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How to insert value from user defined datatypes to object in java?

I'm creating an object of type Lightmode, which is a class.
There's also a Smartlamp class which is having a variable of custom data of type Lighmodes and I want to show my defined data type value over there.
I'm trying to create an object and then insert a string against my Lightmode data type which is showing error. I want to print like this:
Name:  lamp1 
Location: 3.1 
Switched On:  false 
Mode:  STANDARD 
Here mode is lightmode datatype and I'm getting a problem over it.
...
public class LightModes
{
String NIGHT_MODE;
String SOFT_MODE;
String STANDARD_MODE;
public String getNIGHT_MODE() {
return NIGHT_MODE;
}
public void setNIGHT_MODE(String NIGHT_MODE) {
this.NIGHT_MODE = NIGHT_MODE;
}
public String getSOFT_MODE() {
return SOFT_MODE;
}
public void setSOFT_MODE(String SOFT_MODE) {
this.SOFT_MODE = SOFT_MODE;
}
public String getSTANDARD_MODE() {
return STANDARD_MODE;
}
public void setSTANDARD_MODE(String STANDARD_MODE) {
this.STANDARD_MODE = STANDARD_MODE;
}
public LightModes() {
this.NIGHT_MODE = "NIGHT";
this.STANDARD_MODE = "STANDARD";
this.SOFT_MODE = "SOFT";
}
}...
...package smart.home.app;
import java.io.BufferedReader;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStreamReader;
import java.util.Scanner;
public class Step5 {
public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
BufferedReader input = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
int size,mode;
int displayindex=1;
String name;
double location,temperature;
boolean status=false;
System.out.println("Enter number of size of Fridge you want to add.");
Scanner in = new Scanner(System.in);
size=in.nextInt();
// TODO code application logic here
SmartLamp[] smartLamp=new SmartLamp[size];// creating an array object of smartdevice class
//
for(int j=0;j<size;j++)
{
System.out.println("Enter Lamp name.");
name=input.readLine();
System.out.println("Enter Lamp Location.\\hint(1.1)");
Scanner devicelocation=new Scanner(System.in);
location=devicelocation.nextDouble();
System.out.println("Enter Lamp Mode.(1 for Night 2 for Soft 3 for Standard)");
Scanner lampmode=new Scanner(System.in);
mode=lampmode.nextInt();
System.out.println("Enter Lamp status.1 for ON, 0 for OFF.");
Scanner devicestatus=new Scanner(System.in);
int currentstatus=devicestatus.nextInt();
if(currentstatus==1)
{
status=true;
}
else if(currentstatus==0)
{
status=false;
}
LightModes light = null;
smartLamp[j]=new SmartLamp(light.NIGHT_MODE, name, location, status);
}
//////////////Display Data////////////////////////////
for(int i=0;i<size;i++)
{
System.out.println("-Smart lamp "+displayindex+" -");
System.out.println(smartLamp[i].toString());
System.out.println("---------------------------------------------");
displayindex++;
}
}
}...
...public class SmartLamp extends SmartDevice{
private LightModes lightModes;
public LightModes getLightModes() {
return lightModes;
}
public void setLightModes(LightModes lightModes) {
this.lightModes = lightModes;
}
public SmartLamp(String name, double location, boolean switchedOn) {
super(name, location, switchedOn);
}
public SmartLamp(LightModes lightModes, String name, double location, boolean switchedOn) {
super(name, location, switchedOn);
this.lightModes = lightModes;
}
#Override
public String toString() {
return "SmartLamp{"+"\nName."+getName()+"\nLocation."
+getLocation() + "\nSwitchedOn."+isSwitchedOn()+
"\nMode=" + getLightModes() + '}';
}
}...

I downloaded your code and added the missing class SmartDevice. Your code contains two compiler errors.
name = input.readLine();
This line throws java.io.IOException which is an unchecked exception and hence must be handled by your code. There are several ways to do this, one of which is to add throws IOException to method main() in class Step5.
smartLamp[j]=new SmartLamp(light.NIGHT_MODE, name, location, status);
The first argument to SmartLamp constructor is an instance of class LightModes but you are passing a String. You need to create an instance of LightModes.
Here is your code with my modifications that get rid of the two compiler errors.
(Note: The below code includes my guessed implementation of class SmartDevice.)
import java.io.BufferedReader;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStreamReader;
import java.util.Scanner;
public class Step5 {
public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException { // Change here.
BufferedReader input = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
int size, mode;
int displayindex = 1;
String name;
double location, temperature;
boolean status = false;
System.out.println("Enter number of size of Fridge you want to add.");
Scanner in = new Scanner(System.in);
size = in.nextInt();
SmartLamp[] smartLamp = new SmartLamp[size];// creating an array object of smartdevice class
for (int j = 0; j < size; j++) {
System.out.println("Enter Lamp name.");
name = input.readLine(); // throws java.io.IOException
System.out.println("Enter Lamp Location.\\hint(1.1)");
Scanner devicelocation = new Scanner(System.in);
location = devicelocation.nextDouble();
System.out.println("Enter Lamp Mode.(1 for Night 2 for Soft 3 for Standard)");
Scanner lampmode = new Scanner(System.in);
mode = lampmode.nextInt();
System.out.println("Enter Lamp status.1 for ON, 0 for OFF.");
Scanner devicestatus = new Scanner(System.in);
int currentstatus = devicestatus.nextInt();
if (currentstatus == 1) {
status = true;
}
else if (currentstatus == 0) {
status = false;
}
LightModes light = new LightModes(); // Change here.
light.setNIGHT_MODE(light.getNIGHT_MODE()); // Change here.
smartLamp[j] = new SmartLamp(light, name, location, status); // Change here.
}
//////////////Display Data////////////////////////////
for(int i=0;i<size;i++)
{
System.out.println("-Smart lamp "+displayindex+" -");
System.out.println(smartLamp[i].toString());
System.out.println("---------------------------------------------");
displayindex++;
}
}
}
class LightModes {
String NIGHT_MODE;
String SOFT_MODE;
String STANDARD_MODE;
public String getNIGHT_MODE() {
return NIGHT_MODE;
}
public void setNIGHT_MODE(String NIGHT_MODE) {
this.NIGHT_MODE = NIGHT_MODE;
}
public String getSOFT_MODE() {
return SOFT_MODE;
}
public void setSOFT_MODE(String SOFT_MODE) {
this.SOFT_MODE = SOFT_MODE;
}
public String getSTANDARD_MODE() {
return STANDARD_MODE;
}
public void setSTANDARD_MODE(String STANDARD_MODE) {
this.STANDARD_MODE = STANDARD_MODE;
}
public LightModes() {
this.NIGHT_MODE = "NIGHT";
this.STANDARD_MODE = "STANDARD";
this.SOFT_MODE = "SOFT";
}
}
class SmartDevice {
private String name;
private double location;
private boolean switchedOn;
public SmartDevice(String name, double location, boolean switchedOn) {
this.name = name;
this.location = location;
this.switchedOn = switchedOn;
}
public String getName() {
return name;
}
public double getLocation() {
return location;
}
public boolean isSwitchedOn() {
return switchedOn;
}
}
class SmartLamp extends SmartDevice {
private LightModes lightModes;
public LightModes getLightModes() {
return lightModes;
}
public void setLightModes(LightModes lightModes) {
this.lightModes = lightModes;
}
public SmartLamp(String name, double location, boolean switchedOn) {
super(name, location, switchedOn);
}
public SmartLamp(LightModes lightModes, String name, double location, boolean switchedOn) {
super(name, location, switchedOn);
this.lightModes = lightModes;
}
#Override
public String toString() {
return "SmartLamp{" + "\nName." + getName() + "\nLocation." + getLocation()
+ "\nSwitchedOn." + isSwitchedOn() + "\nMode=" + getLightModes() + '}';
}
}

java method which can be changed

I'm a little unclear on how to make this method. it has to make a method called setCapacity that later can override. I have to "Modify the class Vehicle, the base class, to include a method called setCapacity which
allows the engine capacity to be changed"
class Vehicle {
void setCapactiy1 () {
int setCapactity == 0;
}
}
int capacity;
String make;
Vehicle(int theCapacity, String theMake) {
capacity = theCapacity;
make = theMake;
}
void print() {
System.out.println("Vehicle Info:");
System.out.println(" capacity = " + capacity + "cc" );
System.out.println(" make = " + make );
}
}
class Car extends Vehicle {
public String type;
public String model;
public Car(int theCapacity, String theMake, String theType, String theModel) {
super(theCapacity, theMake);
type = theType;
model = theModel;
}
#Override
public void print() {
super.print();
System.out.println(" type = " + type);
System.out.println(" model = " + model);
}
#Override
}
class Task2 {
public static void main(String[] args) {
Car car1 = new Car(1200,"Holden","sedan","Barina");
Car car2 = new Car(1500,"Mazda","sedan","323");
car1.print();
car2.print();
}
}

Seems like a basic setter... It should go like
public void setCapacity(int newCapacity) {
this.capacity = newCapacity;
}

Basic JAVA app with setters and setters and increment an integer by 1

I'm just blanking on what to do next.
What I need to do:
The class should have the variables name, breed, age, and color
A constructor that sets all the variables
Getters and Setters for all the variables
A main method that creates an instance of the Dog and utilizes the
constructor
You can pick values you feel appropriate for the variables
Increase the dog's age by 1
Print all the values to the screen
Heres what I've done.
public class DOG {
String DogName;
String DogBreed;
int DogAge;
String DogColor;
public DOG(String name, String color, String breed, int age) {
this.DogName=name;
this.DogColor=color;
this.DogBreed= breed;
this.DogAge=age;
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
DOG myDog = new DOG("Ares","Red","Rott",5);
System.out.println(myDog.DogName+" " + myDog.DogColor+ " " + myDog.DogAge+ " " + myDog.DogBreed);
}
public void addOnetoAge() {
if(DogAge >=6 DogAge++);
}
public String getDogName() {
return DogName;
}
public void setDogName(String dogName) {
DogName = dogName;
}
public String getDogBreed() {
return DogBreed;
}
public void setDogBreed(String dogBreed) {
DogBreed = dogBreed;
}
public int getDogAge() {
return DogAge;
}
public void setDogAge(int dogAge) {
DogAge = dogAge;
}
public String getDogColor() {
return DogColor;
}
public void setDogColor(String dogColor) {
DogColor = dogColor;
}
if(int i=1; i <= myDog.DogAge: i++) {
System.out.println(myDog.DogAge);
};
}
}
I'm just getting back into java and have forgotten what goes where.
I would be grateful for a bit of direction

For the most part, you have the right code, but your two if statements are not necessary, so you should remove both.
If you follow the assignment instructions
Increase the dog's age by 1
Print all the values to the screen
In your main method all you need to do is this
DOG d = new DOG("x", "y", "z", 2);
d.setAge(g.getAge() + 1); // Increase by one
System.out.println(...); // print the values of the getters
This would iterate a range of all the value between one and the dog age, not increase it
for(int i=1; i <= myDog.DogAge: i++) {
This only increases the ages for dogs 6 and older (which seems like a weird design)
if(DogAge >=6) DogAge++;

Edit your method for adding 1 to DogAge
instead of
public void addOnetoAge() {
if(DogAge >=6 DogAge++);
}
use
public void addOnetoAge() {
if(DogAge >=6) DogAge++;
}
also, don't forget to call your addOnetoAge() method when it's time to add 1 to DogAge

You need to place your main method outside of the Dog class. This should work.
public class MainApplication
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
Dog goodBoy = new Dog("Milou", "Wire Fox Terrier", 6, "White");
System.out.println(goodBoy.getDogName() + " " + goodBoy.getDogBreed() + " " + goodBoy.getDogAge() + goodBoy.getDogColor());
}
}
class Dog
{
private String dogName;
private String dogBreed;
private int dogAge;
private String dogColor;
public Dog(String dogName, String dogBreed, int dogAge, String dogColor)
{
this.dogName = dogName;
this.dogBreed = dogBreed;
this.dogAge = dogAge;
this.dogColor = dogColor;
}
public String getDogName()
{
return dogName;
}
public void setDogName(String dogName)
{
this.dogName = dogName;
}
public String getDogBreed()
{
return dogBreed;
}
public void setDogBreed(String dogBreed)
{
this.dogBreed = dogBreed;
}
public int getDogAge()
{
return dogAge;
}
public void setDogAge(int dogAge)
{
this.dogAge = dogAge;
}
public String getDogColor()
{
return dogColor;
}
public void setDogColor(String dogColor)
{
this.dogColor = dogColor;
}
public void increaseAge()
{
this.dogAge++;
}
}

Java testing out a driver class

I've been having some issues with this program. I have to test out using a driver class each method, but I can't seem to understand what I should do when the parameters are strings.
I had an example for int parameters but the example never showed anything on string parameters and how to convert. Using null makes my driver class run but putting an int or string won't.
What can I do to convert this correctly, so it can display whatever I have in the no parameter constructor?
public class StudentListing
{
private String name;
private String number;
public StudentListing(String n, String num)
{
name = n;
number = num;
}
public StudentListing()
{
name = null;
number = null;
}
public String toString()
{
return("Name is " + name +
"\nNumber is " + number + "\n");
}
public void show()
{
System.out.println(toString());
}
public StudentListing Clone()
{
StudentListing clone = new StudentListing (name, number);
return clone;
}
public int compareTo(String targetKey)
{
return (name.compareTo(targetKey));
}
public void input()
{
name = JOptionPane.showInputDialog("Enter a name");
number = JOptionPane.showInputDialog("Enter a number");
}// end of StudentListing
}//end of class
public class StudentListingDriver
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
StudentListing s1 = new StudentListing();
StudentListing s2 = new StudentListing(null,null);
System.out.println(s1);
s1.input();
StudentListing s3 = s2.clone();
s1.show();
}
}

You can have default values and make the no-args constructor call the other constructor.
Use Integer.parseInt(); to convert from a String to an Integer.
You also need to check the conversion for exceptions.
Like this:
public class StudentListing {
private String name;
private int number;
public StudentListing(String n, int num) {
name = n;
number = num;
}
public StudentListing() {
this("defaultName", 0);
}
public String toString() {
return ("Name is " + name + "\nNumber is " + number + "\n");
}
public void show() {
System.out.println(toString());
}
public StudentListing Clone() {
StudentListing clone = new StudentListing(name, number);
return clone;
}
public int compareTo(String targetKey) {
return (name.compareTo(targetKey));
}
public void input() {
name = JOptionPane.showInputDialog("Enter a name");
number = Integer
.parseInt(JOptionPane.showInputDialog("Enter a number"));
}
}
The tester:
public class StudentListingDriver {
public static void main(String[] args) {
StudentListing s1 = new StudentListing();
StudentListing s2 = new StudentListing(null, 0);
System.out.println(s1);
s1.input();
StudentListing s3 = s2.Clone();
s1.show();
}
}

What is the correct way to do this?

I know this must be a fundamental design problem because I clearly can't do this. I want to call the ownGrokk, ownTyce, etc methods from another class depending on the value of the integer assigned to OwnedSpirits(int). This in turn fills arrays.
The problem is, I do this multiple times, and doing it from another class it seems like I have to make a new object every time to pass the new int argument, and doing so resets the value of spiritInstance. And, since that resets to zero, the arrays don't fill properly. I try to print out my array values later and I get an "ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException".
public class OwnedSpirits {
private int spiritTypeInt = 0;
public static int spiritInstance=0;
public static int[] spiritarray = new int[9];
public static String[] spiritName = new String[9];
public static int[] party = new int[3];
public OwnedSpirits(int spiritcall){
if(spiritcall == 1){
ownGrokk();
}
if(spiritcall == 2){
ownRisp();
}
if(spiritcall == 3){
ownTyce();
}
if(spiritcall == 4){
ownDaem();
}
if(spiritcall == 5){
ownCeleste();
}
}
private void ownGrokk(){
spiritName[spiritInstance] = "Grokk";
spiritInstance++;
}
private void ownRisp(){
spiritName[spiritInstance] = "Risp";
spiritInstance++;
}
private void ownDaem(){
spiritName[spiritInstance] = "Daem";
spiritInstance++;
}
private void ownCeleste(){
spiritName[spiritInstance] = "Celeste";
spiritInstance++;
}
private void ownTyce(){
spiritName[spiritInstance] = "Tyce";
spiritInstance++;
}
and this code is in another class, where it attempts to call the methods to fill the array
buttonConfirm.addListener(new ClickListener(){
#Override
public void clicked(InputEvent event, float x, float y) {
if(xcounter==3){
for(x=0; x<3; x++){
if(setdaemtrue == true){
new OwnedSpirits(4);
}
if(setrisptrue == true){
new OwnedSpirits(2);
}
if(setcelestetrue == true){
new OwnedSpirits(5);
}
if(settycetrue == true){
new OwnedSpirits(3);
}
if(setgrokktrue == true){
new OwnedSpirits(1);
}
}
}
}
});
and finally in yet another class:
System.arraycopy(OwnedSpirits.spiritName, 0, partylist, 0, 3);
#Override
public void show() {
System.out.println(partylist[0]);
System.out.println(partylist[1]);
System.out.println(partylist[2]);
spiritlist.setItems(partylist);
table.add(spiritlist);
table.setFillParent(true);
stage.addActor(table);
}
If the last part is confusing, it's because I am using libgdx. the print statements are there just to try to figure out why my list was having an error

I can show you what I would do to handle Spirits, and Parties.
The Spirit class, contains name and current party its assigned to:
package com.stackoverflow.spirit;
public class Spirit {
private String name;
private Party party;
private SpiritType type;
private static int id = 0;
public static enum SpiritType {
Grokk, Risp, Tyce, Daem, Celeste
};
public Spirit(String name, SpiritType type) {
create(name, type);
}
public Spirit(SpiritType type) {
create(null, type);
}
// This is to handle Java inexistance of default parameter values.
private void create(String name, SpiritType type)
{
Spirit.id++;
this.name = (name == null) ? (type.name() + " " + id) : name;
this.type = type;
}
public String getName() {
return name;
}
public Party getParty() {
return party;
}
public SpiritType getType() {
return type;
}
/**
* Used internally by #see Party
* #param party the party this Spirit belongs
*/
public void setParty(Party party) {
this.party = party;
}
public void setName(String name) {
this.name = name;
}
#Override
public String toString()
{
return this.name;
}
}
Finally the Party class, contains a set of Spirits, you can add and remove Spirits from the party.
package com.stackoverflow.spirit;
import java.util.HashSet;
public class Party {
private HashSet<Spirit> spirits = new HashSet<Spirit>();
private static int id = 0;
private String name = "Party " + Party.id++;;
public Party() {
}
public Party(String name) {
this.name = name;
}
public void setName(String name) {
this.name = name;
}
public String getName() {
return name;
}
public void add(Spirit spirit) {
if (!spirits.contains(spirit)) {
spirits.add(spirit);
if (spirit.getParty() != null) {
//Remove from previous party to update the other party set
spirit.getParty().remove(spirit);
}
spirit.setParty(this);
} else {
// throw new SpiritAlreadyOnParty();
}
}
public void remove(Spirit spirit)
{
if (spirits.contains(spirit))
{
spirit.setParty(null); // You could create a default empty party for "Nature/Neutral" Spirits perhaps :)
spirits.remove(spirit);
}
else {
//throw new SpiritNotInParty();
}
}
public boolean isOnParty(Spirit spirit) {
return spirits.contains(spirit);
}
public ArrayList<Spirit> getSpirits()
{
return new ArrayList<Spirit>(spirits);
}
public int getPartySize() {
return spirits.size();
}
public String getPartyInfo()
{
StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
builder.append("Party:" + this.name + " Size:" + this.spirits.size() + "\n");
for (Spirit s : spirits)
{
builder.append(s.getName() + "\n");
}
return builder.toString();
}
#Override
public String toString()
{
return this.name;
}
}
Here I use the Spirit and Party classes, you could add more functionality, like properties for party strength, magic buffs on the party, etc:
package com.stackoverflow.spirit;
import com.stackoverflow.spirit.Spirit.SpiritType;
public class Main {
public static void main(String[] args) throws java.lang.Exception {
Party griffindor = new Party("Griffindor"), slytherin = new Party(
"Slytherin");
// You can also do for (SpiritType type : SpiritType.values() then
// type.ordinal()
for (int i = 0; i < SpiritType.values().length; i++) {
griffindor.add(new Spirit(SpiritType.values()[i]));
slytherin.add(new Spirit(SpiritType.values()[i]));
}
Spirit mySpirit = new Spirit("NotAHPFan", SpiritType.Celeste);
slytherin.add(mySpirit);
System.out.println("Name of party:" + mySpirit.getParty().getName());
System.out.println("Is on griffindor?:"
+ griffindor.isOnParty(mySpirit));
// What now?
griffindor.add(mySpirit);
System.out.println("Is " + mySpirit.getName() + " on "
+ slytherin.getName() + "?:" + slytherin.isOnParty(mySpirit));
System.out.println(mySpirit.getName() + " is now on "
+ mySpirit.getParty() + "\n");
System.out.println(griffindor.getPartyInfo());
System.out.println(slytherin.getPartyInfo());
}
}
P.D: I'm not a HP fan.