private GObject checkCorner(double x, double y) {
GObject obj = getElementAt(x, y); // check the corner for GObject
if (obj == paddle) {
vy = -Math.abs(vy);
PrecisionPaddle();
} else if (obj != null && obj != lifeCount) { // check if the ball hits a brick
remove(obj);
vy = -1.05 * vy;
vx = 1.05 * vx;
brickCount--;
AudioClip bounceClip = MediaTools.loadAudioClip("bounce.au");
bounceClip.play();
}
return obj;
}
private void checkForCollision() {
// check if ball has hit floor. If so, bounce it upwards.
if (ball.getY() > getHeight() - DIAM_BALL) {
bounceClip.play();
yVel = -yVel * BOUNCE_REDUCE; // bounces back almost to BOUNCE_REDUCE * starting height
// moves ball back above the floor the same distance it would have dropped below the floor in
// same time
double diff = ball.getY() - (getHeight() - DIAM_BALL);
ball.move(0, -2 * diff);
}
}