instance variables

[ttrexler99]

class Dice extends JLabel {
private int value;

Dice() {
super();
setValue(0);

addMouseListener(new MouseAdapter() {
public void mouseClicked(MouseEvent me) {
setValue(getValue() + 1);
}
});
}

public int getValue() {
return value;
}

ok so it sounds silly but i am confused at what the instance variable is.. im thinking its value, but i dont know if i am getting confused with something that is instantiated.

[editline]15th November 2010[/editline]

import java.awt.event.MouseAdapter;
import java.awt.event.MouseEvent;

import javax.swing.ImageIcon;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JLabel;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.WindowConstants;

class Dice extends JLabel {
private int value;

Dice() {
super();
setValue(0);

addMouseListener(new MouseAdapter() {
public void mouseClicked(MouseEvent me) {
setValue(getValue() + 1);
}
});
}

public int getValue() {
return value;
}

void setValue(int value) {
this.value = value;
switch (value) {
case 0:
this.setIcon(getImage("images\\one.GIF"));
break;
case 1:
this.setIcon(getImage("images\\two.GIF"));
break;
case 2:
this.setIcon(getImage("images\\three.GIF"));
break;
case 3:
this.setIcon(getImage("images\\four.GIF"));
break;
case 4:
this.setIcon(getImage("images\\five.GIF"));
break;
case 5:
this.setIcon(getImage("images\\six.GIF"));
break;
}
}

ImageIcon getImage(String name) {
Object o = getClass().getResource(name);
return new ImageIcon(getClass().getResource(name));
}

public static void main(String[] a) {
JPanel panel = new JPanel();
Dice dice1 = new Dice();

dice1.setValue(2);

panel.add(dice1);

JFrame app = new JFrame();
app.getContentPane().add(panel);
app.setLocation(300, 200);
app.setDefaultCloseOperation(WindowConstants.DISPOSE_ON_CLOSE);
app.pack();
app.show();
}

}

here is the whole program but i thought there was only one instance variable but maybe not

[esalaka]

For the love of your preferred deity, use some sort of code tags.

[ZeekyHBomb]

[QUOTE=esalaka;26098510]For the love of your preferred deity[/QUOTE]

I'm an atheist, you ignorant prick!

[esalaka]

[QUOTE=ZeekyHBomb;26099145]I'm an atheist, you ignorant prick![/QUOTE]

Well, for the love of our sanity!

Or... Your personal health, at least.