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Sane · Jan 31st, 2008, 4:24 PM

Yes, you could combine all 4 of those repetitions into 1 loop, by using an array to store each individual type's count. Where each type corresponds to a location in the array.

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seats = new array of size 4, all set to 0
money = new array of size 4, all set to 0

for each item in transactionclubSale

    if item.typeString is Orchestra
        index = 0
    else if item.typeString is Mezzanine
        index = 1
    else if item.typeString is General
        index = 2
    else if item.typeString is Balcony
        index = 3

    seats[index] += 1
    money[index] += item.priceDecimal

Orchestra Seats and Orchestra Money is seats[0] and money[0]
Mezzanine Seats and Mezzanine Money is seats[1] and money[1]
General Seats   and General Money   is seats[2] and money[2]
Balcony Seats   and Balcony Money   is seats[3] and money[3]

But I would advise you try the first method before moving onto something more complicated, if you're a novice just starting to learn how to program.

Jan 31st, 2008, 4:24 PM	#8
Sane Programming Guru Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,799 Rep Power: 5	Re: Array Problems Yes, you could combine all 4 of those repetitions into 1 loop, by using an array to store each individual type's count. Where each type corresponds to a location in the array. (Toggle Plain Text) seats = new array of size 4, all set to 0 money = new array of size 4, all set to 0 for each item in transactionclubSale if item.typeString is Orchestra index = 0 else if item.typeString is Mezzanine index = 1 else if item.typeString is General index = 2 else if item.typeString is Balcony index = 3 seats[index] += 1 money[index] += item.priceDecimal Orchestra Seats and Orchestra Money is seats[0] and money[0] Mezzanine Seats and Mezzanine Money is seats[1] and money[1] General Seats and General Money is seats[2] and money[2] Balcony Seats and Balcony Money is seats[3] and money[3] seats = new array of size 4, all set to 0 money = new array of size 4, all set to 0 for each item in transactionclubSale if item.typeString is Orchestra index = 0 else if item.typeString is Mezzanine index = 1 else if item.typeString is General index = 2 else if item.typeString is Balcony index = 3 seats[index] += 1 money[index] += item.priceDecimal Orchestra Seats and Orchestra Money is seats[0] and money[0] Mezzanine Seats and Mezzanine Money is seats[1] and money[1] General Seats and General Money is seats[2] and money[2] Balcony Seats and Balcony Money is seats[3] and money[3] But I would advise you try the first method before moving onto something more complicated, if you're a novice just starting to learn how to program.