Collection object cannot display output showing some undefined value in java, Arraylist, Collection
When I try to print a collection object, it prints Employee@122392Iie92
. Why does it print this and not the details of the employee list?
My code:
public class Employee {
private String name;
private String designation;
private int employeeId;
private int salary;
public String getName() {
return name;
}
public void setName(String name) {
this.name = name;
}
public String getDesignation() {
return designation;
}
public void setDesignation(String designation) {
this.designation = designation;
}
public int getEmployeeId() {
return employeeId;
}
public void setEmployeeId(int employeeId) {
this.employeeId = employeeId;
}
public int getSalary() {
return salary;
}
public void setSalary(int salary) {
this.salary = salary;
}
}
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Scanner;
public class EmployeeManagement {
static Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);
public static void main(String[] args) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
ArrayList <Employee> lst = new ArrayList <Employee> ();
System.out.println("Enter the number of employees : ");
int num = sc.nextInt();
EmployeeManagement emp = new EmployeeManagement();
emp.addEmployeeName( num, lst);
}
public void addEmployeeName(int num,ArrayList<Employee> lst) {
Employee em = new Employee();
for(int i =0; i<num ; i++)
{
System.out.println("Enter the employee id : ");
em.setEmployeeId(sc.nextInt());
System.out.println("Enter the name of employee : ");
em.setName(sc.next());
System.out.println("Enter the designation of employee : ");
em.setDesignation(sc.next());
System.out.println("Enter the Salary of employees : ");
em.setSalary(sc.nextInt());
lst.add(em);
}
System.out.println(lst);
}
}
+3
source to share
1 answer
It prints using the toString
default method of the class Object
. You must override toString
in the Employee class if you want to show values. The class name and hashcode are currently displayed.
Write a toString method like this in Employee:
@Override
public String toString(){
SubString sb = new SubString();
sb.append("Name :- ")append(name).append(id); //all relevant fields
return sb.toString();
}
Move the new statement inside the loop, otherwise you add and update the same object over and over.
public void addEmployeeName(int num,ArrayList<Employee> lst) {
for(int i =0; i<num ; i++)
{
Employee em = new Employee();
System.out.println("Enter the employee id : ");
em.setEmployeeId(sc.nextInt());
System.out.println("Enter the name of employee : ");
em.setName(sc.next());
System.out.println("Enter the designation of employee : ");
em.setDesignation(sc.next());
System.out.println("Enter the Salary of employees : ");
em.setSalary(sc.nextInt());
lst.add(em);
}
System.out.println(lst);
}
}
+7
source to share