Help with Simple If-Else problem!

[M1NO]

Getting this Error when I try to compile.

 ----jGRASP exec: javac -g EvergreenTrees.java

EvergreenTrees.java:56: variable singleTree might not have been initialized
	treeCost = numTrees * singleTree;
	                      ^
EvergreenTrees.java:72: variable deliveryCost might not have been initialized
	totalCharges = treeCost + deliveryCost;
	                          ^
2 errors

Trying to Compile this:

import java.util.Scanner;
import java.text.DecimalFormat;

public class EvergreenTrees
{
	public static void main(String[] args)
	{
	DecimalFormat formatter = new DecimalFormat("#,##0.00");
	Scanner keyboard = new Scanner(System.in);
	
	int forDelivery;
	int numTrees;
	int treeHeight;
	double singleTree;
	double treeCost;
	double deliveryCost;
	double totalCharges;
	
	System.out.println("How many trees are you purchasing?");
	numTrees = keyboard.nextInt();
	
	System.out.println("What is the height of the tree you would like to buy in Feet? (Whole numbers only)");
	treeHeight = keyboard.nextInt();
	if(treeHeight < 3)
		{
		singleTree = 39.00;
		}
	else if(treeHeight > 3 && treeHeight < 5)
		{
		singleTree = 69.50;
		}
	else if(treeHeight > 6 && treeHeight < 8)
		{
		singleTree = 99.00;
		}
	else if(treeHeight > 8)
		{
		singleTree = 199.50;
		}
	else
   	System.out.println("You entered an invalid height.");

	treeCost = numTrees * singleTree;
	
	System.out.println("Will the trees be delivered?  Enter 1 for Yes, Enter 0 for No.");
	forDelivery = keyboard.nextInt();
	
	if(numTrees < 5)
		{
		deliveryCost = 10.00 * numTrees;
		}
	else if(numTrees >= 5)
		{
		deliveryCost = 50.00;
		}
	else
   	System.out.println("You entered an invalid answer.");
		
	totalCharges = treeCost + deliveryCost;
		
		
	}
}

Anyone know what I'm doing wrong? =/

[Vase]

Declaring variables does not default them to any value if you declare them within a method.

Either declare your variables outside any method, or initialize them to a specific value.

[M1NO]

Declaring variables does not default them to any value if you declare them within a method.

Either declare your variables outside any method, or initialize them to a specific value.

Sorry if I sound dumb lol, I'm new to this whole Java thing.
But didn't I declare it outside the method up top? where I put
double singleTree;
and
double deliveryCost; ?

err so lost >.> how would I make this work?
treeCost = numTrees * singleTree;
totalCharges = treeCost + deliveryCost;

[Solarsonic]

Sorry if I sound dumb lol, I'm new to this whole Java thing.
But didn't I declare it outside the method up top? where I put
double singleTree;
and
double deliveryCost; ?

err so lost >.> how would I make this work?
treeCost = numTrees * singleTree;
totalCharges = treeCost + deliveryCost;

You declared them in "public static void main", which is very much a method.

You can solve it by declaring them like "double singleTree = 0;" or declaring them outside any methods.

[M1NO]

You declared them in "public static void main", which is very much a method.

You can solve it by declaring them like "double singleTree = 0;" or declaring them outside any methods.

But I need the singleTree to equal the specific amount according to the different circumstances when a user inputs a number..

[Vase]

if(treeHeight < 3)
		{
		singleTree = 39.00;
		}
	else if(treeHeight > 3 && treeHeight < 5)
		{
		singleTree = 69.50;
		}
	else if(treeHeight > 6 && treeHeight < 8)
		{
		singleTree = 99.00;
		}
	else if(treeHeight > 8)
		{
		singleTree = 199.50;
		}
	else
   	System.out.println("You entered an invalid height.");

Java doesn't check to make sure every possible condition is accounted for. If, somehow, none of the conditions were satisfied, the final "else" will run and your singleTree variable remains un-initialized (as does deliveryCost).

As Solarsonic said, either declare these variables outside of any method (at the moment, you have them declared in the 'main' method) or initialize them with a default value.

Edit: It is simply compiler semantics. singleTree will change to whatever amount it it supposed to based on user input once it compiles.

[M1NO]

if(treeHeight < 3)
		{
		singleTree = 39.00;
		}
	else if(treeHeight > 3 && treeHeight < 5)
		{
		singleTree = 69.50;
		}
	else if(treeHeight > 6 && treeHeight < 8)
		{
		singleTree = 99.00;
		}
	else if(treeHeight > 8)
		{
		singleTree = 199.50;
		}
	else
   	System.out.println("You entered an invalid height.");

Java doesn't check to make sure every possible condition is accounted for. If, somehow, none of the conditions were satisfied, the final "else" will run and your singleTree variable remains un-initialized (as does deliveryCost).

As Solarsonic said, either declare these variables outside of any method (at the moment, you have them declared in the 'main' method) or initialize them with a default value.

Edit: It is simply compiler semantics. singleTree will change to whatever amount it it supposed to based on user input once it compiles.

Ah, okay so where in my whole script would be a good place to Initialize singleTree and deliveryCost to 0?

[Junky]

But I need the singleTree to equal the specific amount according to the different circumstances when a user inputs a number..

Assigning a default value (zero) is only the initial value, hence the term initialise. You can change the value as many times as you like afterwards, unless you make it final.

[Junky]

Ah, okay so where in my whole script would be a good place to Initialize singleTree and deliveryCost to 0?

Where you declare them.

[M1NO]

Sweet!
I made my declaration of my variables to:

int forDelivery;
int numTrees;
int treeHeight;
double singleTree = 0;
double treeCost;
double deliveryCost = 0;
double totalCharges;

and I'm no longer getting errors! thanks guys