Abstract error that i don't understand.

Hey,

So im getting an error that says that my class is not abstract and can't overun the abstract method im trying to use ( Action Performed ) well if anyone can figure out the error or give some input on this the files are linked below:

the error is:

Quote:

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Didier$ javac *.java
GameInterface.java:7: GameInterface is not abstract and does not override abstract method actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent) in java.awt.event.ActionListener
public class GameInterface extends JFrame implements ActionListener{
^
1 error

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The file that has the error:

GameInterface.java

Code:

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import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.border.*;
import javax.swing.JComponent.*;

public class GameInterface extends JFrame implements ActionListener{

        GridForGame gridForGame = new GridForGame();

        public GameInterface(){
                super("Bubble Breaker - Java Version. By Gary Tremarco");
                buildGUI();
                setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.DO_NOTHING_ON_CLOSE);
                pack();
                setVisible(true);
                setResizable(false);
        }
       
        private void buildGUI(){
                JPanel main = new JPanel(new BorderLayout());
                add(main, BorderLayout.CENTER);
               
                JPanel menu = new JPanel();
                menu.setLayout(new BoxLayout(menu, BoxLayout.Y_AXIS));
                menu.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(150,300));
                Dimension buttonSize = new Dimension(120,40);
               
                addButton("8 x 8 Grid", "small", buttonSize, menu);
                addButton("12 x 12 Grid", "medium", buttonSize, menu);
                addButton("16 x 16 Grid", "large", buttonSize, menu);
                addButton("How To Play", "howToPlay", buttonSize, menu);
                addButton("Options", "options", buttonSize, menu);
                addButton("Quit", "quitGame", buttonSize, menu);
               
                menu.setBorder(new TitledBorder(new EtchedBorder(4, Color.blue, Color.black), "Menu"));
                JPanel buttons = new JPanel(new GridLayout(1,1));
                buttons.add(menu);
               
                main.add(buttons, BorderLayout.EAST);
                main.add(gridForGame, BorderLayout.CENTER);
               
        }
       
        public void addButton(String label, String command, Dimension size, JPanel panel){
               
                JButton button = new JButton(label);
                button.setPreferredSize(size);
                button.setMaximumSize(size);
                Dimension seperatorSize = new Dimension(0,5);
                button.setAlignmentX(CENTER_ALIGNMENT);
                button.addActionListener(this);
                button.setActionCommand(command);
                panel.add(Box.createRigidArea(seperatorSize));
                panel.add(button);
        }
       
        public void ActionPerformed(ActionEvent ae){
               
                String command = ae.getActionCommand();
                if (command == "small"){
                        gridForGame.small();
                }
               
                if (command == "medium"){
                        gridForGame.medium();
                }
               
                if (command == "large"){
                        gridForGame.large();
                }
               
                if(command.equals("howToPlay")){
                        // check source code for URL that goes here
                }
               
                if(command.equals("options")){
                        // check source image for code that goes here
                }
               
                if(command == "quitGame"){
                        int selectedValue = JOptionPane.showConfirmDialog(null, "If Your Quit The Game All Data Will Be Lost" +
                                "\n" + "Are You Sure You Want To Quit?", "Attention", JOptionPane.YES_NO_OPTION);
                        // Might be issues above due to splitting brackets onto lines
                       
                        if(selectedValue == JOptionPane.NO_OPTION)
                                return;
                       
                        else System.exit(0);
                       
                }
        }
       
        public static void main( String args[]){
                GameInterface i = new GameInterface();
                i.addWindowListener(new WindowAltering());
        }
       
        static class WindowAltering extends WindowAdapter{
                public void windowClosing(WindowEvent e ){
                        int selectedValue = JOptionPane.showConfirmDialog(null, "Closing This Window Will End the Game." +
                                "\n" + "Click Yes To Exit", "Exit Bubble Breaker Game?", JOptionPane.YES_NO_OPTION);
                        if(selectedValue == JOptionPane.NO_OPTION)
                                return;
                       
                        else System.exit(0);
                }
        }
}

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and its accompanied file:

http://www.didierd.co.uk/bubble/GridForGame.java

or if you don't feel comfortable downloading the files, i can put the source anywhere else if you like?

Thank you for any help!

Please post your code and the error. See my sig for instructions.

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Anon.

is that better? ^ edited the original post...

The point of the CODE tags is to keep the formatting so the code is readable...

However, the error message tells you exactly what the problem is - your GameInterface class implements the ActionListener interface, but doesn't provide an implementation of the actionPerformed(..) method. Only an abstract class can implement an interface without providing implementations of its methods.

Hint: GameInterface implements ActionPerformed(..), instead of actionPerformed(..). Java is case-sensitive.

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Steve McConnell

Oh thank you dude! I've been staring at this code for a good hour, thanks for your set of eyes :D!

Quote:

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Originally Posted by DidierD

Oh thank you dude! I've been staring at this code for a good hour, thanks for your set of eyes :D!

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You're welcome Didier - one reason for the Java naming conventions is that it makes errors like that easy to spot - because you know a method name should always start with a lower-case letter, and Java error messages usually tell you what is wrong - once you understand what they're saying.

Looking at code you wrote more than two weeks ago is like looking at code you are seeing for the first time...
Dan Hurvitz

Code:

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if (command == "large"){
      gridForGame.large();
}               
if(command.equals("howToPlay")){
      // check source code for URL that goes here
}

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You might also want to go back and fix your conditional statements. You are using "==" to compare strings in some of them and ".equals()" method (the correct way) in others. Consistency.