Remove Sprite and Array

[monopolyli]

If I have an array to store the sprite in the LayerManager,
for example: c[0], c[1]................c[10],
after I remove Sprite c[2] in the LayerManager, will c[3] automatically become c[2]?
If not, how can I make c[3] to become c[2] after c[2] had been removed?

Thank you very much!!

[davidaprice]

The LayerManager doesn't know about your array, so removing the sprite from the LayerManager won't have any effect on your array.

If you just do 'c[2] = null;', then c[3] won't automatically become c[2], because null is a perfectly valid value for c[2].

What you could do is (where i = 2 in your case):
 System.arraycopy(c, i+1, c, i, c.length - 1 - i);
but notice that afterwards c.length won't have changed, even though the last entry is now meaningless. You'll have to keep a separate variable called 'cLength' or something and decrease it by one.

A much simpler solution is just to use a Vector instead of an array. Then, yes, if you do 'vector.removeElementAt(2);', afterwards the elements at 3 upwards are moved to being at 2 upwards. (Actually, the Vector's implementation has done a System.arraycopy just as above).

[pistachiomonkey]

A much simpler solution is just to use a Vector instead of an array. Then, yes, if you do 'vector.removeElementAt(2);', afterwards the elements at 3 upwards are moved to being at 2 upwards. (Actually, the Vector's implementation has done a System.arraycopy just as above).

i am using this method as described above, but when i call remove element some of the 5 sprites (DROIDS) crash and the sprite stays on the screen!?

monkey = new Monkey(this);
         layerManager.append(monkey);

//DROIDS
         for (int i = 0; i < NUM_DROID; ++i)
         {
           try{
             System.out.println(NUM_DROID);
             Droid newDroid = new Droid(this);
             layerManager.append(newDroid);
             droid.addElement(newDroid);
           }
catch(IllegalArgumentException e)
           {System.out.println("Error" + e);
           }
         }

any ideas as to what else may be necessery to handle this implementation?

many thanks!

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[davidaprice]

Did you forget to also remove your Sprite from the LayerManager? Remember that your LayerManager doesn't know about your Vector, and your Vector doen't know about your LayerManager - it's up to you to keep them in sync.

You should remove the Sprites like this:

1   2

droid.removeElement(deadDroid); layerManager.remove(deadDroid);