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Calling methods of an object that is already stored in an ArrayList

Everything works so far in my program but I'm having trouble with this section of my code:
else if(input.equals("2")) {
System.out.println("Enter the stock symbol:");
symbol2 = in.next();
System.out.println("Enter the number of shares you wish to sell:");
sellshares = in.nextInt();
String tempsymbol = "";
for(int i=0; i<array1.size(); i++) {
tempsymbol = (array1.get(i)).getSymbol();
if(symbol2.equals(tempsymbol)) {
System.out.println("The dollar cost averaged price per share (LIFO): " + (array1.get(i)).averageCost(sellshares));
System.out.println("The dollar cost averaged price per share (FIFO): " + (array2.get(i)).averageCost(sellshares));
}
}
}
It'll go through the loop but tempsymbol will always = "". Why doesn't array1 return anything?
Here's all my code. Apologies ahead of time if any parts are redundant or messy.
import java.util.*;
public class Whoop {
public static void main(String[] args) {
Scanner in = new Scanner(System.in);
String input = "";
String symbol = "";
String name = "";
int shares = 0;
double price = 0;
String symbol2 = "";
int sellshares = 0;
int rolling = 0;
stack theStack = null;
queue theQ = null;
String loopcheck = "1";
ArrayList<stack> array1 = new ArrayList<stack>();
ArrayList<queue> array2 = new ArrayList<queue>();
while(loopcheck.equals("1")) {
System.out.println("Press 1 to enter a new stock or press 2 to find the LIFO and FIFO dollar cost average for the number of shares sold");
input = in.next();
if(input.equals("1")) {
System.out.println("Enter the stock symbol:");
symbol = in.nextLine();
in.nextLine();
System.out.println("Enter the stock name:");
name = in.nextLine();
System.out.println("Enter the number of shares bought:");
shares = in.nextInt();
System.out.println("Enter the price per share when purchased");
price = in.nextDouble();
theStack = new stack(symbol,name,shares,price);
theQ = new queue(symbol,name,shares,price);
System.out.println("Press 1 to continue entering new shares or press 2 to finish input for " + theStack.getName());
rolling = in.nextInt();
while(rolling == 1) {
System.out.println("Enter the number of shares bought:");
shares = in.nextInt();
System.out.println("Enter the price per share when purchased");
price = in.nextDouble();
theStack.bigPush(shares, price);
theQ.bigAdd(shares, price);
System.out.println("Press 1 to continue entering new shares or press 2 to finish input for " + theStack.getName());
rolling = in.nextInt();
}
array1.add(theStack); //I added the objects after all the values were finalized
array2.add(theQ);
}
else if(input.equals("2")) {
System.out.println("Enter the stock symbol:");
symbol2 = in.next();
System.out.println("Enter the number of shares you wish to sell:");
sellshares = in.nextInt();
String tempsymbol = "";
for(int i=0; i<array1.size(); i++) {
tempsymbol = (array1.get(i)).getSymbol();
if(symbol2.equals(tempsymbol)) {
System.out.println("The dollar cost averaged price per share (LIFO): " + (array1.get(i)).averageCost(sellshares));
System.out.println("The dollar cost averaged price per share (FIFO): " + (array2.get(i)).averageCost(sellshares));
}
}
}
else {
System.out.println("Input invalid ):");
System.exit(0);
}
System.out.println("Press 1 to continue working with your stocks or press anything else to finish up");
loopcheck = in.next();
}
System.out.println("END");
}
}
This is my queue class which works perfectly fine.
import java.util.LinkedList;
public class queue<E> {
private LinkedList<Double> linklist;
private String symbol;
private String name;
private int shares;
private Double price;
public queue(String symbol2, String name2, int shares2, Double price2) {
linklist = new LinkedList<Double>();
shares = shares2;
price = price2;
symbol = symbol2;
name = name2;
bigAdd(shares, price);
}
public String getName() {
return name;
}
public String getSymbol() {
return symbol;
}
public void add(Double e) {
linklist.add(e);
}
public Double take() {
return linklist.poll();
}
public void bigAdd (int shares2, Double price2) {
while(shares2>0) {
linklist.add(price2);
shares2--;
}
}
public double averageCost(int shares2) {
double average = 0;
int sizer = 0;
while(sizer < shares2) {
average = average + linklist.poll();
sizer++;
}
average = average/shares2;
return average;
}
And this is my stack class which also works fine.
import java.util.*;
public class stack {
private ArrayList<Double> stackArray = new ArrayList<Double>();
private int top;
private String symbol;
private String name;
private int shares;
private Double price;
public stack(String symbol2, String name2, int shares2, Double price2) {
symbol = symbol2;
name = name2;
shares=shares2;
price=price2;
top = -1;
bigPush(shares, price);
}
public double averageCost(int shares2) {
double average = 0;
int sizer = shares2;
while(sizer > 0) {
average = average + stackArray.get(top--);
sizer--;
}
average = average/shares2;
return average;
}
public void push(Double value) {
stackArray.add(++top, value);
}
public Double pop() {
return stackArray.get(top--);
}
public String getName() {
return name;
}
public String getSymbol() {
return symbol;
}
public void bigPush(int shares2, Double price2) {
while(shares2>0) {
stackArray.add(++top, price2);
shares2--;
}
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
stack theStack = new stack("Dave", "Franco", 2,10.0);
theStack.bigPush(2,20.0);
System.out.println(theStack.getSymbol());
}
}
Also heres an example of my output:
Press 1 to enter a new stock or press 2 to find the LIFO and FIFO dollar cost average for the number of shares sold
1
Enter the stock symbol:
DAVE
Enter the stock name:
FRANCO
Enter the number of shares bought:
5
Enter the price per share when purchased
5
Press 1 to continue entering new shares or press 2 to finish input for FRANCO
2
Press 1 to continue working with your stocks or press anything else to finish up
1
Press 1 to enter a new stock or press 2 to find the LIFO and FIFO dollar cost average for the number of shares sold
2
Enter the stock symbol:
DAVE
Enter the number of shares you wish to sell:
1
//AND THEN NOTHING HERE WHEN IT SHOULD RETURN AVERAGECOST()
Press 1 to continue working with your stocks or press anything else to finish up

Following your long code,
tt looks like it all boils down to a wrong usage of the Scanner class :
while(loopcheck.equals("1")) {
System.out.println("Press 1 to enter a new stock or press 2 to find the LIFO and FIFO dollar cost average for the number of shares sold");
input = in.next();
if(input.equals("1")) {
System.out.println("Enter the stock symbol:");
symbol = in.nextLine(); // problem here
in.nextLine();
this assigns an empty String to symbol, because it consumes the end of line of the previous in.next().
If you change it to :
while(loopcheck.equals("1")) {
System.out.println("Press 1 to enter a new stock or press 2 to find the LIFO and FIFO dollar cost average for the number of shares sold");
input = in.next();
in.nextLine();
if(input.equals("1")) {
System.out.println("Enter the stock symbol:");
symbol = in.nextLine();
it will work.
Edit :
It looks like you are aware of the need to sometimes call in.nextLine() without using its returned value, but you put in.nextLine() in the wrong place.

Program skipping one of the inputs

when my program gets to the part where it asks for the name of the fruit, it will output the string asking for the name, then immediately go to the next string output without waiting for the user input.
This seems to automatically assign a value of null to my name variable.
Fruit.java
public class Fruit {
String Name;
int Quantity;
double Mass;
public Fruit(String Name, int Quantity, double Mass) {
this.Name = Name;
this.Quantity = Quantity;
this.Mass = Mass;
}
public void Information() {
System.out.println("This fruit is an " + Name + ", there's " + Quantity
+ " of it and it weighs " + Mass + " grams");
}
}
Fruits.java
import java.util.Scanner;
public class Fruits {
public static void main(String[] args) {
Fruit menu[];
int number;
String name;
int quantity;
double mass;
System.out
.print("How many fruits would you like to add to the menu?: ");
Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
number = input.nextInt();
input.nextLine();
menu = new Fruit[number];
for (int i = 0; i < menu.length; i++) {
System.out.println("What would you like to name the fruit?: ");
name = input.nextLine();
System.out.println("How much fruits are there?: ");
quantity = input.nextInt();
System.out.println("What is the mass of the Fruit in grams?: ");
mass = input.nextDouble();
menu[i] = new Fruit(name, quantity, mass);
menu[i].Information();
}
input.close();
}
}

instead of input.nextInt(); use Integer.parseInt(input.nextLine()). it might solve your issue.

When you use input.nextInt() there is a %n char in hub. You need to use a input.nextLine() after to remove the line-break charcater. You can also use input.nextLine() for each variables and then parse it yourself.
Warning! In java convention the method name, attribute name and parameter name must begin by an lower case character.

the problem is scanning for ints, then nextLine. When you run .nexInt() I believe there is a newline character not scanned in, so this immediately messes with the following .nextLine(), as it only takes in the newline and nothing after
The easiest fix I am aware of is
number = input.nextInt();
input.nextLine();
menu = new Fruit[number];
And then the rest of the code should work
As an aside, usually you would start the loop from 0, because arrays start from 0, and you will have a blank first entry, but I don't think it matters in this particular piece of code

string whitespace throwing errors in a object array

i am trying to enter a book title "hoopa doopa"into my object array. when i try it throws a java.util.InputMismatchException.If i enter a string that has no spaces like"hoopa" the code will run fine all of the way through. What is causing this and how can I fix it? please help thanks
import java.io.*;
import java.util.Scanner;
public class Test {
public static void main(String[] args) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
int counter = 0;
int numberOfProducts=0; //variable for when the user is asked to enter input the number of products to be entered
do { //this will validate the user input
System.out.println("How many products would you like to enter");
while (!input.hasNextInt()) {
System.out.println("That's not a number!");
input.next(); // this is important!
}
numberOfProducts = input.nextInt();
} while (numberOfProducts <= 0);
//end of the do while loop
Products[] products;
products = new Products[numberOfProducts+4];//create a array the size of the user input that was gathered
for (int i=0;i<numberOfProducts;i++)
{
products[i+4]= new Products(); // create each actual Person
System.out.println("What is the product #: ");
products[i+4].setItemNumber(input.nextInt());
System.out.println("What is the book name: ");
products[i+4].setNameOfProduct(input.next());
System.out.println("How many are in stock: ");
products[i+4].setUnitsInStock(input.nextInt());
System.out.println("What is the cost of the Item: ");
products[i+4].setPrice(input.nextDouble());
counter++;
}
products[0] = new Products(0001,"The Red Rose",1,29.99);
products[1] = new Products(0002,"The Bible",3,11.99);
products[2] = new Products(0003,"End of the Programm",2,29.99);
products[3] = new Products(0004,"WHAT!!! the....",1,129.99);
//____________________________________________________________4 products that are already made
for (int i=0;i<numberOfProducts+4;i++)
{
System.out.println(products[i].toString());
input.nextLine();
}
}
}
this is the other class
import java.text.NumberFormat;
public class Products
{
private int itemNumber;
private String nameOfProduct;
private int unitsInStock;
private double unitPrice;
public Products()
{
itemNumber = 0;
nameOfProduct = null;
unitsInStock = 0;
unitPrice = 0.0;
}
public Products(int num,String name,int inStock,double price)
{
itemNumber = num;
nameOfProduct = name;
unitsInStock = inStock;
unitPrice = price;
}
public int getItemNumber()
{
return itemNumber;
}
public void setItemNumber(int newValue)
{
itemNumber=newValue;
}
//----------------------------------------------
public String getNameOfProduct()
{
return nameOfProduct;
}
public void setNameOfProduct(String newValue)
{
nameOfProduct=newValue;
}
//----------------------------------------------
public int getUnitsInStock()
{
return unitsInStock;
}
public void setUnitsInStock(int newValue)
{
unitsInStock = newValue;
}
//-----------------------------------------------
public double getPrice()
{
return unitPrice;
}
public void setPrice(double newValue)
{
unitPrice = newValue;
}
//_______________________________________________
public double calculateTotalItemValue() //method that uses quantity on hand and price part3 1.A
{
return getUnitsInStock()* getPrice();
}//end of method
#Override
public String toString()
{
NumberFormat currencyFormat = NumberFormat.getCurrencyInstance();
return"\nItem Number: "+getItemNumber() +
"\nItem Name: "+getNameOfProduct()+
"\nItem Quantity: " +getUnitsInStock()+
"\nItemPrice:" +currencyFormat.format(getPrice())
+"\nValue of Inventory: " +currencyFormat.format(this.calculateTotalItemValue());//part3 1.B
}
}

The Scanner sees the space in the book name as a delimiter since you are using the next() method. So when you go to read the nextInt() for the stock amount, the Scanner index is after the space in the book name String, and pulls in the remaining String data, which doesn't convert to an int. Instead, try something like this:
System.out.println("What is the book name: ");
input.nextLine();
products[i+4].setNameOfProduct(input.nextLine());
If you do not add the input.nextLine();, then it will appear as though the book name prompt gets skipped.

Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
Actually you are using scanner to get input and by default scanner delimiter is space. So you have to change the default delimiter of your code.

I think this is your problem:
products[i+4].setNameOfProduct(input.next());
What input.next() does is it reads the input from the user, until it reaches white space (the space between hoopa doopa). The function then passes hoopa to the setNameOfProduct method, and then passes doopa to the nextInt function, which gives a runtime error.
To fix your problem I would code
products[i+4].setNameOfProduct(input.nextLine());
Edit:
nextLine() function passes all characters up to the carriage return

Problem :
products[i+4].setNameOfProduct(input.next());
Solution 1 :
Just create another Scanner object for reading input with spaces
Scanner sc1=new Scanner(System.in);
products[i+4].setNameOfProduct(sc1.nextLine());
Solution 2 :
Or to use same scanner object
input.nextLine(); //Include this line before getting input string
products[i+4].setNameOfProduct(input.nextLine());

Method to display records.

Hey guys just need help on how to finish this up.
Code Snippet:
import java.util.Scanner;
public class CreateLoans implements LoanConstants {
public static void main(String[] args) {
Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);
//set the program here
float prime;
float amountOfLoan = 0;
String customerFirstName;
String customerLastName;
String LoanType;
System.out.println("Please Enter the current prime interest rate");
prime = sc.nextInt() / 100f;
//ask for Personal or Business
System.out.println("are you after a business or personal loan? Type business or personal");
LoanType = sc.next();
//enter the Loan amount
System.out.println("Enter the amount of loan");
amountOfLoan = sc.nextInt();
//enter Customer Names
System.out.println("Enter First Name");
customerFirstName = sc.next();
System.out.println("Enter Last Name");
customerLastName = sc.next();
//enter the term
System.out.println("Enter the Type of Loan you want. 1 = short tem , 2 = medium term , 3 = long term");
int t = sc.nextInt();
}
}
I need to display the records I have asked and store the object into an array.
so this where I'm stuck. I need to do this in a loop 5 times and by the end display all records in an array, if that makes sense?

Try this way :
import java.util.Scanner;
public class CreateLoans {
public static void main(String[] args) {
Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);
Loan[] loans = new Loan[5];
for(int i=0;i<5;i++) {
loans[i] = new Loan();
System.out.println("Please Enter the current prime interest rate");
float prime = sc.nextInt();
prime = (float)(prime/100f);
loans[i].setPrime(prime);
//ask for Personal or Business
System.out.println("are you after a business or personal loan? Type business or personal");
String loanType = sc.next();
loans[i].setLoanType(loanType);
//enter the Loan amount
System.out.println("Enter the amount of loan");
float amountOfLoan = sc.nextFloat();
loans[i].setAmountOfLoan(amountOfLoan);
//enter Customer Names
System.out.println("Enter First Name");
String customerFirstName = sc.next();
loans[i].setCustomerFirstName(customerFirstName);
System.out.println("Enter Last Name");
String customerLastName = sc.next();
loans[i].setCustomerLastName(customerLastName);
}
//Display details
for(int i=0;i<5;i++) {
System.out.println(loans[i]);
}
}
}
class Loan {
private float prime;
private float amountOfLoan = 0;
private String customerFirstName;
private String customerLastName;
private String LoanType;
public float getPrime() {
return prime;
}
public void setPrime(float prime) {
this.prime = prime;
}
public float getAmountOfLoan() {
return amountOfLoan;
}
public void setAmountOfLoan(float amountOfLoan) {
this.amountOfLoan = amountOfLoan;
}
public String getCustomerFirstName() {
return customerFirstName;
}
public void setCustomerFirstName(String customerFirstName) {
this.customerFirstName = customerFirstName;
}
public String getCustomerLastName() {
return customerLastName;
}
public void setCustomerLastName(String customerLastName) {
this.customerLastName = customerLastName;
}
public String getLoanType() {
return LoanType;
}
public void setLoanType(String loanType) {
LoanType = loanType;
}
#Override
public String toString() {
return "First Name : " + customerFirstName + "\n" +
"Last Name : " + customerLastName + "\n" +
"Amount of Loan : " + amountOfLoan + "\n" +
"Loan type : " + LoanType + "\n" +
"Prime : " + prime + "\n\n";
}
}
Create a Loan class and put all necessary details as private members into it and override toString() method.

Make a ArrayList and add all the variables inside that list
ArrayList arrlist = new ArrayList();
arrlist.add(prime);
arrlist.add(LoanType);
arrlist.add(amountOfLoan);
arrlist.add(customerFirstName );
arrlist.add(customerLastName);
arrlist.add(t);
and display the ArrayList
System.out.println(arrlist);

Example of a loop
int[] nums = new int[5];
String[] names = new String[5];
Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++){
System.out.println("Enter a number: ");
int number = input.nextInt();
// insert into array
nums[i] = number;
System.out.println("Enter a name: ");
String name = input.nextLne();
// insert into array
names[i] = name;
}
Everything you want to be looped 5 times, you can put inside the loop. Whatever values you want to store, you can do that in the loop also.

Java assignment don't know what is the mistake

the question is :
A fruit shop sells several types of fruits each day. Write a program that reads from user several lines of input.Each line includes a fruit's name,price per kilogram (as an integer), number of kilograms sold (as an integer).
the program should calculate and print the earned money of all fruits sold and fruit that achieved largest profit.
hint: -you could assume that user will insert valid data -user could stop the program via entering the word "stop" as a fruit's name.
Sample input and out put:
in each line, insert a fruit's name, price per kilogram, number of kilograms sold. To halt the program,insert "stop" as a fruit's name
banana 2 11
mango 3 8
peach 4 5
stop
the earned money of all fruits sold: 66
fruit that achieved the largest profit: mango
what i wrote now:
public static void main(String[] args) {
// TODO code application logic here
Scanner input = new Scanner (System.in);
String fruitname= " ";
String maxfruit = " ";
int price = 0,number=0;
int sum=0;
int max=0;
System.out.print("Fruit name, " + "price in killogram, number of killogram sold: ");
while (!fruitname.equals("stop"))
{
fruitname = input.next();
price = input.nextInt();
number = input.nextInt();
}
if (fruitname.equals("stop"))
{
sum = sum+(price*number);
}
if (max<(price*number))
{
max = price*number;
maxfruit = fruitname;
}
System.out.println("the earned money of all fruits is " + sum);
System.out.println("fruit that achieved the largest profit is "+ maxfruit);
}
}
the program is not reading what i submit to it, don't know why and not giving me the sum and the max fruit.. what is the problem of what i wrote?

As you can see your reads happen in the while loop:
while (!fruitname.equals("stop"))
{
fruitname = input.next();
price = input.nextInt();
number = input.nextInt();
}
Every time it loops - it overrides the values. Finally when you read stop and exit the loop - your fruitname is stop. So you need to fix your logic on how you would want to read in the input

Working variant:
public class FruitTest {
public static void main(String[] args) {
Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
System.out.print("Fruit name, " + "price in killogram, number of killogram sold: ");
String text = input.nextLine();
String[] words = text.split(" ");
List<Fruit> fruits = parseInput(words);
int sum = getSum(fruits);
String popular = getPopularFruitName(fruits);
System.out.println("Got fruits: " + fruits.toString());
System.out.println("the earned money of all fruits is " + sum);
System.out.println("fruit that achieved the largest profit is " + popular);
}
private static String getPopularFruitName(List<Fruit> fruits) {
int max = 0;
String name = null;
for (Fruit fruit : fruits) {
int checkVal = fruit.getPrice() * fruit.getAmount();
if(checkVal > max) {
max = checkVal;
name = fruit.getName();
}
}
return name;
}
private static int getSum(List<Fruit> fruits) {
int result = 0;
for (Fruit fruit : fruits) {
result += fruit.getPrice() * fruit.getAmount();
}
return result;
}
private static List<Fruit> parseInput(String[] words) {
List<Fruit> result = new ArrayList<Fruit>();
int element = 1;
final int name = 1;
final int price = 2;
final int amount = 3;
Fruit fruit = null;
for (String word : words) {
if (word.equals("stop") || word.isEmpty()) {
break;
}
if(element > amount)
element = name;
switch (element) {
case name:
fruit = new Fruit(word);
result.add(fruit);
break;
case price:
if (fruit != null) {
fruit.setPrice(Integer.valueOf(word));
}
break;
case amount:
if(fruit != null) {
fruit.setAmount(Integer.valueOf(word));
}
break;
}
element++;
}
return result;
}
static class Fruit {
String name;
int price = 0;
int amount = 0;
Fruit(String name) {
this.name = name;
}
String getName() {
return name;
}
int getPrice() {
return price;
}
void setPrice(int price) {
this.price = price;
}
int getAmount() {
return amount;
}
void setAmount(int amount) {
this.amount = amount;
}
#Override
public String toString() {
return name + ". $" + price +
", amount=" + amount;
}
}
}
Comments to code - it's proper way to parse all the inputted string and parse it to an object that stores all the data - name, price and amount. Store all parsed objects into array or a list and then calculate max and popular fruit while looping your parsed fruit array

I found some mistake. The most important was in the while condition. Check this out.
public static void main(String[] args) {
// TODO code application logic here
Scanner input = new Scanner (System.in);
String fruitname = null;
String maxfruit = null;
int fruitSum = 0;
int totalSum = 0;
int max = 0;
System.out.print("Fruit name, " + "price in killogram, number of killogram sold: ");
while(!(fruitname = input.next()).equals("stop")){
fruitSum = input.nextInt() * input.nextInt();
totalSum += fruitSum;
if(fruitSum > max){
maxfruit = fruitname;
max = fruitSum;
}
}
System.out.println("the earned money of all fruits is " + totalSum);
System.out.println("fruit that achieved the largest profit is "+ maxfruit);
}
}

Oh it is reading it.
the problem is that it doesn't do what you want it to do.
the problems with the code I can see are this:
you are not storing the fruits quantities or prices anywhere, you need to store the values
in an array or something (maxFruit,MaxValue) to compare them later.
when you are reading the fruit values and a "stop" string is input the next step in your code is to wait for the price so it won't get out of the loop even if you input "stop", you need to restructure your scanner loop.
And if it is a beginner class it may be ok, but the code you are writing is not object oriented don't write the logic in the main.
You may want to learn to debug it is a very useful tool when you are learning to code, if you run this program in debug mode , you could see that the values are getting input and everything that is happening, Netbeans and Eclipse have very good debuggers and it would be worth to expend half an hour learning the basics of debugging It certainly helped me a lot when I was starting.

import java.io.BufferedReader;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStreamReader;
public class FruitSells {
public static void main(String... args) {
BufferedReader bufer = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
try {
String str;
String[] inarr;
int sumMoney = 0;
do {
str = (String) bufer.readLine();
inarr = str.split(" ");
for(int i = 1; i < inarr.length; i += 3) {
sumMoney += Integer.parseInt(inarr[i]) * Integer.parseInt(inarr[i + 1]);
}
System.out.println(sumMoney);
sumMoney = 0;
} while (!str.equals("stop"));
} catch(IOException ex) {
System.out.println("Problems with bufer.readLine()");
}
}
}
something like this you can modernize it.sorry for eng i can not speak))and write correctly of course))