I have the following button in my swing interface
private void solveButtonMouseClicked(java.awt.event.MouseEvent evt) {
step1();
}
which calls step1();
private void step1(){
//step 1 solving the white cross around the yellow middle
while( (!(F2.getBackground().equals(white))) & (!(F4.getBackground().equals(white))) & (!(F6.getBackground().equals(white))) & (!(F8.getBackground().equals(white)))){
textArea.append("cnt");
//top three pieces solved
if(F2.getBackground().equals(white) && F4.getBackground().equals(white) && F6.getBackground().equals(white)){
//solve F8
while(!(F8.getBackground().equals(white))){
//check right side
if(R2.getBackground().equals(white)){right(); right(); downinv(); rightinv(); rightinv();}
else if(R4.getBackground().equals(white)){rightinv(); downinv(); right();}
else if(R6.getBackground().equals(white)){right(); downinv(); rightinv();}
else if(R8.getBackground().equals(white)){downinv();}
//check left side
else if(L2.getBackground().equals(white)){left(); left(); down(); leftinv(); leftinv();}
else if(L4.getBackground().equals(white)){leftinv(); down(); left();}
else if(L6.getBackground().equals(white)){left(); down(); leftinv();}
else if(L8.getBackground().equals(white)){down();}
//check back side
else if(B2.getBackground().equals(white)){back(); back(); down(); down();}
else if(B4.getBackground().equals(white)){backinv(); down(); down();}
else if(B6.getBackground().equals(white)){back(); down(); down();}
else if(B8.getBackground().equals(white)){down(); down();}
//check up side
else if(U2.getBackground().equals(white)){frontinv(); up(); rightinv(); upinv();}
else if(U4.getBackground().equals(white)){frontinv(); up(); up(); rightinv(); upinv(); upinv();}
else if(U6.getBackground().equals(white)){frontinv(); rightinv();}
else if(U8.getBackground().equals(white)){front();}
//check down side
else if(D2.getBackground().equals(white)){down(); frontinv(); right();}
else if(D4.getBackground().equals(white)){front(); right();}
else if(D6.getBackground().equals(white)){frontinv(); leftinv();}
else if(D8.getBackground().equals(white)){downinv(); frontinv(); right();}
}//end while
}//end if
//top two pieces solved
if(F2.getBackground().equals(white) && F4.getBackground().equals(white)){
//solve F6
while(!(F6.getBackground().equals(white))){
//chech front side
if(F8.getBackground().equals(white)){front();}
//check right side
else if(R2.getBackground().equals(white)){frontinv(); up(); front();}
else if(R4.getBackground().equals(white)){right(); frontinv(); up(); front();}
else if(R6.getBackground().equals(white)){rightinv(); frontinv(); up(); front();}
else if(R8.getBackground().equals(white)){right(); right(); frontinv(); up(); front();}
//check left side
else if(L2.getBackground().equals(white)){frontinv(); upinv(); front();}
else if(L4.getBackground().equals(white)){frontinv(); left(); upinv(); leftinv(); front();}
else if(L6.getBackground().equals(white)){frontinv(); leftinv(); upinv(); left(); front();}
else if(L8.getBackground().equals(white)){frontinv(); left(); left(); upinv(); left(); left(); front();}
//check back side
else if(B2.getBackground().equals(white)){frontinv(); up(); up(); front();}
else if(B4.getBackground().equals(white)){frontinv(); backinv(); up(); up(); front();}
else if(B6.getBackground().equals(white)){frontinv(); back(); up(); up(); front();}
else if(B8.getBackground().equals(white)){frontinv(); back(); back(); up(); up(); front();}
//check up side
else if(U2.getBackground().equals(white)){up();rightinv();upinv();}
else if(U4.getBackground().equals(white)){up(); up();rightinv(); upinv(); upinv();}
else if(U6.getBackground().equals(white)){rightinv();}
else if(U8.getBackground().equals(white)){upinv(); rightinv(); up();}
//check down side
else if(D2.getBackground().equals(white)){down(); right();}
else if(D4.getBackground().equals(white)){down(); down(); right();}
else if(D6.getBackground().equals(white)){right();}
else if(D8.getBackground().equals(white)){downinv(); right();}
}//end while
textArea.append("\nstep 1a (75% complete)\n");
}//end if
//top piece solved
if( (F2.getBackground().equals(white)) && (!(F4.getBackground().equals(white))) ){
//solve F4
while(!(F4.getBackground().equals(white))){
//check front side
if(F6.getBackground().equals(white)){frontinv();}
//check right side
else if(R2.getBackground().equals(white)){front(); up(); frontinv();}
else if(R4.getBackground().equals(white)){right(); front(); up(); frontinv();}
else if(R6.getBackground().equals(white)){rightinv(); front(); up(); frontinv();}
else if(R8.getBackground().equals(white)){right(); right(); front(); up(); frontinv();}
//check left side
else if(L2.getBackground().equals(white)){front(); upinv(); frontinv();}
else if(L4.getBackground().equals(white)){front(); left(); upinv(); frontinv();}
else if(L6.getBackground().equals(white)){front(); leftinv(); upinv(); frontinv();}
else if(L8.getBackground().equals(white)){front(); left(); left(); upinv(); frontinv();}
//check back side
else if(B2.getBackground().equals(white)){front(); up(); up(); frontinv();}
else if(B4.getBackground().equals(white)){front(); backinv(); up(); up(); frontinv();}
else if(B6.getBackground().equals(white)){front(); back(); up(); up(); frontinv();}
else if(B8.getBackground().equals(white)){front(); back(); back(); up(); up(); frontinv();}
//check up side
else if(U2.getBackground().equals(white)){front(); front(); up(); rightinv(); frontinv(); frontinv();}
else if(U4.getBackground().equals(white)){left();}
else if(U6.getBackground().equals(white)){front(); front(); rightinv(); frontinv(); frontinv();}
else if(U8.getBackground().equals(white)){front(); front(); upinv(); rightinv(); frontinv(); frontinv();}
//check down side
else if(D2.getBackground().equals(white)){downinv(); leftinv();}
else if(D4.getBackground().equals(white)){leftinv();}
else if(D6.getBackground().equals(white)){downinv(); downinv(); leftinv();}
else if(D8.getBackground().equals(white)){down(); leftinv();}
}//end while
textArea.append("\nstep 1a (50% complete)\n");
}//end if
if(!(F2.getBackground().equals(white))){
//solve top piece
while(!(F2.getBackground().equals(white))){
if(F4.getBackground().equals(white)){front();}
else if(F6.getBackground().equals(white)){frontinv();}
else if(F8.getBackground().equals(white)){front(); front();}
//check right side
else if(R2.getBackground().equals(white)){up();}
else if(R4.getBackground().equals(white)){right(); up();}
else if(R6.getBackground().equals(white)){rightinv(); up();}
else if(R8.getBackground().equals(white)){right(); right(); up();}
//check left side
else if(L2.getBackground().equals(white)){upinv();}
else if(L4.getBackground().equals(white)){left(); up();}
else if(L6.getBackground().equals(white)){leftinv(); up();}
else if(L8.getBackground().equals(white)){left(); left(); upinv();}
//check back side
else if(B2.getBackground().equals(white)){up(); up();}
else if(B4.getBackground().equals(white)){backinv(); up(); up();}
else if(B6.getBackground().equals(white)){back(); up(); up();}
else if(B8.getBackground().equals(white)){back(); back(); up(); up();}
//check up side
else if(U2.getBackground().equals(white)){up(); rightinv(); frontinv();}
else if(U4.getBackground().equals(white)){up(); up(); rightinv(); frontinv();}
else if(U6.getBackground().equals(white)){rightinv();frontinv();}
else if(U8.getBackground().equals(white)){upinv(); rightinv(); frontinv();}
//check down side
else if(D2.getBackground().equals(white)){down(); right(); frontinv();}
else if(D4.getBackground().equals(white)){down(); down(); right(); frontinv();}
else if(D6.getBackground().equals(white)){right(); frontinv();}
else if(D8.getBackground().equals(white)){downinv(); right(); frontinv();}
}//end while
textArea.append("\nStep 1a (25% complete)\n");
}//end else
}//end while
}//end step 1
The problem seems to be the outermost while loop in step1(). It is supposed to keep running until all the condition are met but it just stops after one iteration and I can’t figure out why. If I remove the outer while loop step1() proceeds exactly as it should going through each step on multiple presses of the button. Help!
You mention that you want to keep looping until all the comparisons are true.
The way it’s coded now will drop out of the loop if any condition becomes true.
Rather than
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