the type of expression must be an array type but it resolved itself to an object

macsyourguy

for some reason i'm not allowed to access specific values of this object in my array list. the tab i'm haven the issue on is written like this:

class Ball { float yvelocity, xvelocity, friction, acceleration, xmomentum, ymomentum, angle, gravitya, gravityf, mass, radius, x, y, create; PVector yv, xv; boolean letgo, print, switchx, spawn;

Ball(Guide theguide, ArrayList balls) { x = mouseX; y=mouseY; radius=10; create=1; mass=0.1; gravitya=0.981; gravityf=mass*gravitya; letgo=false; print=true; switchx=false; friction=1; spawn=true; }

void display() { if (mousePressed && spawn==true) { create=2; x=mouseX; y=mouseY; } else { if (create==2) { create=3; } } if (create!=1) { ellipse(x, y, radius2, radius2); } }

void fall(Guide theguide) { if (create==3) { if (letgo==false) { yvelocity=-(theguide.yposa - theguide.yposb)/5; xvelocity=-(theguide.xposa - theguide.xposb)/5; letgo=true; spawn=false; } //controls the y if (y<height-radius) { y+=yvelocity; yvelocity+=gravitya; } else { y=height-radius; yvelocity=0; if (abs(xvelocity)> friction) { xvelocity-=friction*(abs(xvelocity) / xvelocity); } else { xvelocity=0; } } //controls the x if (x<=0 || x>=width) { switchx=!switchx; } if (switchx==false) { x+=xvelocity; } else { x-=xvelocity; } } }

void hit(ArrayList balls) { //momentum xmomentum=massxvelocity; ymomentum=massyvelocity; println(balls.get(0)[index].x); //this is where I'm having the issue } }

the discussion editor is being dumb so i'll just say, the line that's having the issue is println(balls.get(0)[index].x);

bilmor

You'll get a better response if you format your code:

http://forum.processing.org/two/discussion/8045/how-to-format-code-and-text

TfGuy44

I'm not sure why you are passing things into your Ball class's constructor... You don't use them.

balls is, I assume, an ArrayList of Balls.

balls.get(0) is the first Ball in that ArrayList.

If you have a Ball, myBall, what does myBall[index] get? An error. Because your Ball object is not an array.

Maybe you wanted balls.get(index).x ?

Chrisir

class Guide {
  //
  int xposa, yposa;
  int xposb, yposb;
}

class Ball {

  float yvelocity, xvelocity, 
  friction, 
  acceleration, 
  xmomentum, ymomentum, 
  angle, 
  gravitya, 
  gravityf, 
  mass, 
  radius, 
  x, y, 
  create;

  PVector yv, xv;

  boolean letgo, print, switchx, spawn;

  ArrayList<Ball> balls;

  Guide theguide;  

  int radius2; 

  Ball(Guide theguideTEMP, ArrayList ballsTEMP) { 
    x = mouseX; 
    y=mouseY; 
    radius=10; 
    create=1; 
    mass=0.1; 
    gravitya=0.981; 
    gravityf=mass*gravitya; 
    letgo=false; 
    print=true; 
    switchx=false; 
    friction=1; 
    spawn=true;

    // new 
    balls = ballsTEMP; 
    theguide = theguideTEMP;
  }

  void display() { 
    if (mousePressed && spawn==true) { 
      create=2; 
      x=mouseX; 
      y=mouseY;
    } 
    else { 
      if (create==2) { 
        create=3;
      }
    } 
    if (create!=1) { 
      ellipse(x, y, radius2, radius2);
    }
  }

  void fall(Guide theguide) { 
    if (create==3) { 
      if (letgo==false) { 
        yvelocity=-(theguide.yposa - theguide.yposb)/5; 
        xvelocity=-(theguide.xposa - theguide.xposb)/5; 
        letgo=true; 
        spawn=false;
      } 
      //controls the y
      if (y<height-radius) { 
        y+=yvelocity; 
        yvelocity+=gravitya;
      } 
      else { 
        y=height-radius; 
        yvelocity=0; 
        if (abs(xvelocity)> friction) { 
          xvelocity-=friction*(abs(xvelocity) / xvelocity);
        } 
        else { 
          xvelocity=0;
        }
      } //controls the x
      if (x<=0 || x>=width) { 
        switchx=!switchx;
      } 
      if (switchx==false) { 
        x+=xvelocity;
      } 
      else { 
        x-=xvelocity;
      }
    }
  }

  void hit(int index) { 
    //momentum
    xmomentum=mass*xvelocity; 
    ymomentum=mass*yvelocity; 

    // println(balls.get(0)[index].x); //this is where I'm having the issue
    println(balls.get(index).x);
  }
}
//

Chrisir

we can't test your code, because you didn't post the entire code

remember that the parameters you bring into the constructor of the class are only temporary (as has been said)

you must copy them into the class:

    balls = ballsTEMP; 
    theguide = theguideTEMP;

;-)

macsyourguy

I'll post the rest of the code between 4-5, thanks for the help guys

macsyourguy

i figured it out, i was defining the array list way wrong, thanks for the help everyone, i really appreciate it

Chrisir

Great !