Matrix multiplication problem

[SpottyBlue]

I was doing the class tutorial to have matrix multiplication from two dimensional arrays: X (3x2) and Y (2x3).

package t7;

public class Q5 
{
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        int[][] matrix_X = new int [3][2];
        int[][] matrix_Y = new int [2][3];
        int[][] result = new int [3][3];

        for (int i=0; i<matrix_X.length; i++)
        {
            for(int j=0; j<matrix_X[i].length; j++)
            {
                matrix_X[i][j] = (int)(Math.random() * 100);
                matrix_Y[i][j] = (int)(Math.random() * 100);
            }
        }
        System.out.println("Matrix X is:");
        printMatrix(matrix_X);

        System.out.println("Matrix Y is:");
        printMatrix(matrix_Y);

        result = multiplyMatrix(matrix_X, matrix_Y);
    }

    public static void printMatrix(int[][] m)
    {
        for (int i=0; i<m.length; i++)
        {
            for (int j=0; j<m[i].length; j++)
            {
                System.out.print(m[i][j] + " ");
            }
            System.out.println();
        }
        System.out.println();
    }

    public static int[][] multiplyMatrix(int[][] x, int[][] y)
    {
        int rows_X = x.length;
        int col_X = x[0].length;
        int col_Y = y[0].length;

        int[][] temp = new int[rows_X][col_Y];

        for (int i=0; i<rows_X; i++)
        {
            for (int j=0; j<col_Y; j++)
            {
                for (int k=0; k<col_X; k++)
                {
                    temp[i][j] = temp[i][j] + x[i][k] * y[k][j];
                }
            }
        }
        return temp;

    }
}

The problem is always array index out of bounds expection.

[JamesCherrill]

on which line? What value of the index?
Post the complete error message.

[Taywin]

Next time, please explain your "err" in detail and include the error message (per JamesCherrill post). Just this time I will show you why.

  int[][] matrix_X = new int [3][2];
  int[][] matrix_Y = new int [2][3];

  for (int i=0; i<matrix_X.length; i++) {
    for(int j=0; j<matrix_X[i].length; j++) {
      matrix_X[i][j] = (int)(Math.random() * 100);
      matrix_Y[i][j] = (int)(Math.random() * 100);
    }
  }

Your matrix X & Y sizes are different. What do you think when you attempt to bound the size into one, and use the size in fixed number loops?

Also a suggestion on this method below...

  public static int[][] multiplyMatrix(int[][] x, int[][] y) {
    int rows_X = x.length;
    int col_X = x[0].length;
    int col_Y = y[0].length;

    int[][] temp = new int[rows_X][col_Y];

    for (int i=0; i<rows_X; i++) {
      for (int j=0; j<col_Y; j++) {
        for (int k=0; k<col_X; k++) {
          temp[i][j] = temp[i][j] + x[i][k] * y[k][j];
        }
      }
    }
    return temp;
  }

What happen if the metrix x and y cannot be multiply (i.e. size mismatched, null array, etc.)? You may need to specify that in your method comment, implement exeption handler, or checking for the error before you start to process the multiplication...