Arrays in Alice 3

Start by adding characters from the Looking Glass Character Gallery

As an example five Magicians were added each given a slightly different name: Magician1

Magician2 etc.

Using the same choices used to create a procedure: click MyScene, Procedures, Declare Procedures

Key in any legal name Then click “OK”

Next drag the initialize tile down from the instructions (located upper right)

After dragging “Initialize” down a window opens

Check the array box, pull down choices This example uses “Character”

Several things: Name “myGroup,”“ADD” clicked, pull down list of possible characters

First (Zeroth) element will be “Magician”

Later Magicians 2,3,4 and 5 Added

After “OK” clicked, completed tile looks as follows:

Now drag a tile “For…Loop” down, take the myGroup choice

Next drag a tile from the left“Levitate” in this example from Magician

Tile “Levitate” goes on top of “Drop tile Here” placeholder

Next drag the “C” from above the “Levitate” tile on top of “This.Magician”

Next get to Run method (click tab above your method) Click MyScene

Find tile “theArrayMethod” whatever you named it, drag it to the right

Next run the program

Your Magicians should each levitate in turn