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Thread: Object array with constructor

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    Default Object array with constructor

    I have a class project that requires a Symbol array. The parameters are:

    Symbol class with constructor and methods equals and toString and a TestDriver class that declares the Symbol array and main. Here's what I have:
    public class Symbol {
    private String inputSymbol; //Instance variable
     
        public Symbol(String sym){
            inputSymbol = sym;
        }
     
        public boolean equals(Symbol sym){
            return false;
        }
     
        public String toString(){
        }

    public class TestSymbols {
     
    public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
    Symbol[] sym = new Symbol[100];
     
    sym[0] = new Symbol("Katie");
    String tempText = sym[0].toString();
    System.out.println(sym[0]);
    System.out.println(tempText);
     
    System.exit(0); //end program
     
    }
     
    }

    The print statements are always null. What am I doing wrong that I cannot populate/access sym? How do I add and read an element at sym [i]?

    Thanks for your halp.
    Last edited by helloworld922; September 8th, 2010 at 03:17 PM.


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    Default Re: Object array with constructor

    Does the code you've posted compile? The toString() method doesn't appear to return anything.

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    Default Re: Object array with constructor

    Thank you for the quick reply. Resolved!!! toString needed to return the instance variable (I had it returning null). To summorize, type String, for example, is a class and when you type String. and get all the available options, those are the methods. By creating class Symbol, the methods in that class are associated with Symbol.
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    Default Re: Object array with constructor

    (I had it returning null).
    So why do you post code that is NOT the code with the problem?????

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