Implementing Loading Screen

Newbie & Debugging Questions
#1

Hiya everyone!
I am currently grappling with another conceptual problem having to do with Java.

I see all these great games containing loading screens so when the game finally starts, everything is ready to go.

After thinking a while on how to do this myself, I am stumped!

Could someone please tell me how to make a program display a string such as “Loading…” while the program is in its initialization stage, or while a certain operation is performing?

I can’t seem to understand this no matter how hard I try!

Thanks very much in advance!
Smarto

#2

I posted a load of code to do this on the following thread, check it out.

http://www.java-gaming.org/cgi-bin/JGNetForums/YaBB.cgi?board=LWJGL;action=display;num=1105994162

Andy.

#3

I would really like to see what anyone has to contribute to this. Im looking for a good loading resources routine.

thanks to anyone who can participate.

#4

The basic idea is to download resources via URL connections, then load your game via reflection and replace the “loading screen” component.

LWJGL has a good example: http://java-game-lib.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/java-game-lib/trunk/LWJGL/src/java/org/lwjgl/util/applet/AppletLoader.java?revision=3245&view=markup with caching and everything!