[RESOLVED] Values for Types

Hi,

Where can I find info on how to set types?

For example I know string and boolean but I don't know about Address, etc.

Code:

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    public  final String FIRST_NAME = "";
    public final String LAST_NAME = "";
    public final Address ADDRESS = "";
    public final String PHONE_NUMBER ="";
    public final boolean FULL_TIME = false;
    public final boolean CURRENT = false;

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Thanks,


Nightwalker

Is it your code or someone elses?

If it is your code, most IDEs have a way to "Go to Definition" for stuff like that. If it someone elses code, you may want to look into their documentation.

Quote:

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public final Address ADDRESS = "";

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You are assigning empty string to it ? :confused:

I think the datatype Address is typed wrong instead of String.

It might be like this:

Code:

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public  final String FIRST_NAME = "";
    public final String LAST_NAME = "";
    public final String ADDRESS = "";
    public final String PHONE_NUMBER ="";
    public final boolean FULL_TIME = false;
    public final boolean CURRENT = false;

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You should check the complete code. Did you tried running it ? :wave:

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Originally Posted by kfcSmitty

Is it your code or someone elses?

If it is your code, most IDEs have a way to "Go to Definition" for stuff like that. If it someone elses code, you may want to look into their documentation.

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It's part of an assignment I need to do for my beginner java class.

The comments above that block of code are:

//TODO create defaults for all instance variables
// Default values are:
// firstName -> Not set
// address -> null
// phoneNumber -> Not set
// fullTime -> false
// current -> false

I guessing that by null all I need to do this?

Code:

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public final Address ADDRESS = null;

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Quote:

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Originally Posted by akhileshbc

You are assigning empty string to it ? :confused:

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Sorry, I put it like that while trying to figure out what value should be there. It is not a string but an address.

Yup... it can be initialized to either null or a new instance of Address.

public final Address ADDRESS = new Address();

If initialized to an instance, its either default constructor or one that requires parameters be passed.

Do you know a website which explains all of the types and how to use them?

It's either a native type or an object, usage of object depends on how object is defined.

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Originally Posted by leinad31

It's either a native type or an object, usage of object depends on how object is defined.

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Sorry, I'm not referring to Address in my previous post but types in general.

http://download.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/

Thanks.