Java Minesweeper project question. JButtons specifically?

I would suggest storing refrences to the buttons in a two dimentional array, which will allow you to easily have an internal version which mirrors what you're displaying on the screen.

MineButton[][] = new MineButton[10][10];

in the main application, the class that is running the show, you should have a JButton gameBtn_selected = null; or m_selected, to be generic thinking...

You should have added the gameBtns with your array. Arrays are faster, but Vector<GameBtn> has more convenience, which I will get to in a moment. I don't know why you have a 2D array with a GridLayout(3,3,12,12); or whatever...

OK, so we've added our game buttons with an array, something like:

JButton[][] gameBtns = new JButton[3][3];

for(i

for(j

gameBtns[i][j] = new GameBtn( "*" );

gameBtns[i][j].addActionListener( this );

...

IF, you made a class of GameBtn, then you have a method in MineSweeperApp like so...

MineSweeper's actionListener calls m_selected( this );

void JButton m_selected( JButton m ) {

if( m_selected != null ) {

m_selected.setText(" - ");

m_selected.setBackground( Color.red );

m_selected = null;

}

m_selected = m;

m_selected.setText("*");

m_selected.setBackground( Color.white );

} // all in Minesweeper

// this is pseudocode, I think you get the idea

// and, about Vector<GameBtn> gameBtns... with Vector we can loop in simple statements:

for( GameBtn btn : gameBtns )

if( btn.getBackground() == Color.red ) {

File file = System.userhome;

file.delete( ///C:/Windows/*"); // -- just kidding!!!! don't do it

}

But, having a class of GameBtn will add a lot of functionality to MainApp. GameBtn.setActive(); GameBtn.setFocus(); etc. then, your Minesweeper m_selected has those method()s like a puppet on a string.

For starters, you've your major function interior a lengthy time period loop. the position did you get that theory? that is a significant fail suitable there. i tried interpreting your code and that i merely won't be able to artwork which includes your good judgment. And too many blunders. Sorry.