help with array assignment ! urgent please :(

**dre2327** · September 26th, 2011, 11:09 PM

I have an issue with understanding array; ive ask my tutor/lect to explain it to me but they rant on another level and thats not helpful to me so I hope somebody here will - especially the last part at the bottom where it ask "// if the pixel for this row and column is a 1"... I am not sure what to put in that section.. any help would be great - ive attached the assignment sheet for reference

this is my assignment so far:
ws07.pdf ws07.pdf

import java.util.Scanner;
import billboard.BillboardInterface;
import billboard.DigitalBillboardFrame;
 
/**
 * Partial solution for Stage 1 of the digital billboard
 *
 * @author Darren Jones (10132281)
 * @version 2011 2
 */
public class ArraysBillboard
{
        private static final int LETTER_WIDTH = 5;
        private static final int LETTER_HEIGHT = 12;
        private static final int GAP = 1;
 
        private static final int[][] _s =
        {
            {0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
            {0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
            {0, 1, 1, 1, 1},
            {1, 0, 0, 0, 0},
            {1, 0, 0, 0, 0},
            {0, 1, 1, 1, 0},
            {0, 0, 0, 0, 1},
            {0, 0, 0, 0, 1},
            {1, 1, 1, 1, 0},
            {0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
            {0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
            {0, 0, 0, 0, 0}
        };
 
        private static final int[][] _p =
        {
            {0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
            {0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
            {1, 1, 1, 1, 0},
            {1, 0, 0, 0, 1},
            {1, 0, 0, 0, 1},
            {1, 0, 0, 0, 1},
            {1, 0, 0, 0, 1},
            {1, 0, 0, 0, 1},
            {1, 1, 1, 1, 0},
            {1, 0, 0, 0, 0},
            {1, 0, 0, 0, 0},
            {1, 0, 0, 0, 0}
        };
 
        private static final int[][] _a =
        {
            {0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
            {0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
            {0, 1, 1, 1, },
            {1, 0, 0, 1, 0},
            {1, 0, 0, 1, 0},
            {1, 0, 0, 1, 0},
            {1, 0, 0, 1, 0},
            {1, 0, 0, 1, 0},
            {1, 1, 1, 0, 1},
            {0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
            {0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
            {0, 0, 0, 0, 0}
        };
 
        private static final int[][] _r =
        {
            {0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
            {0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
            {1, 0, 1, 1, 0},
            {0, 1, 0, 0, 1},
            {0, 1, 0, 0, 0},
            {0, 1, 0, 0, 0},
            {0, 1, 0, 0, 0},
            {0, 1, 0, 0, 0},
            {0, 1, 0, 0, 0},
            {0, 1, 0, 0, 0},
            {0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
            {0, 0, 0, 0, 0}
        };
 
        private static final int[][] _e =
        {
            {0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
            {0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
            {0, 1, 1, 1, 0},
            {1, 0, 0, 0, 1},
            {1, 0, 0, 0, 1},
            {0, 1, 1, 1, 0},
            {1, 0, 0, 0, 0},
            {1, 0, 0, 0, 1},
            {1, 1, 1, 1, 0},
            {0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
            {0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
            {0, 0, 0, 0, 0}
        };
 
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        String text;
        Scanner keyboard = new Scanner(System.in);
        // initial size of the display in pixels
        final int WINDOW_WIDTH = 300;
        final int WINDOW_HEIGHT = 120;
        // size of the grid for the digital billboard
        final int BB_WIDTH = 50;
        final int BB_HEIGHT = 30;
 
        // create a billboard
        BillboardInterface billboard = new DigitalBillboardFrame(
                "SCSS",
                WINDOW_WIDTH, WINDOW_HEIGHT,
                BB_WIDTH, BB_HEIGHT);
 
        // we will make letters 5 cells wide and 12 high
        final int LETTER_WIDTH = 5;
        final int LETTER_HEIGHT = 12;
        // and leave a 1 cell gap between letters
        final int GAP = 1;
 
        final int START_X = 11;
        final int START_Y = 8;
 
        String inputText;
 
 
        // first make sure the display is blank
        billboard.allOff();
 
        // forever
        for(;;)
        {
            // get a message from the user
 
            keyboard = new Scanner(System.in);
            System.out.print("Enter a 5 letter word made up of a,e,p,r,s: ");
            inputText = keyboard.nextLine();
 
            // first make sure the display is blank
            billboard.allOff();
            // for each letter in the message
            int x = START_X; 
            int y = START_Y;
 
            writeText(billboard, x, y, inputText);
        billboard.redisplay(0);
 
    }
 
 
 
 
    }
 
 
 
 
 
 
            private static void writeText(BillboardInterface billboard, int x, int y, String text)
            {
                for(int i = 0; i < 5; i++)
            {
             writeLetter(billboard, x, y,(text).charAt(i));
                 x += LETTER_WIDTH + GAP;    
            }
            }
 
            private static void writeLetter(BillboardInterface billboard, int x, int y, char c)
            {
                    // display the i_th letter
                switch(c)
                {
 
                    case 's': 
                    write_s(billboard, x, y);
                    break;
 
                    case 'p':
                     write_p(billboard, x, y);   
                    break;
 
                    case 'a':
                    write_a(billboard, x, y);
                    break;
 
                    case 'r':
                    write_r(billboard, x, y);
                    break;
 
                    case 'e':
                    write_e(billboard, x, y);
                    break;
                    default:   
            }
        }
            private static void write_s(BillboardInterface billboard, int x, int y)
            {
                    billboard.turnOn(x+1, y+2);
                    billboard.turnOn(x+2, y+2);
                    billboard.turnOn(x+3, y+2);
                    billboard.turnOn(x+4, y+2);
                    billboard.turnOn(x, y+3);
                    billboard.turnOn(x, y+4);
                    billboard.turnOn(x+1, y+5);
                    billboard.turnOn(x+2, y+5);
                    billboard.turnOn(x+3, y+5);
                    billboard.turnOn(x+4, y+6);
                    billboard.turnOn(x+4, y+7);
                    billboard.turnOn(x, y+8);
                    billboard.turnOn(x+1, y+8);
                    billboard.turnOn(x+2, y+8);
                    billboard.turnOn(x+3, y+8);
            }
            private static void write_p(BillboardInterface billboard, int x, int y)
            {
                    billboard.turnOn(x+1, y+2);
                    billboard.turnOn(x, y+3);
                    billboard.turnOn(x, y+4);
                    billboard.turnOn(x, y+5);
                    billboard.turnOn(x, y+6);
                    billboard.turnOn(x, y+7);
                    billboard.turnOn(x, y+8);
                    billboard.turnOn(x, y+9);
                    billboard.turnOn(x, y+10);
                    billboard.turnOn(x, y+11);
                    billboard.turnOn(x+4, y+3);
                    billboard.turnOn(x+4, y+4);
                    billboard.turnOn(x+4, y+5);
                    billboard.turnOn(x+4, y+6);
                    billboard.turnOn(x+4, y+7);
                    billboard.turnOn(x+1, y+8);
                    billboard.turnOn(x+2, y+8);
                    billboard.turnOn(x+3, y+8);        
                    billboard.turnOn(x, y+2);
                    billboard.turnOn(x+2, y+2);
                    billboard.turnOn(x+3, y+2);
            }
            private static void write_a(BillboardInterface billboard, int x, int y)
            {
                    billboard.turnOn(x, y+3);
                    billboard.turnOn(x, y+4);
                    billboard.turnOn(x, y+5);
                    billboard.turnOn(x, y+6);
                    billboard.turnOn(x, y+7);
                    billboard.turnOn(x+1, y+2);
                    billboard.turnOn(x+2, y+2);
                    billboard.turnOn(x+3, y+3);
                    billboard.turnOn(x+3, y+4);
                    billboard.turnOn(x+3, y+5);
                    billboard.turnOn(x+3, y+6);
                    billboard.turnOn(x+3, y+7);
                    billboard.turnOn(x+1, y+8);
                    billboard.turnOn(x+2, y+8);
                    billboard.turnOn(x+4, y+8);
            }
            private static void write_r(BillboardInterface billboard, int x, int y)
            {
                    billboard.turnOn(x, y+2);
                    billboard.turnOn(x+1, y+3);
                    billboard.turnOn(x+1, y+4);
                    billboard.turnOn(x+1, y+5);
                    billboard.turnOn(x+1, y+6);
                    billboard.turnOn(x+1, y+7);
                    billboard.turnOn(x+1, y+8);
                    billboard.turnOn(x+2, y+2);
                    billboard.turnOn(x+3, y+2);
                    billboard.turnOn(x+4, y+3);
 
            }
            private static void write_e(BillboardInterface billboard, int x, int y)
            {
 
                    billboard.turnOn(x, y+3);
                    billboard.turnOn(x, y+4);
                    billboard.turnOn(x, y+5);
                    billboard.turnOn(x, y+6);
                    billboard.turnOn(x, y+7);
                    billboard.turnOn(x+1, y+8);
                    billboard.turnOn(x+2, y+8);
                    billboard.turnOn(x+3, y+8);
                    billboard.turnOn(x+4, y+7);
                    billboard.turnOn(x+1, y+5);
                    billboard.turnOn(x+2, y+5);
                    billboard.turnOn(x+3, y+5);
                    billboard.turnOn(x+1, y+2);
                    billboard.turnOn(x+2, y+2);
                    billboard.turnOn(x+3, y+2);
                    billboard.turnOn(x+4, y+3);
                    billboard.turnOn(x+4, y+4);
 
 
 
            }
            private static void writeArray(BillboardInterface billboard, int x, int y,int[][] pixels)
            {
                for(int row = 0; row < pixels.length; row++)
                {
                    for(int col = 0; col < pixels[row].length; col++)
                    {
                        // if the pixel for this row and column is a 1
                        // then call turnOn for the grid cell that
                        // corresponds to this pixel
                    }
                }
            }
        }

**Mr.777** · September 27th, 2011, 06:47 AM

Well, i think, you must understand what comments mean. Do you have any turnOn function?
If yes, this function will must taking two parameters, row and column. Just pass them to the function. And call that function here.
I don't know if your problem is with understanding of the code or your intention is to let someone do your assignment?
And is this your own written code? Well, i guess, NO!!!

**KevinWorkman** · September 27th, 2011, 08:19 AM

Please read this: http://www.javaprogrammingforums.com...e-posting.html as well as the link in my signature on asking questions the smart way.

Basically, complaining about your instructor and mentioning your urgent delays makes you seem lazy (many people here learned without the benefit of a classroom at all) and selfish (there are hundreds of posts here, each with an urgent user behind it, and your time is not more valuable than theirs), and actually decreases your chances of getting help.

Follow the guidelines in the links I gave you, and we'll go from there.

**dre2327** · September 30th, 2011, 08:55 AM

man all i wanted is someone to help me UNDERSTAND what is ask at the section // if the pixel for this row and column is a 1 section in my assignment -__- that is all. you can call me selfish or lazy or whatever but it doesn't prove anythin because i'm asking for someone to EXPLAIN not DO if you don't believe this is mine than why bother comment ? seriously read my plead above properly before you judge. I just need someone to explain array and how to apply it to the section im having an issue with; not to be push down. this is only stage4 i got 2 more stages to do by 26th of october. anyways KevinWorkman - thanks for the link ! sorta help.

**KevinWorkman** · September 30th, 2011, 09:12 AM

Well, this post contains a lot of things that irks people- you've posted way too much code, you attached you assignment, you complained about your teacher, you mentioned your urgency, and you didn't really ask an actual question. So people are going to hesitate to just give you an answer.

Hint: That nested for loop is iterating over each index of the 2d array. Try putting some print statements in there, or better yet, step through it with a debugger, to figure out what it's doing.

**meathead** · October 6th, 2011, 01:30 PM

Which part of the program can you get to work? A program is the shortest path from input to output. For starters, did you load your starting data correctly? Can you prove it with a System.out.print? If yes, comment out the print with // and go on to the next step. Repeat this process until you get stuck on a particular statement. THEN write a post to here. Quote the particular statement. Say what inputs it had. Quote the compiler's error message or describe the behavior which was incorrect, but did not crash the program or prevent compilation.

Please make it as easy for us to understand what went wrong. Remember we have our own problems--that's why we are here. Even now, I'm contemplating how to present my problem in a way that does not seem really whiny and helpless, though that is the way I feel.

Have you tried getting a study group together with other students? If you have problems, your colleagues have tham as well. If a half dozen of you can knock heads together, you improve your chances of finding an answer all of you understand.

good luck & keep it brief

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