/* 
			 * Test for a Collision
			 * Question is Where and how to put this kind of code segment
			 * into your java applet.
			*/ 

			//build up a Bounding box around both the paddle and the ball

			// the size of the bounding box for the ball			
			ball_top = y_pos - radius;
			ball_bottom = y_pos + radius;
			ball_left = x_pos - radius;
			ball_right = x_pos + radius;
			
			 
			//sizes of the bounding box for the left paddle
			paddleL_top = mypaddle.ypos;
			paddleL_bottom = mypaddle.ypos + mypaddle.ysize;
			paddleL_left = mypaddle.xpos + mypaddle.xsize;
		
			
			//sizes of the bounding box for the right paddle
			paddleR_top = mypaddle2.ypos;
			paddleR_bottom = mypaddle2.ypos + mypaddle2.ysize;
			paddleR_right = mypaddle2.xpos;

			//First test to see if the ball is in the y range
			if ((ball_top >= paddleL_top - radius) && (ball_bottom <= paddleL_bottom + radius))
			{

				/*
				 *Second test if the ball is within the x range. 
				 *if both are in range we have a collision
				*/				
				if ((ball_left <= paddleL_left))
				{
					xspeed = 8;
					yspeed= 10;
				}
			}
			//use opposite test for right paddle
			if ((ball_top >= paddleR_top - radius) && (ball_bottom <= paddleR_bottom + radius))
			{
				if (ball_right >= paddleR_right)
				{
					xspeed = -8;
					yspeed =-10;
				}
			}
			// This is down and dirty code sorry for the hard coded numbers
			//this code moves the ball 		
			if (x_pos>=500){
				xspeed =-8;
			}
			if (y_pos<=10){
				yspeed=3;
			}
			if (x_pos<=0){
				xspeed=8;
			}
			if (y_pos>=500){
				yspeed=-3;
			}
			
			x_pos =x_pos + xspeed;
			y_pos +=yspeed;
			
			//vsg for debugging this code moves the paddles independently
			mypaddle.ypos= mypaddle.ypos - ps;
			mypaddle2.ypos= mypaddle2.ypos + ps2;
			if (mypaddle.ypos <= 0){
				ps = -6;
			}
			if (mypaddle.ypos >= 400){
				ps = +6;
			}
			if (mypaddle2.ypos <= -75){
				ps2 = 6;
			}
			if (mypaddle2.ypos >= 400){
				ps2 = -6;
			}	

		}