Need help with get function

[calicocal]

I am trying to use the get function in a vector to try to add an element in a vector to an integer. When I do this it gives me an error saying an integer and an object cannot be added together. How can I add a vector element to an integer? Thanks :)

[Fubarable]

First -- what does your Vector hold? Is it Integer objects? If so, and if you have to use Java 4 or before, you'll have to get the int value of the Integer. If it's something else, you'll still need to translate it into a number before Java will allow you to add it to an int.

[calicocal]

The vector contains integers. I am using Eclipse 3.3.2 I am not sure if that is what you are looking for. I am trying to get an integer that is in the vector at position x, then add it to another integer.

[Fubarable]

The problem may be that the Vector holds Integer objects and you want to add it to a primitive int. If the Vector is not a generic Vector, in other words not declared Vector<Integer>, you will need to do the conversion yourself. Something like this may work:

int vectorInt = ((Integer)myVector.get(i)).intValue(); // cast object returned from Vector to Integer and call intValue() to convert to int primitive
int sum = vectorInt + otherInt;

[calicocal]

That worked. Thanks. One more quick question. If I have a two classes in different packages how can I access methods in one class from one in a different package.

[emceenugget]

I believe you must import the class to be used, and the method to be used must be public.

[calicocal]

I don't know how to import a class. Could you tell me how to do this?
Thanks a bunch.

[emceenugget]

I assumed that you already know how to import the Vector class. You'd just do the same for the one you're trying to use. A quick Google search gave me this link: Java: Packages and Import

[calicocal]

I think we might be thinking of different things. In my program I have created two packages: cards and participant. I need a method from a class in the cards package, in a class in the participant package. This is unrelated to the vector question I had earlier.

Another way of wording it might be like this.

I have class A in package X and class B in package Y. How can i make an A object in the B class?

Thanks

[Norm]

A anA = new A(); // make an A object

You'll need an import X.A; to get the A class definition. And you'll need the classpath set to the folder containing the X folder.

[calicocal]

Nevermind Thanks for the help :)