[Amadrid064]

having trouble getting my code to print out the first letter in a string using the charAt method. Here is my code let me know why it is printing out numbers instead of the first character in string source = name1

//* Armando Madrid, Hannah Lewis*//

import java.util.Random;
import java.util.Scanner;

public class Lab5_1
{
  public static void main (String[] args)
  {
    Scanner scan = new Scanner (System.in);
    Random generator = new Random();
   
    String name1, name2, mutation;
   
    System.out.print ("Please enter your first name: ");
    name1 = scan.next();
   
    System.out.print ("Please enter your last name: ");
    name2 = scan.next();
   
    String source = name1;
    char aChar = source.charAt (0);
   
    mutation = name2.substring (0,6);
  
    int num1 = generator.nextInt(10);
    int num2 = generator.nextInt(10);
    int num3 = generator.nextInt(10);
   
    System.out.println (+aChar +mutation +num1 +num2 +num3+"@student.highlands.edu");
  }
}

This post has been edited by macosxnerd101: 09 October 2012 - 07:14 AM
Reason for edit:: Please use code tags

[rfs02]

The + before aChar in

System.out.println (+aChar +mutation +num1 +num2 +num3+"@student.highlands.edu");

is converting aChar to a number. Remove it and all will be right in the world.

This post has been edited by rfs02: 09 October 2012 - 07:18 AM

[Amadrid064]

ah thank you very much

[Kinaces]

chars can be represented by a letter, or number.
Letters can be turned into ASCII codes (a numerical representation for a letter)
So in your System.out.println()

System.out.println (+aChar +mutation +num1 +num2 +num3+"@student.highlands.edu");

You are doing a math operation. This means it will turn the chars into numbers. The problem is where it says +aChar. If you get rid of the plus it becomes a char added to a String. A non math problem. This will result in char printing out a letter.