I put this code in and it didn’t work until I changed this line from
String closest_enemy;
to
String closest_enemy = null;
Why did I have to set this to null to get the code to work?
Full Functioning Code
import java.util.;
import java.io.;
import java.math.*;
/**
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The code below will read all the game information for you.
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On each game turn, information will be available on the standard input, you will be sent:
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-> the total number of visible enemies
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-> for each enemy, its name and distance from you
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The system will wait for you to write an enemy name on the standard output.
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Once you have designated a target:
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-> the cannon will shoot
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-> the enemies will move
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-> new info will be available for you to read on the standard input.
**/
class Player {public static void main(String args[]) {
Scanner in = new Scanner(System.in);// game loop while (true) { String closest_enemy = null; int min_dist = 1000; int count = in.nextInt(); // The number of current enemy ships within range for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) { String enemy = in.next(); // The name of this enemy int dist = in.nextInt(); // The distance to your cannon of this enemy if (dist < min_dist){ min_dist = dist; closest_enemy = enemy ; } }//EndFor // Write an action using System.out.println() // To debug: System.err.println("Debug messages..."); System.out.println(closest_enemy); // The name of the most threatening enemy (HotDroid is just one example) }}
}