input file into array with different parameters

[Pulse8]

This is doing my head in.
I have 2 different formats in a text file that i need to enter into an array
I am using

String line = file.nextLine();
String[] output = new String[4];
output = line.split(":");

One of the constructors has 3 args. The other has 4, so I'm using an if statement to guide the program into which constructor to use.

if (output[3] != null) 
{
	FirstClassTicket f = new FirstClassTicket(Integer.parseInt(output[0]), output[1], 
			Integer.parseInt(output[2]), output[3].charAt(0));
	System.out.printf("%d %s %d %s\n", f.getSeat(), f.getName(), f.getDuration(), f.getWaiter());
	tickets.add(f);
}
else
{
	TrainTicket t = new TrainTicket(Integer.parseInt(output[0]), output[1],
               Integer.parseInt(output[2]));    
	System.out.printf("%d %s %d\n", t.getSeat(), t.getName(), t.getDuration());
	tickets.add(t);
}

I continue to get a ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException and I cannot figure out what to do.

[DarrylBurke]

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