Average of an array. Please help

[Deto4ka]

In the method below trying to calculate average age in each category('o','u','n'). Ages are stored in a separate class.

Code:

public double averageAge() // calculating average age in each BMI group
    {   
        double numbers[]=new double[this.list.length];
        double result=0;
        char[] cat={'O','U','N'};
        for (int i=0;i<this.list.length;i++){
            int b=this.list[i].age;
            for(int j=0;j<3;j++){//loop runs three times, as there are three categories
                if(b==cat[0]){
            result=result+b;
            numbers[j]++;}
        }
}       for (int j=0;j<3;j++) 
        System.out.println("Average age in group "+cat[j]+ " is "+result/this.list.length);
        return result;
}

Result returns 0.. Any ideas how this can be fixed?

[thekashyap]

public double averageAge() // calculating average age in each BMI group
{
    double numbers[] = new double[this.list.length];
    // KASH: You probably need an array to store
    // totals as well. One total per "cat".
    double result = 0;
    char[] cat = {'O', 'U', 'N'};

    for (int i = 0;i < this.list.length;i++) {
        int b = this.list[i].age;
        for (int j = 0;j < 3;j++) {//loop runs three times, as there are three categories
            // KASH: should index into cat using loop var "j"
            if (b == cat[0]) {
                // KASH: SHould be "result[j] += b;"
                result = result + b;
                numbers[j]++;
            }
        }
    }
    
    for (int j = 0;j < 3;j++)
        System.out.println ("Average age in group " + cat[j] + " is " + result / this.list.length);

    return result;
}