Returning an array from a method

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THis is in the main class

actionsClass actionObject = new actionsClass(tipArray, hourArray, 
     hourlyWageInput, gasArray, wageArray, incomeArray, totalHourlyEarnings, 
     totalGas, totalHours, avgGasLabel);

actionObject.calculateTable();

This is my class where I am trying to implement the method (there are currently excessive declared variables):

import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JLabel;
import javax.swing.JTextField;

public class actionsClass {

private JLabel hourlyWage, blank, row2, totalTips, totalHours, totalHourlyEarnings, 
totalPay, weekPay, day, totalGas, totalHoursLabel, totalTipsLabel, totalGasLabel, 
totalWageLabel, avgGas, avgGasLabel;
private JTextField hourlyWageInput;

private double incomeArray[] = new double[7];
private JTextField tipArray[] = new JTextField[7];
private JTextField hourArray[] = new JTextField[7];
private JTextField gasArray[]= new JTextField[7];
private JLabel wageArray[] =new JLabel[7];


public actionsClass() {
}

public actionsClass(JTextField[] tipArray, JTextField[] hourArray,
        JTextField hourlyWageInput, JTextField[] gasArray,
        JLabel[] wageArray, double[] incomeArray,
        JLabel totalHourlyEarnings, JLabel totalGas, JLabel totalHours,
        JLabel avgGasLabel) {
    this.tipArray = tipArray;
    this.hourArray = hourArray;
    this.hourlyWageInput = hourlyWageInput;
    this.gasArray = gasArray;
    this.wageArray =  wageArray;
    this.incomeArray =  incomeArray;
    this.totalHourlyEarnings =  totalHourlyEarnings;
    this.totalGas = totalGas;
    this.totalHours = totalHours;
    this.avgGasLabel = avgGasLabel;
}

public String calculateTable (){
    for (int i = 0; i < 7; i++) {
        double tipx = Double.parseDouble(tipArray[i].getText());
        double houry = Double.parseDouble(hourArray[i].getText());
        double hourlyz = Double.parseDouble(hourlyWageInput.getText());

        String[] wageArrayStrings = null;

        if (houry != 0 ){
            wageArrayStrings[i] = String.format("%.2f", (hourlyz*houry+tipx)/houry);

        }
        else {
            wageArrayStrings[i] = ("$ 0.00");
        }

    }
    return wageArrayStrings[];
}

}

There is a syntax error on return wageArrayStrings[]; with or without brackets. What am I doing wrong?

Keppil · Accepted Answer · 2012-08-14 00:21:54Z

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First, the return type should be String[].

Then you need to initialize the array (as @MattBall points out, before the loop):

String[] wageArrayStrings = new String[7];
for (int i = 0; i < 7; i++) {

Then you can do

return wageArrayStrings;

answered Aug 14, 2012 at 0:21

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Matt Ball Over a year ago

N.B. the array should be declared & initialized outside of the loop.

David Tunnell Over a year ago

this was my primary issue it appears. Thank you both!

kosa · Accepted Answer · 2012-08-14 00:20:20Z

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It should be just return wageArrayStrings; no need of square brackets and return type should be String[] instead String (assuming your intention is returning String array).

answered Aug 14, 2012 at 0:20

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devang · Accepted Answer · 2012-08-14 00:22:29Z

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It should simply be (changed function returned type too) -

public String[] calculateTable () {

    //// your code.
    return wageArrayStrings;
}

Also, you have not initialized your array. You should do that before the for loop.

answered Aug 14, 2012 at 0:22

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