[SOLVED] [Java] Array A - Z

[9three]

Hey,

 

I'm learning Java at school and our professor has given us an extra credit assignment.

 

He is asking to create an array A - Z.

 

Now I could do it the long way and just list them one at a time, but I'm pretty sure there is a method I could use to create a range from x letter to x letter.

 

Can anyone lend a hand?

[Yacoby]

I am teh suck at Java, however, you may just be able copy the values 65 to 90, into a array of bytes. (A - Z in the ASCII table). It is what I would do in C++.

 

Something like this might work:

java.util.List<char> charArray = new ....;
for ( char c = 65; c <= 90; ++c ) charArray.add(c);

[corbin]

If you want to do it as a letter range, you could do something like (borrowing and changing Yacoby's code kinda):

 

char[] alphabet = new char[26];

for(char c = 'a'; c <= 'z'; ++c) {

    ++c;

}

 

 

Not really an advantage.  Just a little (very little) different way ;p.

[Yacoby]

You mean this right? (Unless I am missing some key piece of java knowledge)

char[] alphabet = new char[26];
for(char c = 'a'; c <= 'z'; ++c) {
    alphabet[c - 'a'] = c;
}

 

Not really an advantage.  Just a little (very little) different way ;p.

Far better code. Much clearer as to the purpose

[corbin]

Yeah errr...  I was talking on the phone to someone and got distracted (obviously).

 

lol.

 

 

 

[9three]

thanks