Thread: Arrays and MD Arrays

Hi I am confused and stuck on this I have a method enterQuestions() that uses a String array to hold 10 questions for a survey. However I also need to display these 10 questions and then store the responses as an int between 1 and 5. Then display the responses in a my logResponses() method. I am confused I fell like I may be close but I am not sure. Any help is appreciated.

import java.util.*;
 
public class Survey21 {
 
    private Scanner in = new Scanner(System.in);
    private String surveyTitle;
    private static int rID;
    private static int respondentID;
    private int[][] responses = new int[10][11];
    String questions[] = new String[10];
 
    //Constructors
    // Default Constructor
    Survey21() {
 
        surveyTitle = "Customer Survey";
    }
 
    // Overloaded Constructor 1
    Survey21(String title, int rID) {
        this.surveyTitle = title;
        rID = 0;
        generateRespondentId();
    }
 
    public static int getrID() {
        return rID;
    }
 
    public static void setRespondentID(int respondentID) {
        respondentID = rID;
 
    }
 
    public String getTitle() {
        return surveyTitle;
    }
 
    public void setTitle(String title) {
        surveyTitle = title;
    }
 
    public static int generateRespondentId() {
        rID = ++respondentID;
        return rID;
    }
 
    // displays name of survey and entire grid of results
    public void displaySurveyResults() {
        System.out.printf("%s\n\n", getTitle());
        logResponse();
    }
 
    // dispalys question number and results for that question so far
    public void displayQuestionStats(int questionNumber) {
    }
 
    // enter questions and store in an array of Strings
    public void enterQuestions() {
        for (int i = 0; i < questions.length; i++) {
            System.out.println("Please enter a question!");
            questions[i] = in.nextLine();
        }
        /*TEST TEST***
 
         */
 
    }
 
    // enters the response in the correct grid 
    public void logResponse() {
         for (int i = 0; i < responses.length; i++) {
            System.out.print(questions[0] + "\n");
            responses[i][i] = in.nextInt();
            System.out.print(questions[1] + "\n");
            responses[i][i] = in.nextInt();
            System.out.print(questions[2] + "\n");
            responses[i][i] = in.nextInt();
            System.out.print(questions[3] + "\n");
            responses[i][i] = in.nextInt();
            System.out.print(questions[4] + "\n");
            responses[i][i] = in.nextInt();
            System.out.print(questions[5] + "\n");
            responses[i][i] = in.nextInt();
            System.out.print(questions[6] + "\n");
            responses[i][i] = in.nextInt();
            System.out.print(questions[7] + "\n");
            responses[i][i] = in.nextInt();
            System.out.print(questions[8] + "\n");
            responses[i][i] = in.nextInt();
            System.out.print(questions[9] + "\n");
            responses[i][i] = in.nextInt();
            System.out.println("The responses are:\n");
            System.out.print("          "); // align column heads
 
            // create a column heading for each question
            for (int qNumber = 1; qNumber < responses[0].length; qNumber++) {
                System.out.printf("Question number %d       ", qNumber);
                System.out.println("Response"); // column heading 
            }
            for (int response = 0; response < responses.length; response++) {
                System.out.printf("Response %2d", response + 1);
 
                for (int qNumber : responses[response])// output responses
                {
                    System.out.printf("%8d\n", qNumber);
                }
            }
        }
 
    }
}

Originally Posted by mstratmann

I fell like I may be close but I am not sure.

Do a test run and see what happens.
As a side note, the code tag on the forum has no spaces.

I have ran a test and this is what I am getting

run:
Please enter a question!
3
Please enter a question!
4
Please enter a question!
5
Please enter a question!
2
Please enter a question!
f
Please enter a question!
rtr
Please enter a question!

Please enter a question!
vef
Please enter a question!
ve
Please enter a question!
fg
Customer Survey

3

4
4
5
5
6
2
7
f
8
rtr
3

2
vef
1
ve
5
fg
5
The responses are:

Question number 1 Response
Question number 2 Response
Question number 3 Response
Question number 4 Response
Question number 5 Response
Question number 6 Response
Question number 7 Response
Question number 8 Response
Question number 9 Response
Question number 10 Response
Response 1 5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Response 2 0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Response 3 0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Response 4 0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Response 5 0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Response 6 0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Response 7 0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Response 8 0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Response 9 0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Response 10 0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3

--- Update ---

I do not know why it is outputting like this I am confused!!

Looks like some looped output...
What do you expect the output to look like?
Also it is not easy to test the code without a driver, posting a SSCCE will speed up the Q/A process

Instead of using a number of parallel arrays in which to store the data, are you allowed to use a class in which to store each question, the answer, and maybe its number in the test (if that matters)? Then perhaps another class would be helpful for holding each respondent's answers. That approach would be much simpler than what you're doing, and it would be consistent with OOP principles.