error: ')' expected java

[joel7]

import java.util.Scanner;
public class Testing {

    public static void main(String[] args){
    	Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);

    	String bkId = null;
		String bkTitle = null;
		String bkPublisher = null;
		String bkAuthor = null;

		String mgId = null;
		String mgTitle = null;
		String mgPublisher = null;
		String mgDate1 = null;

		String npId = null;
		String npTitle = null;
		String npPublisher = null;
		String npDate2 = null;

		int chooseMenu,booksAdd,displayItem;

    	System.out.println("<><><><><>Welcome to KDU UC Library Management System<><><><><>");
    	System.out.println("\n1.Add Books \n2.Display Books \n3.Search Books");
    	chooseMenu = input.nextInt();

    	switch(chooseMenu){
    		case 1:
    			System.out.println("\n1.Add Books \n2.Add Megazine \n3.Add Newspaper");
    			booksAdd = input.nextInt();

    	    switch(booksAdd){
    		case 1:
    			Book[] addBooks = new Book[20];

    	    for(int a=0; a<10; a++){
    	    	addBooks[a] = new Book();
	     	}

	     	for(int a=0; a<10; a++){

    		System.out.println("Enter ID:");
    		bkId = input.nextLine();

    		for(int b=0;b<addBooks.length;b++){
				while(addBooks[b].id.equals(bkId)){
					System.out.println("Duplicate ID");
					System.out.println("Enter ID for books "+(a+1) + ":");
					bkId = input.nextLine();
				}
			}

    		System.out.println("Enter Title:");
    		bkTitle = input.nextLine();

    		System.out.println("Enter Publisher:");
    		bkPublisher = input.nextLine();

    		System.out.println("Enter Author:");
    		bkAuthor = input.nextLine();

    		addBooks[a] = new Book(bkId,bkTitle,bkPublisher,bkAuthor);

    	}
    	    case 2:
    		Megazine[] addMegazine = new Megazine[20];

    			for(int c=0; c<10; c++){
			addMegazine[c] = new Megazine();
		}

    	for(int c=0; c<10; c++){

    		System.out.println("Enter ID:");
    		mgId = input.nextLine();

    		for(int d=0;d<addMegazine.length;d++){
				while(addMegazine[d].id.equals(mgId)){
					System.out.println("Duplicate ID");
					System.out.println("Enter ID for megazine "+(c+1) + ":");
					mgId = input.nextLine();
				}
			}

    		System.out.println("Enter Title:");
    		mgTitle = input.nextLine();

    		System.out.println("Enter Publisher:");
    		mgPublisher = input.nextLine();

    		System.out.println("Enter Date:");
    		mgDate1 = input.nextLine();

    		addMegazine[c] = new Megazine(mgId,mgTitle,mgPublisher,mgDate1);

    	}
         	case 3:
    		Newspaper[] addNews = new Newspaper[20];

    		for(int e=0; e<10; e++){
			addNews[e] = new Newspaper();
		}

    	for(int e=0; e<10; e++){

    		System.out.println("Enter ID:");
    		npId = input.nextLine();

    		for(int f=0;f<addNews.length;f++){
				while(addNews[f].id.equals(npId)){
					System.out.println("Duplicate ID");
					System.out.println("Enter ID for newspaper "+(e+1) + ":");
					npId = input.nextLine();
				}
			}

    		System.out.println("Enter Title:");
    		npTitle = input.nextLine();

    		System.out.println("Enter Publisher:");
    		npPublisher = input.nextLine();

    		System.out.println("Enter Date:");
    		npDate2 = input.nextLine();

    		addNews[e] = new Newspaper(npId,npTitle,npPublisher,npDate2);

    	}
    	default:
    		System.out.println("Invalid");
    		break;
    	}
    	case 2:
    		System.out.println("\n1.Display Book\n2.Display Megazine\n3.Display Newspaper");
    		displayItem = input.nextInt();

    		switch(displayItem){
    			case 1:
    				for(int b=0;b<addBooks.length;b++){
              	        System.out.println("\nBook Details" + (1+b) + "Book ID: " + addBooks[b].getId() + "\nBook Title: " + addBooks[b].getTitle() +
              		                       "\nBook Publisher: " + addBooks[b].getPublisher() + "\nBook Author: " + addBooks[b].getAuthor());
            }
    	    break;
    	    case 2:
    	    	 for(int mg=0;mg<addMegazine.length;mg++){
	                 System.out.println("\nMegazine Details" + (1+mg) + "Megazine ID: " + addMegazine[mg].getId() + "\nMegazine Title: " + addMegazine[mg].getTitle() +
	            	                    "\nMegazine Publisher: " + addMegazine[mg].getPublisher() + "\nMegazine Date: " + addMegazine[mg].getDate1());
    	}
    	break;
    	case 3:
    		for(int np=0;np<addNews.length;np++){
             	System.out.println("\nNewspaper Details" + (1+np) + "Newspaper ID: " + addNews[np].getId() + "\nNewspaper Title: " + addNews[np].getTitle() +
             		               "\nNewspaper Publisher: " + addNews[np].getPublisher() + "\nNewspaper Date: " + addNews[np].getDate2();
            }
            break;
            default:
            	System.out.println("Invalid");
            	break;
     }
     default:
     	System.out.println("Invalid");
     	break;
   }
}
}

[joel7]

error message :
C:\Users\Joel\Desktop\Testing.java:154: error: ')' expected
"\nNewspaper Publisher: " + addNews[np].getPublisher() + "\nNewspaper Date: " + addNews[np].getDate2();
^
error: ')' expected

can anyone solve or tell me what wrong with the code???

p.s.
asap

[JosAH]

error message :
error: ')' expected

Come on; take a wild guess.

Jos

[joel7]

ok tell me jos

where is tat error and what to replace ???

tq
ps.asap

[Tolls]

ps.asap

Please stop asking that.

[joel7]

ok toll
u identify the problem of my code

[Tolls]

Well, I could be wrong, but it looks to me like it's expecting a ')', which implies you are missing one somewhere on that line.

[JosAH]

Well, I could be wrong, but it looks to me like it's expecting a ')', which implies you are missing one somewhere on that line.

Admit it; you're just guessing.

kind regards,

Jos ;-)

[DarrylBurke]

Admit it; you're just guessing.

kind regards,

Jos ;-)

Shouldn't the semicolon come after the closing parenthesis?

db

[JosAH]

Shouldn't the semicolon come after the closing parenthesis?

db

Don't be so bourgeois; there's nothing wrong with descending ASCII (or Unicode) order; duh ...

kindest regards,

Jos ;-)