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    Default Java 2d array problem

    I currently have a 2d array named grid which can store from 0-9 both included. Now if i try to access let's say grid[11][11], the program will give a NullPointerException. I tried this code but to no avail:
    if(grid[r][c] == null){System.out.println("Do nothing")}. I am getting this error: incomparable types: int and <nulltype>. Is there any way to produce the same result with different code?


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    Default Re: Java 2d array problem

    Hello jugi!
    Can you post the complete error messages and the code that produces them?
    I'm asking that because the second error (incomparable types: int and <nulltype>) says you cannot compare an int (primitive) with null (reference type).
    Therefore grid[][] is an int array. But then, there shouldn't be thrown an NullPointerException. A NPE is thrown when you are trying to access something that is null. But grid[11][11] (or any other index) can't be null. The default values of an int array is 0 - not null.

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    Default Re: Java 2d array problem

    Please post the code.


    int[] value;
    value = new int[1];

    System.out.println(value[0]);

    That prints 0 despite not being set.

    However, if grid[r][c] = 0 and should be, then we have a problem.

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    Default Re: Java 2d array problem

    Because of the ways java handles multidimensional arrays, its possible that accessing the second dim can give a NPE. Try this:
          int[][] twoD = new int[2][];           //  Define only the first dim
          System.out.println(twoD[0][0]);    // NullPointerException
    // do the following to fix it
          twoD[0] = new int[2];                   // define the second dim for [0]
          System.out.println(twoD[0][0]);    // Ok
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    Default Re: Java 2d array problem

    If for example I try this code: System.out.println(grid[11][11]);
    java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException: 11
    at Board.setPieces(Board.java:33)
    at Window.<init>(Window.java:33)
    at Main.<init>(Main.java:23)
    at Main.main(Main.java:10)
    I know of this problem, since my array is only capable of storing from 0-9.
    But when I try this code:
    if(grid[11][11] == null) {
    System.out.println("Index doesn't exist");
    }
    Java would not compile and gives me this message: incomparable types: int and <nulltype>

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    Default Re: Java 2d array problem

    What is the statement definition for the array?
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    Default Re: Java 2d array problem

    if i understood you well the array is defined as:
    public static int[][] grid;
    public Board() {
    grid = new int[10][10];
    }
    Board is the constructor of my class.

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    Well, to give you some background about the program. It is practically a draughts game, and the game is almost complete. The bit that is giving me trouble is how to make the player eat the enemy's piece if he has the chance. So if for example a white piece is at 5,5. I have to check if at 6,6 exists an enemy piece and at 7,7 is a free space. If these conditions are true then he must jump. The problem comes when for example a white piece is at 8,8 and the loop in which this testing occurs is testing the grid at 10,10 for an empty space, which is clearly wrong since 10,10 doesn't exist.

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    Default Re: Java 2d array problem

    You should use the array's length attribute to test if the index is out of bounds.
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    Default Re: Java 2d array problem

    can you give me a quick example please?

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    Default Re: Java 2d array problem

    Here's a loop that would go through the values in your 2D array and print them out. It uses the .length thing.

    for (int i = 0; i < grid.length; i++)
    {
    for (int j = 0; j < grid[i].length; j++)
    {
    System.out.println(grid[i][j]);

    }

    }

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