Thread: Array Issue

I need some assistance with debugging my code.

Here are my objectives for this program:
-Randomly input 20 numbers from 1 to 10 into a 2D array of 5 rows and 4 columns
-Output: the 2D array and the sum of each row

Here is my code:

import java.util.Random;
 
public class Project_3 {
 
	Random r = new Random(); //For Generating a Random Number Later
 
	int[] array = new int[5][4]; //Creates the Array
 
	public static void main(String[] args) {
 
    	Project_3 p3 = new Project_3();
    		p3.run();
    }
 
    public void run() { 
    	Project_3 p3 = new Project_3();
    		p3.randomizeValues();
    		p3.printResults();
    		p3.sumRows();
    }
 
    public int randomizeValues() {
    	int rows = 5;
    	int columns = 4;
 
    	int i,j; //Temp Variables for Rows/Columns respectively
 
    	for(i = 0; i < rows; i++) {
    		for(j = 0; j < columns; j++) {
    			array[i][j] = r.nextInt(11);
    		}
    	}
    }
 
    public int printResults() {
    	int rows = 5;
    	int columns = 4;
 
    	int i,j; //Temp Variables for Rows/Columns respectively
 
    	for(i = 0; i < rows; i++) {
    		for(j = 0; j < columns; j++) {
    			System.out.println(array[i][j] + " ");
    		}
    		System.out.println(" ");
   		}
    }
    public int sumRows() {
    	int sum = 0;
 
    	for(int col = 0; col < array[row].length; col++) {
    		sum = (sum + array[row][col]);
    	}
    	System.out.println("The Sum for row: "+row+"is "+sum);
    }
}

Here are my error messages:

--------------------Configuration: Project 3 - JDK version 1.7.0_03 <Default> - <Default>--------------------
C:\Users\Name\Documents\JCreator Pro\MyProjects\Project 3\src\Project_3.java:13: error: incompatible types
int[] array = new int[5][4]; //Creates the Array
^
required: int[]
found: int[][]
C:\Users\Name\Documents\JCreator Pro\MyProjects\Project 3\src\Project_3.java:36: error: array required, but int found
array[i][j] = r.nextInt(11);
^
C:\Users\Name\Documents\JCreator Pro\MyProjects\Project 3\src\Project_3.java:49: error: array required, but int found
System.out.println(array[i][j] + " ");
^
C:\Users\Name\Documents\JCreator Pro\MyProjects\Project 3\src\Project_3.java:57: error: cannot find symbol
for(int col = 0; col < array[row].length; col++) {
^
symbol: variable row
location: class Project_3
C:\Users\Name\Documents\JCreator Pro\MyProjects\Project 3\src\Project_3.java:57: error: int cannot be dereferenced
for(int col = 0; col < array[row].length; col++) {
^
C:\Users\Name\Documents\JCreator Pro\MyProjects\Project 3\src\Project_3.java:58: error: cannot find symbol
sum = (sum + array[row][col]);
^
symbol: variable row
location: class Project_3
C:\Users\Name\Documents\JCreator Pro\MyProjects\Project 3\src\Project_3.java:58: error: array required, but int found
sum = (sum + array[row][col]);
^
C:\Users\Name\Documents\JCreator Pro\MyProjects\Project 3\src\Project_3.java:60: error: cannot find symbol
System.out.println("The Sum for row: "+row+"is "+sum);
^
symbol: variable row
location: class Project_3
8 errors

Process completed.

I believe that it may stem from the initial declaration of the array, but I am stumped. Any help would be much appreciated!

When I see many errors like this, I have to first comment that your style of coding seems to be off. If you can't use an IDE such as Eclipse, then it is incumbent upon you to compile your code early and often, and most importantly to not add any new code until your current code is free of errors. If not, you risk ending up with a rat's nest of errors.

Let's look at your first error message:

C:\Users\Name\Documents\JCreator Pro\MyProjects\Project 3\src\Project_3.java:13: error: incompatible types
int[] array = new int[5][4]; //Creates the Array
^
required: int[]
found: int[][]

The message is telling you exactly what is wrong. You're declaring your array variable, array to be a single dimensional int array, int[], but then you're assigning a 2-dimensional int array to it, int[5][4]. If you want it to hold a 2-dimensional array, you will have to declare it as such:

int[][] array = new int[5][4];

See the difference?

I'm very new to arrays, which is why I made a mistake like this, thanks for the help!

After fixing that, these are the errors that are left:

--------------------Configuration: Project 3 - JDK version 1.7.0_03 <Default> - <Default>--------------------
C:\Users\Name\Documents\JCreator Pro\MyProjects\Project 3\src\Project_3.java:57: error: cannot find symbol
for(int col = 0; col < array[row].length; col++) {
^
symbol: variable row
location: class Project_3
C:\Users\Name\Documents\JCreator Pro\MyProjects\Project 3\src\Project_3.java:58: error: cannot find symbol
sum = (sum + array[row][col]);
^
symbol: variable row
location: class Project_3
C:\Users\Name\Documents\JCreator Pro\MyProjects\Project 3\src\Project_3.java:60: error: cannot find symbol
System.out.println("The Sum for row: "+row+"is "+sum);
^
symbol: variable row
location: class Project_3
3 errors

Process completed.

I don't understand these errors. I thought that since those variables are defined in that method, that it would just take those variables. Is a line of code missing somewhere?

--- Update ---

I was able to figure it out. Here is the finished code:

 
import java.util.Random;
 
public class Project_3 {
 
	Random r = new Random(); //For Generating a Random Number Later
 
	int[][] array = new int[5][4]; //Creates the Array
 
	public static void main(String[] args) {
 
    	Project_3 p3 = new Project_3();
    		p3.run();
    }
 
    public void run() { 
    	Project_3 p3 = new Project_3();
    		p3.randomizeValues();
    		p3.printResults();
    		p3.sumRows();
    }
 
    public int randomizeValues() {
    	int rows = 5;
    	int columns = 4;
 
    	int i,j; //Temp Variables for Rows/Columns respectively
 
    	for(i = 0; i < rows; i++) {
    		for(j = 0; j < columns; j++) {
    			array[i][j] = r.nextInt(11);
    		}
    	}
    	return columns;
    }
 
    public int printResults() {
    	int rows = 5;
    	int columns = 4;
 
    	int i,j; //Temp Variables for Rows/Columns respectively
 
    	for(i = 0; i < rows; i++) {
    		for(j = 0; j < columns; j++) {
    			System.out.println(array[i][j] + " ");
    		}
    		System.out.println(" ");
   		}
   		return rows;
    }
    public int sumRows() {
    	int sum = 0;
    	for(int row = 0; row < array.length; row++) {
 
    	for(int col = 0; col < array[row].length; col++) {
    		sum = (sum + array[row][col]);
    	}
 
    	System.out.println("The Sum for row: "+row+"is "+sum);
    }
    return sum;
}
}

With a result of:

1
6
6
8

1
4
6
4

1
4
6
4

7
2
8
1

7
3
3
7

The Sum for row: 0is 21
The Sum for row: 1is 36
The Sum for row: 2is 51
The Sum for row: 3is 69
The Sum for row: 4is 89

I'm going to tweak the output of the array, but this is a stable, working version.