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    Sorry Rev Jim. My bad. JC
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    The name START is confusing.... it would be better named `step`, or `increment` or somesuch. (And all caps implies a constant in Java.) And while we're at it... why is …
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    It's hard to answer this without giving the actual solution (which we prefer not to do - you learn more by working it out for yourself), but here's some pseudo-code …
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    If you can't tell the difference then this application is too advanced for your current level of knowledge
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    Line 14 Suppose `i` is counting up in fives, i%10 is 0 every other pass ( 5, 10, 15, 20 etc) , so you get a new line every 2 …
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    > Line 2. What if that test comes up true when it should not? Yes. If two elements of the buttoms array are both equal to the current source then …
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    > line 5 sets available[i] to 0 then line 11 tests for 0 Well, no. Line 5 sets it, line 8 breaks from the switch, and line 11 is never …
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    are you certain that the actionPerformed is only being called once?
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    > JamesCherrill says that line numbers on his tablet make or break his using of the site. Lie. I never said that.
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    (just for the record, I've not stopped posting because I've been convinced. I've stopped posting because I'm wasting my time)
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    iPads now run iPadOS, not iPhone IOS. As you may guess it's optimised for the tablet screen sizes. According to Apple the iPad Pro series run desktop Safari. I use …
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    While the correct form of the assignment would, as JamesCherill says, certainly be: a = '?'; a more illustrative correction might be: a = "?"[0];
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    > wireless devices tend to not always be connected to WiFi and therefore downloading and parsing such large JavaScript files significantly reduces page timings. Don't know who your mobile supplier …
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    I guess you have never heard of something called an "iPad", let alone the "iPad Pro". The screens on these beasts are better than on most PCs. Some of us …
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    A `char` is a one-byte integer value, used ti hold the ASCII value of a single character. A string literal (enclosed in double quotes) is equivalent to an array of …
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    For me, ads have never been a big bother. What really brings down the quality are posts such as the member above along with https://www.daniweb.com/members/1169854/alilufyan25 https://www.daniweb.com/members/1169853/baabrozreal which are as close …
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    maybe I'm just an old-timer who started with binary, but for me flipping the last bit just screams odd/even, but the modulus arithmetic I had to think about. Guess it …
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    How about ANDing it with 0xFFFFFFFE for even, ORing it with 0x00000001 for odd?
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    Not quite true any more. SInce the introduction of lambdas Java has "default methods" in interfaces, which are inherited by any class that implements the interface. And yes, because you …
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    Using double buffering works, but it's unnecessary complexity and overhead. Swing already has double buffering internally. Threre are also sound reasons for not directly painting in a JFrame... eg what …
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    You have (quite rightly) overridden `paintComponent`. super's `paintComponent` is responsible for clearing/setting the background, so you have missed that functionality and and are starting with whatever is left over in …
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    Which Java are you using? I tried a recent Java and it complained. > Compiling... /str/JavaFiddle.java:19: error: class Interactive is public, should be declared in a file named Interactive.java public …
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    ^ like rproffitt said. The normal way to specify where databases are stored on the server is by specifying a Java system property called derby.system.home on the server. It would …
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    Not sure where you are going here... You don't need the dbdriver string or the classForName (althugh for Java 7 who knows now?). DriverManager.getConnection will find and load the appropriate …
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    Java compilers have an option to compile using the syntax of a previous version, but in any case if you have code that stops running after Java 7 then you …
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    You are using Java 7 - no public support since 2015. You should be very worried about your security. Current Java is 13. So the first thing is to update …
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    Hi! I have made a POS Sotware. I have used only one JFrame as Main/Home Screen of the software and used JDialogs for all other screens. In this post I …
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    Like rproffitt said: don't extend a solved topic with a new question. Start a new topic and re-post your question there. In the meantime have a look at https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/jdbc/basics/connecting.html (Also …
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    Click on "Reply to this topic" and there's a "Question Solved" slide switch at the bottom.
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    > Yes, that worked perfectly. Of course it did! ;) Glad to have helped JC ps: Mark Question Solved?
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    Great! Let me know if/when that's done and I'll help you get the Listener stuff working. JC
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    OK. Step 1: Separate the data from the user interface - ie separate the Model from the View. You should have a class that loads and holds the master list …
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    Sure. I'll get something together tomorrow. Goodnight. J
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    Yes. You can pass the address or the array, but both actually pass the address. Specifying the array size seems to have no real effect other than to document a …
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    Room1 has three exits but only one connecting room, so any attempt to go in the second or third exit will crash for lack of a corresponding connecting room.
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    You can start by considering these three options to see which fits your needs best... 1. Make it `public`. Very easy, but horrible violation of encapsulation 2. Have a public …
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    > You don't specify an array size in the parameter list. I thought that was pefectly valid in C ... am I wrong?

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