I really need help, my 1st assigment is due tomorrow and i've been working on it for a really long time and is just not getting it!!!!

So please help me, it will be greatly appreciated.

These are the questions that I haven't been able to figure out.

Add a new method called shuffleHorizontal that takes a single integer as its argument. When invoked, the method causes the circle to do a slow shuffle to the right by the specified number of pixels, then back to the left, leaving the circle exactly where it started. (That's assuming the input is positive — if the input is negative, the circle will shuffle left, then right.) Add a comment describing your new method. Hint: If your solution is more than a few lines long, you've made this more difficult than it needs to be!

Optional: Modify the code so that circles are visible (on the screen) when they're first created. (No extra points for this one, but completing it will produce a profound sense of well being.)

And here is the code

import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.geom.*;

/**
 * A circle that can be manipulated and that draws itself on a canvas.
 * 
 * @author  Michael Kolling and David J. Barnes and Tiana Orta
 * @version 2008.03.30
 */

public class Circle
{
    private int diameter;
    private int xPosition;
    private int yPosition;
    private String color;
    private boolean isVisible;
    
    /**
     * Create a new circle at default position with default color.
     */
    public Circle()
    {
        diameter = 30;
        xPosition = 20;
        yPosition = 60;
        color = "yellow";
        isVisible = false;
    }

    /**
     * Make this circle visible. If it was already visible, do nothing.
     */
    public void makeVisible()
    {
        isVisible = true;
        draw();
    }
    
    /**
     * Make this circle invisible. If it was already invisible, do nothing.
     */
    public void makeInvisible()
    {
        erase();
        isVisible = false;
    }
    
    /**
     * Move the circle a few pixels to the right.
     */
    public void moveRight()
    {
        moveHorizontal(30);
    }

    /**
     * Move the circle a few pixels to the left.
     */
    public void moveLeft()
    {
        moveHorizontal(-30);
    }

    /**
     * Move the circle a few pixels up.
     */
    public void moveUp()
    {
        moveVertical(-30);
    }

    /**
     * Move the circle a few pixels down.
     */
    public void moveDown()
    {
        moveVertical(30);
    }
    
     /**
     * Move the circle a few pixels up and right (NorthEast).
     */
    public void moveNorthEast()
    {
        moveVertical(-30); moveHorizontal(30); 
    }

       /**
     * Move the circle horizontally by 'distance' pixels.
     */
    public void moveHorizontal(int distance)
    {
        erase();
        xPosition += distance;
        draw();
    }
    
    /**
     * Move the circle vertically by 'distance' pixels.
     */
    public void moveVertical(int distance)
    {
        erase();
        yPosition += distance;
        draw();
    }

    /**
     * Slowly move the circle horizontally by 'distance' pixels.
     */
    public void slowMoveHorizontal(int distance)
    {
        int delta;

        if(distance < 0) 
        {
            delta = -1;
            distance = -distance;
        }
        else 
        {
            delta = 1;
        }

        for(int i = 0; i < distance; i++)
        {
            xPosition += delta;
            draw();
        }
    }

    /**
     * Slowly move the circle vertically by 'distance' pixels.
     */
    public void slowMoveVertical(int distance)
    {
        int delta;

        if(distance < 0) 
        {
            delta = -1;
            distance = -distance;
        }
        else 
        {
            delta = 1;
        }

        for(int i = 0; i < distance; i++)
        {
            yPosition += delta;
            draw();
        }
    }
     
    /**
     * Slowly move the circle vertically by 'distance' pixels.
     */
    public void shuffleHorizontal(int distance)
    {
        int delta;

        if(distance < 0) 
        {
            delta = -1;
            distance = -distance;
        }
        
        {
            delta = 1;
        }

        for(int i = 0; i < distance; i++)
        {
            xPosition += delta;
            draw();
            erase();
            xPosition += -delta;
            draw();
        }
    }
    
    /**
     * Change the size to the new size (in pixels). Size must be >= 0.
     */
    public void changeSize(int newDiameter)
    {
        erase();
        diameter = newDiameter;
        draw();
    }

    /**
     * Change the color. Valid colors are "red", "yellow", "blue", "green",
     * "magenta" and "black".
     */
    public void changeColor(String newColor)
    {
        color = newColor;
        draw();
    }

    /**
     * Draw the circle with current specifications on screen.
     */
    private void draw()
    {
        if(isVisible) {
            Canvas canvas = Canvas.getCanvas();
            canvas.draw(this, color, new Ellipse2D.Double(xPosition, yPosition, 
                                                          diameter, diameter));
            canvas.wait(10);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Erase the circle on screen.
     */
    private void erase()
    {
        if(isVisible) {
            Canvas canvas = Canvas.getCanvas();
            canvas.erase(this);
        }
    }
}

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sorry I'm new to this

so i'm not having problems with the code that is up there so far, but I need to add to this code a method that does the following:

Add a new method called shuffleHorizontal that takes a single integer as its argument. When invoked, the method causes the circle to do a slow shuffle to the right by the specified number of pixels, then back to the left, leaving the circle exactly where it started. (That's assuming the input is positive — if the input is negative, the circle will shuffle left, then right.) Add a comment describing your new method. Hint: If your solution is more than a few lines long, you've made this more difficult than it needs to be!

thank you!

Ok.....which part of implementing this method are you having trouble with?

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