Thread: Sort method not getting the right value back.

Hey.

I have this method that, when used, should put order to the array that i have and then i should be able to call it from main and print it from there. However i cannot seem to get anything right out from it.

I always get "[I@7d4991ad" as a print back..

I am calling it like this in my main:

System.out.println(sortt(arr));

And this is the method:

private static int[] sortt(int[] arr) {
		int toSwap, indexOfSmallest = 0;
		int i, j, smallest;
 
		for (i = 0; i < arr.length; i++) {
 
			smallest = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
 
			for (j = i; j < arr.length; j++) {
				if (arr[j] < smallest) {
					smallest = arr[j];
					indexOfSmallest = j;
				}
			}
 
			toSwap = arr[i];
			arr[i] = smallest;
			arr[indexOfSmallest] = toSwap;
		}
 
		return arr;
 
	}

The thing is that i am not allowed to use the array lib. :/

Originally Posted by Norm

Then you will have to write your own method to display the contents of an array.

Originally Posted by jim829

Then write your own. Remember how you built the String in an earlier exercise for your tostring method.

Regards,
Jim

Thanks guys!