String match to the linkedlist element

[jboy]

Hi,

I have created a LinkedList and I don't know why I can't check to see if the String elements entered into the list(Toyota) matches the input from the user, here is a piece of my code:

public class Car
{ private LinkedList<Type> make = new LinkedList<Type>();
private String car;
public Car(String car)
{ this.car = car;
add();
check(); }

private void add()
{make.add(new Type("Toyota"));}

private void check()
{car = In.nextLine();
if(isCar(car))
car = In.nextLine();
else{ System.out.print("\t\tThat is not a valid");
System.out.print("\t\tEnter car: ");
car = In.nextLine();}}}

private boolean isCar(String car)
{ for (Type t: make)
if (t.matches(car))
return true;
return false; }

}

This is the Type class:


public class Type
{ private String type;

public Type(String type)
{ this.type = type;
}

public boolean matches(String car)
{ return this.type.equals(car); }

}

[mrmatt1111]

Why do you read in the car 2-3 times? Do you get "That is not a valid" message? What is "In"? Does it compile?

[jboy]

Ok, thanks, I found out the I had an extra read in method which wasn't necessary. So I got it solved. Thanks anyway..

[r035198x]

Add System.out.println statements to your code to let you see the values of critical variables before critical statements. Also please remember to format your code and post it using code tags next time you post code.