Question

I have a button that I touch to enter a game mode. All buttons start the same activity, but the rules and physics are changed depending on what you touch.

I want to track the button pressed so that I can know if people selected Classic mode or Training mode, and set the rules accordingly. How would I do this?

Here is how I start my game modes from the menu:

MenuElement classic = mElements.get(0);
    MenuElement training = mElements.get(1);

        if(touchX > classic.mX  && touchX < classic.mX + classic.mBitmap.getWidth() 
           && touchY > classic.mY   && touchY < classic.mY + classic.mBitmap.getHeight())
        {
            aux = "Starting game";
            Context context = com.Juggle2.Menu.this.getContext(); 
            Intent intent = new Intent(context, StartGame.class);
            intent.putExtra("rule", 1);
            context.startActivity(intent);
        }

        if(touchX > training.mX  && touchX < training.mX + classic.mBitmap.getWidth() 
           && touchY > training.mY   && touchY < training.mY + training.mBitmap.getHeight())
        {
            aux = "Starting training";
            Context context = com.Juggle2.Menu.this.getContext(); 
            Intent intent = new Intent(context, StartGame.class);
            intent.putExtra("rule", 2);
            context.startActivity(intent);
        }

And here is where it goes:

public class StartGame extends Activity {
    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        requestWindowFeature(Window.FEATURE_NO_TITLE);
        setContentView(new Panel (this));      //Start the game

    }
}

Now I need that bundle of extras to be accessible by my Panel class, which is a SurfaceView.

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Oh, I got it:

I found a way to do what I wanted in a lot less steps

public class Global{
    public static int rules = 0;
}

And now I can just access those rules whenever and wherever I want by typing Global.rules

That seems so simple, in hindsight.

Answer 1

I found a way to do what I wanted in a lot less steps

public class Global{
    public static int rules = 0;
}

And now I can just access those rules whenever and wherever I want by typing Global.rules