Non static method
I have the following:
import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;
public class BranchB2
public static void main(String[] args)
int pathCost, source, destination, count=0;
int userSource, userDestination;
String tempRead;
ArrayList edge = new ArrayList();
System.out.print("Start: ");
userSource = read();
System.out.print("End: ");
userDestination = read();
if(userSource == -1 || userDestination == -1)
System.out.println("Error in entry, Program will now exit!");
System.exit(0);
try
FileReader file = new FileReader("graph_info - TUTE 2.txt");
BufferedReader fileInput = new BufferedReader(file);
String str = "";
while ((str = fileInput.readLine()) != null)//Read every line until EOF
String []splits = str.split(" ");
source = Integer.parseInt(splits[0]);
destination = Integer.parseInt(splits[1]);
pathCost = Integer.parseInt(splits[2]);
edge.add(new Edge(pathCost, source, destination));
count++;
catch (IOException e)
System.out.println("ERROR: Cannot Read File!");
int size = edge.size();
//Create the array of linked lists
ArrayList path = new ArrayList();
ArrayList pathArray[] = new ArrayList[20];
for(int i = 0; i < pathArray.length; i++)
pathArray[i] = new ArrayList();
int place = runFirst(pathArray, size, userSource, edge);
//display(place, pathArray);
int add=0;
sort(pathArray);
/* This is the first part of the program, *
* It first gets an initial set of values *
* to be stored in the array so the second *
* can run. *
int place=0;
for(int j=0; j<size; j++)
Edge temp = (Edge)edge.get(j);
if(temp.getSource() == userSource)
pathArray[place].add(new Edge(temp));
temp.setVisited(true);
place++;
DISPLAY
int test = place;//pathArray[0].size();
System.out.println("Test = " + test);
for(int k=0; k<test; k++)
for(int
Edge tempDisplay = (Edge)pathArray[k].get(0);
System.out.println("Start: " + tempDisplay);
public static void display(int place, ArrayList pathArray[])
int test = place;
System.out.println("Test = " + test);
for(int k=0; k<test; k++)
Edge tempDisplay = (Edge)pathArray[k].get(0);
System.out.println("Start: " + tempDisplay);
public static int runFirst(ArrayList pathArray[], int size, int userSource, ArrayList edge)
/* This is the first part of the program, *
* It first gets an initial set of values *
* to be stored in the array so the second *
* can run. */
int place=0;
for(int j=0; j<size; j++)
Edge temp = (Edge)edge.get(j);
if(temp.getSource() == userSource)
pathArray[place].add(new Edge(temp));
temp.setVisited(true);
place++;
//System.out.println(pathArray[0].get(0));
//System.out.println(pathArray[1].get(0));
return place;
public void sort(ArrayList pathArray[])
int ff = pathArray.length;
System.out.println(ff);
//for(int out=pathArray.length; out>1; out--)
//for(int in=0; in<out; in++)
int one=0, two=0;
int sizeList = pathArray[0].size();
for(int current=0; current<sizeList; current++)
Edge tempOne = (Edge)pathArray[0].get(current);
one = one + tempOne.getPathCost();
int sizeListNext = pathArray[1].size();
for(int current=0; current<sizeListNext; current++)
Edge tempDisplay = (Edge)pathArray[1].get(current);
two = two + tempDisplay.getPathCost();
/*if(one > two)
ArrayList temp = pathArray[0];
pathArray[0] = pathArray[1];
pathArray[1] = temp;
System.out.println("one: " + one + "two: " + two);
public static int read()
int value = -1;
try
InputStreamReader isr = new InputStreamReader(System.in);
BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(isr);
String tempRead = br.readLine();
value = Integer.parseInt(tempRead);
catch (IOException e)
System.out.println("ERROR: Cannot read keyboard!");
return value;
}i get the error:
C:\Users\Taurus\Desktop\University\AMI - 4517\Assignment\branchb>javac BranchB2.
java
BranchB2.java:77: non-static method sort(java.util.ArrayList[]) cannot be refere
nced from a static context
sort(pathArray);
^
1 error
C:\Users\Taurus\Desktop\University\AMI - 4517\Assignment\branchb>Why am I getthing this as sort is not static?
Yorkroad's tip is correct. You'll want to create an instance of the class within the main function, then call all methods using that instance. This will allow you to have all your methods non-static. (The error is because main is a static method).
A good way to avoid that problem is to have your main function in its own seperate class in order to maintain a truly object-oriented methodology.
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From this line I'm getting an error
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Aprecciate solution,
thxThe reason this is happening is that you can't call non-static methods from a static method. Non-static methods need an instance in order to be called. Static methods are not associated with an instance.
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Non-static method close() cannot be referenced from a static context
Friends,
I am having a little help with some static and not static issues.
I created a JMenuBar, it's in the file: SlideViewMenu.java
One of the operations is File->Close and another is File->Exit.
The listener is in the SlideViewMenu.java file. The listener needs to reference two non-static methods within SlideView.java.
Here's some of the code:
SlideViewMenu.java
public class SlideViewMenu {
public JMenuBar createMenuBar() {
final Action openAction = new OpenAction();
Action aboutAction = new AboutAction();
ActionListener menuListener = new MenuActionListener();
JMenuBar menuBar = new JMenuBar();
// All the menu stuff works fine and is taken care of here.
// Listener for Menu
class MenuActionListener implements ActionListener {
public void actionPerformed (ActionEvent actionEvent) {
String selection = (String)actionEvent.getActionCommand();
if (selection.equals("Close"))
SlideViewFrame.close();
else SlideViewFrame.exit();
}SlideView.java
// Driver class
public class SlideView {
public static void main(String[] args) {
ExitableJFrame f = new SlideViewFrame("SlideView");
// Stuff here, works fine.
// Frame class
class SlideViewFrame extends ExitableJFrame {
// some things here, work fine.
private SlideViewMenu menuBar = new SlideViewMenu();
public SlideViewFrame(String title) {
// Set title, layout, and background color
super(title);
setJMenuBar(menuBar.createMenuBar());
// Stuff here works fine.
// Handles doing stuff once the file has been selected
public void setFileName(File fullFileName, String simpleName) {
// Stuff here works fine.
// File->Close. clean up everything.
public void close() {
setTitle("SlideView");
textArea.setText("");
scrollBar.setVisible(false);
textArea.setVisible(false);
statsPanel.setVisible(false);
// File->Exit.
public void exit() {
System.exit(0);
}The error I'm getting is:
SlideViewMenu.java:50: non-static method close() cannot be referenced from a static context
I don't get it?
Thanks for all help.Making close() and exit() static would not solve the problem because close() requires access to nonstatic member variables/functions.
Fortunately, that is not necessary. The real reason you are having a problem is that you don't have any way in your listener to access the main frame window, which is what the listener trying to control. You made a stab at gaining access by prefixing the function with the class name, but, as the compiler has informed you, that is only valid for static methods. If you think about it, you should see the sense in that, because, what if you had a number of frames and you executed className.close()? Which one would you close? All of them?
Fortunately, there is an easy way out that ties the listener to the frame.
SlideViewMenu.java:public class SlideViewMenu
// Here's where we keep the link to the parent.
private SlideViewFrame parentFrame;
// Here's where we link to the parent.
public JMenuBar createMenuBar(SlideViewFrame linkParentFrame)
parentFrame = linkParentFrame;
final Action openAction = new OpenAction();
Action aboutAction = new AboutAction();
ActionListener menuListener = new MenuActionListener();
JMenuBar menuBar = new JMenuBar();
// All the menu stuff works fine and is taken care of here.
// Listener for Menu --- It is assumed that this is a non-static nested
// class in SlideViewMenu. All SlideViewMenu variables are accessible from
// here. If this is not the case, simply add a similar member variable
// to this class, initialize it with a constructor parameter, and
// pass the SlideViewMenu parentFrame when the listener is
// constructed.
class MenuActionListener implements ActionListener
public void actionPerformed (ActionEvent actionEvent)
String selection = (String)actionEvent.getActionCommand();
// Use parentFrame instead of class name.
if (selection.equals("Close"))
parentFrame.close();
else
parentFrame.exit();
}SlideView.java// Driver class
public class SlideView
public static void main(String[] args)
ExitableJFrame f = new SlideViewFrame("SlideView");
// Stuff here, works fine.
// Frame class
class SlideViewFrame extends ExitableJFrame
// some things here, work fine.
private SlideViewMenu menuBar = new SlideViewMenu();
public SlideViewFrame(String title)
// Set title, layout, and background color
super(title);
//Here's where we set up the link.
setJMenuBar(menuBar.createMenuBar(this));
// Stuff here works fine.
// Handles doing stuff once the file has been selected
public void setFileName(File fullFileName, String simpleName)
// Stuff here works fine.
// File->Close. clean up everything.
public void close()
setTitle("SlideView");
textArea.setText("");
scrollBar.setVisible(false);
textArea.setVisible(false);
statsPanel.setVisible(false);
// File->Exit.
public void exit()
System.exit(0);
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if I have the following :
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SummerCoolI have a question which is how can i justify which is
static and which is non static method in a program? I
need to explain why ? I think it the version 2 which
is static. I can only said that it using using a
reference. But am I correct or ?? Please advise....If I am reading this correctly, that you think that your version 2 is a static method, then you are wrong and need to review your java textbook on static vs non-static functions and variables.
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