calling an array....

[ShaveDave27]

Hi,
basically i have got the code all sorted just need to know how to call the array - heres the code;

public int sortArray()
{
Comparable[] a = {People.ArrayLis t(people[])};
Comparable[] sortedArray = main.sort(a);
}


the bold section is the part i am stuck with.

My array is in class People and in method ArrayList.
My array is called people.

any ideas would be great,
thanks
dave

[Ganon11]

Instead of using people[], try people.

[ShaveDave27]

Instead of using people[], try people.

Hi,
Thanks for the reply, i tried it as just people and it didnt compile either but it had a different error message, first it said ".class expected". Now it says cant find variable people.

any ideas?

[Ganon11]

I'm not sure what you're trying to do...Try

Comparable[] a = people;

since each Person is a Comparable object, and people is an array of People, this might work.

[JosAH]

I'm not sure what you're trying to do...Try

Comparable[] a = people;

since each Person is a Comparable object, and people is an array of People, this might work.

No it doesn't work for a very clear reason but extremely hidden: if a D is a B
that doesn't make an array of D an array of B. Here's a nice example:

class MeansOfTransportation { ... }
class Car extends MeansOfTransportation { ... }
class Submarine extends MeansOfTransportation { ... }

Now a carpark is a "Car[]", but a carpark isn't a "MeansOfTranspo rtation[]"
because you don't want any submarines in there ;-)

kind regards,

Jos

[Ganon11]

I don't know who you're fooling - I have submarines in my carpark!