return statement in java
 

hi all, i need help in using a java "return statement" to return: a fullName, a firstName, lastName and initials with lastName.

what i have done so far:

public class ReturnAllValues
{
public static void main(String [] args)
{
String name = "Faith Hill";
}
public String getName()
{
return name;
}

}

the program compiles fine but does not return the value of "name". what am i doing wrong?

what must i do to return all the values?
your assitance is great appreciated. thank you!

i'm not quite sure how it is suppose to return anything when you don't even call the function...

.... that is an example of a code that would 'return' the name

and what do you mean by 'return all the values'?

Thank you very much Deloch. I meant values such as first initials and lastname. for example: F. Hill.

Also, how can I create a string to hold multiple values in a single parameter and call those values individually with a return statement?

for example: String name = new String ("Frank Herbert", "Mary Kolly", "Mike Polisi");
then call each name with a return statement. Again, thank you very much!


Deloch, i ran the code in jCreator and it coughed up the following error message:

"non-static method getName() cannot be referenced from a static context"

The strange thing is that getName() method is under main so i don't understand why it's coughing up this error message.

You can make an array of Strings.
http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutor...ts/arrays.html


and the return would be:

That's because, getName() method is a non static method, and it can not be called from a static method main().

make the geName() method static, and error will go away.

simple arraylist usage

sorry for the random text

'Mutley' I don't understand, what you are trying to explain. is it relevant to this thread?
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ch4sethe5un mentioned arrays. I thought it was worth the example.