How can I count "trues" in an array?

[kkid]

done research again :)


If I am trying to use null values instead of an object.

is there something wrong with the arrays I am creating?


if I use this code:

static AtoCSeat[] A;
A = new AtoCSeat[14];

Will it be creating an array called A, with type AtoCSeat, that is 14 long and contains 14 instances of the AtoCSeat? (i.e. A1 is new AtoCSeat, A2 is another...).


Or, has it just created 14 variables of type AtoCSeat which are still null?


Hence I still need to initialise each of these array variables with instanced of AtoCSeat?

[Tolls]

They're all null by default.

[kkid]

They're all null by default.

At least we're making progress :)

I have now tried initialising all of the array variables by creating a method called theatreInitialisation which used a while loop to assign "new AtoCSeat()" to them (Or DtoFSeat etc...).

I then added this method to run after the theatreCreation (array creation) in main.


The problem now is that the program will not run, I don't think my UI method ever gets ran for some reason.

The program compiles perfectly fine but gives no output whatsoever and will not terminate.



The code I added (have I caused an infinite loop?)

public static void theatreInitialisation(){
        
       int index = 0;
       
       while (index < A.length) {
       A[0] = new AtoCSeat();               
       }
       
       
       index = 0;
       
       while (index < B.length) {
       B[0] = new AtoCSeat();               
       }
       
       
       index = 0;
       
       while (index < C.length) {
       C[0] = new AtoCSeat();               
       }index = 0;
       
       while (index < D.length) {
       D[0] = new DtoFSeat();               
       }
       
       index = 0;
       
       while (index < E.length) {
       E[0] = new DtoFSeat();               
       }
       
       index = 0;
       
       while (index < F.length) {
       F[0] = new DtoFSeat();               
       }
       
       index = 0;
       
       while (index < G.length) {
       G[0] = new GtoLSeat();               
       }
       
       index = 0;
       
       while (index < H.length) {
       H[0] = new GtoLSeat();               
       }
       
       index = 0;
       
       while (index < J.length) {
       J[0] = new GtoLSeat();               
       }
       
       
       index = 0;
       
       while (index < K.length) {
       K[0] = new GtoLSeat();               
       }
       
       
       index = 0;
       
       while (index < L.length) {
       L[0] = new GtoLSeat();               
       }
    }

EDIT: I forgot to increment index!

[kkid]

ok, so that didn't work, back to the nullPointerException again

[Tolls]

So what's null now?

[kkid]

I think I've worked it out, I didn't put index in the square brackets when initialising.

Sorry about all of the posts, I have just been posting as I have been going along.

It was the exact same null exception as I hadn't been initialising all of the variables.

Hopefully it will work once add index to the brackets.

[kkid]

IT FINALLY WORKS!



Thank you everybody who helped me with this, I am extremely grateful.
It was just me having lots of tiny stupid mistakes causing all the trouble.

[Tolls]

It's a nice feeling, isn't it?
:)

[kkid]

It's a nice feeling, isn't it?
:)

It really is, I am completely new to programming, this is my first language and this program is my first project, therefore I haven't really had one of these feelings before :)