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Thread: Array help

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    Default Array help

    Hello, I'm new to java and I'm pretty bad at it. When I run my program it says array index out of bounds. I'm supposed to write a program that translates an English sentence to morse code with a driver and utility class. I have to read in a txt file that list the morse code translation like:
    A .-
    B -...

    I tried reading in the txt file and then calling on a method in my utility class to store them in an array

    (Driver)
     
    while(file.hasNext())
    		{
    			int r=0;
    			String q = file.nextLine(); 
    			utilty.setM(q,r);
    			r++;
    		}
    (Utility)
    (I made the array [26][2])
    public void setM(String q, int r)
    	{
    		Char letter=c.charAt(0);
    		code[r][0]=Character.toString(letter);
    		code[r][1]=codeString.substring(1);
    	}
    Then later to translate the code I call on a method in my utility class where I bring in g as a string argument (g is the next letter in the string I'm string to translate)
    int w=0;
    if(g==code[w][0])
    {
        w=0;
        h=code[w][1];
    }
    else
    {
      w++;
    }
    I'm sorry if this looks choppy, I just don't want to get accused of cheating so I only listed the parts I thought might be the problem. I just need a hint, thank you.


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    Default Re: Array help

    array index out of bounds.
    The index has gone past the end of the array.
    Remember: the values of array indexes range from 0 to the array length-1.
    An array with 2 slots has the two indexes: 0 & 1

    Please edit your post and wrap your code with code tags:
    [code=java]
    <YOUR CODE HERE>
    [/code]
    to get highlighting and preserve formatting.
    If you don't understand my answer, don't ignore it, ask a question.

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