Getting Input - INT Variable for number or array element? Arggh.

Question

This is what I have. It is not working. Any ideas?
package ArrayPackage;
* @author  Terry
import java.io.*;
public class NumArray {
    int num1=1;
    int num2=0;
    int elements=0;
    int[] numArray = new int[elements];
    void insertNumbers(){
        for (int i =0; i < numArray.length;i++){ 
            numArray[i] = ((i % 2) == 0) ? num1 : num2;
    void printNumbers(){
        for(int i=0;i<numArray.length;i++){
            System.out.println("Element "+(i+1)+": " + numArray);
public static void main(String[] args) {
NumArray ezPrintsArray = new NumArray();
System.out.println("elements? ");
try{
ezPrintsArray.elements = System.in.read();
catch(IOException e){
ezPrintsArray.insertNumbers();
ezPrintsArray.printNumbers();

Answer 1

Here is what I have. At this point you are right. Basically it is not updating the elements variable. So at this point it runs, but it runs only 5 times. It is not updating the elements variable, and I have tried using this.elements, but that does not work. Help.
* NumArray.java
* Created on May 21, 2004, 10:22 AM
package ArrayPackage;
* @author  Terry
import java.io.*;
public class NumArray {
    int num1=1;
    int num2=0;
    int elements=5;
    int[] numArray = new int[elements];
    void getElements(){
       System.out.println("elements? ");
        try{
        elements = System.in.read();
        catch(IOException e){
    void insertNumbers(){
        for (int i =0; i < numArray.length;i++){ 
            numArray[i] = ((i % 2) == 0) ? num1 : num2;
    void printNumbers(){
        for(int i=0;i<numArray.length;i++){
            System.out.println("Element "+(i+1)+": " + numArray);
public static void main(String[] args) {
NumArray ezPrintsArray = new NumArray();
ezPrintsArray.getElements();
ezPrintsArray.insertNumbers();
ezPrintsArray.printNumbers();