ArrayLists do not print to the terminal window, why? long code inside

[caps_lock]

I think the title summarizes nicely

import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;
 
public class MainFourA 
{
    public static void main(String[] args)    
    {
        File[] filesOnComputer = File.listRoots(); 
   
            ArrayList listOfFiles = new ArrayList();
            System.out.println (filesOnComputer.length);
            for(int index = 0; index < filesOnComputer.length; index++)
            {
                listOfFiles.add((File)filesOnComputer[index]); 
                if(filesOnComputer[index].isDirectory())
                {
                    System.out.println ("here we are-"+filesOnComputer[index].getPath());
                    search((File)listOfFiles.get(index));
                }
                else
                System.out.println ("This is not the directory-"+filesOnComputer[index].getPath());
            }
        }
    
    public static void search(File f) 
    {
        try
        { 
            ArrayList<File> arrayList = new ArrayList<File>();
            ArrayList<File> arrayListAgain = new ArrayList<File>();
    
            File[] files= f.listFiles();    
            for(int index = 0; index < files.length; index++)
            
            if (files[index].isDirectory())
            {
                search(files[index]);
            }

            else if (files[index].isFile())
            {
         
                System.out.println ("here we are---" + files[index].getName());
       
                arrayList.add(files[index]);
                arrayListAgain.add(files[index]);
        
                if (arrayList.get(index).length() == arrayListAgain.get(index).length() && 
                arrayList.get(index).hashCode() != arrayListAgain.get(index).hashCode())
                {
                    
                        System.out.println (arrayList.get(index).getName() + ", " + arrayList.get(index).length() + " bytes."); 

                }
    } 
            

            System.out.println (f.getName());
        }
            catch (Exception e)
            {
            }
        }
    }

whats gone wrong here? im trying to compare the results in tow different arrayLists, but nothing prints to the terminal window?

feel free to copy paste and compile

any help welcome

[Mr.Beans]

What do you mean nothing prints out? Something must print out

System.out.println (filesOnComputer.length);

This is either going to print out a number or an exception will be thrown (and probably displayed). Maybe you could show us what is printed out so far. That way we don't have to compile + run + debug it for you.

Make sure you give us all of the output.

Mr. Beans

[caps_lock]

oh ok no worries.



The code compiles fine.


and this is a typical result that it prints out to the terminal window



$IXWE7L7.bmp


heres another result in the terminal window


$Recycle.Bin
here we are---autoexec.bat



lol i got confused with a previous version of my class, how embarassing, still doesnt do what i want it



i.e. print all files from the two arraylists that are equal in size but unequal in hash code value

[Mr.Beans]

Looking over your code a little more I'm confused on the statement

if (arrayList.get(index).length() == arrayListAgain.get(index).length() && 
                arrayList.get(index).hashCode() != arrayListAgain.get(index).hashCode())

I believe

arrayList.get(index) == arrayListAgain.get(index); // both return reference to the same object

So your if statement is essentially

if( true && false)

Thus nothing is being printed out from the if statement.

[caps_lock]

hmmm perhaps, but my basic understanding is is that:



ArrayList 1:
File X, 5 bytes, Hashcode 555
File Y, 6 bytes, Hashcode 766


ArrayList 2:
File XX, 5 bytes, Hashcode 889
File YY, 7 bytes, Hashcode 222


Wanted Terminal Window Result:
File XX, 5 bytes, Hashcode 889
File X, 5 bytes, Hashcode 555


Thats what i take that if statement to be doing

[Mr.Beans]

Thats what you want it to print out. However, it's not printing anything out because the if statement is evaluated to be false and thus the code block that follows it is not executed.

Your doing something like

if( obj1.length() == obj1.length() && obj1.hashCode() != obj1.hashCode() )
{
    // this is never going to be executed
}

Maybe you should simply add all the valid files to one ArrayList then check each file in the ArrayList to the other files.

If you didn't have the if statement to deviate from the print statement you would get something like

File X, 5 bytes, Hashcode 889
File X, 5 bytes, Hashcode 889

Mr. Beans