Assigning and returning objects in java -

i trying assign current array element in temp array student object returned after calling getstudent method.... called getstudent method (step 2) , have temp[i] = assign current element in temp array cannot figure out should = pair student object returned. when using getstudent() , running program, output enter number of students, user enters number, , happens, not ask user enter name , etc, i'm not sure if step 2 problem or if there issue entirely.

import java.util.scanner;  public class students {   private static scanner input = new scanner(system.in);    public static void main(string[] args)   {     student[] students;      students = getstudents();     printstudents(students);   }    private static student[] getstudents()   {     student[] temp;     int       how_many;      system.out.print("how many students? ");     how_many = input.nextint();     purgeinputbuffer();     temp =  new student[input.nextint()];  // step 1 ???     (int = 0; < temp.length; i++)     {       getstudent();         // step 2       temp[i] =      ;    //  <----------         }     return temp;    // step 3   }    private static student getstudent()  {     string name,         address,           major;      double gpa;      system.out.print("enter name: ");     name = input.nextline();     system.out.print("enter address: ");     address = input.nextline();     system.out.print("enter major: ");     major = input.nextline();     system.out.print("enter gpa: ");     gpa = input.nextdouble();     purgeinputbuffer();      return new student (name, address, major, gpa);     // step 4   }    private static void printstudents(student[] s)   {     system.out.println();     (int = 0; < s.length; i++)    // step 5     {       system.out.println(getstudent());     // step 6     }   }    private static void purgeinputbuffer()   {     // ----------------------------------------------------     // purge input buffer reading , ignoring remaining     // characters in input buffer including newline     // ----------------------------------------------------     input.nextline();   } } 

so first problem first on line:

temp = new student[input.nextint()];

in line have asked user enter how many students , store in how_many. i'm assuming want instead do:

temp = new student[how_many];

also said in comment:

but please @ private static void printstudents(student[] s) method , acutally on line //step 6 don't believe how want doing that. instead want system.out.println(s[i]); not system.out.println(getstudent()); code substitution work though need override tostring method can display information