Question

I would like to convert an integer [] [] to a Vector<Vector<Double>>. After much reading, it seems no one has left a searchable post on the web for something of this nature. plenty of int vector to double vector, arraylist to vector, etc. Sadly I haven’t found what i am looking for. So..Do any of you folks know an appropriate method for this? I was thinking of converting my int[][] to strings then convert that to vector<vector<Double>>. Opinions? Would something like this be useful, ie. converting my array to object array

Object[] a1d = { "Hello World", new Date(), Calendar.getInstance(), };
// Arrays.asList(Object[]) --> List
List l = Arrays.asList(a1d);

// Vector contstructor takes Collection
// List is a subclass of Collection
Vector v;
v = new Vector(l);

// Or, more simply:
v = new Vector(Arrays.asList(a1d));

Otherwise could you give me a better example that may have less steps? Thanks a Bunch again.

Answer 1

Vector is an old class that is not deprecated but shouldn’t be used anymore. Use ArrayList instead.

You should use the LIst interface rather than using the concrete Vector class. Program on interfaces, not on implementations.

Moreover, having repeating conversions like this shows a lack of design. Encapsulate your data into usable objects that don’t need conversion each time you need a new functionality.

If you really need to do this: use loops:

int[][] array = ...;
List<List<Double>> outer = new Vector<List<Double>>();
for (int[] row : array) {
    List<Double> inner = new Vector<Double>();
    for (int i : row) {
        inner.add(Double.valueOf(i));
    }
    outer.add(inner);
}

Transforming from int to STring and then from String to Double is wasteful.