Thread: Do you add objects to an array when using switch statement with a For loop?

I meant....

"HOW" do you add objects to an array....

I have four classes.

Person is the super class, Student, Undergraduate, and PolymorphismExample.

I somewhat understand how to add objects into an array, whoever, I'm not sure how to do it when using inputs in a switch statement contained in a for loop. How would I go about in doing that?

import java.util.Scanner;                                                                             
 
public	class PolymorphismExample                                                                     
{                                                                                                     
 
	public static void main(String[] args)                                                            
	{                                                                                                 
		Person[] people = new Person[4];         
		people[0] = new Person();
		people[1] = new Undergraduate( );
		people[2] = new Person();
		people[3] = new Student();
 
		char userInput;      
 
		Scanner keyboard = new Scanner (System.in);                                                                                                  
 
		for(int i=0; i<4; i++)                                                                      
		{   
			String name;
			int number;
			int level;
			System.out.print("Enter the type of Person: ");                             
			userInput = keyboard.next().charAt(0);
 
				switch(userInput)                                                                         
				{                                                                                         
				case 'P': 
					System.out.print("Enter in a name: ");                                          
					name = keyboard.next();                                                       
                                        break;                                                                            
				case 'S':                                                                             
					System.out.print("Enter in a name: ");
					name = keyboard.next();
					System.out.print("Enter a student number: ");
					number = keyboard.nextInt();
					break;                                                                            
				case 'U': 
					System.out.print("Enter in a names: "); 
					name = keyboard.next();
					System.out.print("Enter a student number: ");
					number = keyboard.nextInt();
					System.out.print("Enter a level ");
					level = keyboard.nextInt();
					break;
				default:
					System.out.println("You picked a value other than P, S, U");
 
 
			}                                                                                       
		}                                                                                             
	}                                                                                                 
}

The ultimate goal is to get to here....


Enter the type of person: P
Enter a name: Philip Rivers

Enter the type of person: U
Enter a name: Vincent Jackson
Enter a student number: 83
Enter a level: 3

Enter the type of person: P
Enter a name: Ryan Mathews

Enter the type of person: S
Enter a name: Antonio Gates
Enter a student number: 85


Person 1:
Name: Philip Rivers

Person 2:
Name: Vincent Jackson
Student Number: 83
Student Level: 3

Person 3:
Name: Ryan Mathews

Person 4:
Name: Antonio Gates
Student Number: 85

Hi,
For two word input from user try nextLine.

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