Adding to a attribute of an object in a map

[javadingbat]

If I had a HashMap

[/HTML]this.pupils = new HashMap<String, Pupil>();

Where Pupil is an Pupil object from another class which contains an array attribute called grade.

And then i had a forEach loop within a method. Part of the method is below.

   if(test == true)
         {
           for(String name : pupils.keySet())
           {
            score = 76;
           
         
         }
         }

I'm stuck as how to assign score to each of the objects array attribute grade.
Logic to me says i want to be using a pupils.put() command but i am struggling to work out how to make it access the grade array within the pupil object within the map.

Any possible pointers?
Cheers.

[Fubarable]

Since you have the key, you'd use the get method on the Map.

[javadingbat]

So make it a two stage process, first get the object then use the put command?

Would you assign the get statement to a variable?

[Fubarable]

So make it a two stage process, first get the object then use the put command?

Would you assign the get statement to a variable?

I'm not sure what you're doing though and why. Can you elaborate on the details of your problem? You can iterate through the values held in the map without extracting the key set if need be.

[javadingbat]

The problem is how to syntactically assign the score of 76 to each array of a pupil object. When the pupil object is part of a hashMap called pupil.

eg

forEachPupilInThePupilMap.get(grade array);
forEachPupilinThePupilMap.put(grade array = 76);

I know that code isn't correct but i'm just trying to show the process i'm trying to achieve. I'm just looking for the example of the logic of how i would do such a thing.

[Fubarable]

So each Pupil object has a gradeArray field? is it an array of int? an int? if an array of int, does each value need to be 76?

if an int and you have a setGradeArray method, then iterating through the values could work:

      for (Pupil pupil : pupils.values()) {
         pupil.setGradeArray(76);
      }

[javadingbat]

So each Pupil object has a gradeArray field?

yes

is it an array of int? an int? if an array of int, does each value need to be 76?

yes

Without writing the separate method. For example you assign a instance variable by using the format

type of variable, variable name, = variable value.

Can you show the logic of how you structure it if

HashMap = Pupils
Array attribute within Pupils name = grade
score = 76