/** 
 * Creates and displays an array of Strings
 *
 * @author William McDaniel Albritton
 */
public class Stooges {												
   /**
    * main method starts the program
    *
    * @param args are not used 
    */
   public static void main(String[] args) {	
       //method call that creates an array											
      String [] stoogesNames = Stooges.createStooges();
       //method call that displays an array  
      Stooges.displayArray(stoogesNames);
   }
   
   /**
    * creates and returns an array of strings
    *
    * @return an array of the 3 Stooges names 
    */    
   public static String [] createStooges(){
      // declare array and instatiate (create) array
      String [] stooges = new String[3];
      //initialize integer variable    
      Integer stringLength = new Integer(0);
         
      //bug: will throw a java.lang.NullPointerException
      //stringLength = stooges[0].length();
              
      //initialize array (assign values to each array element)
      stooges[0] = new String("Larry");
      stooges[1] = new String("Curley");
      stooges[2] = new String("Moe");
   
      //fixed bug: use length() after the string is initialized
      stringLength = stooges[0].length();
      System.out.println("stringLength = " + stringLength);
         
      //return array to calling method	
      return stooges;
   }						
      
   /**
    * display array, length of array, length of each string in the array
    *
    * @param anArray is the array to be displayed 
    */
   public static void displayArray(String [] anArray){							
      //initialize variables
      Integer arrayLength = new Integer(0);
      Integer nameLength = new Integer(0);
      
      //get and display the number of elements in the array
      arrayLength = anArray.length; //not length()
      System.out.println("array length = " + arrayLength);
      
      //loop to display the array and the length of each string in the array
      for(Integer i = new Integer(0); i < arrayLength;i=i+1){
      //number of characters in each string
         nameLength = anArray[i].length(); //not length
         System.out.println(anArray[i] + " has " + nameLength + " characters");
      }						
   }							
}