Simple Method Question

[Froz3n777]

I have the following code, and I want to make the return statement loop but i'm not sure exactly what i'm doing wrong or if it is even possible.

Code:

import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
 
public class investment {
 
	public static void main(String[] args) {
		
		String dataString = JOptionPane.showInputDialog(
		"Enter the investment amount: ");
		double amount = Integer.parseInt(dataString);
				
		String dataString1 = JOptionPane.showInputDialog(
		"Enter the interest rate: ");
		double interest = Integer.parseInt(dataString1);
		
		String dataString2 = JOptionPane.showInputDialog(
		"Enter the amount of years: ");
		int years = Integer.parseInt(dataString2);
		
		System.out.println("Years" + "      " + "Yearly Amount");
		System.out.println("______" + "      " + "____________");
		
	
		System.out.println(investment(amount,interest,years));
 
 
	}
	
	public static double investment(double investmentAmount, double monthlyInterestRate, int years){
			
 
			double realrate = monthlyInterestRate / 100;
			double monthlyPayment = investmentAmount * realrate / (1 - 1 / Math.pow(1 + realrate, years * 12));
			total = monthlyPayment + investmentAmount;
			
 
			for (i = 1; i <= years; i++)
				double realtotal = total + monthlyPayment
				System.out.println(i);
				return realtotal;
			}
	}

I want the output to look something like:
Year 1 - 1093
Year 2 - 1186
Year 3 - 1279
and so forth looping through the amount of years

[Leprechaun]

Once a return statement is executed the method is exited and the code returns to where the method was called.

I would suggest using an array to return your values.

[Eranga]

Yes, return statement can't loop several times. What you can do is, store your results in an array and return it. It's easy.