serious problem

**cmizer** · 01-05-2009, 05:21 AM

hey i need this program to do the checks, (starting at if (win>race) ) ask to reenter if the value is bad, move on to the next thing if its good or ask for re-entry again if its bad then move on to the next thing. After all this and printing whatever stats it needs to ask whether new data shud be entered via 1 or 2 for yes or no.

Plz help me ive been doin this all day and im stuck

Java Code:

 import java.util.Scanner;
import java.io.*;

public class Horse7
{
	public static void main (String[] args) throws IOException
	{

		Scanner sc=new Scanner(System.in);
		BufferedReader br=new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));


		int horseId=0;
		String horsename=" ";
		int choice=0;
		int year=0;
		int race=0;
		int win=0;
		int place=0;
		int show=0;
		int horseno=0;
		int racetotal=0;
		int wint=0;
		int placet=0;
		int showt=0;
		boolean i=true;
		boolean nor=false;    
		boolean nor2=false;    
		boolean nor3=false;    
		boolean o=false;



		 while (o=true)
		    {
		
			 
			System.out.print("Please enter the horse ID number:\n");
		    horseId=sc.nextInt();

            do
            {
		    if (horseId>=20000&&horseId<=90000)    
		    {
		    i=false;
		    break;
		    }
		    else
		    {
		     i=true;
		      System.out.println("Invalid entry.Please enter the horse ID number:\n");
		      horseId=sc.nextInt();
		      if (horseId>=20000&&horseId<=90000)    
			  i=false;
		     
		     
		    }
            }while (i=true);


            
		    
		    
			System.out.println("Please enter the horse`s name: ");
			horsename=br.readLine();

			System.out.println("Please enter " +horsename + "`s year of birth: ");
			year=sc.nextInt();

			System.out.println("Please enter the number of races " + horsename + " has entered: ");
			race=sc.nextInt();    


			System.out.println("Please enter the number of races " +horsename + " has won: "); 
			win=sc.nextInt();

		
			//do
			if (win>race)
			{
				nor=true;
				System.out.println("Invalid entry. Enter again ");
				win=sc.nextInt();
			}
			else
			{
                
				System.out.println("Please enter the number of races in which " +horsename + " has placed: ");
				place=sc.nextInt();
             
			//} while (nor=true);

				if ((place>race)||(place+win>race))
				{
					nor2=true;
					System.out.println("Invalid entry. Enter again ");
					place=sc.nextInt();

				}
				else
				{
					System.out.println("Please enter the number of races in which " +horsename + " has shown: ");
					show=sc.nextInt();



					if ((show>race)||(place+win+show>race))
					{
						nor3=true;
						System.out.println("Invalid entry. Enter again ");
						show=sc.nextInt();
					}
					else
					{


						double winf =((double)(win)/race);
						double placef =((double)(place)/race);
						double showf = ((double)(show)/race) ;

						int winp = (int)(winf*100);
						int placep = (int)(placef*100);
						int showp = (int)(showf*100);

						System.out.println("\nHorse ID: " + horseId + "\nHorse name: " + horsename + "\nHorse birthday: " + year + "\nNumber of races entered: " + race +          
								"\nNumber of times horse won: " + win +"\nNumber of times horse placed: " + place + "\nNumber of times horse shown: " + show );
						System.out.println("\n" + horsename + " has won " + winp + "% of his races, has placed " + placep + "% and has shown " + showp + "%.") ; 

						horseno++;
						racetotal+=race;
						wint+=win;
						placet+=place;
						showt+=show;
						System.out.println("again? Y =1 or N =2");
						choice=sc.nextInt();
						if (choice==1)
						{
							o=true;
						}
						else
							System.out.println("You have entered a total of " +horseno +" horses which have taken part in a total of " +racetotal +" races. These horses won a total of " +wint + " placed in a total of " + placet + " and shown in a total of " +showt + " .");


					}

				}
			}
		}
	}
}

**Eranga** · 01-05-2009, 06:15 AM

Can you clearly tell me where you stuck with? Checking such a long code is really mess.

**cmizer** · 01-05-2009, 06:21 AM

from here i guess. i need this program to do the checks, (starting at if (win>race) ) ask to reenter if the value is bad, move on to the next thing if its good or ask for re-entry again if its bad then move on to the next thing. After all this and printing whatever stats it needs to ask whether new data shud be entered via 1 or 2 for yes or no. I think it`ll be necessary to read onwards from what i highlighted here....ignore the //do comment i was just trying sometin

Java Code:

System.out.println("Please enter the number of races " +horsename + " has won: "); 
			win=sc.nextInt();

		
			//do
			if (win>race)
			{

**CJSLMAN** · 01-05-2009, 06:28 AM

Just out of curiousity... why is the title of your post "Serious Problem" ?

CJSL

**cmizer** · 01-05-2009, 06:52 AM

i dunno to me its a serious problem....

**Eranga** · 01-05-2009, 07:17 AM

So use a while loop there.

**cmizer** · 01-05-2009, 07:21 AM

i tried using a do while but it just messes everything up...can you show me how to fix it? like i out do above if(win>race) and while somewhere at the bottom after it prints the statistics. But it messes up if i enter a bad value, meaning a value for win which is more than race and so on for the other two checks

**Eranga** · 01-05-2009, 07:24 AM

Can you show what you have done?

**cmizer** · 01-05-2009, 07:32 AM

i think this is it, in this though if a bad value is entered at the second check it makes u re-enter values twice, meaning it says invalid entry enter again then u enter and it asks for that same entery again, please enter number of times placed or shown, (it does this for both place and shown checks)

Java Code:

 import java.util.Scanner;
import java.io.*;

public class Horse7
{
	public static void main (String[] args) throws IOException
	{

		Scanner sc=new Scanner(System.in);
		BufferedReader br=new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));


		int horseId=0;
		String horsename=" ";
		int choice=0;
		int year=0;
		int race=0;
		int win=0;
		int place=0;
		int show=0;
		int horseno=0;
		int racetotal=0;
		int wint=0;
		int placet=0;
		int showt=0;
		boolean i=true;
		boolean nor=true;    
		boolean nor2=true;    
		boolean nor3=true;    
		boolean o=false;



		while (o=true)
		{


			System.out.print("Please enter the horse ID number:\n");
			horseId=sc.nextInt();

			do
			{
				if (horseId>=20000&&horseId<=90000)    
				{
					i=false;
					break;
				}
				else
				{
					i=true;
					System.out.println("Invalid entry.Please enter the horse ID number:\n");
					horseId=sc.nextInt();
					if (horseId>=20000&&horseId<=90000)    
						i=false;


				}
			}while (i=true);





			System.out.println("Please enter the horse`s name: ");
			horsename=br.readLine();

			System.out.println("Please enter " +horsename + "`s year of birth: ");
			year=sc.nextInt();

			System.out.println("Please enter the number of races " + horsename + " has entered: ");
			race=sc.nextInt();    


			System.out.println("Please enter the number of races " +horsename + " has won: "); 
			win=sc.nextInt();


			do
			{
				if (win>race)
				{
					
					System.out.println("Invalid entry. Enter again ");
					win=sc.nextInt();
				}
				else if(win<race)
					nor=true;
					System.out.println("Please enter the number of races in which " +horsename + " has placed: ");
					place=sc.nextInt();


					if ((place>race)||(place+win>race))
					{
						
						System.out.println("Invalid entry. Enter again ");
						place=sc.nextInt();

					}
					else
					{
						nor2=true;
						System.out.println("Please enter the number of races in which " +horsename + " has shown: ");
						show=sc.nextInt();



						if ((show>race)||(place+win+show>race))
						{
							
							System.out.println("Invalid entry. Enter again ");
							show=sc.nextInt();
						}
						else
						{
							nor3=true;
							double winf =((double)(win)/race);
							double placef =((double)(place)/race);
							double showf = ((double)(show)/race) ;

							int winp = (int)(winf*100);
							int placep = (int)(placef*100);
							int showp = (int)(showf*100);

							System.out.println("" + nor + nor2 + nor3);

							System.out.println("\nHorse ID: " + horseId + "\nHorse name: " + horsename + "\nHorse birthday: " + year + "\nNumber of races entered: " + race +          
									"\nNumber of times horse won: " + win +"\nNumber of times horse placed: " + place + "\nNumber of times horse shown: " + show );
							System.out.println("\n" + horsename + " has won " + winp + "% of his races, has placed " + placep + "% and has shown " + showp + "%.") ; 
							break;
						}
						
					}
					
			}
			while(nor==true && nor2==true && nor3==true);
			horseno++;
			racetotal+=race;
			wint+=win;
			placet+=place;
			showt+=show;
			System.out.println("again? Y =1 or N =2");
			choice=sc.nextInt();
			if (choice==1)
			{
				o=true;
			}
			else if(choice == 2)
			{
				System.out.println("You have entered a total of " +horseno +" horses which have taken part in a total of " +racetotal +" races. These horses won a total of " +wint + " placed in a total of " + placet + " and shown in a total of " +showt + " .");
				System.exit(0);
			}

		}


	
	
	}
}

**Eranga** · 01-05-2009, 07:45 AM

You want to do the same thing again and again on this condition.

Java Code:

				if (win>race)
				{
					
					System.out.println("Invalid entry. Enter again ");
					win=sc.nextInt();
				}

Ok then, where/how you have loop this? I've seen that in other if-else condition statements you've use some boolean values.

**cmizer** · 01-05-2009, 07:49 AM

ive placed all of that in a do while loop starting just above there and ending here

Java Code:

 }
			while(nor==true && nor2==true && nor3==true);
			horseno++;

i want it to keep asking until it gets a good value for win show and place, meaning this if ((place>race)||(place+win>race)) and the other one following it as well

**Eranga** · 01-05-2009, 08:02 AM

That's what I'm talking. In that condition did you workout anything to keep within the loop. Think about that, if win>race is that effected to the loop continueous?

**cmizer** · 01-05-2009, 08:09 AM

well i managed to fix the win>race and the ((place>race)||(place+win>race)) now its the third part that gives me trouble. if a bad value is enetered it asks for it twice an doesnt continue on wit the main while loop to ask if any more data shud be enetered wit 1 or 2. heres the code

Java Code:

 import java.util.Scanner;
import java.io.*;

public class Horse7
{
	public static void main (String[] args) throws IOException
	{

		Scanner sc=new Scanner(System.in);
		BufferedReader br=new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));


		int horseId=0;
		String horsename=" ";
		int choice=0;
		int year=0;
		int race=0;
		int win=0;
		int place=0;
		int show=0;
		int horseno=0;
		int racetotal=0;
		int wint=0;
		int placet=0;
		int showt=0;
		boolean i=true;
		boolean nor=true;    
		boolean nor2=true;    
		boolean nor3=true;    
		boolean o=false;



		while (o=true)
		{


			System.out.print("Please enter the horse ID number:\n");
			horseId=sc.nextInt();

			do
			{
				if (horseId>=20000&&horseId<=90000)    
				{
					i=false;
					break;
				}
				else
				{
					i=true;
					System.out.println("Invalid entry.Please enter the horse ID number:\n");
					horseId=sc.nextInt();
					if (horseId>=20000&&horseId<=90000)    
						i=false;


				}
			}while (i=true);





			System.out.println("Please enter the horse`s name: ");
			horsename=br.readLine();

			System.out.println("Please enter " +horsename + "`s year of birth: ");
			year=sc.nextInt();

			System.out.println("Please enter the number of races " + horsename + " has entered: ");
			race=sc.nextInt();    


			System.out.println("Please enter the number of races " +horsename + " has won: "); 
			win=sc.nextInt();


			//do
			while(nor=true)
			{
				if (win>race)
				{

					System.out.println("Invalid entry. Enter again ");
					win=sc.nextInt();
				}
				else if(win<race)
					nor=false;
				System.out.println("Please enter the number of races in which " +horsename + " has placed: ");
				place=sc.nextInt();

				while(nor2=true)
				{

					if ((place>race)||(place+win>race))
					{

						System.out.println("Invalid entry. Enter again ");
						place=sc.nextInt();

					}
					else
					{
						if ((place>race)||(place+win>race))
							nor2=false;
						System.out.println("Please enter the number of races in which " +horsename + " has shown: ");
						show=sc.nextInt();

						//while(nor3=true)
							//{

							if ((show>race)||(place+win+show>race))
							{

								System.out.println("Invalid entry. Enter again ");
								show=sc.nextInt();
							}
							else
							{
								//if ((show>race)||(place+win+show>race))
								nor3=false;
								double winf =((double)(win)/race);
								double placef =((double)(place)/race);
								double showf = ((double)(show)/race) ;

								int winp = (int)(winf*100);
								int placep = (int)(placef*100);
								int showp = (int)(showf*100);

								System.out.println("\nHorse ID: " + horseId + "\nHorse name: " + horsename + "\nHorse birthday: " + year + "\nNumber of races entered: " + race +          
										"\nNumber of times horse won: " + win +"\nNumber of times horse placed: " + place + "\nNumber of times horse shown: " + show );
								System.out.println("\n" + horsename + " has won " + winp + "% of his races, has placed " + placep + "% and has shown " + showp + "%.") ; 
								//break;
							}

							}

					}
					//while(nor==true && nor2==true && nor3==true);
					horseno++;
					racetotal+=race;
					wint+=win;
					placet+=place;
					showt+=show;
					System.out.println("again? Y =1 or N =2");
					choice=sc.nextInt();
					if (choice==1)
					{
						o=true;
					}
					else if(choice == 2)
					{
						System.out.println("You have entered a total of " +horseno +" horses which have taken part in a total of " +racetotal +" races. These horses won a total of " +wint + " races, placed in a total of " + placet + " and shown in a total of " +showt + " .");
						System.exit(0);
					}

				}



			}
			}
		}
	//}