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Hello,

I am working on a game idea that I had I am using java and know a little bit but need some help.

What I want to do is store info on different types of "Monsters" in a separate file from the main code and be able to call upon one type of monster and have the info so I can then play out what happens in the main code.

So I want to be able to store some thing like this in with other monsters


And when the time comes be able to have something like this


I want to be able to call rathp from within the main code from another file. How do I do this???

Thanks

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Object-ori ... rogramming
http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/java/concepts/

Without seeing the rest of your code, it looks like you are treating each monster as a struct. Why not create a monster class and have each type inherit from that one?

I don't know how exactly it would look in java, but this is basically a C# way of doing it:

First, you need to fully define the Rat object. This is the definition of all Rats.

Good programming style says that you should use methods to access and modify variables. So, in addition to defining rathp, you'll also want methods such as void setRatHP(int newHP) and int getRatHP().

The first sets the rat's HP to the value of newHP and the second returns and int equal to the current value of ratHP.

Next, you need to instantiate a Rat. This is the creation of a single Rat. Call him ... say ... Mickey.

When you want to access the rat's current HP, you'll say something like

I agree with both jipstyle and crashtech. The easiest way to accomplish what you want would be to create a monster class that contains all the attributes of every characteristic the all monsters have in common. Make the monster class very very general. Then extend the monster class to say a rat class, which only contains the characteristics specific to the rat. Something along these lines in Java



then extend the monster class to the Rat class





Hope that helped, sorry if it didn't.

This thread is over a month old; please don't necropost and bring threads back from the dead.

*senseless rant from someone who can't stand to be informed of the rules*

Edit: removed profanity and personal attacks from post.

No action taken against the poster since he insists he won't be back.
-jipstyle

Wow. Quite the emotional response. Take a deep breath, buddy, and calm down a bit.

Since the OP hasn't returned to the thread in over a month, it is safe to assume that he doesn't need any more help. By not posting in threads that are clearly dead, we keep the forum free of clutter.

It isn't a hard-and-fast rule .. there are times when it is appropriate. This just wasn't one of them, so I informed you of the policy. No twisted panties, believe me. Just doing my job.

If I was really pissed, I'd have locked the thread and or warned you. Instead, I just pointed out that you're uselessly dredging up dead threads.

In this particular folder, it doesn't matter too much ... we don't see much traffic. But in a folder that does see a lot of traffic, useless necroposts bury threads in which people are actively seeking help. Rather than have different rules for different sections, that change at different times of the year as people need different types of help .. we apply the same rules universally across the forum.

Further more, you didn't say anything that wasn't already said. If the OP had come back asking for more help or clarification then it would have been another story all together.

LOL... you don't know what it would look like in Java. Puhsleeaazzzeee, you know that C# is a huge Java ripoff!

edit: Sorry. I hadn't read all the way to the bottom before posting my comment.

JAVA syntax is just enough different though... and the libraries are different.

so :p

Different syntax?! Different libraries?!! That's does it... I'm diffing the source files. There is no way that they are THAT different. =)

orly? Id be curious to see how different they really are.