Gaming Need help with Java coursework II

[R2DJ]

So I'm trying to make a Hangman game with GUIForm. This is what I've come up so far:

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/*
* HangForm.java
*
* Created on 14-Feb-2011, 13:50:59
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package hangman;

/**
*
* @author w1223861
*/
public class HangForm extends javax.swing.JFrame {

ÂÂÂÂString FindWord = "hello";
ÂÂÂÂint wrong;

ÂÂÂÂ/** Creates new form HangForm */
ÂÂÂÂpublic HangForm() {
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂinitComponents();
ÂÂÂÂ}

ÂÂÂÂ/** This method is called from within the constructor to
ÂÂÂÂ * initialize the form.
ÂÂÂÂ * WARNING: Do NOT modify this code. The content of this method is
ÂÂÂÂ * always regenerated by the Form Editor.
ÂÂÂÂ */
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ 

ÂÂÂÂprivate void tryLetterActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ
ÂÂÂÂint charPos = 2;
ÂÂÂÂString letter = aLetter.getText();
ÂÂÂÂcharPos = FindWord.indexOf(letter);
ÂÂÂÂif (charPos == 0) char0.setText(letter);
ÂÂÂÂif (charPos == 1) char1.setText(letter);
ÂÂÂÂif (charPos == 2) char2.setText(letter);
ÂÂÂÂif (charPos == 3) char3.setText(letter);
ÂÂÂÂif (charPos == 4) char4.setText(letter);
ÂÂÂÂif (charPos == 5) char5.setText(letter);
ÂÂÂÂMyMessage.setText("position is " + charPos);
ÂÂÂÂcharPos = FindWord.indexOf(letter, charPos + 1);
ÂÂÂÂif (charPos == 0) char0.setText(letter);
ÂÂÂÂif (charPos == 1) char1.setText(letter);
ÂÂÂÂif (charPos == 2) char2.setText(letter);
ÂÂÂÂif (charPos == 3) char3.setText(letter);
ÂÂÂÂif (charPos == 4) char4.setText(letter);
ÂÂÂÂif (charPos == 5) char5.setText(letter);

ÂÂÂÂif (charPos==0)
ÂÂÂÂ{

ÂÂÂÂ}
ÂÂÂÂif (charPos==-1)
ÂÂÂÂ{
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂwrong++;
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂinCorrect.setText(Integer.toString(wrong));
ÂÂÂÂ}
ÂÂÂÂif (wrong==1)
ÂÂÂÂ{
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂjButton1.setIcon(new javax.swing.ImageIcon("HANG9.jpg"));
ÂÂÂÂ}
ÂÂÂÂif (wrong==2)
ÂÂÂÂ{
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂjButton1.setIcon(new javax.swing.ImageIcon("HANG8.JPG"));
ÂÂÂÂ}
if (wrong==3){
ÂÂÂÂjButton1.setIcon(new javax.swing.ImageIcon("HANG7.JPG"));
}
if (wrong==4){
ÂÂÂÂjButton1.setIcon(new javax.swing.ImageIcon("HANG6.JPG"));
}
if (wrong==5){
ÂÂÂÂjButton1.setIcon(new javax.swing.ImageIcon("HANG5.JPG"));
}
if (wrong==6){
ÂÂÂÂjButton1.setIcon(new javax.swing.ImageIcon("HANG4.JPG"));
}
if (wrong == 7) {
ÂÂÂÂjButton1.setIcon(new javax.swing.ImageIcon("HANG3.JPG"));
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ// TODO add your handling code here:
ÂÂÂÂ}ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ 
}

ÂÂÂÂ/**
ÂÂÂÂ* @param args the command line arguments
ÂÂÂÂ*/
ÂÂÂÂpublic static void main(String args[]) {
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂjava.awt.EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂpublic void run() {
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂnew HangForm().setVisible(true);
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ}
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ});
ÂÂÂÂ}

ÂÂÂÂ// Variables declaration - do not modifyÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ 
ÂÂÂÂprivate javax.swing.JLabel MyMessage;
ÂÂÂÂprivate javax.swing.JTextField aLetter;
ÂÂÂÂprivate javax.swing.JLabel char0;
ÂÂÂÂprivate javax.swing.JLabel char1;
ÂÂÂÂprivate javax.swing.JLabel char2;
ÂÂÂÂprivate javax.swing.JLabel char3;
ÂÂÂÂprivate javax.swing.JLabel char4;
ÂÂÂÂprivate javax.swing.JLabel char5;
ÂÂÂÂprivate javax.swing.JLabel char6;
ÂÂÂÂprivate javax.swing.JLabel inCorrect;
ÂÂÂÂprivate javax.swing.JButton jButton1;
ÂÂÂÂprivate javax.swing.JButton tryLetter;
ÂÂÂÂ// End of variables declarationÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ 

}

Right now, I have messed up with the code, as it doesn't work properly. When the Hangman image (starts from a blank one), entering the correct answer will lead to an error instead. Also, I don't know how to make Java read from a text file. The text file will contain other words for use in the game so the game will not only have "hello" as the concealed word.

Thanks

 

[Diablo1123]

Won't compile for me at the initComponents();, but I would use a BufferedReader for the text file to make a string array of all the words. Then randomly selecting a word from that array with a random number generator and turning that word into a char array. Which then is just some editing of your code to make it work.