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Java - How to make an ArrayList access a different class method?

I'm a beginner in Java and I struggle a bit. I have 3 classes and I want the ArrayList from one class to access a method from another class. How can I do that?
Here is the method I want to retrieve the method from:
private void markAsUpdated()
{
this.needsUpdate = true;
}
Here is the arrayList:
public int getNumberOfUpdatedSites()
{
for (int i = 0; i < webSite.size(); i++)
{
if (webSite.get(i))
{
}
}
Both code belong to two different classes.
I'm stuck at the iteration part.
Basically it needs to return all the sites that are already updated. I have a UML diagram if needed I can provide it. Thanks in advance.

Assuming that Website class is as follows:
public class Website {
private boolean needsUpdate;
public boolean isNeedsUpdate() {
return needsUpdate;
}
public void markAsUpdated() {
this.needsUpdate = false;
}
}
Then in your other class, you just need to call the public isNeedsUpdate method to check if it needs to be updated or not. This means that in your other class you can do as follows:
public int getNumberOfUpdatedSites() {
int updatedWebsitesCount = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < webSite.size(); i++) {
if (!webSite.get(i).isNeedsUpdate()){
updatedWebsitesCount++;
}
}
return updatedWebsitesCount;
}

Constructors and methods in java

I want to create the below class
associatename:String
workstatus:String
associate() :constructor
getassociatename():String
setassociatename(String):void
getworkstatus()String
tracksassociatestatus():int
setworkstatus(String):void
The trackAssociateStatus method takes the number of days as argument and sets the work status of the associate based on the number of days. The first 20 days they learn “C”, the next 20 days they learn “Java” In the Main class invoke the trackAssociateStatus method and find the work status and display the output.
output:The associate abc work status:Project phase
I tried this....But i got error
//associate class
public class associate{
private int associatename;
private String workstatus;
private int days;
void associate()
{
getassociatename();
setassociatename();
getworkstatus();
tracksassociatestatus();
setworkstatus();
}
public int getassociatename()
{
return associatename;
}
public void setassociatename(int associatename)
{
this.associatename=associatename;
}
public String getworkstatus()
{
return workstatus;
}
public void tracksassociatestatus(int days)
{
if(days<20)
setworkstatus("C");
else
setworkstatus("Java");
}
public void setworkstatus(String workstatus)
{
this.workstatus=workstatus;
}
}
//main class
associate a =new associate();
Scanner in=new Scanner(System.in);
int associateid=0;
String workstatus=null;
int days=0;
System.out.println("Enter the associateid:");
associateid=in.nextInt();
a.associateid=(associateid);
System.out.println("Enter the no of days:");
days=in.nextInt();
a.trackassociatestatus();
System.out.println("The id is "+a.getassocaiteid()+" work status "+a.getworkstatus());

Based on your (seemingly) UML spec, your class would look like the following:
public class Associate {
private String associateName;
private String workStatus;
public Associate() {
// This constructor is optional, a no-args constructor is added by the compiler to any class not explicitly naming a constructor.
}
public String getAssociateName() {
return associateName;
}
public void setAssociateName(String associateName) {
this.associateName = associateName;
}
public String getWorkStatus() {
return workStatus;
}
public void setWorkStatus(String workStatus) {
this.workStatus = workStatus;
}
public int tracksAssociateStatus() {
// TODO write logic here
return 1; // TODO change to whatever you need to return
}
}
You were specifying int for getAssociateName, when associateName is a String. This won't work; you need your getter return type to be the same as your field data type, or you need to convert the data to the method's return type. (The former is best practice).
Constructors don't specify a type, the class name is used and the compiler will understand what you want to do (which is return a new instance of the class). Therefore, your void associate() will tell the compiler "create a method called associate that doesn't return anything".

Well, would be nice if you provide the error itself for us.
But meanwhile, have you notice that your tracksassociatestatus method recieves an integer parameter days, and your constructor passes nothing to it?
So try changing your constructor to be something like:
Public associate() {
getassociatename();
setassociatename();
getworkstatus();
tracksassociatestatus(10);
setworkstatus();
}
For a cleaner code, check the other answer.
If you still have errors, please share them.

import java.util.*;
public class Associate
{
private String associateName;
private int workStatus;
private int days;
Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);
public String getAssociateName()
{
System.out.println("Enter the Associate id:");
associateName = sc.nextLine();
return associateName;
}
public void setassociatename(int associatename)
{
this.associateName=associateName;
}
public String tracksAssociatename()
{
return associateName;
}
public int getWorkStatus()
{
System.out.println("Enter the number of days");
days = sc.nextInt();
return days;
}
public void setWorkStatus(String workStatus)
{
this.workStatus=workStatus;
}
enter code here
public `enter code here`int tracksAssociateStatus()
{
return days;
}
public static void main(String args[])
{
Associate obj = new Associate();
obj.getAssociateName();
obj.getworkstatus();
System.out.println("The Associate name "+obj.tracksAssociatename()+" work Status "+obj.tracksAssociateStatus());
}
}

Getting Variables From Java constructor

I'm new to Java programming, sorry if this is a dumb question.
I find it hard to word this question properly, but I have an assignment to create a aircraft class that can make aircraft land, takeoff etc. And need to test it using Testclass. When the new object are entered it automatically assigns a unique ID to the aircraft in the constructor.
I can do this using a instance method fine as it has a return value which is returned to to Testclass. The question wants me to do this in the constructor itself, however, the constructor never returns anything. So the variable never gets sent to the Testclass. I clearly am not understanding OOP properly. Even when I try to just use a getter method to get the ID created in the constructor it gives me the initialized variable before the the constructor has worked on this. This is the code I have so far and its completely wrong I know but if someone could point me in the right direction or tell me how to word this question better it would be a massive help.
// I need to enter 3 aircraft into the system in the testclass
public class Aircraft {
private int aircraftID;
private static int lastID;
private String airportcode;
private int ID = 100;
private int count;
public Aircraft(int a, int b, int c){
// Constructor
// Assign ID
this.ID = a;
lastID = ID;
ID++;
this.ID =b;
lastID = ID;
ID++;
}
}

OK, you want to create an Aircraft that has an automatically-assigned unique identifier, and can take off and land. That implies you need a field for tracking the identifier, a field for tracking whether it's in the air (or not), and methods for the take off and land operations. You also need a static field for generating the unique identifiers. (Note that this implementation isn't thread safe.)
private class Aircraft {
private static int staticId = 0;
private int uniqueId = 0;
private boolean onGround = true; // Aircraft start on the ground in this implementation
public Aircraft(){
this.uniqueId = staticId; // putting this line first makes uniqueId zero-indexed in effect
staticId++;
}
public void land(){
onGround = true;
}
public void takeoff(){
onGround = false;
}
public boolean isFlying(){
return !onGround; // If it's not on the ground, it's flying
}
public int getUniqueId(){
return uniqueId;
}
}
Unit tests checks all of the methods and expected functionality of the class in question:
import org.junit.Test;
import static org.junit.Assert.*;
import Aircraft;
class Testclass {
private final Aircraft aircraft = new Aircraft();
#Test
public void hasId(){
aircraft.getUniqueId() >= 0;
}
#Test
public void canLand(){
assertTrue(aircraft.land());
}
#Test
public void canTakeOff(){
assertTrue(aircraft.takeOff());
}
#Test
public void checkFlightOperationsAreTrackedCorrectly(){
aircraft.land();
assertFalse(aircraft.isFlying());
aircraft.takeOff();
assertTrue(aircraft.isFlying());
}
}

As pointed out a constructor does not return anything (the simplified version is that with new it returns an object instance). I am kinda guessing at what you are trying to acomplish, but I'll have a go anyways. It seems to me that you are trying to cram the construction of 3 objects into one constructor - which is why your constructor has 3 parameters. Also you are playing havoc with the IDs.
I have removed all the variables that I didnt quite understand, leaving only ID that increments with each instantiated Aircraft. The #Override is mainly just for show.
public class Aircraft {
private int aircraftID;
private static int lastID = 0;
#Override
public String toString(){
return "Aircraft_" + this.aircraftID;
}
public Aircraft() {
lastID++;
this.aircraftID = lastID;
}
}
I took the liberty and wrote the TestClass just to see if we have the same thing in mind. Again the printAircraft() method is for show.
public class TestClass {
private List<Aircraft> aircrafts;
public TestClass(){
aircrafts = new ArrayList<>();
}
public void addAircraft(Aircraft a){
aircrafts.add(a);
}
public void printAircraft(){
Iterator<Aircraft> it = aircrafts.iterator();
while(it.hasNext()){
System.out.println(it.next().toString());
}
}
}
and to test it, we create and instance of TestClass add 3 Aircraft instances and print out the contents
public static void main(String[] args) {
TestClass tc = new TestClass();
tc.addAircraft(new Aircraft());
tc.addAircraft(new Aircraft());
tc.addAircraft(new Aircraft());
tc.printAircraft();
}
This would be the case if you are to write the TestClass. If that is given, it would help to know what it looks like - maybe that would help us understand better.

How to increment an instance with setter?

I have a little problem in a simple class.
import java.util.Random;
public class fileTest {
private static Random rand = new Random();;
private int randOne = rand.nextInt(10);
private String strOne = String.format("%02d", this.randOne);
public int getRandOne() {
return randOne;
}
public void setRandOne(int randOne) {
this.randOne = randOne +1;
}
public String getStrOne() {
return strOne;
}
}
My "launcher"
public class launch {
public static void main(String[] args) {
fileTest fileA = new fileTest();
System.out.println(fileA.getStrOne());
//FunctionDoMyStuff...
fileA.setRandOne(fileA.getRandOne());
System.out.println(fileA.getRandOne());
//RandOne is increment
System.out.println(fileA.getStrOne());
//StrOne is not
}
}
My idea is to create a random number and transform it into a string.
After finishing my stuff, I need to increment my string.
But the result after the setter is the same as in the beginning. I think I don't understand everything about a getter/setter.
Can anyone help me to understand my mistake?

This happens once at the time that your instance is created:
private String strOne = String.format("%02d", this.randOne);
It isn't automatically run again after you change randOne. The solution is to remove the strOne field altogether and construct the String inside the getter:
public String getStrOne() {
return String.format("%02d", this.randOne);
}
You don't need to store a dynamically derived value.
The behaviour of your method setRandOne doesn't match what people might reasonably expect a set method to do. A method that does what yours does could be described as setRandOneToOneHigherThan(int value). Or you could call it incrementRandOne() but then the body needs to do this.randOne = this.randOne + 1; (or this.randOne++;). Or you could make it a normal setter and do the incrementing while you call the method: fileA.setRandOne(fileA.getRandOne() + 1);.

Driver class for Array

How would I develop the driver class for this code ive written ?
Array Class:
import java.util.Scanner;
public class Array
{
Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);
private double[] array = new double[];
public void setArray(double[] arr)
{
//I must set a value for the array length. set by user.
//user must input data
}
public boolean isInIncreasingOrder()
{
//must test if input is in increasing order
}
public boolean isInDecreasingOrder()
{
//must test if input is in descending order
}
public double getTotal()
{
//must find the total of all input
//total +=total
}
public double getAverage()
{
//must calculate average
//average = total/array.length
}
}
I guess what I'm asking is what exactly do i call in the DriverClass and how do I do it.
Thanks

The simplest way to test a class is to have a "public static void main(String[] args)" method in the class itself.
In this "main" method, you first create an instance of the class, and then call the various methods in the class, and verify that they do what you expect. To make testing easier, you might want to print out a message after each call to the class under test, showing the expected result, the actual result, and a friendly "OK" or "FAIL" to let you see easily if the method did what you wanted.
Example:
class MyClass {
private int x = 0;
public int getX() { return x;}
public void setX(int x) { this.x = x; }
public static void main(String[] args) {
MyClass instance = new MyClass();
instance.setX(42);
int value = instance.getX();
System.out.print("Expected 42, got "+value);
if (value == 42) {
System.out.println("OK");
}
else {
System.out.println("FAIL");
}
}
}
Once you're familiar with this approach to testing, you might look into unit test frameworks such as JUnit, which provide better ways to "assert" that a particular test is passing, and to understand the results of your testing.