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POWhy can't my main class see the array in my calender class
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copied!<p>This is a homework problem. I'm already 5 days late and can't figure out what I'm doing wrong.. this is my 1st semester in Java and my first post on this site</p> <p>Here is the assignment..</p> <p>Create a class called <code>Calendar</code>. The class should contain a variable called <code>events</code> that is a String array. The array should be created to hold 5 elements. Use a constant value to specify the array size. Do not hard code the array size. Initialize the array in the class constructor so that each element contains the string <strong>“ – No event planned – “</strong>. </p> <p>The class should contain a method called <code>CreateEvent</code>. This method should accept a String argument that contains a one-word user event and an integer argument that represents the day of the week. <code>Monday</code> should be represented by the number <code>1</code> and <code>Friday</code> should be represented by the number <code>5</code>. Populate the events array with the event info passed into the method. Although the user will input one-word events, each event string should prepend the following string to each event:</p> <pre><code>event_dayAppoinment: (where event_day is the day of the week) </code></pre> <p>For example, if the user enters 1 and “doctor” , the first array element should read: Monday Appointment: doctor</p> <p>If the user enters 2 and “PTA” , the second array element should read: Tuesday Appointment: PTA</p> <p>Write a driver program (in a separate class) that creates and calls your Calendar class. Then use a loop to gather user input. Ask for the day (as an integer) and then ask for the event (as a one word string). Pass the integer and string to the Calendar object’s <code>CreateEvent</code> method. The user should be able enter 0 – 5 events. If the user enters <code>-1</code>, the loop should exit and your application should print out all the events in a tabular format. Your program should not allow the user to enter invalid values for the day of the week. Any input other than <code>1 – 5</code> or <code>-1</code> for the day of the week would be considered invalid.</p> <p>Notes: When obtaining an integer from the user, you will need to use the <code>nextInt()</code> method on your Scanner object. When obtaining a string from a user, you will need to use the <code>next()</code> method on your Scanner object.</p> <p>Here is my code so far..</p> <pre><code>//DRIVER CLASS /** * * @author Rocky */ //imports scanner import java.util.Scanner; //begin class driver public class driver { /** * @paramargs the command line arguments */ //begin main method public static void main(String[] args) { //initiates scanner Scanner userInput = new Scanner (System.in); //declare variables int dayOfWeek; String userEvent; //creates object for calender class calendercalenderObject = new calender(); //user prompt System.out.println("Enter day of week for your event in the following format:"); System.out.println("Enter 1 for Monday"); System.out.println("Enter 2 for Tuesday"); System.out.println("Enter 3 for Wednsday"); System.out.println("Enter 4 for Thursday"); System.out.println("Enter 5 for Friday"); System.out.println("Enter -1 to quit"); //collect user input dayOfWeek = userInput.nextInt(); //user prompt System.out.println("Please type in the name of your event"); //collect user input userEvent = userInput.next(); //begin while loop while (dayOfWeek != -1) { //test for valid day of week if ((dayOfWeek>=1) && (dayOfWeek<=5)){ //calls createEvent method in calender class and passes 2 variables calenderObject.createEvent(userEvent,dayOfWeek); } else { //error message System.out.println("You have entered an invalid number"); //user prompts System.out.println("Press -1 to quit or enter another day"); System.out.println("Enter 1 for Monday"); System.out.println("Enter 2 for Tuesday"); System.out.println("Enter 3 for Wednsday"); System.out.println("Enter 4 for Thursday"); System.out.println("Enter 5 for Friday"); System.out.println("Enter -1 to quit"); //collect user input dayOfWeek = userInput.nextInt(); //end data validity test } //end while loop } //prints array to screen int i=0; for (i=0;i<events.length;i++){ System.out.println(events[i]); } //end main method } } /** * * @author Rocky */ //imports scanner import java.util.Scanner; //begin calender class public class calender { //creates events array String[] events = new String[5]; //begin calender class constructor public calender() { //Initializes array String[] events = {"-No event planned-","-No event planned-","-No event planned-","-No event planned-","-No event planned-"}; //end calender class constructor } //begin createEvent method public String[] createEvent (String userEvent, int dayOfWeek){ //Start switch test switch (dayOfWeek){ case 1: events[0] = ("Monday Appoinment:") + userEvent; break; case 2: events[1] = ("Tuesday Appoinment:") + userEvent; break; case 3: events[2] = ("WednsdayAppoinment:") + userEvent; break; case 4: events[3] = ("Thursday Appoinment:") + userEvent; break; case 5: events[4] = ("Friday Appoinment:") + userEvent; break; default: break; //End switch test } //returns events array return events; //end create event method } //end calender class } </code></pre>

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