Can Someone Show Me How To Format This Output Correctly

[tweaked88]

Ok, so basically this is my desired output. Notice how everything is aligned.




I am having trouble with a few things. First, follow the trail of int iEmployeeID. If I use my method formatOutput, that integer is outputted as a double with 2 decimal places. Can I use an IF test to say if the double passed though is == to employee ID, then convert and output it as a int?

That's what I tried to do and it is giving me an error during runtime.

:java.util.IllegalFormatConversionException: d != java.lang.Double
at java.util.Formatter$FormatSpecifier.failConversion (Formatter.java:3999)
at java.util.Formatter$FormatSpecifier.printInteger(F ormatter.java:2709)
at java.util.Formatter$FormatSpecifier.print(Formatte r.java:2661)
at java.util.Formatter.format(Formatter.java:2433)
at java.io.PrintStream.format(PrintStream.java:920)
at java.io.PrintStream.printf(PrintStream.java:821)
at testpaycheck.formatOutput(testpaycheck.java:70)
at testpaycheck.main(testpaycheck.java:48)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Nativ e Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Native MethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(De legatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
at edu.rice.cs.drjava.model.compiler.JavacCompiler.ru nCommand(JavacCompiler.java:272)
>
Second:

Is there a way to align everything correctly? As the number of characters of the strings on the left vary (Federal Tax, State Tax) etc., the number of spaces in the printf function will have to vary. I'm not sure how to accomplish this.

Here is my code:

import java.util.Scanner;

public class paycheck {

  //Declare Tax Rates 
  public static final double FEDERAL = 0.15;
  public static final double STATE = 0.05;
  public static final double SOCIAL_SEC = 0.05;
  public static final double MEDICARE = 0.03;
  public static final double PENSION = 0.08;
  public static final double HEALTH_INSUR = 125.00;
  
 //Declare Global Variables
  static int iEmployeeID;
  static String sEmployeeFName, sEmployeeLName;
  static double dEarnings, dFedTax, dStateTax, dSocialSec, dMedicare, dPension;
  
  //Begin Main
  public static void main (String[]args) {
    
    Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
   
    
    //Get User Input
    
    System.out.println("Enter your employee ID: ");
    iEmployeeID = input.nextInt();
    
    System.out.println("Enter your first name: ");
    sEmployeeFName = input.next();
    System.out.println();
    
    System.out.println("Enter your last name: ");
    sEmployeeLName = input.next();
    System.out.println();
    
    System.out.println("Enter your earnings for the prior month: ");
    dEarnings = input.nextDouble();
  
    //Calc Taxes    
    dFedTax = FEDERAL * dEarnings;
    dStateTax = STATE * dEarnings;
    dSocialSec = SOCIAL_SEC * dEarnings;
    dMedicare = MEDICARE * dEarnings;
    dPension = PENSION * dEarnings; 
    
    //Output
    formatOutput("Employee ID:", iEmployeeID);
    System.out.println("Employee Name:            " + sEmployeeFName + " " + sEmployeeLName);
    printHash();
    formatOutput("EARNINGS:", dEarnings);
    formatOutput("Federal Tax:", dFedTax);
    
    
  //End Main  
  }

  //Print Hash Marks
  public static void printHash(){
    
    System.out.println("======================================");
   
    //End Hash Marks
  }
  
  //Format Output
  public static void formatOutput(String a, double b){
    
    if (b == iEmployeeID)
       System.out.printf(a + "%26d\n", b);
    else
       System.out.printf(a + "%26.2f\n", b);
 
  }
  
  //Calculate Net Pay
  public static double netPay(double dNetPay){

    dNetPay = dEarnings - (dFedTax + dStateTax + dSocialSec + dMedicare + dPension + HEALTH_INSUR);
    
   return dNetPay; 
   //End Calc Net pay
  }
  
  
  
}

[Norm]

it is giving me an error during runtime.

Please copy the full text of the error message and paste it here.

[tweaked88]

There you go. Any insight?

What I'm primarily worried about is how to right-align the numeric values. As you can see the spacing changes when the string to the left of it is shorter or longer.

[Norm]

.IllegalFormatConversionException: d != java.lang.Double

That message says that d is not a format control for Double values.

Read the API doc for the format class and find the correct formatting character for double values