Thread: Java Arrays - Entering Lists only let me enter 2 numbers

Hi there! I am trying to write a code that allows you to input 2 lists and it tells you if they are identical or not. However, when I enter my fist list I can only enter two values and then it asks for the next list. How would I fix this to allow me to enter more than two values?

Also, If the second list is different it has me enter more values that list one.

public static void main(String[] args) {
	   Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
 
	    // Enter values for list1
	    System.out.print("Enter list1: ");
	    int size1 = input.nextInt();
	    int[] list1 = new int[size1];
 
	    for (int i = 0; i < list1.length; i++)
	      list1[i] = input.nextInt();
 
	    // Enter values for list2
	    System.out.print("Enter list 2: ");
	    int size2 = input.nextInt();
	    int[] list2 = new int[size2];
 
	    for (int i = 0; i < list2.length; i++)
	      list2[i] = input.nextInt();
 
	    if (equal(list1, list2)) {
	      System.out.println("Two lists are identical");
	    }
	    else {
	      System.out.println("Two lists are not identical");
	    }
	  }
 
	     public static boolean equal(int[] list1, int[] list2) {
	        boolean isEqual = false;
	      if(list1.length == list2.length) {
	           Arrays.sort(list1);
	           Arrays.sort(list2);
	           // Don't return quite yet
	       for (int i = 0; i < list1.length; i++) {
	                if (list1[i] != list2[i]) {
	                    isEqual = false;
	                } else
	                    isEqual = true;
	            }
              }
 
	            return isEqual;
 
             }
}

My output looks like this:
Enter list1: 1
2
Enter list 2: 2
3
2
Two lists are not identical

Isn't that what you've written the program to do? And congrats, it does that well.

If you want to take more values, then you should know about loops. Do you know loops?

What you say in your description of your program and what your program does are 2 completely different things.
Firstly, you dont use any lists at all, you are using arrays. And it will let you enter as many values into your first array as you like, but the first entered value is the number of values you want to store.
My guess is that you dont understand your own program very well, perhaps you should go over the basics once more and maybe start from scratch. Its not helpful to write random code without understand what one is doing.