invalid method declaration; return type required

[XaviannNJ]

What can I do to resolve this problem?:confused:

[Fubarable]

Hm, perhaps give the method a return type? :)

[XaviannNJ]

:p

I'm quite new to java so the only return type that I know is "void" and it isn't suitable to my programm.I mean,my programm needs to return results.:p;)

[RamyaSivakanth]

Go thru sun tutorial.

You paste the code till how much you tried.

Go thru "The Complete reference" and then start coding.

[Fubarable]

:p

I'm quite new to java so the only return type that I know is "void" and it isn't suitable to my programm.I mean,my programm needs to return results.:p;)

Well, we're not going to be able to give you any more specific help if you don't show us the code. It's like you're asking us to help us fix your problem but refuse show us just what the problem is. :rolleyes:

[XaviannNJ]

Hehehe,you're right!So here it is!:D


import java.io.IOException;

public class Mathitis {
public static main(String[] args) throws IOException {
boolean finished = false;
while(!finished){
int choice=-1;
int i;

System.out.println("Choices are");
System.out.println("1. Multiplication array ");
System.out.println("2. Oddity");
System.out.println("3. Prime number");
System.out.println("4. GCD of i and j");
System.out.println("0. Return to menu");

/*Displays a menu with 5 choices
*1.multiply i from 1 to 10 and returns the results
*2.Check if i is odd
*3.Check if i is a prime number
*4.Find and print the greatest common divisor of i with j (an other number)
*5.Returns to menu */


System.out.print("Enter choice: ");
choice = readPositiveInt();
switch(choice){
case 0:
System.out.println("Thanks for using this programm.See you next time!Bye bye!");
finished = true;
break;

case 1:
int i1,i2,i3,i4,i5,i6,i7,i8,i9,i10;
i1=i*1;
i2=i*2;
i3=i*3;
i4=i*4;
i5=i*5;
i6=i*6;
i7=i*7;
i8=i*8;
i9=i*9;
i10=i*10;

System.out.println(i1,i2,i3,i4,i5,i6,i7,i8,i9,i10) ;
break;
/*Displays the multiplication array of i from 1 to 10*/

case 2:
if (i%2=1)
return true;

else
return false;
break; /*A number is odd when its division with 2 has 1 as remainder*/


case 3:

if ((i%2!=0) && (i%3!=0) && (i%5!=0) && (i%7!=0))

return true;


/*A prime number (or a prime) is a natural number that has exactly two distinct natural number divisors: 1 and itself.
*So if all the former divisions are not equal to zero the number is surely prime.
*(2,3,5 and 7 are the basic prime numbers) */




else
return false;
break;

case 4:
int j;
if (j==0)
return i;
else
return gcd(j, i % j);



default:
System.out.println("Invalid choice.Try again");
break;

}



}


}







}

When compiled,it returns me the message that I told you!:$

[RamyaSivakanth]

Please don't copy the imcomplete code.

Go thru tutorial.

In the above code starting of the class itself is wrong no proper main method.

Where is readPositiveInt method????????????

[Fubarable]

Agree with the above. You need to give main a void return type but do not do this.