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    Default Array and loops.

    Hello guys,
    So I decided to experiment with what I know.
    Start out with a small program then build on it till I used everything I know, with out making any mess.
    I came up with an idea of a program that will tell me who's birthday it is and how many days are left for the other peoples birthdays (I used 7 people).

    class BirthdaySurprise {
        public static void main(String[] args){
            // here are all the people
            byte TSE = 122;
            short LA = 184;
            short ZE = 195;
            short AB = 199;
            int DE = 234;
            int HA = 349;
            int AL = 361;
            //That's the last one. The numbers are the number of the day that 
            //each person's birthday comes on. So if your birthday comes on Jan 1 
            //your variable will be equal to 1, and if on Dec31 it will be equal to 365.   
            for( byte aryOneAdder = 1; aryOneAdder <121;){
                //Now what I want to happen here is the for loop increments aryOneAdder
                //till it's equal too 121. And store all the numbers in the aryOne array
                 aryOneAdder++;
                 byte[] aryOne = new byte[aryOneAdder];
                 System.out.println(aryOne[0]);
            }
     
        }
    }
    Output:
    run:
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0( 121 zero's in all )

    What went wrong in that loop?

    Oh and the aryOne array is made in the for loop, that means I wont be able to use it out of the loop right?


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    Default Re: Array and loops.

    byte[] aryOne = new byte[aryOneAdder]; // Create a new byte array with aryOneAdder elements

    Your loop creates a new array every time it loops. That replaces the one that was created on the last loop

    store all the numbers in the aryOne array
    To do that create the array of the size you want, OUTSIDE the loop and then in the loop assign each value to an element of the array:
    aryOne[aryOneAddr] = aryOneAddr; // assign value to array element: value equals the index

    ( 121 zero's in all
    The default value for an int array element is 0

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    Default Re: Array and loops.

    Like this?
    byte aryOneAdder;
            for(aryOneAdder = 1; aryOneAdder <121;){
                //Now what I want to happen here is the for loop increments aryOneAdder
                //till it's equal too 121. And store all the numbers in the aryOne array
                 aryOneAdder++;          
            }
            byte[] aryOne = new byte[123];
            aryOne[aryOneAdder] = aryOneAdder;
            System.out.println(aryOne[0]);

    That gave me an out of bounds error message.
    Last edited by Melawe; July 29th, 2010 at 10:13 PM.

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    Default Re: Array and loops.

    Any clue to what woke up indexOutOfBounds?

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    Default Re: Array and loops.

    There is important info in the error message, please copy and paste here the full text of the message.

    It looks like you create the array AFTER you try to use it.
    Create the array BEFORE you use it.

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    Default Re: Array and loops.

    After turning of the pc for a few hours and trying again oddly the output has changed.
    Output:

    run:
    0
    BUILD SUCCESSFUL (total time: 1 second)

    Even before changing the place of the array.

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    Default Re: Array and loops.

    Magic. Or you've got a ghost changing your program.

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    Default Re: Array and loops.

    My guess: last time a virus messed up Netbeans I uninstalled it and re-downloaded it, but looks like some crazy files where left behind somewhere. :/ I'm planing on uninstalling all programs and downloading them again, might be the registry playing games on me but lets not hope its that.

    Anyway it still prints out 0, and not 1-121, you know why?

    P.S. If you know any program that can fix the registry leave a link plz.

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    Default Re: Array and loops.

    Try playing computer with your program to see how how the values of the variables change.
    Go thru the code line by line and record what variables are set to what values.

    At the end what is the value in aryOne[0] ?
    Look at where you create the aryOne array. When its created all its element values are 0
    Last edited by Norm; July 30th, 2010 at 04:24 PM.

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    Default Re: Array and loops.

    Thanks! That sure is a different way of looking at it!

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    Default Re: Array and loops.

    Should I find something strange in the output of
    byte aryOneAdder;
            byte[] aryOne = new byte[123];
            for(aryOneAdder = 1; aryOneAdder <121;){
                //Now what I want to happen here is the for loop increments aryOneAdder
                //till it's equal too 121. And store all the numbers in the aryOne array
                 aryOneAdder++;   
                 aryOne[0] = aryOne[aryOneAdder];
            }        
     
            System.out.println(aryOne[0]);
    and
    for(aryOneAdder = 1; aryOneAdder <121;){
                //Now what I want to happen here is the for loop increments aryOneAdder
                //till it's equal too 121. And store all the numbers in the aryOne array
                 aryOneAdder++;   
                 aryOne[aryOneAdder] = aryOne[0];
            }        
     
            System.out.println(aryOne[0]);]
    and
    byte aryOneAdder;
            byte[] aryOne = new byte[123];
            for(aryOneAdder = 1; aryOneAdder <121;){
                //Now what I want to happen here is the for loop increments aryOneAdder
                //till it's equal too 121. And store all the numbers in the aryOne array
                 aryOneAdder++;          
            }        
            aryOne[aryOneAdder] = aryOneAdder;
            System.out.println(aryOne[0]);
    all being

    run:
    0
    BUILD SUCCESSFUL (total time: 1 second).

    I have under-looked something or Kaspersky needs reinstalling.

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    Default Re: Array and loops.

    To see what is in the array after your code executes use this:

    System.out.println(Arrays.toString(aryOne)); // Show array's contents

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    Default Re: Array and loops.

    class BirthdaySurprise {
        public static void main(String[] args){
            // here are all the people
            byte TSE = 122;
            short LA = 184;
            short ZE = 195;
            short AB = 199;
            int DE = 234;
            int HA = 349;
            int AL = 361;
            //That's the last one. The numbers are the number of the day that 
            //each person's birthday comes on. So if your birthday comes on Jan 1 
            //your variable will be equal to 1, and if on Dec31 it will be equal to 365.
            byte aryOneAdder;
            byte[] aryOne = new byte[123];
            for(aryOneAdder = 1; aryOneAdder <121;){
                //Now what I want to happen here is the for loop increments aryOneAdder
                //till it's equal too 121. And store all the numbers in the aryOne array
                 aryOneAdder++;   
                 aryOne[0] = aryOne[aryOneAdder];             
            }      
            System.out.println(Array.toString(aryOne)); // Show array's contents
        }
    }

    output:
    run:
    Exception in thread "main" java.lang.RuntimeException: Uncompilable source code
    at BirthdaySurprise.main(BirthdaySurprise.java:21)
    Java Result: 1
    BUILD SUCCESSFUL (total time: 1 second)


    Output with the print line statement in the loop:

    run:
    Exception in thread "main" java.lang.RuntimeException: Uncompilable source code
    at BirthdaySurprise.main(BirthdaySurprise.java:21)
    Java Result: 1
    BUILD SUCCESSFUL (total time: 2 seconds)

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    Default Re: Array and loops.

    What source line is at line 21?
    What import statements do you have in your program?
    You need to import the package that the Arrays class is in?

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    Default Re: Array and loops.

    What is the import statement should I use?
    Last edited by Melawe; August 1st, 2010 at 11:00 AM.

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    Default Re: Array and loops.

    Quote Originally Posted by Melawe View Post
    What is the import statement I should use?
    I assume you wish to use the Arrays (Java Platform SE 6) class and not Array class...see the package name in the link

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    Default Re: Array and loops.

    import java.util.Arrays;

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    Default Re: Array and loops.

    import java.util.Arrays;
    class BirthdaySurprise {
        public static void main(String[] args){
            // here are all the people
            byte TSE = 122;
            short LA = 184;
            short ZE = 195;
            short AB = 199;
            int DE = 234;
            int HA = 349;
            int AL = 361;
            //That's the last one. The numbers are the number of the day that 
            //each person's birthday comes on. So if your birthday comes on Jan 1 
            //your variable will be equal to 1, and if on Dec31 it will be equal to 365.
            byte aryOneAdder;
            byte[] aryOne = new byte[123];
            for(aryOneAdder = 1; aryOneAdder <121;){
                //Now what I want to happen here is the for loop increments aryOneAdder
                //till it's equal too 121. And store all the numbers in the aryOne array
                aryOneAdder++;
                aryOne[aryOneAdder] = aryOne[1];
            }      
            System.out.println(Arrays.toString(aryOne)); // line 23
        }
    }

    Output
    [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, ] all zeros :/

    Sorry for my late late reply.

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    Default Re: Array and loops.

    aryOne[aryOneAdder] = aryOne[1];
    What is the contents of: aryOne[1] ?
    You are copying it into all of the elements of the array?
    If it contains 0 then your program is working as I'd expect it to.

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    Default Re: Array and loops.

    All elements of aryOne are equal to 0.

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    Default Re: Array and loops.

    Note: this is another program I use to experiment something I am not sure will work, if it works I then apply it to the main program.

    class Paster {
        public static void main(String[] args){
    byte aryOneAdder;
    for(aryOneAdder = 0; aryOneAdder <121;){
    if (aryOneAdder <121){
                aryOneAdder++;
            }
    System.out.println(aryOneAdder);
    }
     
        }
    }

    I tried this and got this output:
    run:
    1
    2
    3
    4
    5
    6
    7
    8
    9
    10
    11
    12
    13
    14
    15 to 121.
    Last edited by Melawe; August 4th, 2010 at 12:30 PM.

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    Ok. Is your problem solved now?

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    Default Re: Array and loops.

    Not reallyx cause the output of the BirthdaySurprise program is still 0.
    Last edited by Melawe; August 4th, 2010 at 12:07 PM.

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    Default Re: Array and loops.

    ??? The last post showed that the output was the numbers from 1 to 121

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    Default Re: Array and loops.

    That was the output for the Paster program, which I was using to experiment with. But the Birthday Surprise program still has 0 as the output.

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