# I need help with this code
**URL:** https://forum.code.org/t/i-need-help-with-this-code/34032
**Category:** All Courses: Pedagogy and Best Practices
**Created:** [January 12, 2021, 6:04pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/i-need-help-with-this-code/34032 "2021-01-12T18:04:39Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@cherylbelaval](https://forum.code.org/u/cherylbelaval)
#### Post date: [January 12, 2021, 6:04pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/i-need-help-with-this-code/34032/1 "2021-01-12T18:04:40Z")
My student would want the planes to crash and an explosion appear if the planes come in contact. This is his code. Any help is very much appreciated!
var backround = createSprite(200, 200);
backround.setAnimation(“desk\_1”);
var spotlight = createSprite(0, 200);
spotlight.setAnimation(“spotlight”);
spotlight.visible = false;
var gift = createSprite(125, 202);
gift.setAnimation(“xmasemoji\_12\_1”);
gift.scale = 0.3;
var laptop = createSprite(125, -100);
laptop.setAnimation(“laptop\_2”);
laptop.scale = 0.3;
var game = createSprite(200, 200);
game.setAnimation(“background\_landscape07\_1”);
game.visible = false;
var plane = createSprite(0, 200);
plane.setAnimation(“planeGreen1”);
plane.visible = false;
var red = createSprite(512, randomNumber(20, 390));
red.setAnimation(“planeRed”);
red.visible = false;
var red2 = createSprite(-40, randomNumber(20, 390));
red2.setAnimation(“planeRed2”);
red2.visible = false;
var red3 = createSprite(490, randomNumber(20, 390));
red3.setAnimation(“planeRed3”);
red3.visible = false;
function draw() {
if (mousePressedOver(gift)) {
laptop.y = laptop.y + 2;
gift.setAnimation(“open”);
gift.scale = 1;
gift.x = 50;
gift.y = 214;
spotlight.visible = true;
spotlight.x = 200;
spotlight.y = 66;
}
if (laptop.y \>= -98) {
laptop.y = laptop.y + 2;
}
if (laptop.y \>= 216) {
laptop.y = 216;
}
if (mousePressedOver(laptop)) {
laptop.visible = false;
gift.visible = false;
backround.visible = false;
game.visible = true;
plane.visible = true;
red.visible = true;
red2.visible = true;
red3.visible = true;
}
if (keyDown(“right”)) {
plane.x = plane.x + 3;
plane.setAnimation(“planeGreen1”);
}
if (keyDown(“left”)) {
plane.x = plane.x - 3;
plane.setAnimation(“left”);
}
if (keyDown(“up”)) {
plane.y = plane.y - 3;
plane.setAnimation(“up”);
}
if (keyDown(“down”)) {
plane.y = plane.y + 3;
plane.setAnimation(“down”);
}
if (keyDown(“up”) && keyDown(“right”)) {
plane.setAnimation(“ne”);
}
if (keyDown(“right”) && keyDown(“down”)) {
plane.setAnimation(“ew”);
}
if (keyDown(“left”) && keyDown(“up”)) {
plane.setAnimation(“leftup”);
}
if (keyDown(“left”) && keyDown(“down”)) {
plane.setAnimation(“leftdown”);
}
if (plane.y \> 369) {
plane.setAnimation(“explosion”);
plane.scale = 0.4;
}
if ((keyWentDown(“up”) || keyWentDown(“down”)) || (keyWentDown(“left”) || keyWentDown(“right”))) {
red.x = red.x - 3;
}
if (red.x \<= 510) {
red.x = red.x - 2;
red3.x = red3.x - 5;
red2.x = red2.x + 7;
}
if (plane.x == (((red.x - 41.5) \<= plane.x && red.x + 41.5 \>= plane.x) && ((red.y - 35) \<= plane.y && red.y + 35 \>= plane.y))) {
plane.setAnimation(“explosion”);
plane.x = 0.4;
}
drawSprites();
}
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### Author:  [@mmathews](https://forum.code.org/u/mmathews)
#### Post date: [January 14, 2021, 6:31am UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/i-need-help-with-this-code/34032/2 "2021-01-14T06:31:03Z")
> [@cherylbelaval](#):
>
> if (plane.x == (((red.x - 41.5) \<= plane.x && red.x + 41.5 \>= plane.x) && ((red.y - 35) \<= plane.y && red.y + 35 \>= plane.y))) {
> plane.setAnimation(“explosion”);
> plane.x = 0.4;
> }
This is probably where you need to focus. Have you considered using the `sprite.isTouching(target)` block? It might be easier to use in this case.
```auto
if(plane.isTouching(red)){
plane.setAnimation(“explosion”);
plane.x = 0.4;
}
```
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### Author:  [@cherylbelaval](https://forum.code.org/u/cherylbelaval)
#### Post date: [January 14, 2021, 2:55pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/i-need-help-with-this-code/34032/3 "2021-01-14T14:55:17Z")
Thank you!! Very much appreciated. I will try it today.