add comments to Cell.java

src/cancergrowth/Cell.java

@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@ import java.util.Scanner;
 public class Cell extends Object
 {
 
-  private int xval;
+  private int xval; // Declare variables like position, cycle timing
   private int yval;
   private ArrayList<Integer> stages = new ArrayList<Integer>();
   private int currentStage;
   private int currentTime;
   private static final BufferedImage p0;
-  private static BufferedImage[] p1 = new BufferedImage[12];
+  private static BufferedImage[] p1 = new BufferedImage[12]; // Create cell images before the widnow opens
   private static final BufferedImage p2;
   private static final BufferedImage p3;
   private static final BufferedImage p4; 
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ public class Cell extends Object
     boolean transparent = true;
     for (int count = 0; count < p1.length; count++)
     {
-      BufferedImage g1 = new BufferedImage(50, 50, BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_ARGB);
+      BufferedImage g1 = new BufferedImage(50, 50, BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_ARGB); // Use buffers to preload all possible images
       Graphics gg1 = g1.getGraphics();
-      if (transparent)
+      if (transparent) // Check if we want transparency
       {
         gg1.setColor(new Color(255, 0, 0, 127));
       }
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public class Cell extends Object
       int pos;
       width = (int) ((count + 1) * 2 + 22.5);
       pos = (50 - width) / 2;
-      gg1.fillOval(pos, pos, width, width);
+      gg1.fillOval(pos, pos, width, width); // Draw and fill an oval with a border and text in the middle
       gg1.setColor(Color.BLACK);
       gg1.drawOval(pos, pos, width, width);
       gg1.drawString("G1", 18, 30);
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ public class Cell extends Object
     p0 = g0;
   }
 
-  public Cell(int x, int y)
+  public Cell(int x, int y) // Constructor
   {
     xval = x;
     yval = y;
@@ -143,10 +143,10 @@ public class Cell extends Object
   {
     return myColor;
   }*/
-  public Cell performTime(boolean run)
+  public Cell performTime(boolean run) // Perform the simulation for this cell
   {
-    if (!run || currentStage == 4)
+    if (!run || currentStage == 4) // If we are gonna kill the cells, a protein is received and the cells enter gap0.
-    {
+    { //                              They are then eaten by a macrophage (white blood cell), represented by pacman.
       if (run)
       {
         currentStage = 0;
@@ -156,30 +156,30 @@ public class Cell extends Object
         int random = (int) (Math.random() * 10);
         if (random == 0)
         {
-          currentStage = 4;
+          currentStage = 4; // gap0 = stage 4 in my code
         }
         return this;
       }
     }
-    this.currentTime++;
+    this.currentTime++; // increase elapsed time
     Cell newcell = this;
     //System.out.println("Increased Current Time to:" + this.currentTime);
-    if (this.currentTime > stages.get(this.currentStage))
+    if (this.currentTime > stages.get(this.currentStage)) // Check if it's time to change phases
     {
       if (currentStage == 3) 
       {
-        // SPLIT
+        // If we need to split this code runs
-        int width = (int) (-50 + Math.random() * 101);
+        int width = (int) (-50 + Math.random() * 101); //randomize splitting direction
         int height = (int) (-50 + Math.random() * 101);
         while (width < 20 && width > -20)
-        {
+        { // continue randomization if the cell don't split far enough (inside each other)
           width = (int) (-50 + Math.random() * 101); 
         }
         while (height < 20 && height > -20)
         {
           height = (int) (-50 + Math.random() * 101);
         }
-        newcell = new Cell(xval + width, yval + height);
+        newcell = new Cell(xval + width, yval + height); // create a daughter cell
         //stages = new ArrayList<Integer>();
         //stages.add(10 + (int) Math.random() * 3 - 1);
         //stages.add(7 + (int) Math.random() * 3 - 1);
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ public class Cell extends Object
 
         xval -= width; 
         yval -= height;
-        currentStage = 0;
+        currentStage = 0; // have this cell become a daughter cell
         currentTime = 1;
       }
       else
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ public class Cell extends Object
   }
 
   public Image getImage()
-  {
+  { // return the static images
     if (currentStage == 0)
     {
       return p1[currentTime];