Object Arrays

[TyCox94]

I need to make an array of multiple objects.

Like instead of:

public MainBot mainBotObject1 = new MainBot();
public MainBot mainBotObject2 = new MainBot();
public MainBot mainBotObject3 = new MainBot();

Something like:

public MainBot mainBotObject[1] = new MainBot();
public MainBot mainBotObject[2] = new MainBot();
public MainBot mainBotObject[3] = new MainBot();

Is this possible?

[Fubarable]

Yes, it's possible, give it a try and see.

[TyCox94]

I looked it up and it says it needs to be declared like this...

    MainBot[] mainBotObject = new MainBot[2]; 
    MainBot[0] = new MainBot();

Error says on the second line:

']' expected

invalid method declaration; return type required

[kjkrum]

First you need to declare the array of your class, with a type, name, and (optionally) initial value, just like any other variable:

MainBot[] mainBots = new MainBot[3];

When you create a new array of any object type, all its indexes are null. They do not automatically contain new objects. So you need to do something like this:

for(int i = 0; i < mainBots.length; ++i) {
    mainBot[i] = new MainBot();
}

[kjkrum]

invalid method declaration; return type required

Post your code, maybe we can help with that.

[Fubarable]

I looked it up and it says it needs to be declared like this...

    MainBot[] mainBotObject = new MainBot[2]; 
    MainBot[0] = new MainBot();

Error says on the second line:

Close but you're trying to use the class name where you should be using the array variable. Try:

    MainBot[] mainBotObject = new MainBot[2]; 
    // MainBot[0] = new MainBot();
    mainBotObject[0] = new MainBot();

But most importantly read the tutorials on how to use arrays as this will all be explained well there.

[TyCox94]

This doesn't seem to be picking up the thread's(MainBot) location:

MainBot[] mainBotObject = new MainBot[2];
mainBotObject[0] = new MainBot();

Error:

cannot find symbol
symbol: class mainBotObject
location: class MainFrame

']' expected

invalid method declaration; return type required

It says it's looking in the MainFrame class when it needs to be directed to the MainBot class in order to find my thread.

[Fubarable]

You'll need to show more code as I can't tell what you're doing wrong. For all I know, you could be trying to call this code out naked in the class itself and outside of a method or constructor.