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if i have to input 5 separate lines of code like:

Smith 27 83.7
Jones 21 28.35
Walker 96 182.4
Doe 60 150
Wood 100 400

how would i be able to put smith, 27, and 83.7 in separate variables?

here is my code so far...



there is more at the bottom but that is not important! I just need some guidance as to how to read a line of code from a file and then put the 3 different variables in their corresponding variables (im looking for help with the last comment in the snippet of code)
 
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If you are certain that the names do not contain spaces you can use

String[] pieces = line.split(" ");
 
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You could get the whole line and then split it instead of getting each elements. Hope this helps.


 
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If you are using a Scanner, it has methods which allow you to get the next int, the next double or the next token. Have a look in its API documentation here.

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it seems to me that the whole "split" thing would work but how would i be able to store them in differnt variables?

in the file im inputing there are 3 "variables" per line. the first one is name which has no spaces, the second is an integer that is called creditHrs, and the last is a double called qualityPts. I was thinking of using an if statement like

if (______ == string or char){
name == _________;
}
else if (_______ == int){
creditHrs = _____________;
}
else if (_______ == double){
qualityPts = ___________;
}

is there any way to do that?
 
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the API tells you that the split method returns an array of strings.

You know the [0]th element will have first token, or the name. the [1]st element will have the second token, or the int. the [2]nd element will have the double. write a statement for each that assigns or (parses and assigns) them to the variables you want.
 
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sorry here is the code i just posted might be easier to read this way

 
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How about something like the following:

String[] pieces = line.split(" ");
String name = pieces[0];
int creditHrs = Integer.parseInt(pieces[1]);
double qualityPts = new Double(pieces[2]).doubleValue();

You really need to be sure that the names do not contain spaces, though.
 
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i actually used the StringTokenizer to solve the problem...I tried messing around with "split" for a long while and was not able to come to a solution. Here was my finishing code:



thanks to everyone that helped...
Jason
 
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Don't use StringTokenizer. For one thing String.split() is far simpler, and StringTokenizer is a legacy class, only kept around to not break older code.

From the StringTokenizer description in the API: "StringTokenizer is a legacy class that is retained for compatibility reasons although its use is discouraged in new code."

http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/index.html

Make sure you have the right regular expression as an argument in split, Passing " " as an argument to split should work just fine, unless the data is not in the format you expect.
 
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right on...thanks
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