I know what a static array is and how to use it in Java, but my Prof assigned us a program and for one of the many classes we had to create, he asked us to 'use a static array' in such a way that multiple objects will store their data there.
For instance, if the objects were car garages, then each garage instance would store in a 100x3 static array their data:
1, honda, four-door
3, toyota, two-door
1, bicycle, -1
1, ford, pickup
2, ford, fiesta
3, chevy, two-door
3, bicycle, -1
The -1 indicates the end of each garage.
That's a lousy example, but you get the idea.
So, I am thinking that what he wants is kind of like this:
In the demo class (which is the main), I will declare an instance of a class I made with the static array in it:
PublicAccessArray p1 = new PublicAccessArray();
Then that class starts off like:
public class PublicAccessArray {
public static int[][] accessArray;
public static void PublicAccessArray()
{
accessArray = new int[100][3];
...
And then my class that will create the objects to use the static array will look like:
public class ClassThatUsesTheStaticArray {
public void ClassThatUsesTheStaticArray (PublicAccessArray array1)
{...
So then back in the demo/main class I would instantiate those objects with:
ClassThatUsesTheStaticArray c1= new ClassThatUsesTheStaticArray (p1);
I think that's what he means, and I know that the static array should look like the example I gave (though it uses numbers as data/elements).
I know he wants us to instantiate the ClassThatUsesTheStaticArray objects from the demo/main class and the only way I can see to do that would be to pass the p1 array to it.
Does what I am doing seem to be the right way? I often an easier time doing the actual coding than figure out what my Prof. is actually asking us to do so I was wondering if that sounds like a way to 'use a static array'.