Why doesn't my number sequence print from the 2d arraylist correctly? - arraylist

Question

I cannot get the loop to work in the buildDimArray method to store the number combinations "11+11", "11+12", "11+21", "11+22", "12+11", "12+12", "12+21", "12+22", "21+11", "21+12", "21+21", "21+22", "22+11", "22+12", "22+21", and "22+22" into the 2d arraylist with each expression going into one column of the index dimBase-1 row. The loop may work for other people, but for some reason mine isn't functioning correctly. The JVM sees the if dimBase==1 condition, but refuses to check the other conditions. The "WTF" not being printed as a result from the buildDimArray method. If dimBase=1, it prints successfully, but doesn't for the other integers. The dimBase==3 condition needs a loop eventually. The "WTF" is for illustrative purposes. I could get away with a 1d arraylist, but in the future I will likely need the 2d arraylist once the program is completed.
package jordanNumberApp;
import java.util.Scanner;
import java.util.ArrayList;
/*
* Dev Wills
* Purpose: This code contains some methods that aren't developed. This program is supposed to
* store all possible number combinations from numbers 1-dimBase for the math expression
* "##+##" into a 2d arraylist at index row dimBase-1 and the columns storing the
* individual combinations. After storing the values in the arraylist, the print method
* pours the contents in order from the arraylist as string values.
*/
public class JordanNumberSystem {
// a-d are digits, assembled as a math expression, stored in outcomeOutput, outcomeAnswer
public static int dimBase, outcomeAnswer, a, b, c, d;
public static String inputOutcome, outcomeOutput;
public static final int NUM_OF_DIMENSIONS = 9; //Eventually # combinations go up to 9
public static ArrayList<ArrayList<String>> dimBaseArray;
public static Scanner keyboard;
/*
* Constructor for JordanNumber System
* accepts no parameters
*/
public JordanNumberSystem() // Defunct constructor
{
// Declare and Initialize public variables
this.dimBase = dimBase;
this.outcomeOutput = outcomeOutput;
this.outcomeAnswer = outcomeAnswer;
}
// Set all values of variable values
public static void setAllValues()
{
// Initialize
dimBase = 1;
outcomeAnswer = 22; // variables not used for now
outcomeOutput = "1"; // variables not used for now
//a = 1;
//b = 1;
//c = 1;
//d = 1;
dimBaseArray = new ArrayList<ArrayList<String>>();
keyboard = new Scanner(System.in);
}
public static void buildDimArray(int dim)
{
dimBase = dim;
try
{
//create first row
dimBaseArray.add(dimBase-1, new ArrayList<String>());
if( dimBase == 1)
{
a = b = c = d = dimBase ;
dimBaseArray.get(0).add(a+""+b+"+"+c+""+d);
System.out.println("WTF"); // SHOWS
}
else if (dimBase == 2)
{ // dim = 2
a = b = c = d = 1 ;
System.out.println("WTF"); // doesn't show
// dimBaseArray.get(dimBase-1).add(a+""+b+"+"+c+""+d);
for( int i = 1 ; i <= dim ; i++)
a=i;
for( int j = 1 ; j <= dim ; j++)
b=j;
for( int k = 1 ; k <= dim ; k++)
c=k;
for( int l = 1 ; l <= dim ; l++)
{
d=l;
dimBaseArray.get(dim-1).add(a+""+b+"+"+c+""+d);
}
}
else if (dimBase == 3)
{
a = b = c = d = dimBase;
dimBaseArray.get(2).add(a+""+b+"+"+c+""+d);
System.out.println("WTF");
}
}catch (IndexOutOfBoundsException e)
{
System.out.println(e.getMessage());
}
}
public static void printArray(int num) // Prints the contents of the array
{ // Fixing the printing method
try
{
int i = num-1;
for( String string : dimBaseArray.get(i))
{
System.out.println(string);
System.out.println("");
}
} catch (IndexOutOfBoundsException e)
{
System.out.println(e.getMessage());
}
}
public static void main(String[] args) throws java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException
{
setAllValues(); // sets the initial a,b,c,d values and dimBase, initializes 2d arraylist
// Get the Dimension Base number
System.out.println("Enter Dimension Base Number. Input an integer: ");
int dimBaseInput = keyboard.nextInt(); // Receives integer
dimBase = dimBaseInput;
if( dimBase != 1 && dimBase != 2 && dimBase != 3)
{// Error checking
System.out.println("invalid Dimension Base Number should be 1 or 2 ");
System.exit(1);
}
// Build the arraylist, print, clear, exit
buildDimArray(dimBase);
printArray(dimBase);
dimBaseArray.clear();
System.exit(1);
}
}// End of class