2D Array with Text / Strings

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dockhands

in Programming Questions • 7 months ago

Hey dudes and dudettes,

I'm trying to make a 2D array with Strings. I'd like to select the 1 stanza at a time (of 3 sentences), then separate them into individual lines later. I have no problem creating a 1D array but when I try to make it into a 2D String array I'm a bit confused.

My code for a 2D array looks like this -- obviously i'm going something wrong...

Strings [][] JayZlyrics = {

{"Back when Police was Al'Qaeda to black men",

"While I was out there hustling sinning with no religion",

"He was off the wall killing for a living"};

{"Rap harder like I'm part of a cult"

"Like Cuban cigar maker 'cept I'm hard to smoke"

"And y'all choke motherfuckers"},

{"Friend or Foe, y'all all my muh' fuckers"

"If you haven't heard, I'm Michael Magic and Bird"

"all rolled in one - cause none got more flows than Young"},

};

text(JayZlyrics[1][0], 10, 0); // want to select select second stanza, 1st line

text(JayZlyrics[1][1],10, 20); // want to select select second stanza, 2nd line

text(JayZlyrics[1][2], 10, 40); // want to select select second stanza, 3rd line

Sounds easy enough, I just forgot my brain.

Thanks for your help!

Replies(3)

GoToLoop

Re: 2D Array with Text / Strings

7 months ago

Lotsa going wrong!

It's String, not Strings
You finish 1st stanza w/ a semicolon instead of a comma
After that, you simply forgot to use commas to separate each line element

Here's your fixed rap song:

String[][] JayZlyrics = { 
  {    
    "Back when Police was Al'Qaeda to black men", 
    "While I was out there hustling sinning with no religion", 
    "He was off the wall killing for a living"
  } 
  , {
    "Rap harder like I'm part of a cult", 
    "Like Cuban cigar maker 'cept I'm hard to smoke", 
    "And y'all choke motherfuckers"
  }
  , {
    "Friend or Foe, y'all all my muh' fuckers", 
    "If you haven't heard, I'm Michael Magic and Bird", 
    "all rolled in one - cause none got more flows than Young"
  }
};

size(300, 100);
noLoop();

text(JayZlyrics[1][0], 10, 30); // want to select 2nd stanza, 1st line
text(JayZlyrics[1][1], 10, 50); // want to select 2nd stanza, 2nd line
text(JayZlyrics[1][2], 10, 70); // want to select 2nd stanza, 3rd line

tfguy44

Re: 2D Array with Text / Strings

7 months ago

size(400,400);
background(0);
String[][] JayZlyrics = {
{"Back when Police was Al'Qaeda to black men",
"While I was out there hustling sinning with no religion",
"He was off the wall killing for a living"},
{"Rap harder like I'm part of a cult",
"Like Cuban cigar maker 'cept I'm hard to smoke",
"And y'all choke motherfuckers"},
{"Friend or Foe, y'all all my muh' fuckers",
"If you haven't heard, I'm Michael Magic and Bird",
"all rolled in one - cause none got more flows than Young"}
};
text(JayZlyrics[1][0], 10, 20); // want to select select second stanza, 1st line
text(JayZlyrics[1][1],10, 40); // want to select select second stanza, 2nd line
text(JayZlyrics[1][2], 10, 60); // want to select select second stanza, 3rd line

dockhands

Re: 2D Array with Text / Strings

7 months ago

Thanks guys! Lazy coding on my part.

I wasn't paying attention to the ,/;'s --- I thought it had something to do with [][]

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