[dasrhino]

Ok so this is my first posting of many as I am just starting out coding. I am making a simple bank account application using if statements to determine whether you want to deposit or withdraw funds. I have an issue with the scanner where i put

 String myAction = input.nextLine(); 

I think. My program just ends. If i switch it to

 String myAction = input.next() 

it lets me enter deposit or withdraw and just ends. Any ideas or help out there? Much thanks advance!

import java.util.Scanner;

public class BankAccount
{
	public static void main (String[] args)
	{
	
	Scanner input = new Scanner( System.in );
	
	int accountNumber = 123456;
	int password = 654321;
	float balance = 100;
	String withdraw = "withdraw"; 
	String deposit = "deposit";
	
	System.out.println ("\nPlease enter your account number:");
	int myAccountNumber = input.nextInt();
	
	System.out.println ("\nPlease enter your password:");
	int myAccountPassword = input.nextInt();
	
	if ( myAccountNumber == accountNumber && myAccountPassword == password )
	
	{
		System.out.println("\nWelcome to Woody's bank!");
		System.out.printf("\nYour account balance is:$%.2f\n", balance);
		System.out.println("\nWould you like to deposit or withdraw funds?");
		
		String myAction = input.nextLine();
		
		if (myAction == withdraw)
			{ 
			System.out.println("\nHow much?");
			float withdrawAmount = input.nextFloat();
			balance = balance - withdrawAmount;
			System.out.printf("Your balance is now:%.2f", balance);
			}
		
		if (myAction == deposit)
			{
			System.out.println("\nHow much?");
			float depositAmount = input.nextFloat();
			balance = balance + depositAmount;
			System.out.printf("Your balance is now:%.2f", balance);
			}
			
	}
	
	if( myAccountNumber != accountNumber || myAccountPassword != password)
	
	{
	System.out.println("\nNice try ATM shutting down.");
	}					
	
	}	
}

[GregBrannon]

Use the equals() method to compare Strings.

[dasrhino]

GregBrannon, on 23 September 2012 - 10:05 PM, said:

Use the equals() method to compare Strings.

i replaced it with:

if (myAction.equals("deposit")

and does the same thing. just terminates after it asks whether you want to deposit or withdraw. grrrr i think it is somewhere else because i had it working for just withdraw but when i did it for either or it failed. Thanks for the help!

[dasrhino]

I got it thanks so much greg!

[GregBrannon]

I assume you flushed the input buffer with an input.nextLine() after line 20.

Good job figuring it out.