Type casting

[kiros88]

Hi im really new to understanding the conversion of C to java especially with objects and since java doesnt have objects but classes im trying to figure out.

basically i have a char[1000] in java.
so its just raw data btu i want to convert it into a class i have.

class data{
     char [] name = new char[50];

}
class arrayofdata{
      data [] d = new data(20)
}

os is there a way to get the char[1000] into it i keep thnking something liek this should be possible

foo [1000];
arrayofdata gg = new arrayofdata(foo);

[DarrylBurke]

Don't try 'converting C to Java'

Learn Java and produce a program that has the same functionality as the original C program.

db

[Tolls]

And Java does have objects.

[kiros88]

Yeah i meant java doesnt do structs like C does. Im just trying hard to basically once i gather a big chunk of data how can i convert that data to a structure would i just have to do it the brute force where every byte.something = what i want it to be or is there a simple method like C

[[RaIdEn]]

do you just want to convert the syntax of C to java? or ....


Edit : thnx

[Zack]

The opposite. He wants to convert the syntax of C for usage in his Java application.

@OP: You will be best to brute-force the operation; simply loop through each object in the array and convert it. There is no easy method of conversion of this type as in C/C++.

[Norm]

i have a char[1000] in java.
so its just raw data btu i want to convert it into a class

There is no easy way to "convert" bytes into a class object. It requires a class loader.

What is you are trying to do? what is in the 1000 characters? Where are they? In a file?

something like this should be possible

foo [1000];
arrayofdata gg = new arrayofdata(foo);

In java:
char[] foo = new char[1000];
 .. fill the 1000 chars with data ???

class ArrayOfData {
   char[] data;
  // constructor
  ArrayOfData(char[] x) {
    data = x;  // copy ref to array
  }
}

ArrayOfData gg = new ArrayOfData(foo);  // create arrayOfData object

[kiros88]

Sorry for responding late this array of 1000 chars is basically just 1000 data bytes and were transfering them over with jni from a C applications but we want to put them in a java Class structure that follows the protocols of a wmv file. Like header and type and sound and data load then end of data load.....like thats the structure of a wmv file

[Norm]

What java Class structure follows the protocols of a wmv file?
If you are able to create this object, what would you do with it?
What methods/classes would use it?

[kiros88]

okay so im kinda new to java then but couldn't i just create one my self like i would in C then or is there standards to making java classes if i was trying to implement structures. I basically trying to do this so when the C data processes the selection sends back a chunk of data in unsigned chars then I need java to descipher that data for a java application

[Norm]

There are 10,000 plus different ways you can make a java class.
What do you want to do with the class that will hold your data?

when the C data processes the selection sends back a chunk of data in unsigned chars then I need java to descipher that data for a java application

What is the java application? What does "descipher" mean?

[kiros88]

I just want a class to represent a C structure without the extra features java has like i dont want a function in the class just data types and my application is juts basically to have a union of a data structure for java even though java doesnt support union they use hierachy but i thought if i could typecast the bulk of data into a class i created it would work out

[Norm]

Why have a class? How about an array?
What are you going to do with the data in a java program?

[kiros88]

well the big chuck of data is basically an array of unsigned chars and in the data its giong to be a list of adapters . so thats y if we had a structure we could easily break up the data in parts for each adapter and reconize the first [50] char is one adapter the second [50] char is a different adapter and then list it out in a java gui for the user

[Norm]

Sounds like an array would be the way to store it.

[Tolls]

I'd store it in an array as Norm says, but I'd stick that array in a class that has the methods that do the work you are describing, since that data and the procesing you describe are intertwined.

[Norm]

like i dont want a function in the class

The OP is confused about what s/he wants.

[Tolls]

I know.
The idea of a basic struct-substitute in Java seems to occur a lot, but it's not really the Java Way...:)

From what I read of the OPs requirements, there's some data coming in that then needs some work done on it to display on a GUI. I say that work code should be part of the same class that holds this data as an attribute. That's what I'd expect to see.

From their posts, though, I can see they're thinking in terms of having a lump of data that they then pass around...