[dmiranda]

Hi all,

Here's what Im trying to do:
I need to create an array of objects. I need to be able to reference them in order by using a for loop index or just sequentially. I have a class called 'employee', and a class for processing called 'collection'. I need to be able to create multiple instances of employee and shove them into an array. I also want to be able to read that array and pull properties of any instance in the array.

Here's what I've got so far:

public class Employee {

public String employeeName;
public String employeeSalary;
public String employeeDate;

}

import java.util.*;

public class Collection{

public static void main(String args[]) {
ArrayList aList = new ArrayList();
Object objArray[] = new Object[5];
for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++) {

Employee emp = new Employee();
emp.employeeName = "Fred";
emp.employeeSalary = "500000";
emp.employeeDate = "Jan 1";
//System.out.println(emp.employeeSalary);
objArray[i] = emp;
// aList.add(emp);
}

for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
System.out.println(objArray[i]);
}
}
}

I've been trying multiple methods to create an object array to no avail. I believe that I should use an array list with an iterator, but havent found any substantial code online to help me do that.

Just a simple example of populating and reading properties from an object array would be awesome. Thanks!

[squeebie]

What you have doesn't work?

[Rob_Darkins]

Shouldn't you declare 'i < 5' in the FOR loops? Rather than 'i < 4' ? As, you've declared an array of five elements to process, yet, you're stopping in the FOR loops at the fourth array (element 3).
So, either change the 'i < 4' to 'i < 5', or add an equal sign, so that it shows:
'i <= 4' instead of 'i < 4'

HTH