Object array with constructor

I have a class project that requires a Symbol array. The parameters are:

Symbol class with constructor and methods equals and toString and a TestDriver class that declares the Symbol array and main. Here's what I have:

Code Java:

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public class Symbol {
private String inputSymbol; //Instance variable
 
    public Symbol(String sym){
        inputSymbol = sym;
    }
 
    public boolean equals(Symbol sym){
        return false;
    }
 
    public String toString(){
    }

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Code Java:

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public class TestSymbols {
 
public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
Symbol[] sym = new Symbol[100];
 
sym[0] = new Symbol("Katie");
String tempText = sym[0].toString();
System.out.println(sym[0]);
System.out.println(tempText);
 
System.exit(0); //end program
 
}
 
}

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The print statements are always null. What am I doing wrong that I cannot populate/access sym? How do I add and read an element at sym [i]?

Thanks for your halp.

Does the code you've posted compile? The toString() method doesn't appear to return anything.

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Thank you for the quick reply. Resolved!!! toString needed to return the instance variable (I had it returning null). To summorize, type String, for example, is a class and when you type String. and get all the available options, those are the methods. By creating class Symbol, the methods in that class are associated with Symbol.

(I had it returning null).
So why do you post code that is NOT the code with the problem?????