java - storing dates from a text file into an array -

java - storing dates from a text file into an array -

in java programme have text file of dates , im trying store each array. day, month , year maintain getting stored different part of array , not please help me. these few of lines text file

12/12/1996,23/08/2000,27/02/1980

12/04/1976, 24/09/2003, 13/06/1993

30/07/1995, 20/06/2004, 23/05/1990

private static string person1date[]; private static string person2date[]; private static string person3date[]; static int count =0; person1date = new string[100]; person2date = new string[100]; person3date = new string[100]; file datefiles = new file(dates.txt); scanner dates = new scanner(datefiles); while(dates.hasnextline) { string datesline = dates.nextline(); string [] datesdetails = datesline.split(","); person1date[count] = datesdetails[0].trim(); person2date[count] = datesdetails[1].trim(); person3date[count] = datesdetails[2].trim(); count++; }

you have not initialized variable count used set position of array want store dates. write :

int count = 0;

before loop , you're done.

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