int[] with multi-digit values: toString()

[soccermiles]

How would you put
int[] intArray={1342,5523,7662,1242,...};

into a string such that
String arrayConverted="1342552376621242...";

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Also, if I am using a Swing GUI and I want to make a textArea show a certain String, if I say

exampleTextArea.setText(String s);

is there a way I can get it to display the TEXT FROM THE STRING instead of the memory location of the string?:confused:

[Fubarable]

To convert the array to String, you can use String.valueOf(...) to convert each int to a String and either concatenate a single String or use a StringBuilder to append each new String.

As for displaying a String into a JTextArea, simply calling setText should be all you need to do. If you're getting something else, it may be that you're trying to add a String array or other non-String reference variable to the JTextArea.

[soccermiles]

what is String Builder?

[Fubarable]

It's actually StringBuilder, and it's a class that allows you to more efficiently concatenate Strings without creating any more objects than are needed. This can get real important if you have to do a lot of String concatenation very fast. Check out the API for more details.

[soccermiles]

I tried using the .valueOf thing, and it said something about class "value" being different from class "int".
Also, it turns out that every time I envoke the .toString() method, thats when it suddenly turns into a memory location instead of the intended string.

[Fubarable]

I tried using the .valueOf thing, and it said something about class "value" being different from class "int".
Also, it turns out that every time I envoke the .toString() method, thats when it suddenly turns into a memory location instead of the intended string.

Please show us your code and indicate which lines are causing what errors.

[soccermiles]

I solved my problem using the StringBuilder object. Thank you very much for your help.
STRINGBUILDERS IS AWSOME!! BLAARRRGH!!! xD

[Singing Boyo]

I'll just point out that I've never used StringBuilder in my life :P

String s="";
//integers is an int[]
for(int add:integers){
     s+=add;
}
return s;

Works just fine :D

[soccermiles]

I got the string to work, its just the output. This is what I did to solve it.
String blah=("BLAH BLAH BLAH");
StringBuilder build=new StringBuilder();
build.append(blah);
System.out.println(build.toString());

this also works...

System.out.println(new String(blah.copy()));