Returning an arrray from a method?

[ione walker]

I have written a method (getArray) that does some stuff.
(I can't send the code as it is Cattle Drive Stuff)
it generates an array.
I can get it to sent the array to the screen using
System.out.println( intData( i ) );
But I do nto seem to be able to get the
array outside the method.
I am sure that I am doing something wrong
that is a matter of not understaning the syntax
well enough.
Cindy, I am sending you the code.
could you take out the tell-tale stuff.
Thank You Very much.
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(code removed by Cindy)

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Ione Walker
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[This message has been edited by Cindy Glass (edited May 16, 2001).]

[Cindy Glass]

return intData[];

Try just saying "return intData". You only use the [] stuff during the declaration. The variable name does not include it.

[Art Metzer]

This should give you some help with the syntax of arrays in methods, Ione.
Please forgive the fact that my contrived class doesn't really do anything:

public class DemonstrateArray {
 
    public int[] gimme() {
 
        int[] temp = new int[3];
 
        temp[0] = -5;
        temp[1] = 0;
        temp[2] = +5;
 
        return temp;
    }
 
    public static void main( String[] args ) {
 
        DemonstrateArray da = new DemonstrateArray();
 
        int[] x = da.gimme();
 
        System.out.println( "Length: " + x.length );
    }
}

In particular, notice that:
1) If a method returns an array, then the return type in the method signature has to indicate an array ("public int[] gimme() {...}").
2) In the return statement of your method, just return the name of the array: no brackets. ("return temp;", not "return temp[];").
Hope this helps, Ione.
Art
[This message has been edited by Art Metzer (edited May 16, 2001).]