Stupid question about Java

Greenlizard0 · 30 Oct 2007 at 17:30

Righteo, I'm starting to learn about Java, and I'm struggling at the moment, as my lecture notes and textbooks seem to be very apt at discussing the subject, but don't actually give me what the phrases mean.

Like if you were learning French, you'd need an English/French dictionary.

Can anybody e.g. suggest something to me, or a link please?

Kind regards

Presh

Greenlizard0 · 30 Oct 2007 at 21:08

An example of level? Um, ultra n00bian beginner mate

I have a had a brief gander at it, butnot really found it that helpful for that I'm looking for..

Greenlizard0 · 1 Nov 2007 at 22:50

I've been thinking about those "X For Dummies" books...hmm...

Greenlizard0 · 6 Nov 2007 at 17:29

Uh, I am still very much struggling with it as subject here is the yellow book the way forward. All the tutorials seem to start off with the presumption that the user has experience in the subject, which I don't have at all.

I have Java Java Java by Morelli and Objects first with Java but both jump (in my opinion) straight into the deep end.

Argh, can somebody please help

Greenlizard0 · 6 Nov 2007 at 23:08

KingAdora said:
It's a lot easier to state the exact problem you're having, rather than just a general 'help with java' question. I don't think anyone is going to explain java from beginning to end... (that's what lecturers do... )

Lol of course, I do appreciate that. I ordered the book for dummies, I think that'll hopefully give us what I need.

When I dabbled in HTML and Javascript years ago it was fairly easy to get it going, but Java itself, I just don't understand how things link together. In essence I am sort of getting used to the new vocab, but I don't understand what the words really imply they can do if that makes any sense. I'm being given projects to do everyweek, and as they're getting more and more complex I fee that I'm getting further away from it all. Ugh, may need to just have an early night and have a bash at it this weekend me thinks...

Greenlizard0 · 14 Nov 2007 at 17:36

Ugh, this is going to sound really stupid now - but what exactly does the term attributes of a method or attributes of a class actually mean? :confused:

Greenlizard0 · 15 Nov 2007 at 17:10

Greenlizard0 · 15 Nov 2007 at 18:25

Phnom_Penh said:
For a start, you have two inputs, you're initialising it twice, secondly, you have string [], it should be String [], System needs to have a capital s, dunno what Driver is?

Sorry I should have said - "Driver" is going to be another class I'm going to link it to.

Greenlizard0 · 15 Nov 2007 at 18:35

Would initialising it twice be a problem, god I'm just staring at the screen and messing brackets and stuff around ;/

Greenlizard0 · 15 Nov 2007 at 18:41

Phnom_Penh said:
Yeah, you can't have this line twice -
Scanner input = new Scanner (System.in)

Sorry why is that? I'm giving the user another chance to re-enter 1 or 2. :confused:

Greenlizard0 · 15 Nov 2007 at 19:04

Greenlizard0 · 15 Nov 2007 at 19:37

Does it actually work? Because it's doing the opposite of what I want it to do :/ (I'm actually just sitting here laughing at it now...possibly swearing at it as well...)

Greenlizard0 · 15 Nov 2007 at 19:54

What why?

Greenlizard0 · 15 Nov 2007 at 20:00

netbeans :S

Greenlizard0 · 15 Nov 2007 at 20:26

Ahhh gotcha mate, cheers very much for your help - you're a star!