This is a connect four game and I'm trying to show the counter falling. What I have so far is this which is in a for loop:
while(fallingCounter == true && x[j][i] < playerTurn)
{
//Move the counter vertically down the grid's rows appearing to fall
fallingCounter();
g.setColor(counterColour);
//counterWidth = counterWidth - 10;
topYPos = topYPos + 10;
//centeredCounterInColumn = centeredCounterInColumn +10;
g.fillOval(centeredCounterInColumn,topYPos, counterWidth, counterHeight);
}
This and similar versions of this, in and outside the for loop and in a do loop have shown the counter rapidly falling continuously showing previous ovals drawn (so it shows the whole falling path like a long rounded line going downwards). It only stops when I say until < grid[0].length in the while/for but I'm still left with the former problem and I want the "animation" to stop before a counter in the column - not just go over already inserted counters in the column till it reaches the bottom. I've been trying this for at least 5 hours now so I really would appreciate help with this one. I really would like to do this.
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