The program will run in the command line in Linux (Ubuntu 16.04). The Board class was partially coded for us.
public class Loa{
public static void main(String[] args) {
int boardSize = Integer.parseInt(args[0]);
Board playBoard = new Board();
playBoard.newBoard(boardSize);//atom gives a warning on this line. about static method
}
}
Board class:
/*
* This class implements the board. It stores an array that contains the content
* of the board, and several functions that perform operations such as moving a
* piece or counting the number of markers in a row, column, or diagonal.
*/
public class Board {
// The size of the board
private static int size;
// The pieces
public static final int INVALID = -1;
public static final int EMPTY = 0;
public static final int WHITE = 1;
public static final int BLACK = 2;
// The board
private static int[][] board;
// Convention: board[0][0] is the southwest square
/*
* Create and set up a new board
*/
public static void newBoard(int newSize) {
/*--------------------------------------------
* FILL IN THE CODE FOR INITIALIZING THE BOARD
*-------------------------------------------*/
if (newSize > 16 || newSize < 4) {
System.out.println("Error, invalid size. Please enter a size from 4 - 16.");
}else {
size = newSize;
board = new int[newSize][newSize];
}
}
I do not know how to initialize the board like in the first code block in LOA class. I want to make the board eg. 5. So I would put in the command line ~$ java Loa 5 But I do not know what it means that it should be accessed in a static way.
The reason I am using Atom for java is that the University doesn't want us to use an IDE yet. I don't know why.
The static method newBoard(int) from the type Board should be accessed in a static way
This is the warning/error that atom throws up. I am confused as I haven't seen this warning yet in my little bit of coding experience.
There is more code available but not necessary for me to understand the Static warning method.
