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Thread: Array question. Stumped!

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    Default Array question. Stumped!

    thanks for the help as always. I'm stuck on this problem and i don't know why this isn't working. This is my first time using array's so that's probably why i don't know what i am doing but here it is..

    The problem lies when calling the getHighest and getLowest method. The error i get is..

    The method getHighest(double[]) in the type RainfallClass is not applicable for the arguments ()

    Also note i'm not supposed to use any other classes just methods.

    import java.util.Scanner;
    import java.text.DecimalFormat;
     
    public class RainfallClass
    {
       public static void main(String[] args)
       {
          DecimalFormat fmt = new DecimalFormat("0.00");
     
          //call the getTotal method
          double tot = getTotal();
     
          //call and pass the average method
          double average = getAverage(tot);
     
          //Call and pass the highest method
          double highest = getHighest();
     
          //Call and pass the lowest method
          double lowest = getLowest();
     
          //Display output
          System.out.println("Total\t\tAverage\t\tHighest\t\tLowest");
          System.out.println("..........................................................");
          System.out.println(fmt.format(tot) + " inches \t" + fmt.format(average) + " inches \t" 
                         + fmt.format(highest) + " inches\t" + fmt.format(lowest) + " inches");
     
       }
       public static double getTotal()
       {
     
          double total = 0.0;
          double[] inches = new double[12];
          String[] months = {"January", "February", "March", "April", "May",
                         "June", "July", "August", "September", "October",
                         "November", "December"};
     
          Scanner keyboard = new Scanner(System.in);
     
          for (int i = 0; i < inches.length; i++)
          {
             System.out.println("Enter the total rainfall for " + months);
             inches = keyboard.nextDouble();
             keyboard.nextLine();
                while (inches < 0)
                {   
                   System.out.println("Entry must be a postive number");
                   System.out.println("Enter the total rainfall for " + months);
                   inches = keyboard.nextDouble();
                   keyboard.nextLine();
                }
             total += inches;
          }
          getHighest(inches);
          getLowest(inches);
          return total;
       }
       public static double getAverage(double a)
       {
          double average = a / 12;
          return average;
     
       }
       public static double getHighest(double[] h)
       {
          double highest = h[0];
     
          for (int j = 0; j < h.length; j++)
          {
             if (h[j] > highest)
                highest = h[j];
          }
     
          return highest;
       }
       public static double getLowest(double[] l)
       {
          double lowest = l[0];
     
          for (int j = 0; j < l.length; j++)
          {
             if (l[j] < lowest)
                lowest = l[j];
          }
     
          return lowest;
     
     
       }
    }


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    Default Re: Array question. Stumped!

    System.out.println("Enter the total rainfall for " + months);
    It should be
    System.out.println("Enter the total rainfall for " + months[i]);
    In getHighest();
    for (int j = 0; j < h.length; j++)
    start from j=1, no need to start again from 0.
    getHighest(inches);
    getLowest(inches);
    These functions are returning double type values but you are not, catching them. MISSED!!!


    //Call and pass the highest method
          double highest = getHighest();
     
          //Call and pass the lowest method
          double lowest = getLowest();
    Why again?
    Call them at any one place. Either here or in getTotal().

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    Default Re: Array question. Stumped!

    ok for some reason the code i pasted and the code i have in Eclipse is different. I do have months[i]. But the other stuff is wrong. The reason i am calling them in the getTotal method is to pass the inches to to other methods. But in the main method i want to print out a little table so i need to call them to print them out. Otherwise i'm not sure how to do it!

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    Default Re: Array question. Stumped!

    The error you posted at the top is simple to fix. Look at your main method. You are doing the following: double highest = getHighest(); The problem here is your getHighest() method needs to take in a param of double [] because thats how you defined it. so in order to remove the error simply change your code to look something like this: double highest = getHighest(double [] i); or some array of doubles you defined earlier.

    Dejan

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