// Grab the number of buttons from all of the ballots in the program.
// This will define the votes array, which stores all of the true and false values...
// as to whether the button is really selected or not (because button.isSelected() won't work for
// me for some reason).
public void setVotesLength() {
FileIO nullFile =
new FileIO(); // need to create this just to gain access to the filename of the ballots file
FileIO ballotsFile = new FileIO(nullFile.getBallotsFileName());
ArrayList<Ballot> throwAwayList = ballotsFile.createBallots();
int numButtons = 0;
for (Ballot ballot : throwAwayList) {
numButtons += ballot.getNumButtons();
}
votes = new boolean[numButtons];
}
