Re: iterating through an array of String's

On Sun, 20 Apr 2008 10:05:35 +0000, Roedy Green wrote:

>>  private final static String[][] DATA = {
>>                {"00", "01", "02", "03"},
>>                {"10", "11", "12", "13"},
>>                {"20", "21", "22", "23"},};
> 
> to iterate through a doubly dimensioned array, see
> 
> http://mindprod.com/jgloss/array.html#MATRIXGOTCHAS

I've looked around, but haven't found the information I was looking for 
yet.  Strictly looking at the syntax for assigning a row of ADDRESS_DATA
to the address object, is there a more compact syntax?

thufir@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 
thufir@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 cat src/a00720398/labs/Task.java 
//Task.java

//this class is required to be the "meat" of lab2

package a00720398.labs;
im****t a00720398.data.*;
im****t java.util.*;

public class Task
{
        private ArrayList<Guest> guests;

        private Guest guest;

	//these three objects should consolidated to one object:
        Address address;
        ContactInfo contactInfo;
        Name name;


        //it's required to load data from these arrays

                  private final String[][]

        GUEST_DATA = {
        { "Lee", "Brenda", "(604) 636-1000", "b.lee@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
" },
        { "Sullivan", "Sam", "604-873-7011", "Sam777@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
" },
        { "Johansen", "Lars", "(604) 636-1000", "Lars147@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
" }},


        ADDRESS_DATA = {
        { "3700 Willingdon Avenue", "Burnaby", "British Columbia",
        "V5G 3H2", "Canada" },
        { "453 West 12th Avenue", "Vancouver", "BC", "V5Y 1V4", 
         "Canada"  },
        { "1000 Lougheed Highway", "Coquitlam", "British Columbia",
        "V3K 3T5", "" } };


        //creates new instances of each Guest attribute
        //It might be better to treat name, contactInfo and address
        //as mutatable.  Not a major point.
        public Guest newGuest(int row){
                name = new Name(GUEST_DATA[row][0], GUEST_DATA[row][1]);
                contactInfo = new ContactInfo(GUEST_DATA[row][2],
                GUEST_DATA[row][3]);

                //apparently there's a trick to assign an entire
                //row with one go?
                address = new 
                 Address(ADDRESS_DATA[row][0],ADDRESS_DATA[row][1],
                
                ADDRESS_DATA[row][2],ADDRESS_DATA[row][3]
                ,ADDRESS_DATA ,[row][4]);
                Guest guest = new Guest(name,contactInfo,address);
                return guest;
        }

        public void loadArray() {
                guests = new ArrayList<Guest>();
                for (int i=0; i<3; i++) {
                        guest = newGuest(i);
                        guests.add(guest);
                }
                System.out.println(guests);
        }
}
thufir@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 




thanks,

Thufir