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    Default Re: Address Book Program Issues

    Sorry it's tiredness and my punctuation is going to pot.
    Correction - making silly mistakes it's fine now it will display the list

    public void viewEntries(){
                String forename = "";
                String surname = "";
                String street = "";
                String city = "";
                String county = "";
                String country = "";
                String post = "";
                  if(addressbook.isEmpty()){
                    System.out.println("Address Book is empty");
                    return;
                }
                Name name = new Name(forename, surname);
                Postcode postcode = new Postcode(post);
                Address address = new Address(street, city, county, country);
                Contact contact = new Contact(name, address);
                addressbook.viewContact(contact);
     
           }
    Last edited by Gamb1t; August 25th, 2011 at 06:54 PM.

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    Default Re: Address Book Program Issues

    Though i seem to have an issue.
    After entering 2 contacts and then requesting to view the list i got this printed for some strange reason

    Street Address: townsend croft, City: coventry, County: west midlands, Country united kingdom, Postcode: null
    Forename: philip, Surname: stone

    1 Postcode:Contact@70453807
    Street Address: townsend croft, City: coventry, County: west midlands, Country united kingdom, Postcode: null
    Forename: philip, Surname: stone

    2 Forename:Contact@5bcdbf6
    Street Address: weston gardens, City: isleworth, County: london, Country united kingdom, Postcode: null
    Forename: richard, Surname: stone

    2 Surname:Contact@5bcdbf6
    Street Address: weston gardens, City: isleworth, County: london, Country united kingdom, Postcode: null
    Forename: richard, Surname: stone

    2 Street:Contact@5bcdbf6
    Street Address: weston gardens, City: isleworth, County: london, Country united kingdom, Postcode: null
    Forename: richard, Surname: stone

    2 City:Contact@5bcdbf6
    Street Address: weston gardens, City: isleworth, County: london, Country united kingdom, Postcode: null
    Forename: richard, Surname: stone

    2 County:Contact@5bcdbf6
    Street Address: weston gardens, City: isleworth, County: london, Country united kingdom, Postcode: null
    Forename: richard, Surname: stone

    2 Country:Contact@5bcdbf6
    Street Address: weston gardens, City: isleworth, County: london, Country united kingdom, Postcode: null
    Forename: richard, Surname: stone

    2 Postcode:Contact@5bcdbf6
    Street Address: weston gardens, City: isleworth, County: london, Country united kingdom, Postcode: null
    Forename: richard, Surname: stone

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    Default Re: Address Book Program Issues

    Your program appears to be in a loop, repeatedly printing out the last entry in the list.
    Look at your logic to see why the code in the loop does not move the next item in the list or exit the loop.

    Why do you create new objects in the viewEntries method? All the entries to be viewed should be in the list.

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    Default Re: Address Book Program Issues

    It seemed the only way to get it to compile.
    I require this - addressbook.viewContact(contact); so it links to addressbook and performs the function.
    And it says it can't find the variable contact.
    It ends up going back to having

    Name name = new Name(forename, surname);
    Postcode postcode = new Postcode(post);
    Address address = new Address(street, city, county, country);
    Contact contact = new Contact(name, address);

    and then it can't find the variables its what i have in my addcontact method

    As for the loop in my AddressBook i am using

    public void viewContact(Contact contact)
            {
                 for( int index = 0; index < top; index++)
                    {
                        System.out.println((index+1)+" Forename:"+
                        list[index].toString());
                        System.out.println((index+1)+" Surname:"+
                        list[index].toString());
                        System.out.println((index+1)+" Street:"+
                        list[index].toString());
                        System.out.println((index+1)+" City:"+
                        list[index].toString());
                        System.out.println((index+1)+" County:"+
                        list[index].toString());
                        System.out.println((index+1)+" Country:"+
                        list[index].toString());
                        System.out.println((index+1)+" Postcode:"+
                        list[index].toString());
     
                    }
            }

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    Default Re: Address Book Program Issues

    I should use a for each loop shouldn't i, so for each of the data values in an index use toString and enter the value. And will need an arraylist then i imagine - it's something like this isn't it -
    new ArrayList<Contact>Arrays.asList(array);

    meh this to finish, delete method and search method to do and know doubt find things won't work after that think i'm scuppered
    Last edited by Gamb1t; August 25th, 2011 at 07:27 PM.

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    Default Re: Address Book Program Issues

    for (Contact c : list){
    System.out.println(c.toString());
    }

    That should work with an Array, so no need to use an ArrayList.
    Please use [highlight=Java]//code goes here...[/highlight] tags when posting your code

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    Default Re: Address Book Program Issues

    So
     for (Contact index : list)
                 {
                     System.out.println(index.toString());
                 }

    This says for each Contact index in list then system prints out the index and the toString method. wait it can't be index that would print out the number not the data

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    Default Re: Address Book Program Issues

    What class is the list variable?
    What does that class's to String method return?
    In the code you posted, you call the toString method seven times for each index's value.

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    Default Re: Address Book Program Issues

    The list variable is in the class AddressBook set as an array
    private Contact[] list;

    The toString method comes from Contact class
    @Override  
        public String toString() {  
            return super.toString() + "\n" + address + "\n" + name + "\n";  
        }

    returning the name and address variables

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    So i only need to call it once as it takes care of all the variables?
    And do i then need to override it and have it with the AddressBook class too

    God i'm getting frustrated and i'm not gonna get this finished
    Last edited by Gamb1t; August 25th, 2011 at 07:48 PM.

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    Default Re: Address Book Program Issues

    You need to think about what data you want to print and where that data is located.
    What is in the list array?
    If you get an object from the list array, what does it contain? How do you get the pieces of data you want to print from the object that you get from the array?

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    Default Re: Address Book Program Issues

    The data i want to print is all the variables from name and all the variables from address.
    All of which is found under
    Name name = new Name(forename, surname);
                Postcode postcode = new Postcode(post);
                Address address = new Address(street, city, county, country);
                            Contact contact = new Contact(name, address);

    My list array contains - list[top] = contact; so the index number basically
    If i get an object from it, it contains the index number and contact which contains the name and address variables

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    Default Re: Address Book Program Issues

    You need to design what is to go on each line that you print out.
    Then you need to figure out where each piece of data on that line comes from.
    Then you can write the code to print out that line with all those pieces of data.

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    Default Re: Address Book Program Issues

    So i need
    for (Contact top : list)
                 {
                     System.out.println(top.toString());
                 }
    ??

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    Default Re: Address Book Program Issues

    try it an see what happens.

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    Default Re: Address Book Program Issues

    It compiles but i get an error message when i use the method - "java.lang.NullPointerException: null"
    error message points System.out.println(top.toString());
    It's seems to show everything but it gives null for the postcode

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    Default Re: Address Book Program Issues

    Please show the FULL output.

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    Default Re: Address Book Program Issues

    Contact@3bc0f2e5
    Street Address: west, City: south, County: east, Country north, Postcode: null
    Forename: phil, Surname: stone

    Contact@788ab708
    Street Address: south , City: east, County: north, Country west, Postcode: null
    Forename: rich, Surname: smith


    "java.lang.NullPointerException
    at AddressBook.viewContact(AddressBook.java:49)
    at AddressTextUi.viewEntries(AddressTextUi.java:123)
    at AddressTextUi.displayMainMenu(AddressTextUi.java:4 6)
    at AddressTextUi.mainMenu(AddressTextUi.java:14)
    at AddressbookDriver.main(AddressbookDriver.java:10)"

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    Default Re: Address Book Program Issues

    Look at this simple program segment. If the array contains null, null is returned by the for each:
          String[] list = new String[3];  // create with 3 slots
          list[0] = "test";                     //only put element in one
          for(String s : list) {                // read all slots including emptys
            System.out.println("s=" + s);
          }
    /*  The print out from the above
    s=test
    s=null
    s=null
    */

    Your code must test for a null value before using it.

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    Default Re: Address Book Program Issues

    Okay that makes sense but where and how do i do this? Sorry my brain has melted

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    Default Re: Address Book Program Issues

    Don't use the for each loop. You have a variable with the number of contacts in the list. Use a normal loop with the value of that variable controlling the number of loops.

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    Default Re: Address Book Program Issues

    Is this something different to the null thing?
    so my variable is list[top]
    so i need to use the top and that sets the amount of loops,
    i really can't think anymore

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    Default Re: Address Book Program Issues

    What value is in the top variable?
    Is it the index of the last element in the list or is it the count of the number of items in the list?

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    Default Re: Address Book Program Issues

    I have these

    //index of the last entry
    private int top = 0;
    //constant number that indicates the maximum
    //number of entries in the address book
    private static final int MAXENTRIES = 5;
    //array of Address Book Entries
    private Contact[] list;

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    Default Re: Address Book Program Issues

    I don't think you answered my question.
    What value is in the top variable?
    Is it the index of the last element in the list or is it the count of the number of items in the list?

    Or is it the index for the next item to be added to the list. This would often be the same as the number of items in the list

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