create new object in arraylist with attributes

Question

I am new to Java and I am starting to work with ArrayLists. What I am trying to do is create an ArrayList for students. Each student has differen

Answer 1

You instantiate a Student object by passing the appropriate values to the constructor.

Student s = new Student("Mr. Big", 31);

You place elements into an ArrayList (or List) by using the .add() operator.^*

List studentList = new ArrayList();
studentList.add(s);

You retrieve user input via the use of a Scanner bound to System.in.

Scanner scan = new Scanner(System.in);
System.out.println("What is the student's name?");
String name = scan.nextLine();
System.out.println("What is their ID?");
int id = scan.nextInt();

You repeat this with a loop. That portion shall be left as an exercise to the reader.

^{*: There are other options, but add() simply adds it to the end, which is typically what you want.}