Reading random order

[khh717]

Please help. I need to write a program that reads name, address and salary in random order from the keyboard. I am suppose to use exception handling techniques. I was going to read the entire line as a string, then search for "," as a delimiter. If I do this, I do not believe I need exception handling. This must not be the best way to do this. How would you do it?

[gcalvin]

Sorry, but that makes no sense to me at all. The keyboard is by definition a sequential input stream. How can you read it in random order?

-Gary-

[m00nchile]

I think he means the input can come in as name, address, salary; or salary,name,address etc.

[khh717]

m00nchile is correct. The variables can be entered in random order. Any ideas how to do this?

[m00nchile]

Finding the salary wouldn't be a problem, as you can try parsing it as a Integer, when you don't get an exception, that's your value. Differentiating between the name and adress could be a bit trickier, as they are both Strings, maybe go through both string and see which one has only letters (name), and which one has digits in it as well (adress).

[khh717]

Thanks. That what I did. I did not know if there was a better way.

[m00nchile]

Cool, as long as it gets the job done.