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Re: Delete slot in the middle of an array and shift remaining

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Sven Fischer wrote:
> Assume I have an array of strings like
> 
> String[] slot = new String[];
> 
> slot[0] = new String(first");

You should post complete, compilable code in the future.  See http://sscce.org/

Here it would have helped you not omit the quotation mark.

> slot[1] = new String(second");

If "second" already is a 'String', why do you want to make a new 'String' from it?

> slot[2] = new String(third");
> slot[3] = new String(foo");
> slot[4] = new String("bar");
> 
> Now I want to delete e.g. the third slot and shift all remaining slots 1 slot upwards.
> 
> The result should look like:
> 
> slot[0] = new String(first");
> slot[1] = new String(second");
> slot[2] = new String(foo");
> slot[3] = new String("bar");
> 
> How can I do this most easily?

Use a loop, such as 'while', 'do'...'while' or 'for'.

> Is this possible without iteration in a "while" loop?

Yes.

-- 
Lew

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Delete slot in the middle of an array and shift remaining Svenfischer2@email.com (Sven Fischer) - 2011-11-25 10:39 +0000
  Re: Delete slot in the middle of an array and shift remaining Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2011-11-25 03:21 -0800
    Re: Delete slot in the middle of an array and shift remaining Magnus Warker <magnux@mailinator.com> - 2011-11-25 18:44 +0100
      Re: Delete slot in the middle of an array and shift remaining Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2011-11-25 09:55 -0800
        Re: Delete slot in the middle of an array and shift remaining Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2011-11-25 21:22 -0500
          Re: Delete slot in the middle of an array and shift remaining Sven Fischer <svenfischer2@email.com> - 2011-11-26 13:48 +0100
            Re: Delete slot in the middle of an array and shift remaining Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2011-11-26 21:25 -0800
      Re: Delete slot in the middle of an array and shift remaining Patricia Shanahan <pats@acm.org> - 2011-11-25 10:17 -0800
        Re: Delete slot in the middle of an array and shift remaining markspace <-@.> - 2011-11-25 10:24 -0800
        Re: Delete slot in the middle of an array and shift remaining Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2011-11-25 11:26 -0800
          Re: Delete slot in the middle of an array and shift remaining Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2011-11-25 21:17 -0500
        Re: Delete slot in the middle of an array and shift remaining Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2011-11-25 14:15 -0800
  Re: Delete slot in the middle of an array and shift remaining Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2011-11-25 08:08 -0500
  Re: Delete slot in the middle of an array and shift remaining markspace <-@.> - 2011-11-25 07:39 -0800
  Re: Delete slot in the middle of an array and shift remaining Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2011-11-25 13:35 -0800
  Re: Delete slot in the middle of an array and shift remaining Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2011-11-25 21:16 -0500

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