Calling methods

[antnas]

Hello everyone! As you can tell by the question I'm about to ask I am extremely new to programming in general(1 week in).
I dont really know how to call a method with two parameters in the main method. This is the little bit of code I was given.

public class maker
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
//how do I call the method below here so it does not give me errors?
}
public static void printIntArray(int[] myParamVar)
{
int LOCATION=0;
while(LOCATION<myParamVar.length)
{
System.out.print("In*LOCATION*"*+*LOCATION*+*"**") ;
System.out.print("Rosie*has*written*");
System.out.println(*myParamVar[LOCATION]);
}
return;
//Make the method return AFTER printing the entire array.
}

[killutch]

try to use code block. for your code

if you wanted to call printIntArray(int[] myParamVar) you would have to pass a int[] to it so example would be

public static void main(String[] args){
     int[] myArray = new int[5];
     printIntArray(myArray);
}

if this doesn't answer your question let me know ill go into more detail.

If a mode is reading this is there a escape key so I can show someone how to use code blocks?

[killutch]

public static void main(String[] args)
	{
		
		int testInt = 6;
		
		
		
		
		method1();
		
		int int1 = method2();
		
		method3(testInt);
		
		int int2 = method4(testInt);
		
	}
	
	public static void method1(){
	}
	
	public static int method2(){
		return 894;
	}
	
	public static void method3(int giveInt){
		
	}
	
	public static int method4(int giveInt){
		return 5 + giveInt;
	}

look at the following code.

method1 = doesn't really really need anything special it can be called with method1();
method2 = is called in a way where it gives you something back so you can take what it give back and use it
method3 = wants something from you so you have to put it in the () If you don't give it what it wants then its not going to work
method4 = method that wants something and gives you something back

hope that helps

[antnas]

Wow! Thanks for the quick reply. I got my program compiled now and it runs I just have to fix the infinite loop.
Is this better for the code reading?

public class Maker{
  public static void main(String[] args){
    int[] myArray = new int[5];
    printIntArray(myArray);
  }
  public static void printIntArray(int[] myParamVar)
  {
    int LOCATION = 0;
    while(LOCATION<myParamVar.length)
    {
      System.out.print("In LOCATION " + LOCATION + " ");
      System.out.print("Rosie has written ");
      System.out.println(myParamVar[LOCATION]);
    }
    return;
  }
}

Its not that I want some random person to do my work for me, but looking at this code with no explanation on what anything really means makes it like im trying to read Russian with no Russian background.
I have no clue where to start.

[antnas]

public static void main(String[] args)
	{
		
		int testInt = 6;
		
		
		
		
		method1();
		
		int int1 = method2();
		
		method3(testInt);
		
		int int2 = method4(testInt);
		
	}
	
	public static void method1(){
	}
	
	public static int method2(){
		return 894;
	}
	
	public static void method3(int giveInt){
		
	}
	
	public static int method4(int giveInt){
		return 5 + giveInt;
	}

look at the following code.

method1 = doesn't really really need anything special it can be called with method1();
method2 = is called in a way where it gives you something back so you can take what it give back and use it
method3 = wants something from you so you have to put it in the () If you don't give it what it wants then its not going to work
method4 = method that wants something and gives you something back

hope that helps

Where does that return 894; code come from?

[killutch]

Where does that return 894; code come from?

you could return any number you wanted. or you could do stuff inside the method to come up with a number. all its doing is returning a integer number.

[antnas]

Fixed infinite loop and gave random number values... So confusing for me but im kind of getting it.

public class Maker{
  public static void main(String[] args){
    int[] myArray = new int[5];
    printIntArray(myArray);
  }
  public static void printIntArray(int[] myParamVar)
  {
    int LOCATION = 0;
    while(LOCATION<myParamVar.length)
    {
      System.out.print("In LOCATION " + LOCATION + " ");
      System.out.print("Rosie has written ");
      System.out.println(( ( int) ( 4.9999 * Math.random() ) ) );
      LOCATION = LOCATION + 1;
    }
    return;
  }
}

This code prints a random number in the locations like this.
> run Maker
In LOCATION 0 Rosie has written 3
In LOCATION 1 Rosie has written 4
In LOCATION 2 Rosie has written 0
In LOCATION 3 Rosie has written 2
In LOCATION 4 Rosie has written 0
>
Which is working and now I need to make code so that it will find the smallest integer in the array and print that integer and what location its in.
So if I wrote that code it would be like Smallest integer 0 is in location 2,4... or so I assume.
Anyone have any idea on what I would need to write for that to happen?

[killutch]

you could use Arrays.sort(myArray); and that would put the smallest at index 0

int[] array = {8,5,6,9,8,2,1,1};
		
		Arrays.sort(array);
		
		
		for(int i=0;i<array.length;i++){
			if(array[i]==array[0]){
				System.out.print(i + " ");
			}
		}

[killutch]

or something like this

public static void main(String[] args)
	{
		
		int[] array = {8,5,6,9,8,2,1,1};
		
		int lowNumb = lowNumber(array);
		
		for(int i=0;i<array.length;i++){
			if(array[i]==lowNumb){
				System.out.print(i + " ");
			}
		}
		
	}
	
	
	//this will find the lowest number in the array
	private static int lowNumber(int[] array){
		int ret = array[0];
		
		for(int i=0;i<array.length;i++){
			if(array[i]<ret){
				ret = array[i];
			}
		}
		
		return ret;
	}

[DarrylBurke]

looking at this code with no explanation on what anything really means makes it like im trying to read Russian with no Russian background.
I have no clue where to start.

Maybe try going forwards instead of starting in the middle and working backwards?
Trail: Learning the Java Language (The Java™ Tutorials)

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