Something

public class Abacus()
{

public String[] add(String[] original, int val)
{
	int value = 0;
	for(int i=1;i<=original.length;i++)
	{
		String currentString = original[i-1];
		int leftPointer;
		for(leftPointer=0;left<10;left++)
		{
			char currentChar = original.elementAt(left);
			if(currentChar!='o')
				break;
		}
		value+= i*leftPointer;
	}
	int result = value + val;
	String word = result.toString();
	String[] toReturn = new String[6];
	for(int i=0;i<toReturn.length;i++)
	{
		String temp = getRep(result.elementAt(i));
		toReturn[i] = temp;
	}
	
}

String getRep(int num)
{
	String result = "";
	int left = 9-num;
	for(int i=0;i<left;i++)
		result = result + "o";
	result = result + "---";
	for(int i=0;i<num;i++)
		result = result + "o";
	return result;
}
}