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Thread: Recording data , so you know whats next

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    Default Recording data , so you know whats next

    I have a ptoblem i have 3 types of data in one file for example car data , van data , truck data. The problem is i have to have a flag to check what data is next and set a variable , so we know what object to create and store.

    Each data says with a "[" , followed by either a C , V ([Car data])
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    else if(lineOfText.startsWith("[V") && (lineOfText.startsWith("[T"))) // flag

    {
    lineOfText = null; //setting the variable to record the data
    }
    else
    {
    Scanner scanner2 = new Scanner(lineOfText);
    scanner2.useDelimiter("[ ]*,[ ]*");

    Vehicle newV = new Car();
    newV.readData(scanner2); // Read in the line of data.
    vehicleList.add(newV); // Store in the array.

    scanner2.close();
    //System.out.println(lineOfText);
    }
    }

    scanner.close();
    }


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    Default Re: Recording data , so you know whats next

    have to have a flag to check what data is next
    Can you explain what problem you are having detecting what type of data is next? Post a sample of the input file and explain the contents/format of what is on each line in the file.
    else if(lineOfText.startsWith("[V") && (lineOfText.startsWith("[T"))
    This will never be true because a line can not start with two different Strings. It could start with one OR the other.

    Please edit your post and wrap your code with
    [code=java]
    <YOUR CODE HERE>
    [/code]
    to get highlighting and preserve formatting.
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    Default Re: Recording data , so you know whats next

    there is no problem yet because i just wanted to get this bit right first and it is else if(lineOfText.startsWith("[")

    just wondering what should i put

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    there is no problem yet because i just wanted to get this bit right first and it is else if(lineOfText.startsWith("[")

    just wondering what should i put

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    Default Re: Recording data , so you know whats next

    Try writing what you think should work and see what happens. When you have problems you can't figure out, post the code and your questions.
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    Default Re: Recording data , so you know whats next

    thats what i think should work , when looking at the psuedo code =

    while ( there are more lines in the file)
    {
    lineoftext = nextline from scanner
    if (line start with //)
    {
    ignore
    }
    else if (line is blank)
    {
    ignore
    }
    else if (line starts with [)
    {
    set type of data
    }
    else {
    deal correctly
    }

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    Default Re: Recording data , so you know whats next

    What does the last step in the else do: deal correctly?
    Where does the code handle the lines for the type set by the next to last step? "set type of data"
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    Default Re: Recording data , so you know whats next

    the deal code will create an object , read in the data and also store it in the array
    else
    {
    Scanner scanner2 = new Scanner(lineOfText);
    scanner2.useDelimiter("[ ]*,[ ]*");

    Vehicle newV = new Car();
    newV.readData(scanner2); // Read in the line of data.
    vehicleList.add(newV); // Store in the array.

    scanner2.close();
    //System.out.println(lineOfText);
    }
    }

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    Default Re: Recording data , so you know whats next

    The else statements are executed when none of the above if statements are true.
    Where does the code handle the lines for the type set by the next to last step? "set type of data"
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    Default Re: Recording data , so you know whats next

    thats what the code is , thats why im confused

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    Default Re: Recording data , so you know whats next

    The code should use the results of the "set type of data" step to know how to process the following lines.
    The else statement ignores those results.

    Rework the logic so it uses the results of the type that has been found.
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    Default Re: Recording data , so you know whats next

    yeah ino but how do i record it n use the result .
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    Default Re: Recording data , so you know whats next

    There needs to be a section of the code that is executed after the code determines the type of the data that follows.
    How many lines of data are for the data type found?
    Is there a line that indicates the end of the data for a type?
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    Default Re: Recording data , so you know whats next

    there should be 7 for the car , but it keeps coming up null and not storing anything and no it will follow a comment , blank lines then [Van data , then do the van data

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    Default Re: Recording data , so you know whats next

    it keeps coming up null
    If you are getting errors, you need to copy and post the full text of the error message.
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    Default Re: Recording data , so you know whats next

    java.util.NoSuchElementException
    at java.util.Scanner.throwFor(Scanner.java:907)
    at java.util.Scanner.next(Scanner.java:1416)
    at Vehicle.readData(Vehicle.java:112)
    at Car.readData(Car.java:35)
    at ReservationSystem.readVehicleData(ReservationSyste m.java:77)

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    Default Re: Recording data , so you know whats next

    NoSuchElementException
    at java.util.Scanner.throwFor(Scanner.java:907)
    at java.util.Scanner.next(Scanner.java:1416)
    at Vehicle.readData(Vehicle.java:112)
    At line 112 the code calls the next() method when there is no data to be read. Use the Scanner class's hasNext method to check that there is data BEFORE trying to read data that is not there.
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    Default Re: Recording data , so you know whats next

    there is data there though , all the vehicles have regNo's and its saying that on 112 that it cant find the regNo,.

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    Default Re: Recording data , so you know whats next

    NoSuchElementException
    That error says that there is no data to read.

    To see where the program is reading in the file, add a println() statement that prints out everything that is read. If you look at the last thing printed and look at the file's contents you should see where the problem is.
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    Default Re: Recording data , so you know whats next

    nothing is being read in

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    nothing is being read in
    Why is that? How does the code find and read from the file?
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    Default Re: Recording data , so you know whats next

    through the scanner in a different class in a method . and also in the sub class it reads in additional data

    public void readData(Scanner scanner)
    {
    group = scanner.next();
    vehID = scanner.next();
    regNo = scanner.next();
    make = scanner.next();
    model = scanner.next();
    String yes = scanner.next();
    if(yes.equalsIgnoreCase("yes"))
    {
    airCon = true;
    }
    else if(yes.equalsIgnoreCase("no"))
    {
    airCon = false;
    }
    engineSize = scanner.nextDouble();
    fuelType = scanner.next();
    gearbox = scanner.next();
    transmission = scanner.next();
    mileage = scanner.nextInt();
    dateFirstRegistered = scanner.next();


    }

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    Default Re: Recording data , so you know whats next

    What is the last item read before the NoSuchElementException?
    What is in the file after the last thing that was read? The print outs of everything right after it was read will show you.

    Which line is line 112 in readData()? That is the one that is trying to read data that is not there.
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