Creating Array of Objects

[chathurajeewaka]

here are the two .java files I made to test...
But it dosent compile...gives an error that sSet1 variable doesn't exist in

System.out.print("\nStudent ID : "+sSet1[sId].getId());
System.out.print("\nStudent Grade : "+sSet1[sId].getGrade);

Also it gives an error if I type this inside the main method

student[] sSet1 = new student[500];

...Please someone help me....
(I have never tried,heard or learned about array of objects before today morning..!)
I`m sorry that the code is a bit long...
Thank You...
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class student{
	//Instance Variables
	private float subject1, subject2, subject3, average;
	private int id;
	private String grade;
	
        //Constructor Methods
	student (int a){
		id = a;
		subject1 = subject2 = subject3 = 0;
		average = 0;
		grade = "Pending";
		
	}
		
	public void setSubject1(float a){
		subject1 = a;
	}
	
	public void setSubject2(float a){
		subject2 = a;
	}
	
	public void setSubject3(float a){
		subject3 = a;
	}
	
	public String getGrade(){
		return grade;
	}

	public int getId(){
		return id;
	}

}

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import java.io.*;
public class aStudent{
	
	static int sId;
	private static int numOfStudents = 0;
	
	//a method -> to create students
	private static void isAStudent(int b){
	
		//I took the name sSet1 in the meaning of 'Student Set 1'
		student[] sSet1 = new student[500];
		sSet1[b] = new student(b);
		numOfStudents++;
		
	}
	public static void main (String arg[]){

		InputStreamReader isr= new InputStreamReader(System.in);
		BufferedReader reader=new BufferedReader(isr);
		//student[] sSet1 = new student[500];
		
		try{	System.out.print("\nStudent ID : ");
			sId = Integer.parseInt(reader.readLine());
			
			isAStudent(sId);
			
			System.out.print("\nStudent ID : "+sSet1[sId].getId());
			System.out.print("\nStudent Grade : "+sSet1[sId].getGrade);
			
		}catch(IOException e){
				System.out.println(e.getMessage());
			}
		
	}

}

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Thank You...

[PhHein]

sSet1 is out of scope for the method(s). Declare the array where you declared sId and numOfStudents, and only there. That is not an array problem, but a general problem of scope.

[chathurajeewaka]

Thank You my friend...
So I will have to place all those things in one place(one method).

Well I was thinking about can I use a Vector other than using an array..
I mean, is there Vectors of Arrays.
Because I need this program to be able to enter many data as you need...
Searching in the internet gave me this...
would anyone mind about telling me what this code below is...

    Vector<Object> vector = new Vector<Object>();

Please if you have time tell me about Vector of Objects...

Thank You again for reading the long code and reply...
Thanks..!
-Chathura

[PhHein]

You should read the Vector API docs first: Vector (Java 2 Platform SE 5.0)

[Tolls]

And then ignore it should you choose Vector, and use ArrayList instead.

Vector should really be looked at as deprecated.