How to create new array from an array method?

I've been trying to create a small console program inspired by Among Us, however, I am stuck.

Here is my code:

package ImposterRandomizer;
import java.util.*;
public class ImposterRandomizer {
public String[] imposterChoose(int y, String[] playerList) {
double imposter1;
double imposter2;
double imposterNumbers[]= new double[2];
String imposterFinal[]= {"name1","name2"};
//if player count is 6 or less
if (y>=6) {
imposterNumbers[0] = Math.round((Math.random()*y));
}
//if player count is greater than 6, 2 imposters are required
else {
imposterNumbers[0] = Math.round(Math.random()*y);
imposterNumbers[1] = Math.round(Math.random()*y); 
//check if imposter numbers are the same
while (imposterNumbers[0]==imposterNumbers[1]) {imposterNumbers[1] = Math.round(Math.random()*y);}
}
for(int x = 0; x < y; x++) {
int count = 0;
if(x==imposterNumbers[0]) {
imposterFinal[count] = playerList[x];
count++;
}
if(x==imposterNumbers[1]) {
imposterFinal[count] = playerList[x];
count++;
}
return new String[] {imposterFinal[0], imposterFinal[1]};
}
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
//declaring varaibles
Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
String[] imposterFinal = new String[2];
//sysout print sequence
System.out.println("Please enter player names separated by a comma: ");
String nameList = input.nextLine();
String[] playerNames = nameList.split(",");
//imposter assigner
imposterFinal[] = imposterChoose(playerNames.length, playerNames[]);
System.out.println();
}
}

Basically I'd like to input a list in one line, split the line by commas and put into a new array. I'd then like to use this array later on to do other things, like print out who the two chosen "imposters" are.

On line 53 I get a message that says "The left-hand side of an assignment must be a variable." I am not sure if I am using the right way of calling a method to create an array, or if I'm mistaken somewhere else in the code.

Thanks in advance!

First you need to make imposterChoose to be static, because you call it from a static method

public static String[] imposterChoose(int y, String[] playerList) {

Second, edit

imposterFinal[] = imposterChoose(playerNames.length, playerNames[]);

To

imposterFinal = imposterChoose(playerNames.length, playerNames);

There are few syntax errors can be noted in your code.

1 When referring an array you must not put [] syntax.

> imposterFinal[] = imposterChoose(playerNames.length, playerNames[]);

must be changed to,

imposterFinal = imposterChoose(playerNames.length, playerNames);

2 Non-static methods must not be called from static methods

>public String[] imposterChoose(int y, String[] playerList) {\\...}

You are calling this method from the main method, which is a static method. So you can simply make this method static too.

3 A method must return something as defined in method definition

Please take a note at the following method.

>
> public String[] imposterChoose(int y, String[] playerList) {
>
> // ...
>
> for (int x = 0; x < y; x++) {
>
> //...
>
> return new String[] { imposterFinal[0], imposterFinal[1] };
> }
> }
>

Here, you are only returning inside the for loop! So, it will only return something if the for loop is ran.

i.e. If always x < y then this method will not enter to the for loop and will not return anything.

At least it must return a null.

public static String[] imposterChoose(int y, String[] playerList) {
// ...
for (int x = 0; x < y; x++) {
//...
return new String[] { imposterFinal[0], imposterFinal[1] };
}
return null;
}

4 When creating a String[] from numbers, you must convert them to strings properly.

>
> imposterNumbers[0] = Math.round(Math.random() * y);
> imposterNumbers[1] = Math.round(Math.random() * y);
>
> new String[] { imposterFinal[0], imposterFinal[1] };
>

Here you are directly using outputs from Math.round() as strings which may be a syntax error. So you can just say like,

new String[] { imposterFinal[0].toString(), imposterFinal[1].toString() };