sending classes in method

[game06]

i have a class enemyboss and sending it to different class called levelObject.

main.java

EnemyBoss enemyObject;
...
//game loop - actionperformed
  levelObject.nextLevel(enemyObject);
  ...

  //paint method 
  if(enemyObject!=null){
    enemyObject.paint(g);
  }

in level.java class i am createding enemyobject class.
level.java

...
enemyObject = new EnemyBoss(50, 20);
...

the problem is nothing prints on screen. its bc enemyObject is null in main method, even though i am createing in level.java. any idea how can i fix this? i want set enemyboss class in main and create in level class.

[stultuske]

either you instantiate it in your main method, or you call the instance from your level class). but why are you passing a reference of which you are sure it'll always be null to a method? that's pointless.

MainClass.java:
EnemyBoss enemy;

Level.java:
EnemyBoss enemy = new EnemyBoss(5, 10);

just because enemy has a value in Level.java, doesn't mean the same goes for the enemy instance in your main class. MainClass.java doesn't even know the enemy instance in Level.java exists.

[JamesCherrill]

Hi game06.
Beware incorrect Java terminiology that makes it really hard to understand your questions.

A class is something you define in your source code. The new keyword creates an instance , not a class. Many of your uses of class above should be instance (I think).
You would say "sending" an instance when you pass that instance as a parameter in a method call. If you refer to an instance in another class's code you would call that "refering to" rather than "sending". It's like the difference between push and pull. I don't know which you are really talking about in your post.

Please don't think I'm just being picky here - you will definitely get a better response to your questions when they are easy to understand for people who use standard Java terminology