I have two characters displayed in a game I am writing, the player and the enemy. defined as such:
public void player(Graphics g) {
g.drawImage(plimg, x, y, this);
}
public void enemy(Graphics g) {
g.drawImage(enemy, 200, 200, this);
}
Then called with:
player(g);
enemy(g);
I am able to move player() around with the keyboard, but I am at a loss when trying to detect a collision between the two. A lot of people have said to use Rectangles, but being a beginner I cannot see how I would link this into my existing code. Can anyone offer some advice for me?
I think your problem is that you are not using good OO design for your player and enemies. Create two classes:
public class Player
{
int X;
int Y;
int Width;
int Height;
// Getters and Setters
}
public class Enemy
{
int X;
int Y;
int Width;
int Height;
// Getters and Setters
}
Your Player should have X,Y,Width,and Height variables.
Your enemies should as well.
In your game loop, do something like this (C#):
foreach (Enemy e in EnemyCollection)
{
Rectangle r = new Rectangle(e.X,e.Y,e.Width,e.Height);
Rectangle p = new Rectangle(player.X,player.Y,player.Width,player.Height);
// Assuming there is an intersect method, otherwise just handcompare the values
if (r.Intersects(p))
{
// A Collision!
// we know which enemy (e), so we can call e.DoCollision();
e.DoCollision();
}
}
To speed things up, don't bother checking if the enemies coords are offscreen.
First, use the bounding boxes as described by Jonathan Holland to find if you may have a collision.
From the (multi-color) sprites, create black and white versions. You probably already have these if your sprites are transparent (i.e. there are places which are inside the bounding box but you can still see the background). These are "masks".
Use Image.getRGB() on the mask to get at the pixels. For each pixel which isn't transparent, set a bit in an integer array (playerArray and enemyArray below). The size of the array is height if width <= 32 pixels, (width+31)/32*height otherwise. The code below is for width <= 32.
If you have a collision of the bounding boxes, do this:
// Find the first line where the two sprites might overlap
int linePlayer, lineEnemy;
if (player.y <= enemy.y) {
linePlayer = enemy.y - player.y;
lineEnemy = 0;
} else {
linePlayer = 0;
lineEnemy = player.y - enemy.y;
}
int line = Math.max(linePlayer, lineEnemy);
// Get the shift between the two
x = player.x - enemy.x;
int maxLines = Math.max(player.height, enemy.height);
for ( line < maxLines; line ++) {
// if width > 32, then you need a second loop here
long playerMask = playerArray[linePlayer];
long enemyMask = enemyArray[lineEnemy];
// Reproduce the shift between the two sprites
if (x < 0) playerMask << (-x);
else enemyMask << x;
// If the two masks have common bits, binary AND will return != 0
if ((playerMask & enemyMask) != 0) {
// Contact!
}
}
Links: JGame, Framework for Small Java Games
You don't want to have the collision check code inside the painting code. The painting needs to be fast. Collision can go in the game loop. Therefore you need an internal representation of the objects independent of their sprites.
Here's the main class from my collision detection program.
You can see it run at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIXhCvXgjsQ
/**
*
* #author Tyler Griffin
*/
import java.awt.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.awt.GraphicsDevice.*;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.awt.geom.Line2D;
public class collision extends JFrame implements KeyListener, MouseMotionListener, MouseListener
{
ArrayList everything=new ArrayList<tile>();
int time=0, x, y, width, height, up=0, down=0, left=0, right=0, mouse1=0, mouse2=0;
int mouseX, mouseY;
GraphicsEnvironment environment = GraphicsEnvironment.getLocalGraphicsEnvironment();
GraphicsDevice screen = environment.getDefaultScreenDevice();
DisplayMode displayMode = screen.getDisplayMode();
//private BufferStrategy strategy;
JLayeredPane pane = new JLayeredPane();
tile Tile;
circle Circle;
rectangle Rectangle;
textPane text;
public collision()
{
setUndecorated(screen.isFullScreenSupported());
setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
setVisible(true);
setLayout(null);
setResizable(false);
screen.setFullScreenWindow(this);
width=displayMode.getWidth();
height=displayMode.getHeight();
Circle=new circle(-(int)Math.round((double)height/7*2),-(int)Math.round((double)height/7*2),(int)Math.round((double)height/7*.85),this);
Rectangle=new rectangle(-(int)Math.round((double)height/7*1.5),-(int)Math.round((double)height/7*1.5),(int)Math.round((double)height/7*1.5),(int)Math.round((double)height/7*1.5),this);
Tile=Circle;
Tile.move(mouseX-Tile.width/2, mouseY-Tile.height/2);
text=new textPane(0,0,width,height,this);
everything.add(new circle((int)Math.round((double)width/100*75),(int)Math.round((double)height/100*15),(int)Math.round((double)width/100*10),this));
everything.add(new rectangle((int)Math.round((double)width/100*70),(int)Math.round((double)height/100*60),(int)Math.round((double)width/100*20),(int)Math.round((double)height/100*20),this));
//everything.add(new line(750,250,750,750,this));
/*everything.add(new line(width/700*419,height/700*68,width/700*495,height/700*345,this));
everything.add(new line(width/700*495,height/700*345,width/700*749,height/700*350,this));
everything.add(new line(width/700*749,height/700*350,width/700*549,height/700*519,this));
everything.add(new line(width/700*549,height/700*519,width/700*624,height/700*800,this));
everything.add(new line(width/700*624,height/700*800,width/700*419,height/700*638,this));
everything.add(new line(width/700*419,height/700*638,width/700*203,height/700*800,this));
everything.add(new line(width/700*203,height/700*800,width/700*279,height/700*519,this));
everything.add(new line(width/700*279,height/700*519,width/700*76,height/700*350,this));
everything.add(new line(width/700*76,height/700*350,width/700*333,height/700*345,this));
everything.add(new line(width/700*333,height/700*345,width/700*419,height/700*68,this));
everything.add(new line(width/950*419,height/700*68,width/950*624,height/700*800,this));
everything.add(new line(width/950*419,height/700*68,width/950*203,height/700*800,this));
everything.add(new line(width/950*76,height/700*350,width/950*624,height/700*800,this));
everything.add(new line(width/950*203,height/700*800,width/950*749,height/700*350,this));
everything.add(new rectangle(width/950*76,height/700*350,width/950*673,1,this));*/
everything.add(new line((int)Math.round((double)width/1350*419),(int)Math.round((double)height/1000*68),(int)Math.round((double)width/1350*624),(int)Math.round((double)height/1000*800),this));
everything.add(new line((int)Math.round((double)width/1350*419),(int)Math.round((double)height/1000*68),(int)Math.round((double)width/1350*203),(int)Math.round((double)height/1000*800),this));
everything.add(new line((int)Math.round((double)width/1350*76),(int)Math.round((double)height/1000*350),(int)Math.round((double)width/1350*624),(int)Math.round((double)height/1000*800),this));
everything.add(new line((int)Math.round((double)width/1350*203),(int)Math.round((double)height/1000*800),(int)Math.round((double)width/1350*749),(int)Math.round((double)height/1000*350),this));
everything.add(new rectangle((int)Math.round((double)width/1350*76),(int)Math.round((double)height/1000*350),(int)Math.round((double)width/1350*673),1,this));
addKeyListener(this);
addMouseMotionListener(this);
addMouseListener(this);
}
public void keyReleased(KeyEvent e)
{
Object source=e.getSource();
int released=e.getKeyCode();
if (released==KeyEvent.VK_A){left=0;}
if (released==KeyEvent.VK_W){up=0;}
if (released==KeyEvent.VK_D){right=0;}
if (released==KeyEvent.VK_S){down=0;}
}//end keyReleased
public void keyPressed(KeyEvent e)
{
Object source=e.getSource();
int pressed=e.getKeyCode();
if (pressed==KeyEvent.VK_A){left=1;}
if (pressed==KeyEvent.VK_W){up=1;}
if (pressed==KeyEvent.VK_D){right=1;}
if (pressed==KeyEvent.VK_S){down=1;}
if (pressed==KeyEvent.VK_PAUSE&&pressed==KeyEvent.VK_P)
{
//if (paused==0){paused=1;}
//else paused=0;
}
}//end keyPressed
public void keyTyped(KeyEvent e){}
//***********************************************************************************************
public void mouseDragged(MouseEvent e)
{
mouseX=(e.getX());
mouseY=(e.getY());
//run();
}
public void mouseMoved(MouseEvent e)
{
mouseX=(e.getX());
mouseY=(e.getY());
//run();
}
//***********************************************************************************************
public void mousePressed(MouseEvent e)
{
if(e.getX()==0 && e.getY()==0){System.exit(0);}
mouseX=(e.getX()+x);
mouseY=(e.getY()+y);
if(Tile instanceof circle)
{
Circle.move(0-Circle.width, 0-Circle.height);
Circle.setBounds(Circle.x, Circle.y, Circle.width, Circle.height);
Tile=Rectangle;
}
else
{
Rectangle.move(0-Rectangle.width, 0-Rectangle.height);
Rectangle.setBounds(Rectangle.x, Rectangle.y, Rectangle.width, Rectangle.height);
Tile=Circle;
}
Tile.move(mouseX-Tile.width/2, mouseY-Tile.height/2);
}
public void mouseReleased(MouseEvent e)
{
//run();
}
public void mouseEntered(MouseEvent e){}
public void mouseExited(MouseEvent e){}
public void mouseClicked(MouseEvent e){}
//***********************************************************************************************
public void run()//run collision detection
{
while (this == this)
{
Tile.move(Tile.x + ((mouseX - (Tile.x + (Tile.width / 2))) / 10), Tile.y + ((mouseY - (Tile.y + (Tile.height / 2))) / 10));
//Tile.move((mouseX - Tile.width / 2), mouseY - (Tile.height / 2));
for (int i = 0; i < everything.size(); i++)
{
tile Temp = (tile) everything.get(i);
if (Temp.x < (Tile.x + Tile.width) && (Temp.x + Temp.width) > Tile.x && Temp.y < (Tile.y + Tile.height) && (Temp.y + Temp.height) > Tile.y)//rectangles collided
{
if (Temp instanceof rectangle)
{
if (Tile instanceof rectangle){rectangleRectangle(Temp);}
else {circleRectangle(Temp);}//Tile instanceof circle
}
else
{
if (Temp instanceof circle)
{
if (Tile instanceof rectangle) {rectangleCircle(Temp);}
else {circleCircle(Temp);}
}
else//line
{
if (Tile instanceof rectangle){rectangleLine(Temp);}
else{circleLine(Temp);}
}
}
}//end if
}//end for
try {Thread.sleep(16L);}
catch (Exception e) {}
Tile.setBounds(Tile.x, Tile.y, Tile.width, Tile.height);
//Rectangle.setBounds(x, y, width, height);
//Circle.setBounds(x, y, width, height);
repaint();
text.out=" ";
}//end while loop
}//end run
//***************************************special collision detection/handling functions************************************************
void rectangleRectangle(tile Temp)
{
int lapTop, lapBot, lapLeft, lapRight, small, scootX=0, scootY=0;
lapTop=(Temp.y+Temp.height)-Tile.y;
lapBot=(Tile.y+Tile.height)-Temp.y;
lapLeft=(Temp.x+Temp.width)-Tile.x;
lapRight=(Tile.x+Tile.width)-Temp.x;
small=999999999;
if (lapTop<small){small=lapTop; scootX=0; scootY=lapTop;}
if (lapBot<small){small=lapBot; scootX=0; scootY=lapBot*-1;}
if (lapLeft<small){small=lapLeft; scootX=lapLeft; scootY=0;}
if (lapRight<small){small=lapRight; scootX=lapRight*-1; scootY=0;}
Tile.move(Tile.x+scootX, Tile.y+scootY);text.out="collision detected!";
}
void circleRectangle(tile Temp)
{
if((Tile.x+Tile.width/2<=Temp.x+Temp.width && Tile.x+Tile.width/2>=Temp.x)||(Tile.y+Tile.height/2>=Temp.y && Tile.y+Tile.height/2<=Temp.y+Temp.height))
{
rectangleRectangle(Temp);
}
else//push from nearest corner
{
int x,y;
if(Tile.x+Tile.width/2>Temp.x+Temp.width && Tile.y+Tile.height/2<Temp.y){x=Temp.x+Temp.width; y=Temp.y;}
else if(Tile.x+Tile.width/2<Temp.x && Tile.y+Tile.height/2<Temp.y){x=Temp.x; y=Temp.y;}
else if(Tile.x+Tile.width/2>Temp.x+Temp.width && Tile.y+Tile.height/2>Temp.y+Temp.height){x=Temp.x+Temp.width; y=Temp.y+Temp.height;}
else {x=Temp.x; y=Temp.y+Temp.height;}
double distance = Math.sqrt(Math.pow(Tile.x+(Tile.width/2) - x, 2) + Math.pow(Tile.y+(Tile.height/2) - y, 2));
if((int)Math.round(distance)<Tile.height/2)
{
double normY = ((Tile.y+(Tile.height/2) - y) / distance);
double normX = ((Tile.x+(Tile.width/2) - x) / distance);
Tile.move(x-Tile.width/2+(int)Math.round(normX*((Tile.width/2))) , y-Tile.height/2+(int)Math.round(normY*((Tile.height/2))));text.out="collision detected!";
}
}
}
void rectangleCircle(tile Temp)
{
if((Temp.x+Temp.width/2<=Tile.x+Tile.width && Temp.x+Temp.width/2>=Tile.x)||(Temp.y+Temp.height/2>=Tile.y && Temp.y+Temp.height/2<=Tile.y+Tile.height))
{
rectangleRectangle(Temp);
}
else//push from nearest corner
{
int x,y;
if(Temp.x+Temp.width/2>Tile.x+Tile.width && Temp.y+Temp.height/2<Tile.y){x=Tile.x+Tile.width; y=Tile.y;}
else if(Temp.x+Temp.width/2<Tile.x && Temp.y+Temp.height/2<Tile.y){x=Tile.x; y=Tile.y;}
else if(Temp.x+Temp.width/2>Tile.x+Tile.width && Temp.y+Temp.height/2>Tile.y+Tile.height){x=Tile.x+Tile.width; y=Tile.y+Tile.height;}
else {x=Tile.x; y=Tile.y+Tile.height;}
double distance = Math.sqrt(Math.pow(Temp.x+(Temp.width/2) - x, 2) + Math.pow(Temp.y+(Temp.height/2) - y, 2));
if((int)Math.round(distance)<Temp.height/2)
{
double normY = ((Temp.y+(Temp.height/2) - y) / distance);
double normX = ((Temp.x+(Temp.width/2) - x) / distance);
if(Temp.x+Temp.width/2>Tile.x+Tile.width && Temp.y+Temp.height/2<Tile.y){Tile.move((Temp.x+Temp.width/2)-(int)Math.round(normX*((Temp.width/2)))-Tile.width,(Temp.y+Temp.height/2)-(int)Math.round(normY*((Temp.height/2))));text.out="collision detected!";}
else if(Temp.x+Temp.width/2<Tile.x && Temp.y+Temp.height/2<Tile.y){Tile.move((Temp.x+Temp.width/2)-(int)Math.round(normX*((Temp.width/2))),(Temp.y+Temp.height/2)-(int)Math.round(normY*((Temp.height/2))));text.out="collision detected!";}
else if(Temp.x+Temp.width/2>Tile.x+Tile.width && Temp.y+Temp.height/2>Tile.y+Tile.height){Tile.move((Temp.x+Temp.width/2)-(int)Math.round(normX*((Temp.width/2)))-Tile.width,(Temp.y+Temp.height/2)-(int)Math.round(normY*((Temp.height/2)))-Tile.height);text.out="collision detected!";}
else {Tile.move((Temp.x+Temp.width/2)-(int)Math.round(normX*((Temp.width/2))),(Temp.y+Temp.height/2)-(int)Math.round(normY*((Temp.height/2)))-Tile.height);text.out="collision detected!";}
}
}
}
void circleCircle(tile Temp)
{
double distance = Math.sqrt(Math.pow((Tile.x+(Tile.width/2)) - (Temp.x+(Temp.width/2)),2) + Math.pow((Tile.y+(Tile.height/2)) - (Temp.y+(Temp.height/2)), 2));
if((int)distance<(Tile.width/2+Temp.width/2))
{
double normX = ((Tile.x+(Tile.width/2)) - (Temp.x+(Temp.width/2))) / distance;
double normY = ((Tile.y+(Tile.height/2)) - (Temp.y+(Temp.height/2))) / distance;
Tile.move((Temp.x+(Temp.width/2))+(int)Math.round(normX*(Tile.width/2+Temp.width/2))-(Tile.width/2) , (Temp.y+(Temp.height/2))+(int)Math.round(normY*(Tile.height/2+Temp.height/2))-(Tile.height/2));text.out="collision detected!";
}
}
void circleLine(tile Temp)
{
line Line=(line)Temp;
if (Line.x1 < (Tile.x + Tile.width) && (Line.x1) > Tile.x && Line.y1 < (Tile.y + Tile.height) && Line.y1 > Tile.y)//circle may be hitting one of the end points
{
rectangle rec=new rectangle(Line.x1, Line.y1, 1, 1, this);
circleRectangle(rec);
remove(rec);
}
if (Line.x2 < (Tile.x + Tile.width) && (Line.x2) > Tile.x && Line.y2 < (Tile.y + Tile.height) && Line.y2 > Tile.y)//circle may be hitting one of the end points
{
rectangle rec=new rectangle(Line.x2, Line.y2, 1, 1, this);
circleRectangle(rec);
remove(rec);
}
int x1=0, y1=0, x2=Tile.x+(Tile.width/2), y2=Tile.y+(Tile.height/2);
x1=Tile.x+(Tile.width/2)-Line.height;//(int)Math.round(Line.xNorm*1000);
x2=Tile.x+(Tile.width/2)+Line.height;
if(Line.posSlope)
{
y1=Tile.y+(Tile.height/2)-Line.width;
y2=Tile.y+(Tile.height/2)+Line.width;
}
else
{
y1=Tile.y+(Tile.height/2)+Line.width;
y2=Tile.y+(Tile.height/2)-Line.width;
}
Point point=intersection((double)x1,(double)y1,(double)x2,(double)y2,(double)Line.x1,(double)Line.y1,(double)Line.x2,(double)Line.y2);//find intersection
if (point.x < (Line.x + Line.width) && point.x > Line.x && point.y < (Line.y + Line.height) && point.y > Line.y)//line intersects within line segment
{
//if(point!=null){System.out.println(point.x+","+point.y);}
double distance = Math.sqrt(Math.pow((Tile.x+(Tile.width/2)) - point.x,2) + Math.pow((Tile.y+(Tile.width/2)) - point.y, 2));
if((int)distance<Tile.width/2)
{
//System.out.println("hit");
double normX = ((Tile.x+(Tile.width/2)) - point.x) / distance;
double normY = ((Tile.y+(Tile.height/2)) - point.y) / distance;
Tile.move((point.x)+(int)Math.round(normX*(Tile.width/2))-(Tile.width/2) , (point.y)+(int)Math.round(normY*(Tile.height/2))-(Tile.height/2));text.out="collision detected!";
//System.out.println(point.x+","+point.y);
}
}
//new bullet(this, (int)Math.round(tryX), (int)Math.round(tryY));
}
void rectangleLine(tile Temp)
{
line Line=(line)Temp;
if(new Line2D.Double(Line.x1,Line.y1,Line.x2,Line.y2).intersects(new Rectangle(Tile.x,Tile.y,Tile.width,Tile.height)))
{
if (Line.x1 < (Tile.x + Tile.width) && (Line.x1) > Tile.x && Line.y1 < (Tile.y + Tile.height) && Line.y1 > Tile.y)//circle may be hitting one of the end points
{
rectangle rec=new rectangle(Line.x1, Line.y1, 1, 1, this);
rectangleRectangle(rec);
remove(rec);
}
if (Line.x2 < (Tile.x + Tile.width) && (Line.x2) > Tile.x && Line.y2 < (Tile.y + Tile.height) && Line.y2 > Tile.y)//circle may be hitting one of the end points
{
rectangle rec=new rectangle(Line.x2, Line.y2, 1, 1, this);
rectangleRectangle(rec);
remove(rec);
}
if(Line.posSlope)//positive sloped line
{
//first we'll do the top left corner
int x1=Tile.x-Line.height;
int x2=Tile.x+Line.height;
int y1=Tile.y-Line.width;
int y2=Tile.y+Line.width;
Point topPoint=new Point(-99,-99), botPoint=new Point(-99,-99);
double topDistance=0, botDistance=0;
topPoint=intersection((double)x1,(double)y1,(double)x2,(double)y2,(double)Line.x1,(double)Line.y1,(double)Line.x2,(double)Line.y2);//find intersection
topDistance = Math.sqrt(Math.pow(Tile.x - topPoint.x,2) + Math.pow(Tile.y - topPoint.y, 2));
//new let's do the bottom right corner
x1=Tile.x+Tile.width-Line.height;
x2=Tile.x+Tile.width+Line.height;
y1=Tile.y+Tile.height-Line.width;
y2=Tile.y+Tile.height+Line.width;
botPoint=intersection((double)x1,(double)y1,(double)x2,(double)y2,(double)Line.x1,(double)Line.y1,(double)Line.x2,(double)Line.y2);//find intersection
botDistance = Math.sqrt(Math.pow((Tile.x+Tile.width) - botPoint.x,2) + Math.pow((Tile.y+Tile.height) - botPoint.y, 2));
if(topDistance<botDistance)
{
if(new Rectangle(Tile.x,Tile.y,Tile.width,Tile.height).contains(topPoint) && new Rectangle(Line.x,Line.y,Line.width,Line.height).contains(topPoint))
{
Tile.move(topPoint.x,topPoint.y);text.out="collision detected!";
}
}
else
{
if(new Rectangle(Tile.x,Tile.y,Tile.width,Tile.height).contains(botPoint) && new Rectangle(Line.x,Line.y,Line.width,Line.height).contains(botPoint))
{
Tile.move(botPoint.x-Tile.width,botPoint.y-Tile.height);text.out="collision detected!";
}
}
}
else//negative sloped lne
{
//first we'll do the top right corner
int x1=Tile.x+Tile.width-Line.height;
int x2=Tile.x+Tile.width+Line.height;
int y1=Tile.y+Line.width;
int y2=Tile.y-Line.width;
Point topPoint=new Point(-99,-99), botPoint=new Point(-99,-99);
double topDistance=0, botDistance=0;
topPoint=intersection((double)x1,(double)y1,(double)x2,(double)y2,(double)Line.x1,(double)Line.y1,(double)Line.x2,(double)Line.y2);//find intersection
topDistance = Math.sqrt(Math.pow(Tile.x + Tile.width - topPoint.x,2) + Math.pow(Tile.y - topPoint.y, 2));
//new let's do the bottom left corner
x1=Tile.x-Line.height;
x2=Tile.x+Line.height;
y1=Tile.y+Tile.height+Line.width;
y2=Tile.y+Tile.height-Line.width;
botPoint=intersection((double)x1,(double)y1,(double)x2,(double)y2,(double)Line.x1,(double)Line.y1,(double)Line.x2,(double)Line.y2);//find intersection
botDistance = Math.sqrt(Math.pow(Tile.x - botPoint.x,2) + Math.pow((Tile.y+Tile.height) - botPoint.y, 2));
if(topDistance<botDistance)
{
if(new Rectangle(Tile.x,Tile.y,Tile.width,Tile.height).contains(topPoint) && new Rectangle(Line.x,Line.y,Line.width,Line.height).contains(topPoint))
{
Tile.move(topPoint.x-Tile.width,topPoint.y);text.out="collision detected!";
}
}
else
{
if(new Rectangle(Tile.x,Tile.y,Tile.width,Tile.height).contains(botPoint) && new Rectangle(Line.x,Line.y,Line.width,Line.height).contains(botPoint))
{
Tile.move(botPoint.x,botPoint.y-Tile.height);text.out="collision detected!";
}
}
}
}
}
public Point intersection(double x1, double y1, double x2, double y2,double x3, double y3, double x4, double y4)//I didn't write this. got it from http://www.ahristov.com/tutorial/geometry-games/intersection-lines.html (I altered it)
{
double d = (x1 - x2) * (y3 - y4) - (y1 - y2) * (x3 - x4);
double xi = ((x3 - x4) * (x1 * y2 - y1 * x2) - (x1 - x2) * (x3 * y4 - y3 * x4)) / d;
double yi = ((y3 - y4) * (x1 * y2 - y1 * x2) - (y1 - y2) * (x3 * y4 - y3 * x4)) / d;
int x=(int)Math.round(xi);
int y=(int)Math.round(yi);
return new Point(x, y);
}
//***************************************************************************************
public static void main(String[] args)
{
final collision Collision=new collision();
Collision.run();
}//end main
}//end class
Since Java doesn't have an intersect function (really!?) you can do collision detection by simply comparying the X and Y, Width and Height values of the bounding boxes (rectangle) for each of the objects that could potentially collide.
So... in the base object of each colliding object... i.e. if your player and enemy have a common base you can put a simple Rectangle object called something like BoundingBox. If the common base is a built in Java class then you'll need to create a class that extends the build in class and have the player and enemy objects extend your new class or are instances of that class.
At creation (and each tick or update) you'll need to set the BoundingBox paremeters for both your player and enemy. I don't have the Rectangle class infront of me but its most likely something like X, Y, Width and finally Height. X and Y are that objects location in your game world. The width and height are self explanatory I think. They'll most likely come out from the right of the players location though so, if the X and Y were bothe at 0 and your Width and Height were both at 256 you wouldn't see anything because the character would be at the top left outside of the screen.
Anyways... to detect a collision, you'll want to compare the attributes of the player and enemy BoundingBoxes. So something like this...
if( Player.BoundingBox.X = Enemy.BoundingBox.X && If( Player.BoundingBox.Y = Enemy.BoundingBox.Y )
{
//Oh noes! The enemy and player are on top of eachother.
}
The logic can get sort of complicated but you'll need to compare the distances between each BoundingBox and compare locations.
Here's a useful of an open source game that uses a lot of collisions: http://robocode.sourceforge.net/
You may take a look at the code and complement with the answers written here.
is there a problem with:
Rectangle box1 = new Rectangle(100,100,100,100);
Rectangle box2 = new Rectangle(200,200,100,100);
// what this means is if any pixel in box2 enters (hits) box1
if (box1.contains(box2))
{
// collision occurred
}
// your code for moving the boxes
this can also be applied to circles:
Ellipse2D.Double ball1 = new Ellipse2D.Double(100,100,200,200);
Ellipse2D.Double ball2 = new Ellipse2D.Double(400,100,200,200);
// what this means is if any pixel on the circumference in ball2 touches (hits)
// ball1
if (ball1.contains(ball2))
{
// collision occurred
}
// your code for moving the balls
to check whether youve hit the edge of a screen you could use the following:
Rectangle screenBounds = jpanel.getBounds();
Ellipse2D.Double ball = new Ellipse2D.Double(100,100,200,200); // diameter 200
Rectangle ballBounds = ball.getBounds();
if (!screenBounds.contains(ballBounds))
{
// the ball touched the edge of the screen
}
Use a rectangle to surround each player and enemy, the height and width of the rectangles should correspond to the object you're surrounding, imagine it being in a box only big enough to fit it.
Now, you move these rectangles the same as you do the objects, so they have a 'bounding box'
I'm not sure if Java has this, but it might have a method on the rectangle object called .intersects() so you'd do if(rectangle1.intersectS(rectangle2) to check to see if an object has collided with another.
Otherwise you can get the x and y co-ordinates of the boxes and using the height/width of them detect whether they've intersected yourself.
Anyway, you can use that to either do an event on intersection (make one explode, or whatever) or prevent the movement from being drawn. (revert to previous co-ordinates)
edit: here we go
boolean
intersects(Rectangle r)
Determines whether or not this Rectangle and the specified
Rectangle intersect.
So I would do (and don't paste this code, it most likely won't work, not done java for a long time and I didn't do graphics when I did use it.)
Rectangle rect1 = new Rectangle(player.x, player.y, player.width, player.height);
Rectangle rect2 = new Rectangle(enemy.x, enemy.y, enemy.width, enemy.height);
//detects when the two rectangles hit
if(rect1.intersects(rect2))
{
System.out.println("game over, g");
}
obviously you'd need to fit that in somewhere.
No need to use rectangles ... compare the coordinates of 2 players constantly.
like
if(x1===x&&y1==y)
remember to increase the range of x when ur comparing.
if ur rectangle width is 30 take as if (x1>x&&x2>x+30)..likewise y
It's Java code for collision of two or more ImageViews not rectangles or other,use ImageViews Instead.
1.This code of Collision works every where in any views or layouts.
2.Add a timer to repeat it and to detect collision repeatedly.
3.It only works with views and layout.
if ((getLocationX(_v1) > (getLocationX(_v2) - ((_w2*3) + 40))) && (getLocationX(_v1) < (getLocationX(_v2) + ((_w2*3) +40)))){
if ((getLocationY(_v1) > (getLocationY(_v2) - ((_h2*3) + 40))) && (getLocationY(_v1) < (getLocationY(_v2) + ((_h2*3) +40)))){
showMessage("Collided");
}
}
I have been working on this artificial intelligence method for a while. It basically has an int for each direction the enemy could go if a wall were blocking his path to the player. This doesn't work in most cases. Sometimes the enemy will go through cracks it can't fit through. Other times it will be stuck on walls that have obvious gaps in them. I will attach my code, but if it looks too inefficient or just not the way to solve it I'm not opposed to changing my approach altogether. I just would like to know how these things are done normally, so that I can implement it in a better (and working!) way.
My code:
public void update(ArrayList<Wall> walls, Player p){
findPlayer(p.getX(), p.getY());
boolean isCollision = false;
System.out.println(isCollision);
//if movement straight towards the player is blocked, move along the walls
for(Wall w : walls){
if(Helper.isBoundingBoxCollision((int)(x + vectorToPlayer.getDX() * SPEED), (int)(y + vectorToPlayer.getDY() * SPEED), width, height, w.getX(), w.getY(), w.width, w.height)){
isCollision = true;
if(Math.abs(vectorToPlayer.getDX()) > Math.abs(vectorToPlayer.getDY())){
if(vectorToPlayer.getDX() > 0)
WALL_COLLISION = 3;
else
WALL_COLLISION = 1;
}
else if(Math.abs(vectorToPlayer.getDX()) < Math.abs(vectorToPlayer.getDY())){
if(vectorToPlayer.getDY() > 0)
WALL_COLLISION = 0;
else
WALL_COLLISION = 2;
}
}
}
//System.out.println(isCollision);
//set the direction to the straight on vector, to be reset if there is a collision on this path
direction = vectorToPlayer;
if(isCollision){
//reset the variable, don't mind that what this is named is completely opposite = PIMPIN'
isCollision = false;
//scale dem walls son, and see when the path is clear
for(Wall w : walls){
if(WALL_COLLISION == 0 && !Helper.isBoundingBoxCollision(x + SPEED, y, width, height, w.getX(), w.getY(), w.width, w.height)){
WALL_COLLISION = 3;
isCollision = true;
}
else if(WALL_COLLISION == 1 && !Helper.isBoundingBoxCollision(x, y + SPEED, width, height, w.getX(), w.getY(), w.width, w.height)){
WALL_COLLISION--;
isCollision = true;
}
else if(WALL_COLLISION == 2 && !Helper.isBoundingBoxCollision(x - SPEED, y, width, height, w.getX(), w.getY(), w.width, w.height)){
WALL_COLLISION--;
isCollision = true;
}
else if(WALL_COLLISION == 3 && !Helper.isBoundingBoxCollision(x, y - SPEED, width, height, w.getX(), w.getY(), w.width, w.height)){
WALL_COLLISION--;
isCollision = true;
}
}
//if there is NOT a wall on the designated side, set the vector accoridingly
if(isCollision){
if(WALL_COLLISION == 0)
direction = new NVector(0, 1);
else if(WALL_COLLISION == 1)
direction = new NVector(1, 0);
else if(WALL_COLLISION == 2)
direction = new NVector(0, -1);
else if(WALL_COLLISION == 3)
direction = new NVector(-1, 0);
}
}
x += Math.round(direction.getDX()*SPEED);
y += Math.round(direction.getDY()*SPEED);
}
It appears that what you are currently trying to implement is known as Steering, but the way these things are normally done would be Pathfinding. Which you decide to use depends on your application. Steering is done by moving toward your target but changing direction if there is an obstacle, and it is not guaranteed to reach its destination. Pathfinding is usually done by constructing a graph of waypoints or areas that are "walkable" and then using an algorithm such as Dijkstra's to traverse it.