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This page suggest that you learn from other robots by [[Robocode/Downloading Robots|downloading]] and examining the source code of robots.

== Learning from other Robots ==
By now, you should know how to use the Robot editor and create robots. If not, you should follow the [[Robocode/My First Robot|My First Robot Tutorial]] first. You will also want to look at some tutorials.

Eventually, though, you'll want to learn by examining code written by others. Some authors graciously include the source to their robots, and you can examine these robots using the '''Extract downloaded robot for editing''' tool, in the Robot Editor.

[[Image:ExtractRobot.png|Shows how to extract a robot by selecting "Extract downloaded robot for editing" in the File menu of the Robot Editor]]
 
Simply select the robot you want to extract...

[[Image:RobotExtractDialog.png|Shows the dialog used when extracting a robot, where the user must choose which robots to extract]]

Then click '''Extract''' to extract the .jar to the robots directory..

http://robocode.sourceforge.net/help/learning/extractresults.png

As you can see, the files in this example were extracted to C:\robocode\robots\rapture\. You can now open them up and look at them in the Robot Editor:

http://robocode.sourceforge.net/help/learning/fileopen.png

== See Also ==
* [[Robocode/Downloading Robots|Downloading other Robots]]
* [[Robocode/Getting Started|Getting started with Robocode]]
* [[Robocode/My First Robot|My First Robot Tutorial]]
* [[Robocode/FAQ|Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)]]
* [[List of articles about Robocode]]

[[Category:Robocode Documentation]]