Abstract object array initialization

Hi everybody!
I have a question, I know you can help me.
I created an abstract class called publication, and two other clases called Tape and Book that derive from the publication class. Now, in the application I have :
Publication BookTape[];
when I compile my program I have one error which is that I haven't initialize the BookTape[] object array. My question is How I can initialize an object that comes from an abstract class? could you help me?
Thank you !!!

Publication bookTapes[] = new Publication[10];That will create your array (note, this has nothing to do with instantiating abstract classes).
If you actually want to have something in your array, you need to fill it with subclasses of Publication since it's an abstract class.
So.
for(int i = 0;i < bookTapes.length;i++)
bookTapes[i] = new SubclassOfPublication();

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Can someone help me out with a situation that I am stuck with in WebServices.
I have a WebService which returns a DTO which has a getter and setter for an array of another type of DTO object.
Sample:-
public class MyDTO extends AnotherDTO implements Serializable {
private InnerDTO qcDtoList[] = new InnerDTO[0];
public MyDTO() {
public InnerDTO[] getQcDtoList() {
return qcDtoList;
public void setQcDtoList(InnerDTO[] resEDXDTOs) {
qcDtoList = resEDXDTOs;
But when I generate the WSDL for the webservice using WSAD 5.1 that uses the above DTO, the server side generated skeleton file looks like:-
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private InnerDTO[] qcDtoList;
public MyDTO() {
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public void setQcDtoList(InnerDTO[] qcDtoList) {
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As you can see from above, my initialization info is not available in the generated skeleton. I also tried putting the initialization in the constructor, with no effect.
What could be the reason for this? And is it possible to initialize my InnerDTO without losing it in the generated skeleton?
I simply want to initialize the object array.
If I need to modify my WSDL, what additional annotations should I add on the WSDL to get the desired effect?
I use WSAD's (Websphere Studio App Developer) IBM Websphere Webservices protocol and the JDK version is 1.3.1 and WSAD version is 5.1.
I would really appreciate if you can throw light on this?
Thanx and Regds,
Prashanth.

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v_categories IN ARCHIVE.integer_aat,
rs OUT RSType)
AS
/* PURPOSE: Return Search Results for the Category and Keyword Provided
VARIABLES:
v_categories = Document Categories array entered
v_term = Keyword entered
rs = Result Set
TYPE tbl_integer IS TABLE OF INTEGER;
tbl_cat tbl_integer;
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LOOP
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tbl_cat(i) := v_categories(i);
END LOOP;
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B.CATEGORY,
A.FILENAME,
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A.COMMENTS
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TBL_ARCHIVE_DOC_CAT B,
TBL_ARCHIVE_DOC_KEYWORDS C
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AND A.ID = C.ID
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Hi all,
first of all let's see some lines of source code
Foo.java
public class Foo
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public nPosition = 0;
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Arrays contain references, not objects. You must initialize the references within the array to point to constructed objects. Otherwise, the references will be null:
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I have too many books and not enough understanding on this subject.
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After I can do the array fill:
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I was thinking that objects exist first, then are loaded or filled into an object array. I seem to misunderstand as I am not performing the array fill very well. Following a book example seems to confuse me only more.
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                 s = emp1.getSalary();
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                 n = emp2.getName();
                 s = emp2.getSalary();
                 newsal = emp2.raise();
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what's the matter ?
Try this :
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I am unable to figure out the way in which I can return an object
array from a cpp file to java. Is there any obvious error which you can spot in
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When I try to return a single object in the native function,
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public String ID;
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System.+out+.println(objFlight[0].ID);
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# A fatal error has been detected by the Java Runtime Environment:
# EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION
(0xc0000005) at pc=0x6d9068d8, pid=1804, tid=3836
# JRE version: 6.0_18-b07
# Java VM: Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (16.0-b13 mixed mode, sharing
windows-x86
# Problematic frame:
# V [jvm.dll+0x1068d8]
# An error report file with more information is saved as:
# C:\Users\Amrish\Workspace\JNI Test\bin\hs_err_pid1804.log
# If you would like to submit a bug report, please visit:
http://java.sun.com/webapps/bugreport/crash.jsp
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at
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at
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at
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at
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Edited by: amrish_deep on Mar 18, 2010 7:40 PM

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imadeveloper wrote:
I am working on a webservice where the request can contain a dynamic array of SingleOwnerRequestNodeDetail objects. I need to read these objects in and sort them according to an orderNbr that is contained in the object.
I am attempting to read these object into a Comparable class and sort them. I am having problems when I try to insert the objects into my object array ComparableBO[]. I get the following error: Exception during processing: java.lang.NullPointerException
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
Here's my class:
public class ComparatorBO implements Comparable {
     private SingleOwnerRequestNodeDetail nodeDetailInfo;
     private int orderNbr;
     public SingleOwnerRequestNodeDetail getNodeDetailInfo() {
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}Here's the code where I read in the objects and attempt to place them in the comparableBO[]
ComparatorBO[] comparatorBOArray = null;
comparatorBOArray = new ComparatorBO[requestInfo.length];
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               nodes.setSingleOwnerRequestOpCode(requestInfo[i].getSingleOwnerRequestOpCode());
               nodes.setSingleOwnerRequestOrderNbr(requestInfo[i].getSingleOwnerRequestOrderNbr());
               comparatorBO.setNodeDetailInfo(nodes);
               *comparatorBOArray[i].setNodeDetailInfo(comparatorBO.getNodeDetailInfo());*
               comparatorBOArray[i].setOrderNbr(Integer.parseInt(nodes.getSingleOwnerRequestOrderNbr()));
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System.out.println("The title is "+ files[1]);
System.out.println("The Subject is "+ files[2]);
System.out.println("The Description is "+ files[3]);
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System.out.println(((Object[])Records[0])[0]);

I'm afraid I'm not going to make you a millionaire but I feel so relieved at the moment that if I had a million I'd give it to you!!Yeah, I know you won't make me a millionaire, but I can dream... :)
thanks for all your helpYou are welcome. Do you understand why you needed to move the creation of the "files" array.

2D Object Array Problem

Hey Guys,
I am trying to append or add another set of data to my object array but with no success. What I need is later on in my code I want to add new data to the rows array.
Any advise would be gratefully appreciated. Here is my code:
Object[][] rows =
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You got a severe case of Object denial.
I'd start with writing a class like this:
public class Order {
private String name;
private int amount;
private BigDecimal cost;
private OrderLocation location;
private OrderStatus status;
public Order(String name, int amount, BigDecimal cost, OrderLocation location, OrderStatus status) {
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    this.amount = amount;
    this.cost = cost;
    this.location = location;
    this.status = status;
public Order(String name, int amount, String cost, OrderLocation location, OrderStatus status) {
    this(name, amount, new BigDecimal(cost), location, status);
// add getters and if necessary setters
}Then your code can look like this:
Order[] rows = {
new Order("AOLX", 10, "12.1", OrderLocation.BUY, OrderStatus.RECIEVED),
new Order("ORCLX", 55, "34.56", OrderLocation.BUY, OrderStatus.RECIEVED),
new Order("CSCOX", 100, "5.6", OrderLocation.SELL, OrderStatus.PROCESSING),
new Order("NXTLX", 200, "7.8", OrderLocation.BUY, OrderStatus.PROCESSING),
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};

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You don't have to do this:
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This works fine:
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What kind of Exception are you getting? I'm guessing you're getting a NullPointerException?
Looks like you're declaring your array correctly, but you are not initializing it:
JTBar[] arrayObj= new JTBar[8];
for (int i = 0; i < arrayObj.length; i++) {
arrayObj[i] = new JTBar();
}

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Is there any way to directly convert and object Array to a Collection object. Basically i need to create a ArrayList from Object Array. The ArrayList has a constructor and also provides a method addAll() that accept Collection as parameter. So the problem becomes , how to convert Object Array to collection. As per my understanding all arrays should be essentially Collection Interface subclass.
So why am i not able to cast?
What is wrong in calling Object Array a sub class of Collection?
// OrderLineItem[] is the object array that i wish to have as ArrayList
// This code generates error -
//"ErpOrder.java": Error #: 364 : cannot cast gal.ERP.OrderLineItem[] to java.util.Collection
public void setLineItems( OrderLineItem[] arrOrderLineItem ) {
m_arrLineItems = new ArrayList((Collection)arrOrderLineItem);
}Is there no way except iterating through the array and adding individual Objects to ArrayList?

By "Object array" do you mean an Array class, or do you mean an Object[]? They are different. The Array class wraps an Object[] and provides useful methods to manipulate it.
There is no such thing as a Collection object, per say. "Collection" is an interface implemented by many objects such as LinkedList, Vector, ArrayList, HashSet, and TreeSet.
The Collection interface is designed to be an interface to any object that can keep a mutable list of other Objects, check to see if an Object is in that list, and iterate through all Objects in the list.
As far as resources go, I suggest the API reference at http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.1/docs/api/index.html.

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Hello
I am having a problem with Object Array Data Provider in terms that the table's data is not changed corectly after a request as expected, but after two requests.
Steps to reproduce the bug:
0. Create a new Visual Web project, call it 'test'.
Set 'Bundled Tomcat ' or 'Sun 9' as deploy target server.
Edit 'Page1' of the project.
1. Create an Entity class, simple class that has only getters and setters with a few fields (lets say 'id' and 'name').
2. In the SessionBean1 that is generated by the framework create an array of Entity class named 'entityArr', and getters and setters for this field.
3. Add a new Array Object Data Provider on the page and set in its properties as array the array created in the previous step 'entityArr (SessionBean1)'.
4. Add a new table component, and set as data provider the provider created in step 3.
In the Table's Layout map the fields from the Entity class, and set whatever compnents you desire for each component's type or leave the default ones (Static Text).
5. Add a 'property change trigger component' on the page. I called it like this because I tried the following :
5.1 A text field and a button to submit the text value
5.2 A Calendar component with autosubmit
5.3 A DropDown with autosubmit.
6. On the property change trigger component created at step 5 set a value_changed method that changes the the array that should be displayed by the table.
For Example, for a DropDown component, you will have a method like this :
public void dropDown1_processValueChange(ValueChangeEvent event) {
String idStr = (String) event.getNewValue();
System.out.println("Entity id :"+idStr);
if(idStr .equals("item1")) {
fillSessionBean1(true);
else {
fillSessionBean1(false);
getSessionBean1().setItemName(idStr);
private void fillSessionBean1(boolean fillValues) {
Entity[] values ;
if(fillValues) {
values = new Entity[4];
for ( int i=0;i<values.length; i++) {
Entity entity = new Entity();
entity.setDescription("Description "+i);
entity.setName("Name "+i);
entity.setId(i) ;
values[i] = entity;
else {
//values = new Entity[0];
values = null;
getSessionBean1().setEntityArr(values);
7. When running the program, if the selected is Item1, the table does not show the array set if on this branch.
I am using :
Netbeans 5.5 build 20061017100,
Visual Web Pack 070104_2,
Ent.Pack 20061212
jdk 1.6.0
Operating Systems : Both Linux Suse10 and Windows.
If anyone has a solution for this please let me know.

OK
While no one responded, I had to think for myself.
There is a bug in the code generated by netbeans or there is nowhere specified that if you attach an array to a data provider you will have to notify by hand the data provider that the array has changed.
You will have to put this line that is generated in init function in your valuechanged functions :
objectArrayDataProvider1.setArray((java.lang.Object[])getValue("#{SessionBean1.entityArr}"));
I think this aproach is a little bit wrong, even it works.
I believe the data provider should be notified the array has been changed.
There could be a much more simple aproaches :
1. In the code generated by netbeans, if you attach an array to a data provider the data provider will be notified after any set(Object[])
2. The data provider could have a function so you will ne anle to attach to the data provider an Object (the session bean, in my case) and the name of the function that retrieves the array (in my case, 'getEntityArr') .
The code generated by netbeans could add this function easily.
Maybe there are any other better aproaches, and I might be wrong.
It's good that it works.

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Hi Friends,
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I think you are trying to do the editing of parameter from the java editor.
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In the parameter section edit the paramter. Change the dimensions here.
Regards,
Ashwani Kr Sharma

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Hi all,
Im new to java. I creat class it has item_name,item_qty,item_price as properties.then i need to create object array type of that class.now i need to assign values to properties in each element of object array from the database.in my database has ITEM table it has data according to that properties of class.how i do this.please tel me .
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Harsha_Lasith wrote:
yes I knew connect to the database using JDBC.but i have not clear understand about instantiate an object of a class using a constructor.please give me some example for those.
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Hi,
I have an object array that contains a String[] and an int[].
Object[String[], int[]]
The values in the Strings array must be in the same position in the array as those in the int array i.e
String [0] is the string representation of int[0].
Its for a bar chart.
That is all working beautifully.
Now however I want to sort the int array in descending order by the value of the ints in the array and thus the order or the String array has to mirror this.
I am using a comparator to do this but it just wont work. I'm sure this is the way but how should it look?
Has anybody got any ideas?
Thanks in advance,
L.

use the bubblesort:
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