Just some advice on my first program in java.

**allen1952** · 12-22-2010, 01:04 PM

posted Today 05:01:36
Hi All, Well, I have been studying Java for just over a month and I have almost finished my first program. But as you see I am stuck. Below is a copy of the code for a program I wrote MANY years ago in Tandy Basic, written in Java. I don't understand why my System.out.println call won't work. A word of why would help. I don't want you to fix it just let me know how to fix it myself. Any help would be great. Here is the code:

Java Code:

/** 
* 
*/ 
package EggsProfitLoss; 

/** 
* @author Michael Humphreys 
* This program was origanaly written in TandyBasic many years ago 
* This is an updated java program. 
* 
*/ 
public class chickens { 
         public static void main(String [] args) { 
               int chickens = 110; 
               int hens = 100; 
               int numberOfEggsLaid = 110; 
              double costOfFeed = 25.00; 
              double cost; 
              double costOfEggs = cost*chickens; 
              cost = costOfFeed / chickens; 
System.out.println("Number Of Hens =") = hens; 
System.out.println("Number Of Eggs Laid =") = numberOfEggsLaid; 
System.out.println("CostOf Feed =") = costOfFeed; 
System.out.println("Cost Of Eggs = ") = cost; 
System.out.println("Profit Or Loss = ") = costOfFeed-cost; 
} 

}

**KevinWorkman** · 12-22-2010, 01:36 PM

What do you expect this to do:

Java Code:

System.out.println("Number Of Hens =") = hens;

That violates basic Java syntax, and I'd suggest you go back through the basic tutorials: The Java™ Tutorials

I would guess that you're looking for something like this:

Java Code:

System.out.println("Number Of Hens = " + hens);

PS- That's what code tags are for. Learn 'em, use 'em, love 'em.

**allen1952** · 12-22-2010, 01:50 PM

OK I used the suggestions you have made and it fixed the problem with my code.
Sorry i don't understand what you mean about code tags ...if you would explain i would appreciate it ty.