[le_feu_et_glace]

hi im having some problems with this program i did the program and compile it but when i run it , it wont work can someone please tell me what i did wrong pleaseee

THE QUESTIONS ASK TO "Write a value-returning method that takes as parameters two double values and returns the sum of the values. Write a program to test your method."


here's my code

import java.util.*;
import java.io.*;
import java.lang.Math.*;

public class ch3_PrExercise3
{
	static Scanner console = new Scanner(System.in);

	public static double sum(double n1, double n2)
	{
		
		
		System.out.print("Enter n1: ");
		  n1 = console.nextDouble();
		  System.out.println();

		System.out.print("Enter n2: ");
		  n2 = console.nextDouble();
		  System.out.println();

		return n1 + n2;	
		
	}
}

[theautokustomizer]

You never declared your variables...

You have to use this

double n1, n2;

before or after your scanner statement

This post has been edited by theautokustomizer: 24 November 2009 - 05:52 PM

[le_feu_et_glace]

theautokustomizer, on 24 Nov, 2009 - 04:49 PM, said:

Do you have a tester program made up yet?

NO not yet

[theautokustomizer]

Do you need two programs? Or can you just have one?

[le_feu_et_glace]

theautokustomizer, on 24 Nov, 2009 - 04:54 PM, said:

Do you need two programs? Or can you just have one?

it wasnt specified but i belive one

[pbl]

theautokustomizer, on 24 Nov, 2009 - 04:49 PM, said:

You never declared your variables...

You have to use this

double n1, n2;

before or after your scanner statement

Nah They are declared here:

public static double sum(double n1, double n2)

[theautokustomizer]

Okie Dokey

Create a main method, and write your testing data in there.

This post has been edited by theautokustomizer: 24 November 2009 - 05:58 PM

[le_feu_et_glace]

yea i declared them try it different ways and it still wont work

theautokustomizer, on 24 Nov, 2009 - 04:56 PM, said:

Okie Dokey

Create a main method, and write your testing data in there.

ok ill try that

[pbl]

public class ch3_PrExercise3
{
	static Scanner console = new Scanner(System.in);

	public static double sum(double n1, double n2)
	{
		
		
		System.out.print("Enter n1: ");
		  n1 = console.nextDouble();
		  System.out.println();

		System.out.print("Enter n2: ");
		  n2 = console.nextDouble();
		  System.out.println();

		return n1 + n2;	
		
	}

	public static void main(String[] args) {
		double x, y;
		System.out.println("The sum is: " + sum(x, y));
   }
}

But Theautokustomizer confusion is justified
There is no need to define in a main method variable that will be use temporarly by a method
the code would be better that way

public class ch3_PrExercise3
{
	static Scanner console = new Scanner(System.in);

	public static double sum()
	{
		double n1, n2;
		
		System.out.print("Enter n1: ");
		  n1 = console.nextDouble();
		  System.out.println();

		System.out.print("Enter n2: ");
		  n2 = console.nextDouble();
		  System.out.println();

		return n1 + n2;	
		
	}

	public static void main(String[] args) {
		
		System.out.println("The sum is: " + sum());
   }
}

and a lot better that way

public class ch3_PrExercise3
{
	static Scanner console = new Scanner(System.in);

	public static double sum(double n1, double n2)
	{
		
		return n1 + n2;	
		
	}

	public static void main(String[] args) {
		double x, y;
		System.out.print("Enter n1: ");
		  x = console.nextDouble();
		  System.out.println();

		System.out.print("Enter n2: ");
		  y = console.nextDouble();
		  System.out.println();

		System.out.println("The sum of " + x + " and " + y + " is: " + sum(x, y));
   }
}

[theautokustomizer]

It was the way the code was written that got me, but thank you for the clarification Tai Pan...

This post has been edited by theautokustomizer: 24 November 2009 - 06:05 PM

[le_feu_et_glace]

THANKS for helping me im new with the whole java thing so its really confusing and i was trying differently but thanks i understand what i was missing now

thank u

[theautokustomizer]

Your welcome, and I do see that you are new. When people help you, it is a nice gesture to click the "This post was helpful" for the people who did. Some people care, others don't. And in the future if you have any questions feel free to post, just remember to follow the rules and regulations. TY