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Need to delete 1 row from this Array

String[][] phonebook = new String[max][2];

phonebook[0][0] = "Abraham";
phonebook[0][1] = "2012010222";

phonebook[1][0] = "Andy";
phonebook[1][1] = "2012010255";

phonebook[2][0] = "Bob";
phonebook[2][1] = "2012010266";

phonebook[3][0] = "Kevin";
phonebook[3][1] = "2012010277";

phonebook[4][0] = "Robert";
phonebook[4][1] = "2012010288";

using only "import java.io.*;" I need to find and entry by Name: for example "Kevin"
then delete the row if found so that new array size should be one less row than original array.

I need to do this in only one for loop.

Thanks

CEHJ

You can't delete from an array - you can only set to null or write a new array. Better to use a List

CEHJ

You can use List<String[]> or better still a List of beans

Ashok

ASKER

how to make it null the last entry?

so if I delete 2nd row,

row1 = row1
row2 = row3
row3 = row4
row4 = row5
row5 = null

Thanks

for_yan

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1805147/how-to-remove-a-row-in-two-dimensional-array

Ashok

ASKER

I need to do this using simple 2 dimensional array, not list or arraylist.

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CEHJ

>>
I need to find and entry by Name: for example "Kevin"
then delete the row if found so that new array size should be one less row than original array.
>>

The accepted answer doesn't do that though. If you want to do that, use the following:

http://technojeeves.com/joomla/index.php/free/66-compact-array-in-java

e.g.

String[][] compacted = CompactArray.compact(phonebook, new int[] { 3 }); // Remove 'Kevin'
	System.out.println(Arrays.deepToString(compacted));

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Ashok

ASKER

Before I accept the answer, there was no complete answer which I can just copy and paste to make it work.
for_yan gave me the idea on how to do it.
I coded it myself.

I need to keep the code simple, not necessarily short.
You can complain to admin of this website and have this question open again if you want.

Ashok

ASKER

This is not for the professional work.
It is for College Project form my friend. Because of this I need to follow strict requirements.

If it was for professional work, I would have use List.