Need help making 3 images become random. code inside

I'm trying to run 3 images in an applet with one of them having text on the image.

here is the code that I have:


import java.applet.Applet;
import java. awt.*;

public class MyPictures extends Applet {

public void start(){
int rint = (int)(Math.random() * 3);
if (rint == 0){
Image action = getImage(getDocumentBase(),"images/image 3.jpg");
}
else{
getImage(getDocumentBase(),"images/image 1.jpg");
getImage(getDocumentBase(),"images/image 2.jpg");
}
}


public void paint(Graphics graph) {

graph.drawImage(action, 50, 50, this);
graph.drawString("The Forest of Bent Tress", 475, 30);
resize(1200,900);
}
}

Mmm. Remember: JavaScript is not Java but they do taste similar.

Moving to the Java forum!

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Can you explain what your problem is?
If there are errors, copy and paste the full text of the error message here.

I don't receive any errors but I can't make the 3 images become random

Each time I run the applet, all I see the third picture that the paint() method displays

The code you posted does NOT compile without errors. If it does not compile, you can not execute it.

i just tried executing it and and the applet started like normal.

I need to re-write the other 2 image statements but I'm not sure how.

Please post your version of the program that executes. Your first post does NOT compile.
When posting code, please Wrap your code in code tags:
[code]
> YOUR CODE <
[/code]

sorry about that.

It seems I posted a code with a missing statement and that was why it would not compile

[CODE]

import java.applet.Applet;
import java. awt.*;

public class MyPictures extends Applet {

public void start(){
int rint = (int)(Math.random() * 3);
if (rint == 0){
Image action = getImage(getDocumentBase(),"images/image 3.jpg");
}
else{
getImage(getDocumentBase(),"images/image 1.jpg");
getImage(getDocumentBase(),"images/image 2.jpg");
}
}


public void paint(Graphics graph) {
Image action = getImage(getDocumentBase(),"images/image 3.jpg");
graph.drawImage(action, 50, 50, this);
graph.drawString("The Forest of Bent Tress", 475, 30);
resize(1200,900);
}
}

You left off the end tag: [/code]

What is all the code in the start method for if you are not going to use it?

That is where you need to:
1) generate a random number
2) use that number to set the value of the image variable.

sorry again

My project said that the start() method would be a good place to use as a 'random flag' for the images but I don't know how to write the image statements to make them random so I just toyed around with it.

I've yet to get any other images to show except the one i put in my paint() method.

Take the image load code out of the paint method. The code in the start() should be where you load the image.

If you get compiler errors, post them if you want help fixing them.

Do you mean like this?

[/CODE]

import java.applet.Applet;
import java. awt.*;

public class MyPictures extends Applet {

public void start(){
int rint = (int)(Math.random() * 3);
if (rint == 0){
Image action = getImage(getDocumentBase(),"images/image 3.jpg");
}
else{
getImage(getDocumentBase(),"images/image 1.jpg");

getImage(getDocumentBase(),"images/image 2.jpg");

}
}


public void paint(Graphics graph) {
graph.drawString("The Forest of Bent Tress", 475, 30);
resize(1200,900);
}
}
[CODE]

When I run the code, the applet pops up but only with my string of text.

I tried to insert the .drawImage() method after the first image action statement but I received an error saying that graph can't be resolved.

The code tags are at the wrong ends. Swap them.

Please post the full text of the error message.

I can't copy the error message but all it says is that "graph cannot be resolved"

the error has to do with me placing the .drawImage() method right underneath the first image statement

The graph variable is defined in the paint() method. That is the only place that it is known. You must call the Graphics class's drawImage method in the paint() method.