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return new int[]{a.length>0?a[0]:b[0],a.length>1?a[1]:b[1-a.length]};

ASKER

elements from a followed by the elements from b:
{4, 5}, {1, 2, 3} → {4, 5,1, 2, 3}
{4}, {1, 2, 3})→ {4, 1, 2, 3}
{}, {1, 2} → {1, 2}
as much as will fit in in a new array length 2:
{4, 5,1, 2, 3 } → {4, 5}
{4, 1, 2, 3}→ {4, 1}
{1, 2} → {1, 2}

this is clear

ASKER

public int[] make2(int[] a, int[] b) {
  //int[] c=new int[2];
  int[] d=new int[2];
  d=a+b;
  int[] e=new int[2];
  e={d[0],d[1]}
  return e;
  
  }

i tried like this but not working

ASKER

public int[] make2(int[] a, int[] b) {
  //int[] c=new int[2];
  int[] d=new int[2];
 // d=a+b;
     List<String> list = new ArrayList<String>(Arrays.asList(a));
    list.addAll(Arrays.asList(b));
  int[] e=new int[2];
  e[0]=list[0];
  e[1]=list[1];
  return e;
  
  
  
  
  }

i tried as above and got below error. Please advise on how to fix it.

What is the best way to add two array so that i can get its first two elements from resultant array?

ASKER

return new int[]{a.length>0?a[0]:b[0],a.length>1?a[1]:b[1-a.length]};

i di dnot understand above solution. why we are only checking a>0 and a>1 etc not b>0 or b>1 etc.

Please advise

Since we are guaranteed that "there will be 2 or more elements available between the 2 arrays.",
we can know that negation of the guards a.length>0 and a.length>1 are sufficient to guarantee that b[0] or b[1-a.length] are valid

ASKER

there will be 2 or more elements available between the 2 arrays

what it mean by above sentence. I am not clear on that. please advise

when i try as below getting below error

public int[] make2(int[] a, int[] b) {
  //int[] c=new int[2];
  int[] d=new int[2];
 // d=a+b;
     List<String> list = new ArrayList<String>(Arrays.asList(a));
    list.addAll(Arrays.asList(b));
  int[] e=new int[2];
  e[0]=list[0];
  e[1]=list[1];
  return e;
  
  
  
  
  }

Compile problems:

Error: List<String> list = new ArrayList<String>(Arrays.asList(a));
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
The constructor ArrayList<String>(List<int[]>) is undefined

see Example Code to help with compile problems

Also cannot we add one array with other array simply without converting to List and then add as below?

// d=a+b;//why this is not possible some waht like this to resolve this challenge
List<String> list = new ArrayList<String>(Arrays.asList(a));
list.addAll(Arrays.asList(b));

please advise

ASKER

public int[] make2(int[] a, int[] b) {
  //int[] c=new int[2];
  int[] d=new int[2];
 // d=a+b;
     List<String> list = new ArrayList<String>(Arrays.asList(a));
    list.addAll(Arrays.asList(b));
  int[] e=new int[2];
  e[0]=list[0];
  e[1]=list[1];
  return e;
  
  
  
  
  }

i thought this solution should work 100% but i got below error

Compile problems:

Error: List<String> list = new ArrayList<String>(Arrays.asList(a));
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
The constructor ArrayList<String>(List<int[]>) is undefined

see Example Code to help with compile problems

is it beacuase codingbat site wont support ArrayList?

Please advise

ASKER

b[1-a.length]};

i am not clear on above. Why are we dependent on a withing b array. please advise

ASKER

we can know that negation of the guards a.length>0 and a.length>1 are sufficient to guarantee that b[0] or b[1-a.length] are valid

what it means by negation of guards?

please advise

ASKER

return new int[]{a.length>0?a[0]:b[0],a.length>1?a[1]:b[1-a.length]};

how above solution is working when a length is 0. please advise

make2({}, {1, 2}) → {1, 2}

when a length is 0
a.length>0 is not true, so a.length>0?a[0]:b[0] is b[0]
a.length>1 is not true, so a.length>1?a[1]:b[1-a.length] is b[1-a.length] == b[1-0] == b[1]
so we return new int[]{b[0],b[1]} as required

ASKER

b[1-a.length]

i never got this idea. Is there is any alternate, simple approach to resolve this challenge. Please advise

public int[] make2(int[] a, int[] b) {
  //int[] c=new int[2];
  int[] d=new int[2];
 // d=a+b;
     List<String> list = new ArrayList<String>(Arrays.asList(a));
    list.addAll(Arrays.asList(b));
  int[] e=new int[2];
  e[0]=list[0];
  e[1]=list[1];
  return e;
  
  
  
  
  }

i thought above solution should work 100% but i got below error

Compile problems:

Error: List<String> list = new ArrayList<String>(Arrays.asList(a));
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
The constructor ArrayList<String>(List<int[]>) is undefined

see Example Code to help with compile problems

is it beacuase codingbat site wont support ArrayList? cannot i use arraylist in that site? please advise

public int[] make2(int[] a, int[] b) {
List<Integer> list=new ArrayList<Integer>(a.length+b.length);
for( int i:a ){
list.add(i);
}
for( int i:b ){
list.add(i);
}
int[] e=new int[2];
e[0]=list.get(0);
e[1]=list.get(1);
return e;
}

ASKER

  public int[] make2(int[] a, int[] b) {
  List<Integer> list=new ArrayList<Integer>(a.length+b.length);
  for( int i:a ){
       list.add(i);
  }
  for( int i:b ){
       list.add(i);
  }
  int[] e=new int[2];
  e[0]=list.get(0);
  e[1]=list.get(1);
  return e;
}

i like this solution close to what i am thinking with ArrayList approach. But i still do not understand why i fail with below code

public int[] make2(int[] a, int[] b) {
  //int[] c=new int[2];
  int[] d=new int[2];
 // d=a+b;
     List<String> list = new ArrayList<String>(Arrays.asList(a));
    list.addAll(Arrays.asList(b));
  int[] e=new int[2];
  e[0]=list[0];
  e[1]=list[1];
  return e;
  
  
  
  
  }

i get below error

Compile problems:

Error: List<String> list = new ArrayList<String>(Arrays.asList(a));
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
The constructor ArrayList<String>(List<int[]>) is undefined

see Example Code to help with compile problems

i wonder why error messages are not so obviously clear to me but looks some gibberish.
what they meant constroctor not defined?

How to fix my code so that i can make use of Arrays.asList.

please advise

ASKER

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.List;

public class TestArrayEx {
	public static void main(String[] args) {
		int a[] = { 4, 5 };
		int b[] = { 1, 2, 3 };

		/*
		 * Integer c[]= toObject(a); Integer d[]=toObject(b);
		 */

		System.out.println("-->" + make2(a, b)[0] + "-->" + make2(a, b)[1]);

	}

	public static int[] make2(int[] a, int[] b) {

		Integer c[] = toObject(a);
		Integer d[] = toObject(b);
		List<Integer> list = new ArrayList<Integer>(Arrays.asList(c));
		list.addAll(Arrays.asList(d));

		/*
		 * int[] result = new int[IntegerArray.length]; for (int i = 0; i <
		 * IntegerArray.length; i++) { result[i] = IntegerArray[i].intValue(); }
		 * return result;
		 */

		// Integer list2[] = new Integer[arrlist.size()];
		// list2 = arrlist.toArray(list2);

		/*
		 * int[] result = new int[list.length]; for (int i = 0; i <
		 * IntegerArray.length; i++) { result[i] = IntegerArray[i].intValue(); }
		 * return result;
		 */
		Integer list2[] = new Integer[list.size()];
		list2 = list.toArray(list2);

		int[] e = new int[2];
		e[0] = list2[0];
		e[1] = list2[1];
		return e;

	}

	public static Integer[] toObject(int[] intArray) {

		Integer[] result = new Integer[intArray.length];
		for (int i = 0; i < intArray.length; i++) {
			result[i] = Integer.valueOf(intArray[i]);
		}
		return result;
	}

}

above worked. Not sure right way of doing or not. Please advise.

I still cannot run in codingbat as i have to move toObject method inside though

ASKER

public int[] make2(int[] a, int[] b) {
	Integer c[] = toObject(a);
		Integer d[] = toObject(b);
		List<Integer> list = new ArrayList<Integer>(Arrays.asList(c));
		list.addAll(Arrays.asList(d));		
		Integer list2[] = new Integer[list.size()];
		list2 = list.toArray(list2);

		int[] e = new int[2];
		e[0] = list2[0];
		e[1] = list2[1];
		return e;
	}

	public Integer[] toObject(int[] intArray) {
		Integer[] result = new Integer[intArray.length];
		for (int i = 0; i < intArray.length; i++) {
			result[i] = Integer.valueOf(intArray[i]);
		}
		return result;
	}