Question

I am developing an android board game and I am stuck with an error from one of my parameters. It is a mancala-based game with a view (TableView.class) containing rows of pits with stones in then, and a main activity (Game.class). I am attempting to define a pit and its contents.

Here is a snippet of the code:

public class Game extends Activity {

int pitIndex, pitContents;
int _pitContents=4;
int pitsPerRow=5;


//more code here .......

@Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        table_view = getInitialTableView();
        tableView = new TableView(this);
        setContentView(tableView);
        tableView.requestFocus();
//...more code here
//

// ...


// define a playing pit
public int Pit(int pitIndex, int pitContents) {
this.pitIndex=pitIndex;
this.pitContents=pitContents;

}

// set player1's pits and populate them
public int Player1Pits[] = new int[16*2];
    {
        for (int i = 0; i < (2 * pitsPerRow); i++) {
            if (i < pitsPerRow) {
                Player1Pits[i] =  new Pit(i,_pitContents);
            else {
// do nothing
}
        }
    }
//.....
}

The error I get from Eclipse is that “Pit cannot be resolved to a type” when I try to instantiate a new pit:

Player1Pits[i] =  new Pit(i,_pitContents);

Does anyone know where I am going wrong? Do I have to define Pit as a class outside the Game class?
I have searched exhaustively for a solution before posting this question. Your input will be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

Get rid of your method called Pit and make a pit class like this:

public class Pit {
    public int mPitIndex, mPitContents;

    public Pit(int pitIndex, int pitContents) {
        this.mPitIndex = pitIndex;
        this.mPitContents = pitContents;
    }
}

What languages are you familiar with by the way?