[jwhiteknight]

I need help creating a loop.The loop will ask the user for a number in the Fibonacci series. if the user enter 3... the program will print out 2 in the Fibonacci series, the program will keep asking the user to enter a new number unless the user enters 0. I keep getting an error in the method line." class, interface, enum". If I take out the " do while loop" the program works. I am thinking that the loop is stopping the method call, but I am not sure how to stop that.

Scanner i = new Scanner (System.in);

System.out.println("Given a number n, this program will return the N-th Fibonacci number in an interger type.\n");

do
{

int number = 0;

System.out.print ("Please input your number: ");
number = i.nextInt();

System.out.printf (" The %d-th is fibinocci number is %.0f\n",number, fibcalic(number));

}
while (number != 0);

}

} // end main method

public static int fibcalic(int number)// method
{
int max = number;
int[] fibarray = new int [max];// set the array to int max is still int

fibarray [0] = 0;
fibarray [1] = 1;

for (int a=2; a < max; a++)
{
fibarray[a] = fibarray[a -1] + fibarray[a -2];
}
return fibarray[number];
}

This post has been edited by jon.kiparsky: 10 January 2013 - 07:52 AM
Reason for edit:: fixed [code] tags

[jon.kiparsky]

Since you've declared the variable "number" within the loop, it's only in scope within that loop. That means you can't refer to it after the loop ends.

Move this line

int number = 0;

so it's before the loop, and you should be okay.

[jwhiteknight]

i moved the " int number = 0" out of the loop, but I still get this error
in line 22 " class, interface, or enum expect"

[jon.kiparsky]

That usually indicates that your braces aren't matched up. Try indenting your code in the normal manner and your error should pop right out at you.
Normal indentation style looks like this:

public class Foo
{
  Thing bar;
 
  public Foo(Thing bar)
  {
    this.bar = bar;
  }

  public static void main(String args)
  {
    Foo foo = new Foo(new Thing());
    foo.bar.frobnicateWildlyUntilDone();
  }

}

Notice how every closing brace is lined up with its opening brace: there's no way I can have an extra right brace without seeing it. If I don't indent, I can't tell if it's right without counting.

[jwhiteknight]

thank you that help. the program is running now, but I am getting an other error in line 13 and 34. " arrayindexoutofboundseception"

i don't think i have the output formatted correctly.

[Mylo]

int max = number;

Remember that arrays range from 0 to n-1.

[jon.kiparsky]

If you want help with that, please post your revised source code and the actual error output that you're getting from the compiler.

[jwhiteknight]

i was wrong the error is setting up the indexing for the array.
" int max = number; " get me an error message
but if i do
" into max = 71" a limit in the length of the array the program work
just fine

thank you for your help