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[kira137]

This is what I have currently

public Polynomial(String text) throws IllegalArgumentException {
    ...
 
   Scanner input = new Scanner(text);
   int count = 0;
   IntList number = new IntList(count);
   
   while(input.hasNext()){
     if(input.hasNextInt()){
       number.add(input.nextInt());
       //System.out.print(input.next());
       //count++;
     } else {
       throw new IllegalArgumentException("input string is not integer");
     }
   }
   coefficients = new IntList(count);
   for(int i = number.size(); i>=0; i--) {
     coefficients.add(number.get(i));
   }
 }

I want to make it so that scanner will ignore (String text)'s '[' and ']' and ','.
How would I do that?

thank you in advance

[r035198x]

Your else part should read the next token and check if the stuff to be ignored or not.

[kira137]

but I don't want it to throw exception when it comes across '[' ']' and ','. Is there some code that scanner could just skip them?

[r035198x]

Like I said, in the else part, read the next char, if the char is any of those chars then do nothing (ignore) otherwise throw the SillyLookingDataFoundException.

[kira137]

is this what you meant?

while(input.hasNext()){
     if(input.hasNextInt()){
       //number.add(input.nextInt());
       System.out.print(input.next());
       count++;
     } else {
       if(input.hasNextString() == "[" ll "]" ll ","){
       } else {
          throw new IllegalArgumentException("input string is not integer");
       }
     }
   }

but this is giving me error
if(input.hasNextString() == "[" ll "]" ll ","){

am I close though?

[r035198x]

Of course it gives errors. hasNextString() method doesn't exist. Always check the API specs for methods before using them.
Read the API specs for hasNext(String pattern) and next(String pattern) methods.
So you basically check if there is input matching that pattern and read input that matches that pattern if it exists.

[suhassr]

The reason this statement
if(input.hasNextString() == "[" ll "]" ll ",")
could be giving an error could be that the next token maybe like "[xyz]" & you are trying
to compare "[xyz]" to "[" which will always be false.
Try using -- input.next().contains("[") || input.next().contains("]") || input.next().contains(",")
Also, it is wise to compare strings using the String.equals() function;

[Vio]

Also, it is wise to compare strings using the String.equals() function;

Indeed don't compare Strings with "==" but with .equals() because otherwise you will not compare the value of the string but "name" of where your String object String located. (look up the difference between primitive types and non-primitive types).

[seandingobat]

if you want to do that , then i suggest you first remove them from your strings.

for example if you have :

String text = " Hello my name is dingobats , i want to remove ['']";

Then why not just remove that [' and '] from the text before inserting it into the scanner?