Help Request! Static Array Objects.

Question

Hi, I'm a newbie looking for help with creating a static object array in the constructor of a class so the array can be accessed from all other classes but remains the same set of values for manipulation.
My code looks like;
public class ShipDatabase
public static Ship shipList[];
static {shipList[0] = new Ship("Sentry", 15, 10, "Scout");
" " " etc
shipList[5] = new Ship("Guard", 20, 2, "Scout");}
However it won't compile. Also I need to know how to access it from other classes when it does compile.
Any help is good help.

Answer 1

eg?
public class ShipDatabase
      private static class Ship
         private String s = null, ss = null;
         private int i = -1, j = -1;
         public Ship( String s, int i, int j, String ss )
            this.s = s;
            this.ss = ss;
            this.i = i;
            this.j = j;
         public String toString()
            return s + ", " + ss + ", " + i + ", " + j;
      public static Ship shipList[] = new Ship[]
      new Ship("Sentry", 15, 10, "Scout"),
      new Ship("Guard", 20, 2, "Scout")
      public static void main( String[] args )
      for( int i = 0; i < shipList.length; i++ )
         System.out.println( "sl: " + shipList[ i ] );
}