/**
* A getter for the high scores list. Reads it directly from file and throws an error if the file
* is not found (!working on this!).
*
* @return Object[][] where [i][0] is the rank (String), [i][1] is the name (String) and [i][2] is
* the score (Integer).
*/
public static Object[][] getHighScore() {
if (!new File("HighScores.dat").exists()) {
// This object matrix actually stores the information of the high scores list
Object[][] highScores = new Object[10][3];
// We fill the high scores list with blank entries: #. " " 0
for (int i = 0; i < highScores.length; i++) {
highScores[i][0] = (i + 1) + ".";
highScores[i][1] = " ";
highScores[i][2] = 0;
}
// This actually writes and makes the high scores file
try {
ObjectOutputStream o = new ObjectOutputStream(new FileOutputStream("HighScores.dat"));
o.writeObject(highScores);
o.close();
} catch (IOException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
try {
// Read and return the read object matrix
ObjectInputStream o = new ObjectInputStream(new FileInputStream("HighScores.dat"));
Object[][] highScores = (Object[][]) o.readObject();
o.close();
return highScores;
} catch (IOException | ClassNotFoundException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
return null;
}
