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    Default Having trouble making calls.

    I am working on a program that takes a user input file name, and pulls specific information from that file (ie number of students, names, and scores). I am having some difficulty wrapping my mind around calls to other methods. I realize that my code will most likely be fraught with errors but that is why I am here. My most pressing issue is this: I want to call private static Student[] getStudents(int n) and have it populate my array that I have attempted to set up.


    import java.util.Scanner;
     
    public class Lab6
    {
        public static void main(String[] args)
        {
            // Fill in the body according to the following comments
        	Scanner in = new Scanner(System.in);
        	// Input file name
        	String filename = getFileName(in);
        	// Input number of students
        	int n = FileIOHelper.getNumberOfStudents(filename);
        	// Input all student records and create Student array and
        	// integer array for total scores
        	Student [] students;
        	students[n] getStudents(n);
        	int [] totalScores = new int [n];
        	int j = 0;
        	while (j < n)
        	{
        		totalScores[j] = (std.getScore(1) + std.getScore(2) + std.getScore(3));
        		j++;
        	}
        	// Compute total scores and find students with lowest and
        	// highest total score
     
        	// Compute average total score
     
        	// Output results
        }
     
        // Given a Scanner in, this method prompts the user to enter
        // a file name, inputs it, and returns it.
        private static String getFileName(Scanner in)
        {
            // Fill in the body
        	System.out.print("Enter input file name: ");
        	String filename = in.nextLine();
        	return filename;
            // Do not declare the Scanner variable in this method.
            // You must use the value this method receives in the
            // argument (in).
       }
     
        // Given the number of students records n to input, this
        // method creates an array of Student of the appropriate size,
        // reads n student records using the FileIOHelper, and stores
        // them in the array, and finally returns the Student array.
        private static Student[] getStudents(int n)
        {
            // Fill in the body
     
        	int pos = 0;
        	Student[] students;
        	while (pos < n)
        	{
        		students[pos] = FileIOHelper.getNextStudent();
        		pos = ++pos;
        	}
        	return students;
        }
     
        // Given an array of Student records, an array with the total scores,
        // the indices in the arrays of the students with the highest and
        // lowest total scores, and the average total score for the class,
        // this method outputs a table of all the students appropriately
        // formatted, plus the total number of students, the average score
        // of the class, and the name and total score of the students with
        // the highest and lowest total score.
        private static void outputResults(
                Student[] students, int[] totalScores,
                int maxIndex, int minIndex, int average
            )
        {
            // Fill in the body
        }
     
        // Given a Student record, the total score for the student,
        // and the average total score for all the students, this method
        // outputs one line in the result table appropriately formatted.
        private static void outputStudent(Student s, int total, int avg)
        {
            // Fill in the body
        	System.out.println(Student(filename) + std.getScore(1) + std.getScore(2) + std.getScore(3) + (std.getScore(1) + std.getScore(2) + std.getScore(3)));
     
        }
     
        // Given the number of students, this method outputs a message
        // stating what the total number of students in the class is.
        private static void outputNumberOfStudents(int n)
        {
            // Fill in the body
        	System.out.println("Number of students: " + n);
        }
     
        // Given the average total score of all students, this method
        // outputs a message stating what the average total score of
        // the class is.
        private static void outputAverage(int average)
        {
            // Fill in the body
        }
     
        // Given the Student with highest total score and the student's
        // total score, this method outputs a message stating the name
        // of the student and the highest score.
        private static void outputMaxStudent(
                Student student,
                int score
            )
        {
            // Fill in the body
        }
     
        // Given the Student with lowest total score and the student's
        // total score, this method outputs a message stating the name
        // of the student and the lowest score.
        private static void outputMinStudent(
                Student student,
                int score
            )
        {
            // Fill in the body
        }
    }

    Any help is greatly appreciated and my apologies in advance if I missed any required etiquette.


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    Default Re: Having trouble making calls.

    What does your code do now? If you are getting errors, please copy and paste the full text here.

    Do you have any specific questions?
    If you don't understand my answer, don't ignore it, ask a question.

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    Default Re: Having trouble making calls.

    you not yet describe [n] value

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    Default Re: Having trouble making calls.

    Quote Originally Posted by Norm View Post
    I want to call private static Student[] getStudents(int n) and have it populate my array that I have attempted to set up.
    I realize I did not phrase this in the form of a question.

    How do I call private static Student[] getStudents(int n) and have it populate my array that I have attempted to set up?

    I am unable to compile due to other errors in my code.

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    Default Re: Having trouble making calls.

    How do I call private static Student[] getStudents(int n)
    Call it like this: Student[] stdArray = getStudents(<an int here>);
    have it populate my array
    In getStudents(), create an array, use a loop to create some Student objects and put in the array and return that array.
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    Default Re: Having trouble making calls.

    where the section?

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    Why did erdy_rezki get banned? What'd he do? I don't recall him getting so much as a warning from a mod or admin.

    Did he just get banned yesterday as he was listed as last visiting yesterday?

    Just checking to see if it was by mistake.

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    Default Re: Having trouble making calls.

    Take a look at his posts and see if there is any substance to them.
    If you don't understand my answer, don't ignore it, ask a question.

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    Default Re: Having trouble making calls.

    Sometimes yes. Sometimes he posted a bunch of code. Others he posted only a one liner.

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    Default Re: Having trouble making calls.

    Quote Originally Posted by javapenguin View Post
    Why did erdy_rezki get banned? What'd he do? I don't recall him getting so much as a warning from a mod or admin.

    Did he just get banned yesterday as he was listed as last visiting yesterday?

    Just checking to see if it was by mistake.
    No, it was not a mistake. And yes, he received warnings regarding his non-informative and confusing one line posts.

    Please don't hijack someone else's post. There are other categories in which you can bring this up.

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