Thread: Array problems (printing strings)

Hey, I'm very new to programming and I just recently starting programming using Eclipse and I've having some trouble getting my array to print String as opposed to addresses. I haven't messed around too much with arrays so I think some of you may be able to point out where I went wrong fairly quickly.

I'm making a small text based RPGWhen the player chooses to start the game I have it print out the description of the part of town they're in and the exits they can choose from, however when it prints the result is:

Exits@1dd7056
Exits@fa3ac1
Exits@276af2
Exits@1de3f2d

Here is my code so far that is related to the Array of Exits:

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import java.util.ArrayList;
 
public ArrayList<Exits> Exits = new ArrayList<Exits>();
 
public Exits(String dir, Room room) <--- dir is the String that tells the player where that exit leads to
{                                                                                     
	Direction = dir;
	Room = room;                         <-- Room is what room the player is in.
}
 
Exits ToMageQuarters = new Exits( "Exit", MageQuarters );
Exits ToMarketPlace = new Exits( "Exit to Market Place", MarketPlace );
Exits ToMilitaryAcademy = new Exits( "Exit to Military Academy", MilitaryAcademy );
Exits ToMainGate = new Exits( "Exit to Main Gate", MainGate );
Exits ToAbandonedGhetto = new Exits( "Exit to Abandoned Ghetto", AbandonedGhetto );
Exits ToTownCenter = new Exits( "Exit to TownCenter", TownCenter );
Exits ToSWoutskirts = new Exits( "Exit to South West Outskirts", SWoutskirts );
Exits ToSEoutskirts = new Exits( "Exit to South Eest Outskirts", SEoutskirts );
Exits ToNEoutskirts = new Exits( "Exit to North East Outskirts", NEoutskirts );
 
TownCenter.Exits.add(ToMageQuarters);
TownCenter.Exits.add(ToMarketPlace);
TownCenter.Exits.add(ToMilitaryAcademy);
TownCenter.Exits.add(ToMainGate);

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Now when I go and try to get it printed out to the console I do:

for( int i = 0; i < currentRoom.Exits.size(); )
{
	System.out.println( currentRoom.Exits.get(i) );
	i++;
}

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Any help would be highly appreciated. Sorry of the mistake is obvious I'm still a very new programmer.

You didn't define the toString() method of Exits. Java is using Object's default toString() method, which prints out that stuff.

public class Exits
{
    // ... I left out the rest of the Exits class, but you'd obviously want to keep that
    public String toString()
    {
        return "this is an exit object"; // you're actual toString method should return specific information you want in a format you want
    }
}