Thread: Help needed with array

Hey I'm new to this site I joined because I have a problem with my code I don't know how to make a array global I have a main and two classes that all need to access the same array to read and fill in information into it I've tried to place the array in different places but it still doesn't become global.
If you need me to post the code I can but its just a simple Tic Tac Toe game so don't think you will need it to help
Thanks in advance Pacina

Yeah I want to be able to access it from the main and the two classes do you have an example of the getter method never heard of that and the constructor as I haven't done anything with that yet.
Is there not a easy way like in c++ where you just declare outside of your main and that makes it global and can be access from everywhere in the program.

Sound I think I know what to do I'll try that now and see how it goes
Thanks
Pacina

--- Update ---

Still don't get I though I understood what you are saying but I don't so I'll post the code
main

 
public class Main 
{
 
	public static void main(String[] args) 
	{
		int [] [] grid = {{1,2,3},
		  		          {4,5,6},
		  		          {7,8,9}};
 
		System.out.println("\tWelcome to my game of Tic Tac Toe");
		System.out.println("\t     Please use Cap Lock's");
		System.out.println("\t     Player 1 uses X");
		System.out.println("\t     Player 2 uses O");
 
		do
		{
			player1choise player1choiseObject = new player1choise();
			player1choiseObject.choise1();
 
			player2choise player2choiseObject = new player2choise();
			player2choiseObject.choise2();
 
 
		}while(grid[0][0] != 'X' || grid[0][0] != 'O' && grid[0][1] != 'X' || grid[0][1] != 'O' && grid[0][2] != 'X' || grid[0][2] != 'O' && grid[1][0] != 'X' || grid[1][0] != 'O' 
		    && grid[1][1] != 'X' || grid[1][1] != 'O' && grid[1][2] != 'X' || grid[1][2] != 'O' && grid[2][0] != 'X' || grid[2][0] != 'O' && grid[2][1] != 'X' || grid[2][1] != 'O'
			&& grid[2][2] != 'X' || grid[2][2] != 'O');
 
	}
}

class 1

import java.util.Scanner;
public class player1choise 
{
	public void choise1(int grid[][])
	{
		Scanner myinput = new Scanner(System.in);
		char player1choise;
		String player1name;
 
		System.out.println("\n\nPlease enter player 1 name ");
		player1name = myinput.nextLine();
 
		do
		{
			System.out.println(player1name+ " Enter where you would like to place your peice");
			player1choise = myinput.findInLine(".").charAt(0);
		}while(player1choise >=1 || player1choise <=9);
 
		if(player1choise == 1){
			grid [0][0] = 'X';
		}else if (player1choise == 2){
			grid [0][1]  = 'X';
		}else if (player1choise == 3){
			grid [0][2] = 'X';
		}else if (player1choise == 4){
			grid [1][0] = 'X';
		}else if (player1choise == 5){
			grid [1][1] = 'X';
		}else if (player1choise == 6){
			grid [1][2] = 'X';
		}else if (player1choise == 7){
			grid [2][0] = 'X';
		}else if (player1choise == 8){
			grid [2][1] = 'X';
		}else if (player1choise == 9){
			grid [2][2] = 'X';
		}
	}
 
}

class 2

import java.util.Scanner;
public class player2choise 
{
	public void choise2(int grid [][])
	{
		Scanner myinput = new Scanner(System.in);
		char player2choise;
		String player2name;
 
		System.out.println("\nPlease enter player 2 name ");
		player2name = myinput.nextLine();
 
		do
		{
		System.out.println(player2name+ " Enter where you would like to place your peice");
		player2choise = myinput.findInLine(".").charAt(0);
		}while(player2choise >=1 || player2choise <=9);
 
		if(player2choise == 1){
			grid [0][0] = 'O';
		}else if (player2choise == 2){
			grid [0][1]  = 'O';
		}else if (player2choise == 3){
			grid [0][2] = 'O';
		}else if (player2choise == 4){
			grid [1][0] = 'O';
		}else if (player2choise == 5){
			grid [1][1] = 'O';
		}else if (player2choise == 6){
			grid [1][2] = 'O';
		}else if (player2choise == 7){
			grid [2][0] = 'O';
		}else if (player2choise == 8){
			grid [2][1] = 'O';
		}else if (player2choise == 9){
			grid [2][2] = 'O';
		}
	}
 
}

Hopefully you will be able to tell me which part I need to change

There's only one array and it needs to be accessed from everything its a tic tac toe game and each class is the player placing their X or O on the board one class for player one and one class for player two the main just calls each class pretty much that's why I want the array to be global so it will be updated after each turn and when the board is full the do while loop in main will be true and then I will have the code cheek which player won if any.
The program doesn't have to be perfect I'm just doing it so I get used to using classes and calling them and brushing up on arrays as I didn't do great in my last exam with arrays

now I just get errors but before I changed some things it ran through the first class then gave errors I'll get it back to that and post exact errors thanks for your time and advice talk tomorrow

Originally Posted by Tamilarasi

I think you need this

...removed

Thanks will try that when I get home tonite and post back

@copeg why is Tamilarasi getting an infraction for trying to help a member I asked how to do something that is not meant to be done in OOP so there wont be a tut on how to do it and Tamilarasi just gave me a snippet of code that I could try to get the program running to find any other bugs that are in it while I try and figure out the correct way to access an array from each class.
@Tamilarasi Sorry about this thanks again for trying to help.

Have my code updated took a lot of things out to get the main program working will add them back in again when the game is working perfect the only problem I have now eith the code I have is my do while loop is not going true when the array is full so it doesn't exit it here's the full program
Main:

 
public class Main 
{
	static char [] [] grid = {{'A','B','C'},
	                          {'D','E','F'},
	                          {'G','H','I'}};
	public static void main(String[] args) 
	{
 
 
		System.out.println("\tWelcome to my game of Tic Tac Toe");
		System.out.println("\t     Player 1 uses X");
		System.out.println("\t     Player 2 uses O");
 
		for (int i=0;i<grid.length;i++)
		{
			for (int j=0;j<grid.length;j++)
			{
				System.out.print(grid[i][j]+" ");
			}
			System.out.println();
		}
 
		do
		{
			System.out.println();
			player1choise player1choiseObject = new player1choise();
			player1choiseObject.choise1(grid);
 
			player2choise player2choiseObject = new player2choise();
			player2choiseObject.choise2(grid);
 
		}while(grid[0][0] != 'X' || grid[0][0] != 'O' && grid[0][1] != 'X' || grid[0][1] != 'O' && grid[0][2] != 'X' || grid[0][2] != 'O' && grid[1][0] != 'X' || grid[1][0] != 'O' 
		    && grid[1][1] != 'X' || grid[1][1] != 'O' && grid[1][2] != 'X' || grid[1][2] != 'O' && grid[2][0] != 'X' || grid[2][0] != 'O' && grid[2][1] != 'X' || grid[2][1] != 'O'
			&& grid[2][2] != 'X' || grid[2][2] != 'O');
 
	}
}

Class 1

import java.util.Scanner;
public class player1choise 
{
	public void choise1(char [][] grid)
	{
 
		Scanner myinput = new Scanner(System.in);
		char player1choise;
 
		System.out.println("Player 1 enter where you would like to place your peice");
		player1choise = myinput.findInLine(".").charAt(0);
 
		if(player1choise == 'A'){
			grid [0][0] = 'X';
		}else if (player1choise == 'B'){
			grid [0][1] = 'X';
		}else if (player1choise == 'C'){
			grid [0][2] = 'X';
		}else if (player1choise == 'D'){
			grid [1][0] = 'X';
		}else if (player1choise == 'E'){
			grid [1][1] = 'X';
		}else if (player1choise == 'F'){
			grid [1][2] = 'X';
		}else if (player1choise == 'G'){
			grid [2][0] = 'X';
		}else if (player1choise == 'H'){
			grid [2][1] = 'X';
		}else if (player1choise == 'I'){
			grid [2][2] = 'X';
		}
 
		for (int i=0;i<grid.length;i++)
		{
			for (int j=0;j<grid.length;j++)
			{
				System.out.print(grid[i][j]+" ");
			}
			System.out.println();
		}
	}
 
}

Class 2

import java.util.Scanner;
public class player2choise 
{
	public void choise2(char [][] grid)
	{
 
		Scanner myinput = new Scanner(System.in);
		int player2choise;
 
 
		System.out.println("Player 2 enter where you would like to place your peice");
		player2choise = myinput.findInLine(".").charAt(0);
 
		if(player2choise == 'A'){
			grid [0][0] = 'O';
		}else if (player2choise == 'B'){
			grid [0][1] = 'O';
		}else if (player2choise == 'C'){
			grid [0][2] = 'O';
		}else if (player2choise == 'D'){
			grid [1][0] = 'O';
		}else if (player2choise == 'E'){
			grid [1][1] = 'O';
		}else if (player2choise == 'F'){
			grid [1][2] = 'O';
		}else if (player2choise == 'G'){
			grid [2][0] = 'O';
		}else if (player2choise == 'H'){
			grid [2][1] = 'O';
		}else if (player2choise == 'I'){
			grid [2][2] = 'O';
		}
 
		for (int i=0;i<grid.length;i++)
		{
			for (int j=0;j<grid.length;j++)
			{
				System.out.print(grid[i][j]+" ");
			}
			System.out.println();
		}
	}
 
}

This is the part I'm having trouble with now

do
		{
			System.out.println();
			player1choise player1choiseObject = new player1choise();
			player1choiseObject.choise1(grid);
 
			player2choise player2choiseObject = new player2choise();
			player2choiseObject.choise2(grid);
 
		}while(grid[0][0] != 'X' || grid[0][0] != 'O' && grid[0][1] != 'X' || grid[0][1] != 'O' && grid[0][2] != 'X' || grid[0][2] != 'O' && grid[1][0] != 'X' || grid[1][0] != 'O' 
		    && grid[1][1] != 'X' || grid[1][1] != 'O' && grid[1][2] != 'X' || grid[1][2] != 'O' && grid[2][0] != 'X' || grid[2][0] != 'O' && grid[2][1] != 'X' || grid[2][1] != 'O'
			&& grid[2][2] != 'X' || grid[2][2] != 'O');

What do I do to update the array so the while condition is true and it quits????????????????????