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[beta4]

i fixed it. thanks alot. you're a life-saver (everyone else too)

[sunde887]

No problem, glad you figured it out.

[pbrockway2]

Ummm

Just wondering, but what happens if you print out the value of that x?

int x = zipCode.charAt(0);
[b]System.out.println("x="+ x); // expecting 3 or 9 or whatever[/b]

if (x == 4)
    surCharge = (.05 * shippingCost);
else if (x == 6)
    surCharge = (.09 * shippingCost);
else if (x % 2 = 0)
    surCharge = (.02 * shippingCost);
else
    surCharge = (.014 * shippingCost);

[pbrockway2]

But wait! There's more!

Additionally, if the zip code is even...

In other words:

(a) The 2% gets added as well as any other addition - not instead of as you are coding it.
(b) It is based on whether the zip code is even which depends on the last digit of the zip code not the first one.

[sunde887]

Good catches pbrock, can't believe I didn't see them. Also, I noticed it says else add 14%, but .014 is 1.4%