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1. String and Final    stackoverflow.com

What is difference between in the following statements

String name = "Tiger";

final String name ="Tiger";
Although the String class is final class, why do we need to create a String "CONSTANT" variable as ...

2. Local variable of type string is stored on stack or heap?    stackoverflow.com

I have two local variables in a method as follows,

int i=10;
String test="test";
As far as i know as these variables are local to only a specfic method,these should be stored on ...

3. How to center string output using printf() and variable width? [java]    stackoverflow.com

I'm creating an output in Java using printf() to create table headers. One of the columns needs variable width. Basically it should look like this:

//two coords
Trial    ...

4. Return and save String variable from shell script to Java    stackoverflow.com

Hello
I want to save the value in a variable in this script:

#!/bin/sh
filename=$1

var= $filename | sed 's/\([A-Z]\)/ \1/g';

return var;
(Firstable, I am not sure if it is correct), and after thar, get this ...

5. JAVA - Changing method return type from void to String instantly creates 'dead' code?    stackoverflow.com

I wrote a class a while back, which gets a specific set of values from specific XML files. It can then print the results in Console and it works just fine. But ...

6. Expand env variables in String    stackoverflow.com

Is there some java utility, which will expand ~ and env. variables in a string? Like "~/bin;${MY_PATH}" -> "/home/john/bin;/dev/null" Thank you

7. How can I write an "if" statement for a string variable in Java?    stackoverflow.com

This is what I have so far and I have the problem written as a comment on the line I need help with. Any further suggestions would be welcome too. I ...

8. Use string in place of variable name    stackoverflow.com

If you have a Java variable named xyz. Then later on I define a string which has the value of the named variable I want to play with.

String x="xyz";
How do I get ...

9. jvm optimisations for string variables in methods    stackoverflow.com

In a project that I am maintaining, I found a java class with a method "fn" similar to one shown below

class Test{

public void fn(){
    String METHOD_NAME = "fn";
 ...





10. Java String variable    stackoverflow.com

What's the difference of the following String s1, s2, s3, and s3: class A {
String s1;
String s2 = null;
String s3 ...

11. How to pull variables out of a string    stackoverflow.com

I'm looking for a Java class that for a given string "the ${animal} jumped over the ${target}." is able to pull out the variable names, ie 'animal' and 'target'. I had hoped ...

12. String variable interpolation Java    stackoverflow.com

String building in Java confounds me. I abhore doing things like:

url += "u1=" + u1 + ";u2=" + u2 + ";u3=" + u3 + ";u4=" + u4 + ";";
url += "x=" ...

13. Java get end of string?    stackoverflow.com

So in java, I know that str.endsWith(suffix) TESTS if the str ends with something, but lets say I have a file, saved as a text file. I have the line "You ...

14. My calculator program won't work. Problem with String variable    stackoverflow.com

I am creating a basic calculator with two numbers and an operator. But I can't the the operator to work right. If automatically goes to the else.

import java.util.Scanner;
class apples {
  ...

15. Changing input for a string variable in java    stackoverflow.com

I'm trying to use string input (yes or no) as a sentinel for a loop. The loop repeats a switch statement, and at the end prompts the user with a yes ...

16. Is it possible to use a String instead of a variable name in Java    stackoverflow.com

I've created 3 variables radio1 radio2 radio3 is it possible to use a for loop and from a String called "radio" to add the counter in the end in order to get the variable? for ...





17. Java - make a function to create a variable with the name = String we input?    stackoverflow.com

How can i make a function: When i input a string "abc" this function create a variable with the same name, like this: int abc = 10.

void func("abc"){
..........
}
//I will have: int abc ...

18. Using strings and variables in println statements    stackoverflow.com

I am writing a program that finds a user's ideal weight by asking for their height in inches and feet. So far everything looks alright except the final statement, in which ...

19. How to type in a string that will be assigned to a variable?    stackoverflow.com

I need my program to ask the user to type in a String which will be assigned to a variable eg:string in the case below so the array list can be ...

20. Left pad zeroes to a string variable in java    stackoverflow.com

I have a string variable of 10 digits, if something less than 10 i need to append '0' before the variable. Example if the string is 9909909 it should be returned ...

21. String to variable - urgent!    coderanch.com

That looks like the right kind of thing, but I can't get it to work. When I said beginner, I really mean BEGINNER. Below is the code I'm trying to adapt. What I'd like to do is to make "value" (this is the name of the field from the html form) an integer, and then multiply it by 2 or another ...

22. Using String() method to initialize variable    coderanch.com

Hey everyone. I'm sure everybody in here is getting sick and tired of me and my Hangman program. It's almost finished to a point that I can start using graphics. This time, I'm doing things right! The code in question is posted at http://pastebin.com/648264 The entire package so far is available for download (in case you want to compile it yourself ...

24. how to accomplish variable interpolation in a string    coderanch.com

Hi, I am not able to interpolate a variable.I am new to Java programming so I am do not know about it.Here is a part of sample code which I am using - ----------------------------------------------------------------- public void itemStateChanged(java.awt.event.ItemEvent e) { if (e.getStateChange() == e.SELECTED) { String abh=(String)e.getItem(); System.out.println("the script chosen by abhinav is "+ abh); File f = new File("scripts\\"+e.getItem()); if ...

25. variable to string to command    coderanch.com

Hey all, I am trying to get a variable to concatinate to a string then use that string as a command like this: newx = place + "[" + num + "]"; Where place = "ones" and num = "8". So my line new line is: newx = ones[8]; This will make newx equal to the static string array "ones" in ...

26. Is it possible to build a String then use it as a variable name?    coderanch.com

and you're using reflection just to reduce the amout of code you have to write Um, have you tried profiling the amount of time to do each? In JDK1.2, method invokation using reflection took 200x longer than calling the method directly. And thats when you cache methods rather than looking them up each time. It apparently got better in JDK1.3 and ...

28. String variable    coderanch.com

hello I am using String variable for storing xml as a string but it gives lot of syntax arrors saying expected ; tokens ...... private String data = " 109089 2008-01-04 08:03:31 1 Indiana Downs IJN EventDate>2008-01-04 ...

29. How can I get a run() method to return a string variable, when run() method is required to be void ?    coderanch.com

A friendly place for programming greenhorns! Register / Login Java Forums Java Java in General How can I get a run() method to return a string variable, when run() method is required to be void ? Post by: Mary Dawson, Greenhorn on Feb 16, 2009 11:50:37 Dear JavaRanch members, I was wondering if you could help me with a ...

31. Adding " in String Variables...    coderanch.com

32. object name to string variable    coderanch.com

33. Calling variable or methods with Strings?    coderanch.com

Halo everyone I'm new here and I'm wondering how to call variables or methods with Strings in Java? Below is what I normally do in ActionScript3(flash) using this["String"]; var cButtons:Vector.

34. reinitializing a String variable    coderanch.com

35. strings as variable declarations    dbforums.com

Let's just start by saying that i'm somewhat of a newbie to the java language. Okay, what I want to do is have an EOF loop, and in that loop, i want to read 3 lines of data from a file at a time and assign their values to variables. Also, and this is where my problem lies, the first of ...

36. Object name by string variable?    java-forums.org

37. String variable problem    java-forums.org

38. String named variables    java-forums.org

You can't and what's more, you don't want to. If you want to associate an object with a String, then consider using a Map such as a HashMap. If you want to associate an object with a numeric index of contiguous numbers such as a counter, then just use a simple array, or for more flexibility, and ArrayList.

39. Problem with Class String Variable    java-forums.org

Dear all, I'm writing some code, but I run into this problem I have this class Inventory and ingredient. Within Inventory, there is an ArrayList of ingredients. I also have a function addIngredient in Inventory that adds an ingredient to the ArrayList. My problem is, after adding several ingredients to the ArrayList, each of the names of the Ingredients are all ...

40. Using a string to define which variable to initialize?    java-forums.org

I am very new to java so excuse me if I am asking the obvious. How can I get a variable name from a string? What I mean is, if I have the int value = "31415926", the String intName = "int2", and a bunch of ints named int1, int2, etc., how can I from that make it so int2 = ...

41. Call a public string variable    java-forums.org

public class InputDialogWithDropdownListbox{ public String input; public void drop(Valstybe G[], int n) { String[] ListZemynai = new String[10]; for(int i=0;i lst = Arrays.asList(ListZemynai); final HashSet set = new HashSet(lst); String[] unique = (String[]) set.toArray(new String[set.size()]); input = (String) JOptionPane.showInputDialog(null, "Pasirinkite zemyna", "Pasirinkimas", JOptionPane.QUESTION_MESSAGE, null, unique, unique[1] // ); } }

42. access java variable by string name    forums.oracle.com

Is there a way in java to set a variable by a string name like the $$ option in php? What I'm trying to do is set a global String variable from within a loop of key-value pairs. I want to be able to set each variable dynamically without knowing the variable name. Instead of doing this: this.myVar = newValue; I ...

43. Variable string output    forums.oracle.com

beatjunkie wrote: i am a newbie compared to most of the java users here so forgive me for not understanding how replacing the for loop with a while loop would help output all of the users entries to the screen. Can you explain? The for loop is fixed. Think of a case where you feel that the maximum number of entries ...

44. Variable doesn't seem to use proper String    forums.oracle.com

Sorry to be rude but obviously I completely do not understand, I been programming in java for about a week now. Not very familiar with it. please shed some useful light on what you mean. Reposting what you said is unfortunately not pounding it into my head that I am unsure of what your talking about.

45. java variable name is in a string    forums.oracle.com

hi, I have a class Formatlayout. Now i created the object: Formatlayout row = new Formatlayout(); Then I want to set the value of variable in the object row. I could do this by row.variable="x"; But the name of the variable that I want to set is Stored in a String. So it should be row.(name in the string)="x"; How can ...

46. Unable to reference String variable within mouseAdapter class    forums.oracle.com

Hi I am writing a java bean for use with an Oracle form. The bean colours a text item on the screen on mouse rollover. I would to suppress the colour change based on the value of a property set in the form. To implement this I have included a check on String in the mouseEntered method. I would like the ...

50. Referring to a variable using a String.    forums.oracle.com

I have just started leaning Java after learning most of Flash AS3. I am currently trying to do something in Java that I could do in AS3. That something is referencing a variable using a string variable. Hopefully you will understand what I am trying to do by looking at my example below. int intVar = 42; String stringVar = "intVar"; ...

51. How to create variable name from specified string?    forums.oracle.com

I would like to create a variable/object with the name from a provided string. So that later on I can refer to this variable by this name. For example, private void myFunc(String name){ MyObject = new MyObject(); objectOperation( ); } Can anyone please teach me how to do that? Thank you.

52. Reference a String as Variable Name    forums.oracle.com

Thank you both for your help. I am aware of arrays just not in Java, I use them with Python, Fortran and C a fair bit. I am by no means an expert programmer however. I was not aware that I could assign each checkbox as an element in an array with Java, thus I will have a look into this ...

53. Using string as a variable    forums.oracle.com

Hi everyone! I am starting to learn Java and I came up with a question. I have a string variable called pass, which stores the password. e.g -> String key = "myPassword"; And I have a to make a query to a Database and I need to write that password. e.g -> Query(..... username='Peter' and password='key'); The problem is that the ...

55. Problem with String variable    forums.oracle.com

I am new to Java Programming. I have a line of code that works and does what is supposed to. faceData.getProfile("Lisa").removeFriend("Curtis"); If I assign the strings to variables such as- String name = "Lisa"; String fName = "Curtis"; and then plug those into the same line of code, it does not work faceData.getProfile(name).removeFriend(fName); What could be causing the problem? I even ...

56. Using a string variable to create an object    forums.oracle.com

The base class Receive does not have all the functionallity the derrived classes do. That's why I need to cast the object into the correct class type so I could call the methods of that class. In particular what I'm doing is starting a thread from the derrived class, which then executes a method from the that class.

58. How to save a string to a variable..    forums.oracle.com

59. how to accomplish variable interpolation in a string    forums.oracle.com

In Perl and PHP, you can interpolate variables directly in double-quoted string literals "foo $abc bar" is the same as the concatenation of "foo ", $abc, and " bar", but is much simpler to write Most languages, including Java, do not have this functionality. In particular, variable names are not prefixed with a sigil like "$" so it would be relatively ...

60. Dynamic Variable name (for int/long) from a String variable    forums.oracle.com

Well you can't. Use a Map. The compiler translates variable names into slot numbers, either within an object or withing the local "stack frame" and these slot numbers are assigned names at compile time. No new slots can be created at run time. Java is not Basic. Reflection allows you to find existing field names and methods (not local variables), so ...

61. Geting a variable from a String    forums.oracle.com

62. saving PrintStacktrace in string variable    forums.oracle.com

63. saving PrintStacktrace in string variable    forums.oracle.com

64. String as a variable name: is it possible?    forums.oracle.com

Hello everybody! IS it possible in JAVA to use a string as a variable name?I explain better by saying what I have to do: I have 120 jTextFields named TextA1, TextA2, TextA3 .. TextA20, TextB1..., ...TextF20 (in total 6*20=120 textfields divided in 20 TabbedPanels containing 6 textfields each). In a for cycle i'd like to do something like this: for (int ...

65. string variable    forums.oracle.com