Thread: Help with array

Hello ,

basically i want to write a program to compare 2 answer like the first line is the answer key and all the other lines are the students Id , and answer
like so :

TFTFTFTFTFTFTFTFTFTF
6185 TFTFTFTFTFTF FTFT TF
64551 TFFTFTTTTTTFFTFTTTTTF

I know how to put the answer key in a array but do not know how to compare it the all of the other students response also a right answer is +2 , wrong -1 , and blank 0 .

I know how to write the program but do not know how to to compare I thought about using a if else statement then I realize it was a bad idea , the answer key might change and the result will not be accurate ; and would like to use a array , that what I had .

if (studentsAnswers[1].charAt(0) == 'F' ){
      counter0 = counter0 + 1;
   }else{
 
 
   if (studentAnswers[1].charAt(1) == 'T'){
      counter1++;
   }else{
        }
 
 
   if (studentsAnswers[1].charAt(2) == FT'){
      counter2++;
   }else{
        }

I really need some help here guys If someone can help me please do .

Thanks a lot

Junky ,
can you please show me how to do it , I am a beginner and don't want to messed up
Thanks

Additional to Junky's answer.
1. Why don't you read String? Will ease your problem.
2. Well, if you are restricted to use char array, Junky's post is useful to lead you to the solution.

Thanks for your response I decided to redo everything from the beginning and I am pretty much stuck there :

int[] studentID = new int[maxStudent];
	char [] Answer = new char [19];
 
	Scanner inFile = new Scanner (new FileReader("C:\\students.txt"));
	PrintWriter outfile = new PrintWriter("C:\\studentsout.txt");
 
int noOfStudents = 0;
	while(inFile.hasNext() && noOfStudents <250){
	studentID[noOfStudents] = inFile.nextInt(); 
	Answer[noOfStudents]=inFile.next().charAt(6);
	noOfStudents++;

What I need to do next ? I really don't know I have been working on it since yesterday and could not get anything done.

@jeremy: Atleast i couldn't understand what do you need to do? Or what you want to do?
Well, i will suggest you reading this!!!