i need some help with the SlowMovevertical method, i dont know how to incorparate it correctly into my source code to make it work?
thanks if you can help.

It's a method, methods belong to objects of certain types. What is the type here? I want to help, but the name 'SlowMoveVertical' is a normal looking name that a lot of people already have used to create their own methods. Therefor, a google search isn't getting me anywhere unless I know with which type of objects this method is used.

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so hows about i send you my source code and then you may find it easier to work out? i nknow it sounds like im getting you to do the work, but its the best way i can think of.if you do complete it could you inform me on what you done and why/
cheers chris

What problem are you facing? why do not you post the code here ?

public class Balloons
{
private Circle balloon;
private Triangle bottom;
private Triangle end;
private Circle balloon2;
private Triangle bottom2;
private Triangle end2;
private Circle balloon3;
private Triangle bottom3;
private Triangle end3;
private slowMoveVertical balloon;

/**
* construct object
*/
public void draw()
{
balloon = new Circle();
balloon.changeColor("red");
balloon.moveHorizontal(8);
balloon.moveVertical(121);
balloon.changeSize(60);
balloon.makeVisible();

bottom = new Triangle();
bottom.changeColor("green");
bottom.changeSize(-38, 55);
bottom.moveHorizontal(8);
bottom.moveVertical(247);
bottom.makeVisible();

end = new Triangle();
end.changeColor("blue");
end.changeSize(7, 11);
end.moveHorizontal(8);
end.moveVertical(246);
end.makeVisible();

balloon2 = new Circle();
balloon2.changeColor("blue");
balloon2.moveHorizontal(125);
balloon2.moveVertical(175);
balloon2.changeSize(60);
balloon2.makeVisible();

bottom2 = new Triangle();
bottom2.changeColor("magenta");
bottom2.changeSize(-38, 55);
bottom2.moveHorizontal(125);
bottom2.moveVertical(301);
bottom2.makeVisible();

end2 = new Triangle();
end2.changeColor("green");
end2.changeSize(7, 11);
end2.moveHorizontal(125);
end2.moveVertical(300);
end2.makeVisible();


balloon3 = new Circle();
balloon3.changeColor("yellow");
balloon3.moveHorizontal(240);
balloon3.moveVertical(141);
balloon3.changeSize(60);
balloon3.makeVisible();

bottom3 = new Triangle();
bottom3.changeColor("blue");
bottom3.changeSize(-38, 55);
bottom3.moveHorizontal(240);
bottom3.moveVertical(267);
bottom3.makeVisible();

end3 = new Triangle();
end3.changeColor("black");
end3.changeSize(7, 11);
end3.moveHorizontal(240);
end3.moveVertical(266);
end3.makeVisible();

}
/**
* Create method for balloons to fly
*/

public void slowMoveVertical(int distance)
{
slowMoveVertical.balloon();

}
}

Erm, that method does not do anything at all and this declaration doesn't really make any sense Your slowMoveVertical() needs to move all of the drawn objects up by a certain distance.

lol i know it doesnt make sense because i was still working on it. but what im asking is what to write next

I told you in my post above. The slowMoveVertical() method needs to move all of the object up by "distance" and I would assume from the name that it should occur incrementally as a timed paint operation.

You may want to read through this tutorial article on animation in applets:
http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/j...animation.html