Thread: Adding two arrays

Hi I have this code that i've written, I was wondering how I would add 1 to my int[] scores array when a user inputs one of the paintings.
For example: If the user enters "Mona Lisa" it would add 1 to the int scores and it would becomes int[] scores = {1,0,0,0}; and if i did this for "the scream" it would then be int[] scores = {1,0,1,0};

Also if instead of making the user type "Mona Lisa" they could just enter 1, and for the next painting they'd just enter 2...etc

THANKS IN ADVANCE!

/* *****************************************
AUTHOR 
 
******************************************** */
 
import javax.swing.*; // import the swing library for I/O
 
public class painting
{
 
 
 
    public static void main (String[] param)
    {
 
        vote();
        System.exit(0);
 
    } // END main
 
 
   /* ***************************************************
       Define some commands of our own to use above
   *************************************************** */
 
 
    /* ***************************************************
       Set up an array containing animals then find one asked for by the user
    */
 
    public static void vote()
    {
 
       // Declare variables
       //
	String total = "-33";
       	String[] paintings = {"Mona Lisa","Water Lilies","The Scream","A Young Rembrandt"};
	int[] scores = {0,0,0,0};
       	String searchKey; //the thing looked for
  // 
 
 
       //now can get an answer quickly without calculating just looking it up
	for (int y=1; y<paintings.length; y++)
	{
   		System.out.println("Vote "+ y + " for " + paintings[y]);
   	}
 
 
       for (int i=0; i<paintings.length; i++)
 
      		{
	  		String painting = JOptionPane.showInputDialog("Which painting would you like to vote for?");
           	if (paintings[i].equals(painting))
        	{
              		JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "You voted for " + painting); 
 
		}
 
		if(total.equals(painting))
		{
			for(int z=0; z<paintings.length; z++)
			System.out.println(scores[z] + paintings[z]);
 
		}
	   	else 
		{
			JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "Invalid entry");
		}
 
       }
 
 
	}	
 
}

You shouldn't be using parallel arrays to keep track of data. Create a class, Paintings, or whatever you want to call it, and include instance variables, "name", and "votes", with the appropriate getter (accessor) and setter (mutator) methods to increase and report votes as needed.

Ok will do this, another problem with my code is that after the first loop it keeps going to the else statement rather than doing the first if statement when i enter a valid painting :s any ideas?
Thanks.