HI, a HashTable or Dictionary type of object is your friend.
HTH, JC On Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 5:35 PM, tim shaya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Apologies in advance if this is a bit off topic.... but are there any > ActionScripters who know Java on here? > I'm just starting out with Java and I'm stuck. > > In Actionscript you can write a for loop and have something like this: > * > for (var i:int=0;i<**myStudnts.length;i++){ > this["testStudent**" + i] = new Student(); > }* > > I'm having trouble expressing the left part of the statement -- > "*this["myStudent" > + i]*" -- using Java. > > Any suggestions? > > Here's where I'm at with the Java code: > > *private static Student testStudent1, testStudent2, testStudent3, > testStudent4, testStudent5; > private static String[][] myStudnts = {{...}, {...}, **{...}, **{...}**, > {...}**}; > ... > public static void main(String[] args){ > **initStudents(); > } > > public static void initStudents(){ > for(int i=0; i<myStudnts.length; i++){ > // NOT COMPILING SO FAR: > ///////////////////////////////////////////// > (Student)("testStudent"+(i+1)) = new Student(myStudnts[i][0], > myStudnts[i][1], > > myStudnts[i][2], myStudnts[i][3], > > myStudnts[i][4], myStudnts[i][5]); > } > ** } > > *Again, sorry if this is a bit off-topic and thank you for taking the time > to read this. > > - Tim > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders