#How do i make an int public?

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lost quartz
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I am trying to make an integer accessable to multiple methods, but it always sais the variable doesn't exist. I made the variable "cash" in void setup, and i want to know how i can access it in other voids.

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tardy cargo
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that variable would have to be a instance or static field rather than local

lost quartz
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and how do i make that?

tardy cargo
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see there ^

lost quartz
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i don't really understand what's written there

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i'm trying to solve this

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basically i declared the int cash in void setup

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and now i want to change it in void clock

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how do i do that?

tardy cargo
pure parrot
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Looks like processing. I'm not sure the syntax for field variables

lost quartz
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it is processing 4.1.1

pure parrot
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You're sort of supposed to say that. This is a Java server, not a Processing server. Processing isn't Java

lost quartz
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wait what?

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but i'll say it next time, sorry

lost quartz
pure parrot
# lost quartz our teacher said it's java

I hear it's very close. But it is not Java. In Java everything must be in a class or other type definition. In processing it looks like you define methods in the middle of nowhere

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(Which technically would make them functions, not methods)

lost quartz
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that's weird

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but if it's not ordinary java, that explains why 98% of what i find on the internet won't work i guess

pure parrot
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indeed

lost quartz
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so, how do i get my problem solved then?

tough summitBOT
# lost quartz so, how do i get my problem solved then?

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pure parrot
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You're going to need someone who knows processing I'm afraid

lost quartz
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damn

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i've literally got 2 days to finish this

tardy cargo
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what if you declare it outside the methods

lost quartz
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i could try that

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wait i think that's how it works

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why do i always forget the important things!?

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it works

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but instead of adding to the cash counter every 2 seconds (30 fps, should update/increase every 60 frames) it just goes up and up at the speed of sound

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does processing update variables every frame?

tardy cargo
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your clock isn't actually waiting for anything

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it just counts to 60, without waiting for a frame to pass before incrementing

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what even is the point of your for loop there? it's essentially an infinite loop, but it tracks a variable i meaning it breaks once it reaches 2.1B

lost quartz
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i just wanted to make a clock to increase cash every 60 frames, and the solution i was given by another person on here was that kind of for loop

tardy cargo
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you have to wait for a frame to pass

lost quartz
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how do i do that?

tardy cargo
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idk, that's kinda specific to processing

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also, counting frames isn't a great way to maintain a clock, lower-end devices will still be able to run at fps < 30

lost quartz
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dang guess I'll either have to find someone who knows processing or find something on Google

lost quartz
tardy cargo
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that's not what i mean

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counting frames to maintain a clock is a bad idea in general

lost quartz
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how do i do it then?

tardy cargo
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checking actual time

lost quartz
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all i found on google involved librarys and other shit i don't understand

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and won't understand as my time is running out

tardy cargo
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no libs korone_korofused

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lost quartz
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oh

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that makes things easier

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thanks

tough summitBOT
# lost quartz thanks

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tardy cargo
lost quartz
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now i'll try to create something passable in the day i have left

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and pray that my teacher will somehow not be a dick

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but without that it'd be impossible, thanks so much!

tardy cargo
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seems like the draw function is called every frame/tick

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check time there

lost quartz
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so that's what draw is for

tardy cargo
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or if you're ok with a bodge for now, increment a counter there

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i have no experience with processing i literally just looked at the examples

lost quartz
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thanks again, i didn't know those examples existed!