multidimensional array problem

[drsmooth]

i want to store numbers in a grid. thats not the problem...i need to be able to store a variable amount of numbers at each location...orig inally i set up an int[][][] but the inflexibility of the array made some problems for me...what i need is something like this: int[][]() the ()being an arraylist or something of that nature. Something about this confuses me...is there a way to do that?

thanks

[BigDaddyLH]

i want to store numbers in a grid. thats not the problem...i need to be able to store a variable amount of numbers at each location...orig inally i set up an int[][][] but the inflexibility of the array made some problems for me...what i need is something like this: int[][]() the ()being an arraylist or something of that nature. Something about this confuses me...is there a way to do that?

thanks

You can have an array of any type, including an array of lists. You can also define arrays piecemeal, like this:

[CODE=Java]int size = 5;
int [][] triangle = new int[size][];
for(int i=0; i<size; ++i) {
triangle[i] = new int[i+1];
}[/CODE]

It's not clear from your post what your real problem is. If it's that you want an array to grow or shrink, that's usually a sign that you should go with a collection like a list instead.

[drsmooth]

yea ill try the arraylist way...thats wat i thought to do i just wasnt sure how it would work...wud i use grid[x][y].get(z)? i guess that makes sense

thanks alot

[BigDaddyLH]

yea ill try the arraylist way...thats wat i thought to do i just wasnt sure how it would work...wud i use grid[x][y].get(z)? i guess that makes sense

thanks alot

I'm not a big fan of mixing arrays and collections. Actually, I think if you analyze your problem further you'll want to start defining some classes. I've never had to nest arrays three deep: [][][]. Unless this is some specific math problem, I suppose, but I can only guess your domain.