Question about hash tables

[behrk2]

Hey all,

I am looking to do something like this:

Hashtable board = new Hashtable ();
			
Integer red = new Integer (0);
Integer ora = new Integer (0);
Integer yel = new Integer (0);
Integer gre = new Integer (0);
Integer blu = new Integer (0);
Integer pur = new Integer (0);

 for(int k = 0; k < 4; k++)
         {
            String let = useCode[k];
            char ch = let.charAt(0);
         
            switch(ch)
            {
               case 'R': board.put("Red", (red+1));
                  break;
               case 'O': board.put("Orange", (ora+1));
                  break;
               case 'Y': board.put("Yellow", (yel+1));
                  break;
               case 'G': board.put("Green", (gre+1)); 
                  break;
               case 'B': board.put("Blue", (blu+1)); 
                  break;
               case 'P': board.put("Purple", (pur+1));
                  break;
               default: cEmpty++;
            }
         }

However, I don't think my syntax is right, as my integer variables (red, ora, yel, etc.) do not change from 0.

Can anyone offer any insight? Thanks!

[baskar.nitt]

The values of variables red, ora, yel,etc.. wont chage in the your code becoz you just add value 1 with that variable and put it in the hashtable. so the hashtable contains incremented value but not the variable. If you want to increment the variable value too then use the following code.. I just make changes in the swith block of your code:

import java.io.*;
import java.util.Hashtable;
import java.util.Enumeration;

public class Colours
{
		public static void main(String [] args)
		{

			try
			{
				Hashtable board = new Hashtable ();

				String [] useCode ={"Red", "Orange", "Yellow", "Green", "Blue", "Pur"};

				Integer red = new Integer (0);
				Integer ora = new Integer (0);
				Integer yel = new Integer (0);
				Integer gre = new Integer (0);
				Integer blu = new Integer (0);
				Integer pur = new Integer (0);

				int cEmpty=0;

				for(int k = 0; k < 5; k++)
				{
					String let = useCode[k];
					char ch = let.charAt(0);

					System.out.println("Ch = " + ch);

					switch(ch)
					{
						case 'R':
					   		board.put("Red", (++red));
						  	break;

					   case 'O':
					   		board.put("Orange", (++ora));
						  	break;

					   case 'Y':
					   		board.put("Yellow", (++yel));
						  	break;

					   case 'G':
					   		board.put("Green", (++gre));
						  	break;

					   case 'B':
					   		board.put("Blue", (++blu));
						  	break;

					   case 'P':
					   		board.put("Purple", (++pur));
					   		break;

					   default:
					   		cEmpty++;
					}
				 }


				 System.out.println("Key \t Value");

				 Enumeration keyCollection = board.keys();

				 while(keyCollection.hasMoreElements())
				 {
					String keyname = (String)keyCollection.nextElement();
					int value = (Integer)board.get(keyname);

					System.out.println(keyname+"\t" + value);
				 }

				


			}
			catch(Exception e)
			{
				e.printStackTrace();
			}
		}
}

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