Java method returning hashcode ,i want a single value back

Question

I keep getting back a hash value when trying to return a single value i have tried a number of different thing yet to luck

private static void displayHighestScores(int[] walkingScores, int[] groomingScores,
        int[] overAllscore, int  numberOfCompetitors)
{
    findMax(walkingScores, groomingScores,  overAllscore, numberOfCompetitors);
    printTitle();
    System.out.println("The best walking score is " + walkingScores.toString());
    System.out.println("The best grooming score is " + groomingScores.toString());
    System.out.println("The best overall score is " + overAllscore.toString());



}
private static int findMax(int[]walkingScores,int[] groomingScores,int[] overAllscore, int numberOfCompetitors){
    int i;
    int lowest = Integer.MIN_VALUE;
    for (i = 0; i < numberOfCompetitors; i++){
        if (walkingScores[i] > lowest)
            lowest = walkingScores[i];
    }
    return i;

}


it is printing out this :

Village Dogs Competition 2014

The best walking score is [I@2a08d18c

The best grooming score is [I@28f553e3

The best overall score is [I@2567117

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score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered May 14 '15 at 21:08

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The method is fine, you're just printing it out wrong.

Instead of calling .toString() on arrays, use Arrays.toString(array), e.g.

System.out.println("The best walking score is " + Arrays.toString(walkingScores));

answered May 14 '15 at 21:08

Louis Wasserman

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im trying to get the highest value to return, where as this returns the whole array. any tips? – bbaayy May 14 '15 at 21:13
Um, it looks like your `findMax` method should only take a single array, should return the maximum value from that array, and you should be printing `findMax(walkingScores)`, and so on. – Louis Wasserman May 14 '15 at 21:14
your saying something such as... system.out.println(findMax(walkingScores)); should work? – bbaayy May 14 '15 at 21:18
Yes, if you write `findMax` correctly. – Louis Wasserman May 14 '15 at 21:33

Java method returning hashcode ,i want a single value back

Village Dogs Competition 2014

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