static method to call from other package

[Eung maeng]

Hi,
would you be able to show me how static method call non-static method in same class?

I tried to put a simple of my two program below.

please show me how to fix this problem.

Regards,

e.g

package pgm;
import pgm.*;

class A;

public static Map getValues(String ISBN_digit) {
Hashtable ht = new Hashtable();
String message = "from CCHKDigit() ";
Boolean IN60 = new Boolean(true);

CHKISBN(String ISBN_digit) // my problem is in this method???

ht.put("msg", message);
ht.put("error", IN60);

return ht;
}

public char CHKISBN(String isbn10) {

PXERCD = '0';
isbn10 = isbn10.toUpperCase().trim();
char[] theChars = isbn10.toCharArray();

//int val=0;
StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();

// 2. validation of input ISBN code's chacters
F = 10;
RUNTOT=0;
for (int X = 0; X<=9; X++) {

if (X < 9) {
RUNTOT += F * Character.getNumericValue(theChars[X]);
F--;
}
//System.out.println("theChars[X]"+theChars[X]);
int val =NUMVALUES.indexOf(theChars[X]);
//System.out.println("INDEXOF-VAL:"+ val);
if(val == -1) {
PXERCD = '2';
System.out.println("pxercd"+PXERCD);
return PXERCD;
}//end of if
}//end of for


XCHECK = Character.getNumericValue(theChars[isbn10.length() - 1]);
XXREST = (int)((long)(RUNTOT)%(long)(11));

if (XXREST == 0) {
XXCHKD = 0;
}else if(XXREST == 1) {
XCCHKD = 'X';
XXCHKD = 1;
}else{
XXCHKD = (11 - XXREST);
}
// Check if error
if (Character.getNumericValue(isbn10.charAt(9)) != XXCHKD && XXREST !=1) {
PXERCD = '1';
}else if(isbn10.charAt(9) != XCCHKD && XXREST ==1) {
PXERCD = '1';
}else {
PXERCD = '0';
} //�end if-else

return PXERCD;

}//end of method of CHKISDN


package pgm;
class b{
public void checkDigits(String ITNO) {

ItemNo = ITNO;
Hashtable rValues = (Hashtable) CCHKDigit.getValues(ITNO);
String msg = (String) rValues.get("msg");
boolean error = ((Boolean)(rValues.get("error")) ).booleanValue();

System.out.println("Error" + error);
System.out.println("Message" + msg);
}

[Keith Lynn]

A static method in a class definition cannot directly access the instance methods. The instance methods only have meaning when you create an instance of the class.

[Eung maeng]

thank, Keith,
Do you have any example source to get multiple return values from other class with instance method in instance of the class?

thanks,

[Keith Lynn]

I'm sorry, but I don't understand your question.

I don't see where you're trying to call an instance method in another class.

A method can't have multiple return types.

However, if you want to return multiple values, you can encapsulate them into an object.