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help on making a blackjack game on java!

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Dark_Luster
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
Korea (South)438 Posts
May 26 2009 23:10 GMT
#1
i'm thinking of using swing.
if someone can help me on this via aim or what not
or just someone that's good at java,
i'll happily give money as a tutoring fee.
please PM me! thank you.

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micronesia
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States24799 Posts
May 26 2009 23:21 GMT
#2
What is swing?

Are you planning on a full gui?
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Mastermind
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
Canada7096 Posts
May 26 2009 23:46 GMT
#3
On May 27 2009 08:21 micronesia wrote:
What is swing?

Are you planning on a full gui?

lol, swing is a library in Java for making GUIs.
Dark_Luster
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
Korea (South)438 Posts
May 26 2009 23:53 GMT
#4
yeah. swing is like what i need to make my game look better
instead of using objectdraw or what not.
please someone, help!
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Archaic
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
United States4024 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-05-27 00:13:18
May 27 2009 00:03 GMT
#5
I remember going through this...
I'll say start with an array of every single card value, being 2S, 2C, 2H, 2D, 3S, etc. etc.
Then, get an image for each card, or simply create a container field to just hold the text value.
(int)(Math.random()*52) to get a random card for dealing, and have each one have a value.
i.e.
switch(getActionListener.getText().charAt(0)){
case A: int value 11; break;
case 2: int value = 2; break;
case 3: int value = 3; break;
......
case 9: int value = 9; break;
Default: int value =10;
}

if(value==11 && total+value>21)
value=1;

total+=value;


This probably isn't the whole method, but it might help you get started...

EDIT: You don't actually need the suits, at least not in blackjack. Second, you'd have to create a filter so there are no repeats.
Dark_Luster
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
Korea (South)438 Posts
May 27 2009 00:44 GMT
#6
i don't exactly know how to use images for each card.
archaic, would you know how to make this whole blackjack game byyourself?

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King K. Rool
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Canada4408 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-05-27 01:31:02
May 27 2009 01:29 GMT
#7
lol. I remember doing this in grade 12.

Here's some additions to what Archaic said:

I used suits since you can name your card image files to be 1_heart.jpg or whatever, and be able to get/create the correct image simply by what part of the array you're at (or 2-d array, depending on whatever clever way you want to do the array). Modular arithmetic and constants should make this pretty simple.

Also, instead of a filter you can use 2-3 collections for deck, discarded, and on table (or w/e smart way of implementing this you choose) and simply move objects around. I'd use integers, since you really only will ever need to have 5-6 card objects at max.

edit: Showing images are simple enough, you can extend JPanel or use JButton with ImageIcons I believe (or some sort of Image object, I forget). Are you a beginner to swing?
Dark_Luster
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
Korea (South)438 Posts
May 27 2009 02:15 GMT
#8
yeah. like total beginner. the only information i know is that swing will let you
use own images in the applet. =o=;;;
will someone just help me out via AIM or something?
i just have a couple of questions.
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GHOSTCLAW
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States17042 Posts
May 27 2009 02:51 GMT
#9
your best bet is to keep posting questions either in this thread or to create a new blog post for each set of questions. Forums are good and allow you to see different viewpoints from many different people.
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EsX_Raptor
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States2802 Posts
May 27 2009 03:48 GMT
#10
start by making the cards, the deck, the shuffler, the hands and when you're done with your tools, just put them all together.

java is an oop language and that's the way it should be done.
King K. Rool
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Canada4408 Posts
May 27 2009 14:46 GMT
#11
Don't have aim, and I'm at work too. Just post whatever questions you have here. I look at TL every couple hours or so, and I'll try to answer whatever questions you have.
R3condite
Profile Joined August 2008
Korea (South)1541 Posts
May 27 2009 16:05 GMT
#12
On May 27 2009 09:44 Dark_Luster wrote:
i don't exactly know how to use images for each card.
archaic, would you know how to make this whole blackjack game byyourself?


u need the picture files... also is it juts the GUI u r having trouble w/ or the nonGUI version as well?
ggyo...
Dark_Luster
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
Korea (South)438 Posts
May 27 2009 20:38 GMT
#13
okay so i got the card,hand,blacjackhand,deck, and blackjackgui(this is the applet)
right now as a rough draft, the cards in my hand are shown as
just a box with (number/suit) how can i replace these with
the actual pictures of the cards?
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h3r1n6
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
Iceland2039 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-05-27 21:32:23
May 27 2009 21:31 GMT
#14
I hate doing anything gui related in Java

It's been some time since I did that, from what I recall is that Swing has some class for Logos/Pictures, but you can also use a JButton and replace it with a picture. This way you automatically have a way to listen for clicks on that card.
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