[demoloution]

hello all

import java.util.Scanner;
public class Askisi14{
	public static void main(String args[]){
		int i;
		int voteA = 0;
		int voteB = 0;
		int voteC = 0;
		int white = 0;
		int winnerVotes;
		char winner;
		char vote;
		double percentage;
		Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
		for (i=0;i<1500;i++){
			vote = input.nextChar();
			if (vote == 'A')
				voteA++;
			else if (vote == 'B')
				voteB++;
			else if (vote == 'C')
				voteC++;
			else
				white++;
		}
		if (voteA>voteB){
			if (voteA>voteC){
				winner = 'A';
				winnerVotes = voteA;
			}
			else{
				winner = 'C';
				winnerVotes = voteC;
			}
		}
		else{
			if (voteB>voteC){
				winner = 'B';
				winnerVotes = voteB;
			}
			else{
				winner = 'C';
				winnerVotes = voteC;
			}
		}
		percentage = winnerVotes*100/1500;
		System.out.printf("The winner is %s with a percentage of %.2f",winner,percentage);
	}
}	

cannot find symbol
any suggest?

[pbl]

the Scanner class does not have a nextChar() method.
That's it
What will it be it's use ?

[demoloution]

hmmm...i see...
but i cant put input.next() or input.nextString i guess
so how can i read a single letter? :S

[pbl]

Depends what you want to do.
If you want the use first char on each new line he enters:

char c = scanner.netLine().charAt(0);

if you want the all the user entered character on a line

char[] digit = scanner.nextLine().toCharArrray();

[demoloution]

thanks a lot sir
"If you want the use first char on each new line he enters:"
this line may be helpful on another program where i am stuck too )

[pbl]

Glad I could help

[jon.kiparsky]

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char c = scanner.netLine().charAt(0);

This may be obvious, but bear in mind that if you want to read character-by-character you'll have to capture the String and read it - if you use pbl's method, you've lost everything but the first character. This might not be what you want.

If you want the whole line, something like this might work nicely:

char[] line;
line = scanner.nextLiner().toArray(line);

Then you can either maintain an index manually or write a little method to do it for you

private char nextChar()
{
  return line[lineCounter++];
}

where lineCounter is an int at the class level which starts at 0 (and is reset when you read the next line, please don't forget that!)

[g00se]

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for (i=0;i<1500;i++){

I don't know whether you intend the user to enter a 1500-character string or make 1500 entries, but the latter is going to take quite some time, so i would give them the opportunity to quit for sustenance or other calls of nature.

[pbl]

jon.kiparsky, on 24 May 2011 - 10:48 AM, said:

If you want the whole line, something like this might work nicely:

char[] line;
line = scanner.nextLiner().toArray(line);

??? This what I have posted 3 posts ahead

Quote

if you want the all the user entered character on a line

char[] digit = scanner.nextLine().toCharArrray();

And actually have never heard of the toArray() method of the class String

[macosxnerd101]

@jon.kiparsky: There is no Scanner nextLiner() or String toArray() method. It's Scanner nextLine() and String toCharArray(). Also, rather than converting the String to an array, using the String charAt() method would be more memory efficient.

[jon.kiparsky]

Yeah, definitely a case of fingers engaged while brain was occupied on that post. I know my brain is around here somewhere, I'll try to get it hooked up again.