ArrayList help

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ok still having trouble, i redid alot of the program, i need to slim down the ArrayList to being one instance of a word per file, plus all of the lines they are on inside that one instance. Right now there are mulitple instances of each word and each one has its own line its on. I have tried for the past 3 hours trying to get this to work, anything from finding a way to sort it then compair first and last index's to moving them to arrays and manually doing it. I just cant figure this out any help would be great!
just for refrance the arguement taken is a text file that lists other text files which have plain text in them
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import java.util.*;
import java.io.*;
class FileParser
     static ArrayList files = new ArrayList();
     JFrame frame = new JFrame("Search Engine v1.0");
     JTextField text = new JTextField(20);
     JTextArea display = new JTextArea(20,20);
     int xPosition;
     int yPosition;
     static int testCounter = 0;
     FileObj fo;
     //ArrayList <Word>finalWord = new ArrayList<Word>();
     public static void main(String[] args)
          FileParser fp = new FileParser(args[0]);
          fp.GUI(); disabling GUI for now
     public FileParser(String s)
          String option = "";
          try
               BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(new FileReader(s));
               String inLine = br.readLine();
               while(inLine != null)
                    FileObj fo = new FileObj(inLine);
                    fo.processFile();
                    files.add(fo);
                    inLine = br.readLine();
                    System.out.println("test");
               br.close();//the arraylist files now has each file name that containes words
               System.out.println(files);
          catch(IOException e){}
     public void GUI()
          Container con;
          JLabel l1;
          JPanel top, middle, bottom;
          con = frame.getContentPane();
          con.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
          top = new JPanel(new GridLayout(1,3));
          middle = new JPanel(new GridLayout(2,1));
          bottom = new JPanel(new GridLayout(1,3));
          top.add(new JLabel("Search for:"));
          top.add(text);
          middle.add(new JLabel("Results: "));
          middle.add(new JScrollPane(display));
          JButton search = new JButton("Search");
          search.addActionListener(new ActionListener()
          public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
               //System.out.println(text.getText());
               FileObj.list(text.getText());
          JButton clear = new JButton("Clear");
          clear.addActionListener(new ActionListener()
          public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
               text.setText("");
               display.setText("");
          JButton exit = new JButton("Exit");
          exit.addActionListener(new ActionListener()
          public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
               System.exit(0);
          bottom.add(search);
          bottom.add(clear);
          bottom.add(exit);
          con.add(top, BorderLayout.NORTH);
          con.add(middle, BorderLayout.CENTER);
          con.add(bottom, BorderLayout.SOUTH);
          frame.setSize(400, 250);
          frame.setVisible(true);
import java.util.*;
import java.io.*;
class FileObj
     String fileName;
     int wordCount;
     int uniqueWords;
     int lineCount;
     ArrayList <Word>words = new ArrayList<Word>();
     Boolean first = true;
     FileObj(String theFiles)
          fileName = theFiles;//individual file name
          System.out.println(fileName);
     public void processFile()
          FileReader infile = null;//helps load files text for reading
          StreamTokenizer reader = null;//helps tokenizes the files text
          int testCounter = 0;
          try
               infile = new FileReader(fileName);//finishes loading files text
               reader = new StreamTokenizer(infile);//finishes tokenizing files text
               reader.wordChars(65, 122);//tells it to only take letters
               reader.nextToken();
               while (reader.ttype != reader.TT_EOF)// while the end of the stream hasnt been reached
                    if (reader.ttype == reader.TT_WORD)//if the stream has read a token
                         String token = reader.sval;//creates a string with the token in it
                         wordCount++;
                         token = stripWord(token);//strips token of non letters
                         processWord(token, reader.lineno(), fileName);
                    reader.nextToken();
                    lineCount = reader.lineno();// gets me the line number
               exists();
               testCounter = words.size();
               for(int i = 0; i<testCounter;i++)
                    System.out.println(words.get(i));
               infile.close();
               //try to print out a search
          catch(FileNotFoundException e){}
          catch(IOException e){}
     public String toString()
          return ("FileName: "+fileName+" WordCount: "+wordCount+" UniqueWords:"+uniqueWords+" LineCount: "+lineCount);
     public String stripWord(String w)
          w = w.replace('.',' ');
     w = w.replace(',',' ');
     w = w.replace('?',' ');
     w = w.replace(':',' ');
     return w.trim().toUpperCase();
     public void processWord(String s, int line, String f)
          Word wordObj = new Word(s, line, f);
          words.add(wordObj);
          (words);
        public void exists()// this is only to find if the word exists
          int arrayCounter= 0;
          //words
     }     public static String list(String w)
          System.out.println("do i see this?");
          return w;
/* Word wordObj = finalWord.get(w.toUpperCase());
if (wordObj != null)
System.out.println(w + " found in " + fileName + " at lines " + wordObj.lineNumbers.toString());
import java.util.*;
class Word
     String value;
     String fileName;
     int count;
     ArrayList lineNumbers;
     public Word(Word wordCopy)
          value = wordCopy.value;
          fileName = wordCopy.fileName;
          count = wordCopy.count;
          lineNumbers = wordCopy.lineNumbers;
     public Word(String v, int l, String f)
          value =v;
          fileName = f;
          lineNumbers = new ArrayList();
          lineNumbers.add(new Integer(l));
          count++;
          //System.out.println("god i hope i see the unique words, this is one: "+value+" "+lineNumbers);
     public Word(String v)
          value = v;
     public void update(int l)
          lineNumbers.add(new Integer(l));
          count++;
     public String toString()
          return "FileName:"+fileName+" Word:"+value+" Lines found in: "+lineNumbers;
     public String getWord()
          return value;
     public int getEverything()
          int size = count;
          return size;
     public boolean compairTo(String s1)
          if(value.equals(s1))
               return true;
          else
               return false;
}

Answer 1

ok i put it all inside code brackets, i was told you only the part i was having trouble with. But i explained what the program does and im just trying to get the ArrayList which is filled with my Word objects to become sorted kind of. Right now it will have multiple instances of exact words, but they will be on diffrent lines, i need to shorten it down and put the lineNumbers all into the same word object if they are the same String value.import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import java.util.*;
import java.io.*;
class FileParser
static ArrayList files = new ArrayList();
JFrame frame = new JFrame("Search Engine v1.0");
JTextField text = new JTextField(20);
JTextArea display = new JTextArea(20,20);
int xPosition;
int yPosition;
static int testCounter = 0;
FileObj fo;
//ArrayList <Word>finalWord = new ArrayList<Word>();
public static void main(String[] args)
FileParser fp = new FileParser(args[0]);
fp.GUI(); disabling GUI for now
public FileParser(String s)
String option = "";
try
BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(new FileReader(s));
String inLine = br.readLine();
while(inLine != null)
FileObj fo = new FileObj(inLine);
fo.processFile();
files.add(fo);
inLine = br.readLine();
System.out.println("test");
br.close();//the arraylist files now has each file name that containes words
System.out.println(files);
catch(IOException e){}
public void GUI()
Container con;
JLabel l1;
JPanel top, middle, bottom;
con = frame.getContentPane();
con.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
top = new JPanel(new GridLayout(1,3));
middle = new JPanel(new GridLayout(2,1));
bottom = new JPanel(new GridLayout(1,3));
top.add(new JLabel("Search for:"));
top.add(text);
middle.add(new JLabel("Results: "));
middle.add(new JScrollPane(display));
JButton search = new JButton("Search");
search.addActionListener(new ActionListener()
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
//System.out.println(text.getText());
FileObj.list(text.getText());
JButton clear = new JButton("Clear");
clear.addActionListener(new ActionListener()
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
text.setText("");
display.setText("");
JButton exit = new JButton("Exit");
exit.addActionListener(new ActionListener()
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
System.exit(0);
bottom.add(search);
bottom.add(clear);
bottom.add(exit);
con.add(top, BorderLayout.NORTH);
con.add(middle, BorderLayout.CENTER);
con.add(bottom, BorderLayout.SOUTH);
frame.setSize(400, 250);
frame.setVisible(true);
import java.util.*;
import java.io.*;
class FileObj
String fileName;
int wordCount;
int uniqueWords;
int lineCount;
ArrayList <Word>words = new ArrayList<Word>();
Boolean first = true;
FileObj(String theFiles)
fileName = theFiles;//individual file name
System.out.println(fileName);
public void processFile()
FileReader infile = null;//helps load files text for reading
StreamTokenizer reader = null;//helps tokenizes the files text
int testCounter = 0;
try
infile = new FileReader(fileName);//finishes loading files text
reader = new StreamTokenizer(infile);//finishes tokenizing files text
reader.wordChars(65, 122);//tells it to only take letters
reader.nextToken();
while (reader.ttype != reader.TT_EOF)// while the end of the stream hasnt been reached
if (reader.ttype == reader.TT_WORD)//if the stream has read a token
String token = reader.sval;//creates a string with the token in it
wordCount++;
token = stripWord(token);//strips token of non letters
processWord(token, reader.lineno(), fileName);
reader.nextToken();
lineCount = reader.lineno();// gets me the line number
exists();
testCounter = words.size();
for(int i = 0; i<testCounter;i++)
System.out.println(words.get(i));
infile.close();
//try to print out a search
catch(FileNotFoundException e){}
catch(IOException e){}
public String toString()
return ("FileName: "+fileName+" WordCount: "+wordCount+" UniqueWords:"+uniqueWords+" LineCount: "+lineCount);
public String stripWord(String w)
w = w.replace('.',' ');
w = w.replace(',',' ');
w = w.replace('?',' ');
w = w.replace(':',' ');
return w.trim().toUpperCase();
public void processWord(String s, int line, String f)
Word wordObj = new Word(s, line, f);
words.add(wordObj);
(words);
     public void exists()// this is only to find if the word exists
          int arrayCounter= 0;
          //words
public static String list(String w)
System.out.println("do i see this?");
return w;
/* Word wordObj = finalWord.get(w.toUpperCase());
if (wordObj != null)
System.out.println(w + " found in " + fileName + " at lines " + wordObj.lineNumbers.toString());
import java.util.*;
class Word
String value;
String fileName;
int count;
ArrayList lineNumbers;
public Word(Word wordCopy)
value = wordCopy.value;
fileName = wordCopy.fileName;
count = wordCopy.count;
lineNumbers = wordCopy.lineNumbers;
public Word(String v, int l, String f)
value =v;
fileName = f;
lineNumbers = new ArrayList();
lineNumbers.add(new Integer(l));
count++;
//System.out.println("god i hope i see the unique words, this is one: "+value+" "+lineNumbers);
public Word(String v)
value = v;
public void update(int l)
lineNumbers.add(new Integer(l));
count++;
public String toString()
return "FileName:"+fileName+" Word:"+value+" Lines found in: "+lineNumbers;
public String getWord()
return value;
public int getEverything()
int size = count;
return size;
public boolean compairTo(String s1)
if(value.equals(s1))
return true;
else
return false;