Populate an array dynamically

[mmarkym]

Hi,

I'm new to arrays and was trying to figure out how to use Scanner method nextInt() to populate an array.

I first determine the number of elements in the array and use that in method populateArray(). The for loop is the tricky part which is outputting errors.

I'm sure there's a much easier way to do this so I'm open to suggestions.

thanks

import java.util.Scanner;

public class Arrays {

        Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
        int elementNum = input.nextInt();
        int[] array = new int[elementNum];


        public void populateArray()
        {
            for (int i = 0; i < array.length; i++)
                {
                    int element = input.nextInt(elementNum);
                    ++array[1 + element];
                    System.out.println(array[i]);
                }//end for

        }//end method

}//end class

[JosAH]

[CODE] int element = input.nextInt(elementNum);
++array[1 + element];

Did you read the API documentation and check what that method does? What's that ++array[1+element] supposed to do?

kind regards,

Jos

[JavaHater]

import java.util.Scanner;

public class ArraysPopulate {

        public static void main(String[] args){
            System.out.print("How many numbers? ");
            Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
            int elementNum = input.nextInt();
            int[] array = new int[elementNum];
            for( int i=0; i<array.length; i++ ){
                System.out.print("Enter integer "+ (i+1) +": " );
                array[i] = input.nextInt();
            }
            printArray( array );
        }

        public static void printArray( int[] a )
        {
            for (int i = 0; i < a.length; i++)
                 System.out.println(a[i]);
        }

}//end class

[JosAH]

@JavaHater: I know you hate Java but there's no reason to hate the posters in this forum; posting boilerplate code without any explanation is not helping them; they should do their own homework. This way there's nothing to be learned.

kind regards,

Jos

[JavaHater]

@JavaHater: I know you hate Java but there's no reason to hate the posters in this forum;

why do you assume I hate the posters?

posting boilerplate code without any explanation is not helping them; they should do their own homework. This way there's nothing to be learned.

I don't feel the need to explain because its pretty simple code. And you are definitely right, they should do their own homework, that's why they can figure out what's happening on their own. If they need explanation, they can simply request it and i will explain. On the contrary, if i explain every little thing that i do, are they learning anything on their own?I expect them to run the program on their own., putting in print statements to see what's going on with the program etc. That's called learning.

There's nothing i can do if you are not happy with the way I do things. But i am certainly going to stick to my ways, whether you care or not, that is.

cheers

[JosAH]

I don't feel the need to explain because its pretty simple code. And you are definitely right, they should do their own homework, that's why they can figure out what's happening on their own. If they need explanation, they can simply request it and i will explain. On the contrary, if i explain every little thing that i do, are they learning anything on their own?I expect them to run the program on their own., putting in print statements to see what's going on with the program etc. That's called learning.

There's nothing i can do if you are not happy with the way I do things. But i am certainly going to stick to my ways, whether you care or not, that is.

Most of those posters will simply copy and paste your code and turn it in as if it were their own work. They'll learn nothing but after all the copy and paste stuff they'll graduate and ruin the ICT market. Personally I don't care if you go on like this but I doubt the moderators like it.

kind regards,

Jos

[JavaHater]

They'll learn nothing but after all the copy and paste stuff they'll graduate and ruin the ICT market.
Jos

that's not my concern. and certainly is not your concern as well. I am sure if its homework, their teacher will expect them to explain what the program does. If not, they would most probably fail.

There are already so many of them that "ruin the ICT market" as you speak, so why do you even care? If you really do care about such things, then why not blame the school and the teachers instead? After all , if they were to really pass these students who hand in code without explaining what they do, they are the real culprits for producing programmers that "ruin the ICT market".

[JosAH]

that's not my concern. and certainly is not your concern as well. I am sure if its homework, their teacher will expect them to explain what the program does. If not, they would most probably fail.

There are already so many of them that "ruin the ICT market" as you speak, so why do you even care? If you really do care about such things, then why not blame the school and the teachers instead? After all , if they were to really pass these students who hand in code without explaining what they do, they are the real culprits for producing programmers that "ruin the ICT market".

I'd rather blame all those forums where some users hand out boilerplate code to those students without explaining anything.

kind regards,

Jos

[JavaHater]

I'd rather blame all those forums where some users hand out boilerplate code to those students without explaining anything.

then what if you explain everything and they just copy and paste your explanation and hand them up , isn't it the same? do they learn anything? Are you going to blame yourself then ? (since you like explaining things ). I suggest you suck it up and get on with your life, because what they do afterwards we have no control over.

[JosAH]

then what if you explain everything and they just hand them up using copy and paste , isn't it the same? do they learn anything? Are you going to blame yourself then ? (since you like explaining things )

I read your original reply before you edited it (it was sent to me by email). Discussion closed and reported.

Jos

[JavaHater]

Discussion closed and reported.

Jos

great. It all started with post #4, which is unnecessary and should be reported as well.

[gkoef]

I am trying to learn Java too. I am reading a book called Head First Java by Kathy Sierra & Bert Bates. In this book it goes into great detail on a java API called ArrayList which works like an array but you can manipulate it.

P.S. I had trouble learning Java until I started reading the above book and I am understanding it alot better now. It's well worth taking a look at