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LibGDX using Animations with a skin (for drag n' drop)

I have set up a game where Actor fireflies randomly fly across the screen, while glowing on and off — and a user can drag them into a mason jar. Pretty happy I've got this working, but I'd like to add a bit more detail. I'd like to add a two-step animation so that it looks like their wings are flapping.
I know how to do this with the Animation class, making use of TextureAtlas and TextureRegion. But that was prior to me heading in this Drag n Drop direction.
My issue, I think, is that I'm using skins, and they might not play nice with Animations.
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Portions of my code.
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Some of the items I declare up top:
private TextureAtlas textureAtlas;
private Texture texture;
private TextureRegion[] regions = new TextureRegion[3];
private Animation ffFlapping;
Setting up my TextureAtlas:
textureAtlas = new TextureAtlas(Gdx.files.internal("Player Animation/player_animation.png.atlas"));
texture = new Texture(Gdx.files.internal("Player Animation/player_animation.png.png"));
Setting up the skin:
final Skin skin = new Skin();
skin.addRegions(textureAtlas);
Doing the animation:
TextureRegion[] ffAnimation = new TextureRegion[2];
ffAnimation[0] = (textureAtlas.findRegion("firefly-0"));
ffAnimation[1] = (textureAtlas.findRegion("firefly-1"));
ffFlapping = new Animation(0.01f, ffAnimation);
For loop to create all my fireflies:
// ********************************************
// iterate through the number of fireflies
// we want to draw out using fireflyCount
// ********************************************
for (int fireflyIndex = 0; fireflyIndex < fireflyCount; fireflyIndex++) {
// YELLOW FIREFLY HERE
String fireflyName = "firefly" + fireflyIndex;
// if I replace ffFlapping below with object, I get no errors,
// but also no animation
skin.add(fireflyName, ffFlapping);
final Firefly ff = new Firefly(skin, fireflyName);
System.out.println("Fireflies objects:" + fireflyIndex);
// Not sure this affected the color, but it starts the alpha at 0
ff.setColor(150, 150, 150, 0);
ff.setOrigin(ff.getWidth()/2, ff.getHeight()/2);
stage.addActor(ff);
// This was set up in the attempt to continue movement if user misses target
final MoveToAction actionRight = new MoveToAction();
final MoveToAction actionLeft = new MoveToAction();
// setting up right and left targets, with a random Y position
float toRight = Gdx.graphics.getWidth() + 60;
float toLeft = (Gdx.graphics.getWidth() -Gdx.graphics.getWidth())-60f;
// sets up speed of glow, and the random time firefly is off, and also on
float glow = MathUtils.random(.5f, 1f);
float delayRandomOff = MathUtils.random(2.3f, 4.5f);
float delayRandomOn = MathUtils.random(.5f, .9f);
// sets up first variable to randomly choose between toRight and toLeft
// assigns direction to that value
float randomDirection = MathUtils.random.nextBoolean() ? toRight : toLeft;
float direction = randomDirection;
SequenceAction sequence = new SequenceAction();
AlphaAction aa = new AlphaAction();
Action alphaStartOn = Actions.delay(delayRandomOn, Actions.fadeOut(glow));
Action alphaStartOff = Actions.delay(delayRandomOff, Actions.fadeIn(glow));
// toRight is the x value ... it goes (x, y, duration)
Action startRight = Actions.moveTo(toRight, MathUtils.random(50, Gdx.graphics.getHeight() - 40), MathUtils.random(10f, 45f));
// toLeft is the x value ... it goes (x, y, duration)
// 170 makes sure they don't fly on top of mason jar
Action startLeft = Actions.moveTo(toLeft, MathUtils.random(170, Gdx.graphics.getHeight() - 40), MathUtils.random(10f, 45f));
Action faceOpposite = Actions.rotateBy(180f);
Action faceOpposite2 = Actions.rotateBy(180f);
// THIS ENDLESSLY LOOPS THEM ON THE SCREEN
Action loopRight = Actions.forever(Actions.sequence(faceOpposite, startRight, faceOpposite2, startLeft));
Action loopLeft = Actions.forever(Actions.sequence(startLeft, faceOpposite, startRight, faceOpposite2));
Action loopGlow1 = Actions.forever(Actions.sequence(alphaStartOn, alphaStartOff));
Action loopGlow2 = Actions.forever(Actions.sequence(alphaStartOff, alphaStartOn));
// THIS IS DEFINITELY TRIGGERING THE MOVEMENT
if(direction == toRight) {
ff.addAction(loopRight);
ff.addAction(loopGlow1);
} else {
ff.addAction(loopLeft);
ff.addAction(loopGlow2);
}
// MAKE EACH FIREFLY DRAGGABLE, and SET LARGER SIZE as you drag
dragAndDrop.addSource(new DragAndDrop.Source(ff) {
public DragAndDrop.Payload dragStart (InputEvent event, float x, float y, int pointer) {
DragAndDrop.Payload payload = new DragAndDrop.Payload();
payload.setObject("Firefly captured");
payload.setDragActor(ff);
ff.clearActions();
getActor().setSize(80, 80);
// Firefly freezes on drag, and enlarges ... disappears if dropped in jar
// Does not visually drag with cursor since it was part of animation.
return payload;
}
// IF YOU DON'T DROP FIREFLY ON TARGET, MAKE SURE IT STAYS ON STAGE
// AND GOES BACK TO THE NORMAL SIZE
#Override
public void dragStop(InputEvent event, float x, float y, int pointer, DragAndDrop.Payload payload, DragAndDrop.Target target) {
if(target == null)
stage.addActor(ff);
ff.addAction(actionLeft);
getActor().setSize(50, 50);
}
});
// MAKE EACH FIREFLY DRAGGABLE, and SET LARGER SIZE as you drag
dragAndDrop.addSource(new DragAndDrop.Source(ff) {
public DragAndDrop.Payload dragStart (InputEvent event, float x, float y, int pointer) {
DragAndDrop.Payload payload = new DragAndDrop.Payload();
payload.setObject("Firefly captured");
payload.setDragActor(ff);
ff.clearActions();
getActor().setSize(80, 80);
// Firefly freezes on drag, and enlarges ... disappears if dropped in jar
// Does not visually drag with cursor since it was part of animation.
return payload;
}
// IF YOU DON'T DROP FIREFLY ON TARGET, MAKE SURE IT STAYS ON STAGE
// AND GOES BACK TO THE NORMAL SIZE
#Override
public void dragStop(InputEvent event, float x, float y, int pointer, DragAndDrop.Payload payload, DragAndDrop.Target target) {
if(target == null)
stage.addActor(ff);
ff.addAction(actionLeft);
getActor().setSize(50, 50);
}
});
} // ***** END OF FOR LOOP ***********
And here's my Firefly code:
public class Firefly extends Image {
private float x = MathUtils.random(20, Gdx.graphics.getWidth() -40);
private float y = MathUtils.random(200, Gdx.graphics.getHeight() - 40);
private float width = 70;
private float height = 70;
public Firefly(Skin skin, String drawableName) {
super(skin, drawableName);
this.setBounds(x, y, width, height);
}
} // firefly
The error I'm getting is:
com.badlogic.gdx.utils.GdxRuntimeException: No Drawable, NinePatch, TextureRegion, Texture, or Sprite registered with name: firefly-2
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Any tips are very much appreciated.
In the meantime, I'm creating a new feature branch and keeping at it.
My guess is that I need to somehow make my two-step animation into some kind of Drawable.
Thanks!
— Bill

How do I set visibility of each shape in the array for a given amount of time?

So I am using the libgdx framework and am new to android games development. I have an array of yellow circle objects stored in each index which are shown on the game screen when I run them, all the circle objects are in different x positions but on the same y axis. I want to basically set the visibility of each circle for a given amount of time before the next one becomes visible for say 1000 ms per circle. So for example circle 1 will be visible for 1000 ms then it will become invisible and circle 2 will then become visible for 1000ms so on and so forth, till I reach the end of the list.
public class Spot {
private float x;
private float y;
private float radius;
private Circle spot;
private Circle spotList[];
public Spot(float x, float y, float radius, int amount){
this.x = x;
this.y = y;
this.radius = radius;
spot = new Circle(x,y,radius);
spotList = new Circle[amount];
for(int i = 0; i < spotList.length; i++){
spotList[i] = new Circle(this.x+(i*15), this.y, this.radius);
}
}
public void update(float delta){
}
public Float getX(){
return x;
}
public Float getY(){
return y;
}
public float getRadius(){
return radius;
}
public Circle[] getSpots(){
return spotList;
}
public Circle getSpot(){
return spot;
}
}
The rendering of the shape has been outsourced to a different class I want to be able to handle the visibility of the circles etc in the update method.

Since you're not using Actors (https://github.com/libgdx/libgdx/wiki/Scene2d), you need to keep track of time yourself and make the circles visible/not visible.
You will want to add
private float elapsedTime = 0.0f;
private float currentCircle = 0;
two fields, one for keeping track of elapsed time and one for the currently visible circle.
public void update(float delta){
elapsedTime += delta;
if (elapsedTime >= 1.0f) { // more than one second passed
spot[currentCircle].setVisible(false);
if (currentCircle + 1 < spotList.size()) {
currentCircle++;
spot[currentCircle].setVisible(true);
elapsedTime -= 1.0f; // reset timer (don't just set to 0.0f to avoid time shifts)
}
}
}
In the update method, count elapsedTime and if more then one seconds passed, make old circle not visible and new circle visible. Also make sure that initially the first circle is visible and that the timer is 0.

A possible solution is to use the Universal Tween Engine which works well with the libGDX framework. Visit the link to see how to include it in your project and for documentation.
As a quick demonstration on how to use it:-
Create and instantiate a TweenManager and your array of Spots in your class responsible for rendering.
protected TweenManager tweenManager = new TweenManager();
Spot spots[] = new Spot[...];
...
Create your timer by implementing the TweenCallback()
final int numberOfSpots = 5;
int spotArrayIndex = 0;
float timeDelay = 1000f; /*1000 milliseconds*/
Tween.call(new TweenCallback() {
#Override
public void onEvent(int type, BaseTween<?> source) {
/*set or unset the visibility of your Spot objects here i.e. */
spots[spotArrayIndex++].setVisible(false); /*Set current spot invisible*/
spots[spotArrayIndex].setVisible(true); /*Set next spot to be visible*/
}
}).repeat(numberOfSpots, timeDelay).start(tweenManager);
Update the tweenManager in your render method
public void render(float delta) {
...
tweenManger.update(delta);
...
}
Please check the code for errors if you use it, as I am not sure of the rest of your code.

Android: Making Bitmaps Disappear When Touched

As is, 100 pink circles (same bitmap) appear scattered randomly over the phone screen (as is supposed to). When I tap one of the circles, that circle should disappear (change to the background color). I think I have a fundamental misunderstanding of Android and View in general.I think I have a couple obvious errors (that are not so obvious to me, but I've been staring at it so long that I figured I needed some help). Currently, the screen shows the random circles but nothing more. Touching the screen does nothing. Any better ideas to make the circles disappear? It recently reorganized all the bitmaps when you touched it, but I did something recently, and it stopped. The bitmap is 30px by 30px.
public class DrawV extends View {
private Bitmap bit_dot;
private int width;
private int height;
public int[] width_array = new int[100];
public int[] height_array = new int[100];
private View dotV = (View)findViewById(R.id.bigdocpic);//bitmap
Random rand = new Random();
public DrawV(Context context) {
super(context);
bit_dot = BitmapFactory.decodeResource(getResources(), R.drawable.dot_catch);
DisplayMetrics metrics = context.getResources().getDisplayMetrics();
width = metrics.widthPixels;
height = metrics.heightPixels;
}
#Override
//draws 100 randomly placed similar bitmaps
protected void onDraw(Canvas canvas) {
super.onDraw(canvas);
int height_dimension;
int width_dimension;
for (int i = 0; i < 100; i++){
height_dimension = rand.nextInt(height) + 1;
width_dimension = rand.nextInt(width) + 1;
canvas.drawBitmap(bit_dot, width_dimension, height_dimension, null);
width_array[i] = width_dimension;//
height_array[i] = height_dimension;//
}
}
#Override
public boolean onTouchEvent(MotionEvent event){
Paint p = new Paint();
p.setColor(Color.WHITE);
Path path = new Path();
Canvas c = new Canvas();
for (int i = 0; i < 100; i++){
if ((event.getX() == width_array[i]) && (event.getY() == height_array[i]))
c.drawCircle(width_array[i], height_array[i], 15, p);
}
invalidate();
return false;//false or true?
}
//set visibility of bitmap to invisible
public boolean onTouch(View v, MotionEvent event) {
dotV.setVisibility(View.INVISIBLE);
invalidate();
return false;//false or true? not understanding
}}
Help?

Your onTouchEvent isn't really doing anything important as-is, and you don't have the concept of a circle object.
onDraw should really be drawing these circles from an array/list created earlier - say a List<MyCircles> or MyCircles[]. On touch, you could iterate through all of your circles until you find one that is closest, remove that circle from the array or list, then invalidate.
The reason nothing is happening at all is even though you're drawing those circles again in onTouchEvent, you're redrawing everything yet again in onDraw (invalidate() calls draw/onDraw).
Ideally, create your list of circles in your initializer, draw them in onDraw, and update them in onTouch (That is, delete). There may be a simpler way to do this but this is, at the very least, a more proper approach.

Android: How to do this framing paint?

I Have Some static images like below:
Now, I want is, when i touch on the face or hand, then the selected color should be fill on that skin portion.
See below image of result:
So how to get the result like above ??
Redo and Undo Functionality Should be also there.
I have try with the FloodFill color but doing that i can only able to do color in to the perticular portion. as FloodFill only fill the color till the same pixwl color comes. If the touch place pixel color get change the it will not fill color on it.
So Usinf FloodFill i got the result like below image, If i press on the hand, then only hand portion will fill with color, instead of it i want to fill color to the other hand and face also.
So Please help me in this case.
EDITED
After some reply i got the solution like this one.
But still there is a memory issue. It consume lots of memory to draw the color. So please can anyone help me for it ?

You can have a complete image colored the actual way and when you fill a certain region with a color, it will replace all the regions that is specified by that color to be filled in.
Layman's terms:
User will click on the hand of the OUTLINE
That click location will be checked with another image with perfectly color coded regions. Lets call it a MASK for this case. All the skin regions will have the same color. The shirt areas will be another color.
Wherever the user clicks, the selected color by the user will be applied to every pixel that has that similar color in the MASK, but instead of painting directly on the MASK, you paint onto the pixels of the the OUTLINE.
I hope this helps.
Feel free to comment if you want an example and then I can update the answer with that, but I think you can get it from here.
EDIT:
Basically start off with a simple image like this. This we can call as OUTLINE
Then as the developer, you have to do some work. Here, you color code the OUTLINE. The result we call a MASK. To make this we, color code the regions with the same color that you want. This can be done on paint or whatever. I used Photoshop to be cool lol :D.
Then there is the ALGORITHM to get it working on the phone. Before you read the code, look at this variable.
int ANTILAISING_TOLERANCE = 70; //Larger better coloring, reduced sensing
If you zoom up on the image specifically noting the black regions of the border, you can actually see that sometimes, the computer blends the colors a little bit. In order to account for that change, we use this tolerance value.
COLORINGANDROIDACTIVITY.JAVA
package mk.coloring;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.graphics.Bitmap;
import android.graphics.Bitmap.Config;
import android.graphics.BitmapFactory;
import android.graphics.Canvas;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.MotionEvent;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.ImageView;
import android.view.View.OnTouchListener;
public class ColoringAndroidActivity extends Activity implements OnTouchListener{
/** Called when the activity is first created. */
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.main);
findViewById(R.id.imageView1).setOnTouchListener(this);
}
int ANTILAISING_TOLERANCE = 70;
public boolean onTouch(View arg0, MotionEvent arg1) {
Bitmap mask = BitmapFactory.decodeResource(getResources(), R.drawable.mask);
int selectedColor = mask.getPixel((int)arg1.getX(),(int)arg1.getY());
int sG = (selectedColor & 0x0000FF00) >> 8;
int sR = (selectedColor & 0x00FF0000) >> 16;
int sB = (selectedColor & 0x000000FF);
Bitmap original = BitmapFactory.decodeResource(getResources(), R.drawable.empty);
Bitmap colored = Bitmap.createBitmap(mask.getWidth(), mask.getHeight(), Config.ARGB_8888);
Canvas cv = new Canvas(colored);
cv.drawBitmap(original, 0,0, null);
for(int x = 0; x<mask.getWidth();x++){
for(int y = 0; y<mask.getHeight();y++){
int g = (mask.getPixel(x,y) & 0x0000FF00) >> 8;
int r = (mask.getPixel(x,y) & 0x00FF0000) >> 16;
int b = (mask.getPixel(x,y) & 0x000000FF);
if(Math.abs(sR - r) < ANTILAISING_TOLERANCE && Math.abs(sG - g) < ANTILAISING_TOLERANCE && Math.abs(sB - b) < ANTILAISING_TOLERANCE)
colored.setPixel(x, y, (colored.getPixel(x, y) & 0xFF000000) | 0x00458414);
}
}
((ImageView)findViewById(R.id.imageView1)).setImageBitmap(colored);
return true;
}
}
This code doesn't provide the user with much of color choices. Instead, if the user touches a region, it will look at the MASK and paint the OUTLINE accordingly. But, you can make really interesting and interactive.
RESULT
When I touched the man's hair, it not only colored the hair, but colored his shirt and hand with the same color. Compare it with the MASK to get a good idea of what happened.
This is just a basic idea. I have created multiple Bitmaps but there is not really a need for that. I had used it for testing purposes and takes up unnecessary memory. And you don't need to recreate the mask on every click, etc.
I hope this helps you :D
Good luck

Use a FloodFill Algorithm. Fill the complete canvas but keep the bound fill area as it is like circle, rectangle. You can also check this link. Android: How to fill color to the specific part of the Image only?. The general idea get the x and y co-ordinates on click.
final Point p1 = new Point();
p1.x=(int) x; p1.y=(int) y; X and y are co-ordinates when user clicks on the screen
final int sourceColor= mBitmap.getPixel((int)x,(int) y);
final int targetColor =mPaint.getColor();
new TheTask(mDrawingManager.mDrawingUtilities.mBitmap, p1, sourceColor, targetColor).execute(); //Use AsyncTask and do floodfillin the doinBackground().
Check the above links for floodfill algorithmin android. This should help you achieve what you want. Android FingerPaint Undo/Redo implementation. This should help you modify according to your needs regarding undo and redo.
Edit:
A post on stackoverflow led me to a efficient way of using flood fill algorithm without delay and OOM.
Picking from the SO Post
Filling a small closed area works fine with the above flood fill algorithm. However for large area the algorithm works slow and consumes lot of memory. Recently i came across a post which uses QueueLinear Flood Fill which is way faster that the above.
Source :
http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/16405/Queue-Linear-Flood-Fill-A-Fast-Flood-Fill-Algorith
Code :
public class QueueLinearFloodFiller {
protected Bitmap image = null;
protected int[] tolerance = new int[] { 0, 0, 0 };
protected int width = 0;
protected int height = 0;
protected int[] pixels = null;
protected int fillColor = 0;
protected int[] startColor = new int[] { 0, 0, 0 };
protected boolean[] pixelsChecked;
protected Queue<FloodFillRange> ranges;
// Construct using an image and a copy will be made to fill into,
// Construct with BufferedImage and flood fill will write directly to
// provided BufferedImage
public QueueLinearFloodFiller(Bitmap img) {
copyImage(img);
}
public QueueLinearFloodFiller(Bitmap img, int targetColor, int newColor) {
useImage(img);
setFillColor(newColor);
setTargetColor(targetColor);
}
public void setTargetColor(int targetColor) {
startColor[0] = Color.red(targetColor);
startColor[1] = Color.green(targetColor);
startColor[2] = Color.blue(targetColor);
}
public int getFillColor() {
return fillColor;
}
public void setFillColor(int value) {
fillColor = value;
}
public int[] getTolerance() {
return tolerance;
}
public void setTolerance(int[] value) {
tolerance = value;
}
public void setTolerance(int value) {
tolerance = new int[] { value, value, value };
}
public Bitmap getImage() {
return image;
}
public void copyImage(Bitmap img) {
// Copy data from provided Image to a BufferedImage to write flood fill
// to, use getImage to retrieve
// cache data in member variables to decrease overhead of property calls
width = img.getWidth();
height = img.getHeight();
image = Bitmap.createBitmap(width, height, Bitmap.Config.RGB_565);
Canvas canvas = new Canvas(image);
canvas.drawBitmap(img, 0, 0, null);
pixels = new int[width * height];
image.getPixels(pixels, 0, width, 1, 1, width - 1, height - 1);
}
public void useImage(Bitmap img) {
// Use a pre-existing provided BufferedImage and write directly to it
// cache data in member variables to decrease overhead of property calls
width = img.getWidth();
height = img.getHeight();
image = img;
pixels = new int[width * height];
image.getPixels(pixels, 0, width, 1, 1, width - 1, height - 1);
}
protected void prepare() {
// Called before starting flood-fill
pixelsChecked = new boolean[pixels.length];
ranges = new LinkedList<FloodFillRange>();
}
// Fills the specified point on the bitmap with the currently selected fill
// color.
// int x, int y: The starting coords for the fill
public void floodFill(int x, int y) {
// Setup
prepare();
if (startColor[0] == 0) {
// ***Get starting color.
int startPixel = pixels[(width * y) + x];
startColor[0] = (startPixel >> 16) & 0xff;
startColor[1] = (startPixel >> 8) & 0xff;
startColor[2] = startPixel & 0xff;
}
// ***Do first call to floodfill.
LinearFill(x, y);
// ***Call floodfill routine while floodfill ranges still exist on the
// queue
FloodFillRange range;
while (ranges.size() > 0) {
// **Get Next Range Off the Queue
range = ranges.remove();
// **Check Above and Below Each Pixel in the Floodfill Range
int downPxIdx = (width * (range.Y + 1)) + range.startX;
int upPxIdx = (width * (range.Y - 1)) + range.startX;
int upY = range.Y - 1;// so we can pass the y coord by ref
int downY = range.Y + 1;
for (int i = range.startX; i <= range.endX; i++) {
// *Start Fill Upwards
// if we're not above the top of the bitmap and the pixel above
// this one is within the color tolerance
if (range.Y > 0 && (!pixelsChecked[upPxIdx])
&& CheckPixel(upPxIdx))
LinearFill(i, upY);
// *Start Fill Downwards
// if we're not below the bottom of the bitmap and the pixel
// below this one is within the color tolerance
if (range.Y < (height - 1) && (!pixelsChecked[downPxIdx])
&& CheckPixel(downPxIdx))
LinearFill(i, downY);
downPxIdx++;
upPxIdx++;
}
}
image.setPixels(pixels, 0, width, 1, 1, width - 1, height - 1);
}
// Finds the furthermost left and right boundaries of the fill area
// on a given y coordinate, starting from a given x coordinate, filling as
// it goes.
// Adds the resulting horizontal range to the queue of floodfill ranges,
// to be processed in the main loop.
// int x, int y: The starting coords
protected void LinearFill(int x, int y) {
// ***Find Left Edge of Color Area
int lFillLoc = x; // the location to check/fill on the left
int pxIdx = (width * y) + x;
while (true) {
// **fill with the color
pixels[pxIdx] = fillColor;
// **indicate that this pixel has already been checked and filled
pixelsChecked[pxIdx] = true;
// **de-increment
lFillLoc--; // de-increment counter
pxIdx--; // de-increment pixel index
// **exit loop if we're at edge of bitmap or color area
if (lFillLoc < 0 || (pixelsChecked[pxIdx]) || !CheckPixel(pxIdx)) {
break;
}
}
lFillLoc++;
// ***Find Right Edge of Color Area
int rFillLoc = x; // the location to check/fill on the left
pxIdx = (width * y) + x;
while (true) {
// **fill with the color
pixels[pxIdx] = fillColor;
// **indicate that this pixel has already been checked and filled
pixelsChecked[pxIdx] = true;
// **increment
rFillLoc++; // increment counter
pxIdx++; // increment pixel index
// **exit loop if we're at edge of bitmap or color area
if (rFillLoc >= width || pixelsChecked[pxIdx] || !CheckPixel(pxIdx)) {
break;
}
}
rFillLoc--;
// add range to queue
FloodFillRange r = new FloodFillRange(lFillLoc, rFillLoc, y);
ranges.offer(r);
}
// Sees if a pixel is within the color tolerance range.
protected boolean CheckPixel(int px) {
int red = (pixels[px] >>> 16) & 0xff;
int green = (pixels[px] >>> 8) & 0xff;
int blue = pixels[px] & 0xff;
return (red >= (startColor[0] - tolerance[0])
&& red <= (startColor[0] + tolerance[0])
&& green >= (startColor[1] - tolerance[1])
&& green <= (startColor[1] + tolerance[1])
&& blue >= (startColor[2] - tolerance[2]) && blue <= (startColor[2] + tolerance[2]));
}
// Represents a linear range to be filled and branched from.
protected class FloodFillRange {
public int startX;
public int endX;
public int Y;
public FloodFillRange(int startX, int endX, int y) {
this.startX = startX;
this.endX = endX;
this.Y = y;
}
}
}

One basic way would be something like the floodfill algorythm.
The Wikipedia article describes the algorythm and its variations pretty well.
Here you can find a implementation on SO. But depending on your specific needs this one has to be modified.

How to make an Android app that prints touched points and draw them?

I want to make a small app. You will touch the screen and draw something and it will list points you pass and draw small green 3x3 rectangles for each fifth point. I use onTouchEvent for listing points using TextView and send it to setContentView. However, I have problem in drawing. I checked examples for drawing (onDraw) but I am not able to get it working for both printing point plus drawing green dots. Any help would be great, thanks.

Here you are, a quick sample of drawing on SurfaceView.
public class FunPanel extends SurfaceView {
class Point {
int X;
int Y;
public Point() {
X = Y = -1;
}
}
private ArrayList<Point> mPoints = new ArrayList<Point>();
private Point mCurPoint = new Point();
private Bitmap mBitmap = ....// your desired image
#Override
public void doDraw(Canvas canvas) {
if( !(mPoints.size() % 5) ) {
canvas.drawBitmap(mBitmap, mCurPoint.X, mCurPoint.Y, null);
}
}
#Override
public boolean onTouchEvent(MotionEvent event) {
mCurPoint.X = (int) event.getX() - mBitmap.getWidth() / 2;
mCurPoint.Y = (int) event.getY() - mBitmap.getHeight() / 2;
mPoints.add(mCurPoint);
return super.onTouchEvent(event);
}
}

It's not entirely clear what you're trying to do, but have a look at this It should get you started in the right direction. Basically extend a View and override the onDraw(Canvas) to draw the Rectangles and override the onTouchEvent(MotionEvent) to grab the touch points from the screen.