Java: How to pass the array data to a method?

Question

My question is kinda similar to these two here;

but I'm hitting a wall with the answers provided as I only needed to print the data of the array from a method.

Here is my code:

    public static void main(String[] args) {
    Student[] s1 = {new Student("Karen", "male", 121, "N", 2, "e"),
            new Student("K", "male", 122, "e", 3, "e"),
            new Student("L", "male", 123, "", 4, ""),
            new Student("M", "male", 124, "", 5, ""),
            new Student("O", "female", 125, "", 1, "")};

    s1.studentInfo(); //My questions involves something like this

}

where the set-up is like this

new Student(String StudentName, String Gender, int StudentNumber, String program, int YearLevel, String Orgs)

and this is the method where I want the array data to be accessible, and then prints it.

    public void studentInfo(){
    System.out.println("Student name: "+super.getName());
    System.out.println("Gender: "+super.getGender());
    System.out.println("Student number: "+super.getStudNumber());
    
    System.out.println("Program: "+getProgram());
    System.out.println("Year Level: "+getYrlevel());
    System.out.println("Organization: "+getOrg());
}

You have to loop on the array and then call a method to print the data. — Fabien MIFSUD
– Fabien MIFSUD, Commented Mar 5, 2021 at 11:23

Benjamin M · Accepted Answer · 2021-03-05 15:33:53Z

3

Just iterate over the array and pass the elements to the studentInfo method:

public static void main(String[] args) {
    Student[] s1 = {new Student("Karen", "male", 121, "N", 2, "e"),
            new Student("K", "male", 122, "e", 3, "e"),
            new Student("L", "male", 123, "", 4, ""),
            new Student("M", "male", 124, "", 5, ""),
            new Student("O", "female", 125, "", 1, "")};

    for(Student s : s1) {
        studentInfo(s);
    }

}

public static void studentInfo(Student s){
    System.out.println("Student name: "+s.getName());
    System.out.println("Gender: "+s.getGender());
    System.out.println("Student number: "+s.getStudNumber());
    
    System.out.println("Program: "+s.getProgram());
    System.out.println("Year Level: "+s.getYrlevel());
    System.out.println("Organization: "+s.getOrg());
}

edited Mar 5, 2021 at 15:33

answered Mar 5, 2021 at 11:27

Benjamin M

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5 Comments

Joey Over a year ago

I tried s1.studentInfo(s); earlier, but I only got an error that says Cannot invoke studentInfo(Student) on the array Student[] and IntelliSense is saying that it has to be s1.length.

Benjamin M Over a year ago

Ah, sorry, had a typo. I should have been simply studentInfo(s) without s1

m0skit0 Over a year ago

I think your earlier idea is much better: create a Student#studentInfo() and call it from the loop. Of course a better name would be printStudentInfo().

Benjamin M Over a year ago

I'd say it's personal preference and also depends on the use case. It really doesn't make a huge difference if the method is only called in one place.

Joey Over a year ago

this answer also worked on a static method, thank you.

S. Kadakov · Accepted Answer · 2021-03-05 11:34:05Z

First define method like

public void studentInfo(){
    System.out.println("Student name: "+this.getName());
    System.out.println("Gender: "+this.getGender());
    System.out.println("Student number: "+this.getStudNumber());
    
    System.out.println("Program: "+this.getProgram());
    System.out.println("Year Level: "+this.getYrlevel());
    System.out.println("Organization: "+this.getOrg());
}

in Student class. Then you may use anywhere you need:

Stream.of(s1).forEach(Student::studentInfo)

Where s1 is your students array.

m0skit0 · Accepted Answer · 2021-03-05 11:26:35Z

Looks like what you want is something like this:

private static void studentInfo(final Student[] students) {
    for (final Student student : students) {
        System.out.println("Student name: "+ student.getName());
        System.out.println("Gender: "+ student.getGender());
        System.out.println("Student number: "+ student.getStudNumber());

        System.out.println("Program: "+ student.getProgram());
        System.out.println("Year Level: "+ student.getYrlevel());
        System.out.println("Organization: "+ student.getOrg());
    }
}

And you just call it like this:

studentInfo(s1);

Also note that parameter names should start with lower-case as per Java naming conventions.

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