y,paddleW1,paddleH1);
g.setColor(paddleTwo);
g.fillRect(760,paddleStarttwo+ytwo,paddleW2,paddleH2);
}
public void run() {
while(true){
ballNotZero();
detectPaddle();
randomBall();
ballMove();
repaint();
try {Thread.sleep(75); } catch(Exception e){
};
}
}
public static boolean intervallContains(int low, int high, int n) { //determines if something is in a certain range
return n >= low && n <= high;
}
public void detectPaddle(){ //determines if ball is close enough to paddle for detection
int withinY = (paddleStart+y) -(ballStartY+randomBally);
int withinY1 = (paddleStarttwo+ytwo)-(ballStartY+randomBally);
if (ballStartX+randomBallx <=20 && intervallContains(-50,50,withinY)){
dx = -dx;
}
if(ballStartX+randomBallx >=760 && intervallContains(-50,50,withinY1)){
dx = -dx;
}
}
public void randomBall(){
if(randomBallx >=0 ){
randomBallx+=dx;
}
if(randomBallx<0){
randomBallx-=dx;
}
if(randomBally>=0){
randomBally+=dy;
}
if(randomBally<0){
randomBally-=dy;
}
// randomBallx+=randomBallx;
// randomBally+=randomBally;
}
public void ballMove(){
if(ballStartY+randomBally > jpH-60){
dy= -dy;
}
if(ballStartY+randomBally <0){
dy = -dy;
}
}
public void keyPressed(KeyEvent e) {
if(e.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.VK_A || e.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.VK_S || e.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.VK_QUOTE || e.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.VK_SEMICOLON){
if(e.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.VK_A){
y-=10;
}
if(e.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.VK_S){
y+=10;
}
if(e.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.VK_QUOTE){
ytwo-=10;
}
if(e.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.VK_SEMICOLON){
ytwo+=10;
}
}
}
public void keyTyped(KeyEvent e) {
}
#Override
public void keyReleased(KeyEvent e) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
}
}

Don't use while (true) but rather a Swing timer.
Don't use KeyListeners but rather Key Bindings.
Consider turning on a Swing Timer (which can act as your "background thread") that moves one paddle when the bindings detect the correct key has been pressed,
and stopping the timer that moves the paddle when the same key is released.
Same for the other paddle but of course having its actions respond to a bindings of a different pair of keys.
When attempting to get something like this working, try to get it working in a very simple program first, one without all the other junk required for your main program, but one which will allow you to test and prove your concept. Then if you get things working in your small program, great, you add the functionality to your main program. And if your small program code doesn't work and you need our help, you can post the small self-contained program here (an sscce) for us to test and modify.