I've been working on a JavaScript game and I'm facing an issue with adding code to the button that toggles the game's visibility and acts as a pause button. I want the game to stop running and not bombard you with scoring alerts if it is hidden, but unfortunately all the code I've tried so far has failed. Here is what I have, hoping someone can assist me in fixing it.
<div id = 'games'>
<!-- This canvas is enclosed in a div for future expansion. -->
<canvas id='my' width='640' height='480'></canvas>
</div>
<script>
var canvas = document.getElementById("my");
var ctx = canvas.getContext("2d");
function paddle(x, y, width, height) {
this.x = x;
this.y = y;
this.width = width;
this.height = height;
this.speedModifier = 0;
this.hasCollidedWith = function(ball) {
var paddleLeftWall = this.x;
var paddleRightWall = this.x + this.width;
var paddleTopWall = this.y;
var paddleBottomWall = this.y + this.height;
if (ball.x > paddleLeftWall && ball.x < paddleRightWall && ball.y > paddleTopWall && ball.y < paddleBottomWall) {
return true;
}
return false;
};
this.move = function(keyCode) {
var nextY = this.y;
if (keyCode == 40) {
nextY += 5;
this.speedModifer = 1.5;
} else if (keyCode == 38) {
nextY += -5;
this.speedModifier = 1.5;
} else {
this.speedModifier = 0;
}
nextY = nextY < 0 ? 0 : nextY;
nextY = nextY + this.height > 480 ? 480 - this.height : nextY;
this.y = nextY;
};
}
var player = new paddle(5, 200, 25, 100);
var ai = new paddle(610, 200, 25, 100);
var ball = {
x: 320,
y: 240,
radius: 7,
xSpeed: 2,
ySpeed: 0,
playerscore: 0,
aiscore: 0,
reverseX: function() {
this.xSpeed *= -1;
},
reverseY: function() {
this.ySpeed *= -1;
},
reset: function() {
alert('The score is now ' + this.playerscore + ' to ' + this.aiscore);
this.x = 20;
this.y = 24;
this.xSpeed = 2;
this.ySpeed = 0;
},
isBouncing: function() {
return ball.ySpeed != 0;
},
modifyXSpeedBy: function(modification) {
modification = this.xSpeed < 0 ? modification * -1 : modification;
var nextValue = this.xSpeed + modification;
nextValue = Math.abs(nextValue) > 9 ? 9 : nextValue;
this.xSpeed = nextValue;
},
modifyYSpeedBy: function(modification) {
modification = this.ySpeed < 0 ? modification * -1 : modification;
this.ySpeed += modification;
}
};
function tick() {
updateGame();
draw()
window.setTimeout("tick()", 1000 / 60);
}
function updateGame() {
ball.x += ball.xSpeed;
ball.y += ball.ySpeed;
if (ball.x < 0) {
ball.reset();
ball.aiscore = ball.aiscore + 1;
}
if (ball.x > 640) {
ball.reset();
ball.playerscore = ball.playerscore + 1
}
if (ball.y <= 0 || ball.y >= 480) {
ball.reverseY();
}
var collidedWithPlayer = player.hasCollidedWith(ball);
var collidedWithAi = ai.hasCollidedWith(ball);
if (collidedWithPlayer || collidedWithAi) {
ball.reverseX();
ball.modifyXSpeedBy(0.25);
var speedUpValue = collidedWithPlayer ? player.speedModifier : ai.speedModifier;
ball.modifyYSpeedBy(speedUpValue);
}
for (var keyCode in heldDown) {
player.move(keyCode);
}
var aiMiddle = ai.y + (ai.height / 2);
if (aiMiddle < ball.y) {
ai.move(40);
}
if (aiMiddle > ball.y) {
ai.move(38);
}
}
function draw() {
ctx.fillStyle = "black";
ctx.fillRect(0, 0, 640, 480);
renderPaddle(player);
renderPaddle(ai);
renderBall(ball);
}
function renderPaddle(paddle) {
ctx.fillStyle = "blue";
ctx.fillRect(paddle.x, paddle.y, paddle.width, paddle.height);
}
function renderBall(ball) {
ctx.beginPath();
ctx.arc(ball.x, ball.y, ball.radius, 0, 2 * Math.PI, false);
ctx.fillStyle = "pink";
ctx.fill();
}
var heldDown = {};
window.addEventListener("keydown", function(keyInfo) {
heldDown[event.keyCode] = true;
}, false);
window.addEventListener("keyup", function(keyInfo) {
delete heldDown[event.keyCode];
}, false);
function playPong(){
if (canvas.style.display == 'none'){canvas.style.display = 'block';}
else {canvas.style.display == 'none';}
if (canvas.style.display === 'block')
{
tick()};
}
</script>
<script>
function hide() {
var games = document.getElementById('games')
if (games.style.display === 'block')
games.style.display = 'none';
else{games.style.display = 'block';}
}
function show(){
var canvas = document.getElementById('my')
canvas.style.display = 'block';
}
</script>
<button onclick='hide()'> Hide or show the games</button>
<button onclick='playPong();show()'> Play pong </button>