Thread: return help

Hello
I try to return this but i really dont know what i need to type to get it to return. its for p1 and p2 i want help with the return.

PHP Code:

import cs1.Keyboard;
import java.util.Scanner;
class Person 
{
    private String name;
    private String persnr;
    private String adress;
    private int age;

    public Person(String _name, String _persnr, String _adress, int _age) 
    {
        name = name;
        persnr = persnr;
        adress = adress;
        age = age;
    }
    
    public void byterNamn(String _name)
    {
        name = _name;
    }
    
    public void byterAdress(String _adress)
    {
        adress = _adress;
    }
    
    public void fyllerAr()
    {
        age = age + 1;
    }
    
    public String hamtaNamn()
    {
        return name;
    }
    
    public String hamtaPersonnmmer()
    {
        return persnr;
    }
    
    public String hamtaAdress()
    {
        return adress;
    }
    
    public int hamtaAlder()
    {
        return age;
    }
    
    public String toString()
    {
    String _toString;
    _toString = "Namn: " + name + "\nÅlder: " + age;
    _toString = _toString +  "\nPersonnummer: " + persnr + "\nAdress: " + adress;
    return _toString;
    }
     
     public p1()
     {
       System.out.print("namn: ");
        name = Keyboard.readString();    
        
        System.out.print( "adress: " );
        String adress = Keyboard.readString();

        System.out.print( "ålder: " );
        Integer age = new Integer(); 
        age.parseInt(Keyboard.readint());

        System.out.print( "personnummer: " );
        String persnr = Keyboard.readString();

     }
     public p2()
     {
       System.out.print("namn: ");
        name = Keyboard.readString();    
        
        System.out.print( "adress: " );
        String adress = Keyboard.readString();

        System.out.print( "ålder: " );
        Integer age = new Integer(); 
        age.parseInt(Keyboard.readint());

        System.out.print( "personnummer: " );
        String persnr = Keyboard.readString();
     }
     
    public static void main(String[] args) 
    {
         String name = Keyboard.readString();
        String persnr = Keyboard.readString();
        String adress = Keyboard.readString();
        int age = Keyboard.readint(); 
        Person p1 = new Person(name, age, adress, personnummer);
        
        String name = Keyboard.readString();
        String persnr = Keyboard.readString();
        String adress = Keyboard.readString();
        int age = Keyboard.readint(); 
        Person p2 = new Person(name, age, adress, personnummer);

    }
} 


im sorry i meen help white the return on public p1 and public p2

the question is still a little unclear,

How to make a copy of an object: (so a new person with all the same things)
write a copy() method in your Person Class, that calls all your variable getters from your Person Class
and calls the constructor() to make a new Person Object with them, then returns that Person Object.

if you want to ask a person to tell you everything about it
you can write a method to ask for everything. since you can return only 1 thing, you should use a generic Array. (perhaps of type object)
then you can return that Array to who ever needs it, and it will be up to them to know how to split that information up.
if you are past basic programming, you will need to have error checking to make sure the information you pull out of the Array is of the type you expect it to be.

if you just need to print out a persons information
you can write a method that one by one gets information and prints it
E.G.
system.out.println("my age is: " + age);

Hope one of these are what you needed,
Jonathan

yes you right that i whant the information to com out. that i meen is you can type in the information om p1 then on p2 and then its going to print that information out but now it telling me that i need a return on p1 and p2 and i dont know how im going to do it but i can try thet you say

if you can translate(to English) and post this part of the assignment for me, I can maybe clarify what your instructor is looking for you to do.

but by your wording it sounds like your teacher wants you to make a "toString()" method.

normaly what you would do for this, is have return type string,
then inside the method you use all your getters to one by one add to your print string.

something like

[code]
public String toString()
{
String printable = "";
// use your getters to one by one ask for thier information and convert it into type String.

// each time add it to your string printable.
return printable;
}

got to go.

Goodluck,
Jonathan

my teacher wants me to do two person and then when im going to start the program im going to enter age, name, address, day of birth and after i type that information in to both person it going to print out that information i type in on the two

Then my suggestions are what you need.

Goodluck,
Jonathan