Breaking down a given data file into seperate arrays

From:
"deanfamily" <deanfamily@verizon.net>
Newsgroups:
comp.lang.java.help
Date:
Wed, 13 Sep 2006 20:19:47 GMT
Message-ID:
<DJZNg.3959$xr.530@trnddc03>
What I am trying/attempting to do it break down a given data file containing
one line of data into seperate arrays (first and last names, gender, and 5
grades). I am successful on the first pass, but on the second i get errored
out. I am first copying the data from my data file (please don't edit or
change it to fix the problem) followed by my program code.

 MARY SMITH:F;100,33,90,80,70 BILL WILLIAMS:M;90,98,99,89,88 RALPH
SUMMERS:M;22,33,54,56,78 HOLLY MASTERS:F;70,72,76,80,100 JAMES
WATERMELLON:M;45,54,67,72,71 ANTHONY ROBERTSON:M;80,80,87,78,90 ALICIA
SOMERSET:F;24,67,67,55,90 MARIA TANZELLI:F;55,77,78,54,44 ROBERTA
KINK:F;32,66,90,4,12 MALCOLM MOLE:M;55,76,90,90,87

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import java.io.*;

public class getData
{
    private final static String filePath = "C:\\Documents and
Settings\\Owner\\My Documents\\Bub's
Documents\\Homework\\Java\\FirstAssignment\\DATA314.dat";

    public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
        FileReader fileReader = new FileReader(filePath);
        BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader(fileReader);
        String data;
        String line = in.readLine();
        String temp = null;
        String[] fName = new String [10];
        String[] lName = new String [10];
        char[] gender = new char [10];
        int[] score1 = new int [10];
        int[] score2 = new int [10];
        int[] score3 = new int [10];
        int[] score4 = new int [10];
        int[] score5 = new int [10];
        int arrayNum = 0;
        int pos = 0, pos2 = 0, score;
        in.close();

        while (pos != line.length()) {
            //get the first name
            pos2 = pos2 + 1;
            pos = line.indexOf(" ",pos2);
            if (arrayNum != 0)
                pos2 = pos2 + 2;
            fName[arrayNum] = line.substring(pos2,pos);
            //get the last name
            pos2 = pos;
            pos = line.indexOf(":",pos2);
            lName[arrayNum] = line.substring(pos2+1,pos);
            //get the gender
            pos = line.indexOf(";",pos2);
            pos2 = pos;
            gender[arrayNum] = line.charAt(pos2-1);
            //get the test scores
            for(int num = 1; num<=5; num++) {
                pos2 = pos + 1;
                if (num == 1)
                    pos = line.indexOf(",",pos2);
                else if (num == 5) {
                    pos = line.indexOf(" ",pos2);
                }
                else
                    pos = line.indexOf(",",pos2+1);
                temp = line.substring(pos2,pos);
                score = Integer.parseInt(temp);
                switch (num) {
                    case 1: score1[arrayNum] = score;
                    case 2: score2[arrayNum] = score;
                    case 3: score3[arrayNum] = score;
                    case 4: score4[arrayNum] = score;
                    case 5: score5[arrayNum] = score;
                }
            }
            System.out.print(fName[arrayNum] + " ");
            System.out.print(lName[arrayNum] + " ");
            System.out.print(gender[arrayNum] + " ");
            System.out.print(score1[arrayNum] + " ");
            System.out.print(score2[arrayNum] + " ");
            System.out.print(score3[arrayNum] + " ");
            System.out.print(score4[arrayNum] + " ");
            System.out.print(score5[arrayNum] +"\n");
            arrayNum++;
        }
    }
}

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