Array of custom type

I need to be able to store the values of these variables in one new array element (located in another different), which im planning to repeat for as long as the user requires. From what I understand you can create an array of custom type which does exactly that. Is that correct? (For example, an array of type RecordTV?)

Code:

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public class RecordTV {
        float serial;
        float size;
        float coordinates;
        String brand;
       
        protected RecordTV (float tvserial, float tvsize,
                        float tvcoordinates, String tvbrand) {
               
                settvserial(serial);
                settvsize(size);
                settvcoordinates(coordinates);
                settvbrand(brand);
        }
        public void settvserial(float serial) {
                this.serial = serial;
        }
        public void settvsize(float size) {
                this.size = size;
        }
        public void settvcoordinates(float coordinates) {
                this.coordinate = coordinates;
        }
        public void settvbrand(String brand) {
                this.brand = brand;
        }
       

        }

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Yes that is definitely true :) in another class you form the array of Record Tv. but you have some faults in your code.

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protected RecordTV (float tvserial, float tvsize,
float tvcoordinates, String tvbrand) {

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you have to set the float serial = tvserial and not what you have done, this has to be for all your parameters

since this

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settvserial(serial);

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is translated to mean that set your float serial (that is an instance = 0) as to be itself.
but you need to set the parameter tvserial to be the serial.
Did I made my point clear ?
If that is not clear tell me to make it clearer and may be give a slight example for that :)

no I understand, thanks! ok i've tried setting up that array, and im not sure of the correct way to refer to the RecordTV class and its variables.

Code:

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RecordTV [] tvdata = new tvdata [100];

public static void storeTV(RecordTV [] tvdata) {
                tvdata[0].serial = this.serial;
{

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However the serial from "this.serial" is in that RecordTV class. is there any way to refer to it without (RecordTV.serial)?

getSerial() must do the job, you did some setter in your RecordTV class and you can do some getters that return what you need. for example in getSerial() you will return this.serial; this is the best solution I believe.
And you referred to the RecorTV correctly, but I believe that it is better not to have this big array when you don't actually know how many input the user will do (this is what you want) so if you know how to work with ArrayList it is better for you code, and if note you can code a method that increase the size of the array when needed, since if you want to read your RecordTV array of 100 elements you will face null exceptions and some errors if not all the elements are filled

thanks again mate, I read about ArrayLists earlier and ill implement that when I get time. Made that get method like you said, but it wants me to refer it with "RecordTV.getSerial", is there any way to avoid this?

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Originally Posted by whytefish

thanks again mate, I read about ArrayLists earlier and ill implement that when I get time. Made that get method like you said, but it wants me to refer it with "RecordTV.getSerial", is there any way to avoid this?

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you tried tvdata[0].getSerial() and it didn't work ? It should work, I have just a similar code working properly that way.

...no wait, its good haha. thanks for your help mate!

lol your are welcome :) glad I helped

Judging by the names of your variables, I have to question whether float is the right type. Floating point operations are slower than integer operations and sometimes throw out unexpected results (for example, a comparison using == might return false because there's a difference of 0.0000001). Also, for the few occasions where floating point variables are appropriate, you're almost always better off with a double.

Serial number, for example, is unlikely to have a fractional component, and coordinates looks like it should either be two separate variables or a two-element array. Even with size, which could take a fractional value (for example, 62.5 if it represents centimetres), would be better off as an int with a smaller unit (625 millimetres).