How to call this method?

[Rockefella]

Hi, first post, very new to Java. I would like to know how to call this method:

public static void name(hello [] myArray)

I'd like to know how to call this method if it resides in the same method (main) as well as if if it resides in an external class.

I tried something like: name(hello.myArray); but it doesn't work and I'm completely lost. Please, help!

Thanks a lot in advance!

[KevinWorkman]

You have to give it an array as an argument.

I'd suggest going back and reading through the basic tutorials, namely this one: Passing Information to a Method or a Constructor (The Java™ Tutorials > Learning the Java Language > Classes and Objects)

[JosAH]

Hi, first post, very new to Java. I would like to know how to call this method:

public static void name(hello [] myArray)

The method seems to take an array of type 'hello' as a parameter. I doubt if this is what you intended. Show us the complete method definition (you can leave out the body of the method).

kind regards,

Jos

[Rockefella]

The method seems to take an array of type 'hello' as a parameter. I doubt if this is what you intended. Show us the complete method definition (you can leave out the body of the method).

kind regards,

Jos

Thanks a lot for your replies!

The method looks as follows:

public static void sort(Disc [] myArray) {

        for (int i =0; i < myArray.length -1; i++ ) ... {
            
            }

I would be very grateful for an answer as to how the method call have to look like. I've searched around but can't find anything (or maybe I'm too much of a noob to really see the info on the net.

[KevinWorkman]

I would be very grateful for an answer as to how the method call have to look like. I've searched around but can't find anything (or maybe I'm too much of a noob to really see the info on the net.

Did you even bother to click on the link I gave you? Did you read it?

Again, the basic tutorials are you friend.

[Rockefella]

Did you even bother to click on the link I gave you? Did you read it?

Again, the basic tutorials are you friend.

Yes, I actually did. Thanks. The thing is I have an intensive fever and don't feel like reading a lot today. I just need this to complete my second exercise and had hoped for a short answer to this so that I could go to sleep again before my head blows up.

[KevinWorkman]

Well here's a hint- how do you call any method?

[Rockefella]

Well here's a hint- how do you call any method?

referencevariable.methodname(argument); ?

[KevinWorkman]

referencevariable.methodname(argument); ?

Looks good to me. What happened when you tried that?

Is your question specifically about static methods? If so, the only difference is that you no longer need an instance of that class, you use the class directly.

Hint- sort() is a static method of the Collections class that takes a List as an argument. To use it, I would do something like this:

Collections.sort(someList);

[Rockefella]

Looks good to me. What happened when you tried that?

Is your question specifically about static methods? If so, the only difference is that you no longer need an instance of that class, you use the class directly.

Hint- sort() is a static method of the Collections class that takes a List as an argument. To use it, I would do something like this:

Collections.sort(someList);

A lot of errors. I've now tried putting this method in a separate class named CDSort and am trying to call it with:

CDSort cd = new CDSort();
            cd.sort(Disc [] cdArray);

It says:

unexpected type
required: value
found: class

'.class' expected

';' expected

Accessing static method sort

I'm about to rip my brains out as we speak...

[Rockefella]

And sort is a method I've written myself. Has nothing to do with collections.sort.

[Rockefella]

Excuse me, myArray it is -- not cdArray. And it gives me errors.

[Rockefella]

Finally got it right!

CDSort cd = new CDSort();
            cd.sort(myArray);

Sorry to come off as an ignorant bastard. Peace to y'all!