returning 3 items

You will need to create a serialized object. eg:

public class SerialObj implements java.io.Serializable{

public int int1, int2;

public String str1;

public SerialObj(int first, int second, String third){

this.int1=first;

this.int2=second;

this.str1=third;

}

}

Compile this seperately and you can use it in any program you desire, this is similar to structures in C.eg:

SerialObj obj = new SerialObj(1,2,"three");

then when it is returned to where ever you may print out the elements like so:

System.out.println("Integer 1: "+obj.int1);

System.out.println("Integer 2: "+obj.int2);

System.out.println("String: "+obj.str1);

hope this works for you.

npirs at 2007-6-29 2:47:27 >

The fastest solution is to place the results in a HashMap object and just return this.

However you will loose all type-checks made by the compiler (as you would if you returned an Object[] ).

The type-safe way is to create a "data-object" that contains getters and setters for all the values you return:

public class Data

{

private int _int;

private float _float;

private String _string;

public void putFloat( float f )

{

_float = f;

}

public float getFloat()

{

return _float;

}

// etc....

}

The class need not implement Serializable unless you intend to pass it across a network (RMI) or stream it to disc.

DanielBakkelund at 2007-6-29 2:47:27 >

boolean complete = false;

Vector myVector = new Vector();

MyStructure myStructure = null;

int x,y;

String theString;

while (!complete) {

// read in x or dynamically get it

// read in y or dynamically get it

// read in theString or dynamically get it

myStructure = new MyStructure(x, y, theString);

myVector.addElement(myStructure);

if (you determine you are finished) {

complete = true;

}

}

jmschrei at 2007-6-29 2:47:27 >