[jinnyishere]

	do
		{
			System.out.println("Enter what would you like to do\n");
			System.out.println("D--Deposite, W--Withdraw, C--Check Balance, E--Exit");
			System.out.print("Enter your selection now: ");
			choices = key.nextLine();
		
			if(choices.equals("W") || choices.equals("w"))
			{
				System.out.println("You have selected with draw\n");
				System.out.print("Please enter the amount you want to with draw: \n");
				withdraw = key.nextInt();
				
				totalamount -= withdraw;
				

			}
			else if(choices.equals("C") || choices.equals("c"))
			{
				System.out.println("You have selected check balance\n");
				System.out.print("Your account balance is " + totalamount + "\n" );
				
			}
		
			else if(choices.equals("d") || choices.equals("D"))
			{
				System.out.println("You have selected deposite\n");
				System.out.print("Please enter the amount you want to deposite: ");
				depot = key.nextInt();
				
				totalamount += depot;	
				
			}
			else if(choices.equals("E") || choices.equals("e"))
			{
				System.exit(0);
			}
		}while(true);
	

here is the output from my code

Please enter your pin number: 111
Enter what would you like to do

D--Deposite, W--Withdraw, C--Check Balance, E--Exit
Enter your selection now: Enter what would you like to do

D--Deposite, W--Withdraw, C--Check Balance, E--Exit
Enter your selection now:

So, whenever it gets into the do-while loop it prints out this part twice

D--Deposite, W--Withdraw, C--Check Balance, E--Exit
Enter your selection now: Enter what would you like to do

D--Deposite, W--Withdraw, C--Check Balance, E--Exit
Enter your selection now:

Can anyone please point out to me where is my error, thx?

[mostyfriedman]

change this line

choices = key.nextLine();

to

choices = key.next();

[macosxnerd101]

Mostyfriedman has provided you with the correct solution, but let me expand on this. If you execute a print() statement,then always use the Scanner next() method to retrieve input. If you use the println() method, then you can use the nextLine() method; however, I still prefer the next() method. The reason is because it retrieves the next token, and a character is only a single token. If you are reading a file or tons of console input, then the nextLine() method may work better. It all depends on the volume and organization of the input. Hope this helps!

[jinnyishere]

Thx for all the help...now my program works fine...

Wow!! macosxnerd101 thx for the explaination...it is very clear and I can't believe they have never taught us how to distinguish the nextLine() and next() in any of my Java course....In addition I don't recall books mentioning about it either...they would just tell you to use different reader or readLine method...

[macosxnerd101]

No problem! Glad I could be of assistance. Just for future reference, if you need to look at a Java class definition efficiently, google the name of the class and the keyword "java." You should come up w/a sun microsystems site with the class name. It will cover all the constructors, methods & accessible fields w/descriptions for all.