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    Default what is wrong with my code

    when I create an instance of the ticket class and call the method print ticket, it comes up with this,
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    this is my code
    import java.util.ArrayList;
    /**
     * lucky dip lottery ticket system.
     * 
     * @author (Daniel Prempeh) 
     * @version 1.1 2013
     */
    public class Ticket
    {
        //array list store instances of number class
        private ArrayList<Numbers> lottoticket;
        private int qty;
     
        public Ticket(int numOfLines)
        {
            lottoticket = new ArrayList<Numbers>();
            //needs a loop
            for(int i=0; i<qty; i++)
            {
                lottoticket.add(new Numbers());
            }
        }
     
        //print out ticket
        public void printTicket()
        {
            //printout header of ticket 
            System.out.println("******************************");
            System.out.println("**                          **");
            System.out.println("**         Ticket           **");
            System.out.println("**                          **");
            System.out.println("******************************");
            //detail
            //needs a loop
            lottoticket.get(0).print();
            //printout footer of ticket
            System.out.println("******************************");
        }
    }

    the fault occurs with lottoticket.get(0).print();
    and on the terminal it says...

    java.lang.indexoutofboundsexception: index 0, size 0

    at java.util.arraylist.rangecheck(arraylist.java:604)
    at java.util.arraylist.get(arraylist.java:382)
    at ticket.printticket(ticket.java:35)
    Last edited by Norm; January 10th, 2013 at 05:59 PM. Reason: added code tags


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    Default Re: what is wrong with my code

    ava.lang.indexoutofboundsexception: index 0, size 0
    at java.util.arraylist.rangecheck(arraylist.java:604)
    at java.util.arraylist.get(arraylist.java:382)
    at ticket.printticket(ticket.java:35)
    If the arraylist is empty(size = 0) there is no first element(index = 0)

    Look at line 35 in the code to see why it expects there to be an element in the arraylist.
    How many elements were added to the arraylist? Add some println statements to print out the values of the variables used to control the loops and to show where the code is executing. Does the code in the loop ever execute?
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    Default Re: what is wrong with my code

    are you talking about does this peice of code executes
    public Ticket(int numOfLines)
    {
    lottoticket = new ArrayList<Numbers>();
    //needs a loop
    for(int i=0; i<qty; i++)
    {
    lottoticket.add(new Numbers());
    }
    }

    --- Update ---

    when I print it to the terminal it comes out with this and there are supposed to be 6 numbers in one row under

    ******************************
    ** **
    ** Ticket **
    ** **
    ******************************

    --- Update ---

    Quote Originally Posted by Norm View Post
    If the arraylist is empty(size = 0) there is no first element(index = 0)

    Look at line 35 in the code to see why it expects there to be an element in the arraylist.
    How many elements were added to the arraylist? Add some println statements to print out the values of the variables used to control the loops and to show where the code is executing. Does the code in the loop ever execute?
    now the problem is on lottoticket.get(0).print();, it is supposed to print me out a line of numbers

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    Default Re: what is wrong with my code

    You pass a parameter numOfLines into the instantiator but don't appear to use it. The for loop will never add an item to the array because the value of qty will be initialised to 0 and as i is also 0 the test i<qty will always be false. I am assuming from your second post that numOfLines = 6 and that the line should be for(int i=0; i<numOfLines; i++)

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    Default Re: what is wrong with my code

    lottoticket.get(0).print()
    lottoticket is empty. There is no first element (0)
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