Method Error

[JohnSalx28]

import java.util.Scanner;
public class RevisedPayroll {
    
/**
* main method begins execution of Java application
*/

public static void main(String[] args) {
Scanner reader = new Scanner (System.in);               
        
        
double PayRate;
double RegHours;
double WeeklyPay;
double RegPay;
double Response;
      
System.out.println("Employee name: ");
String Name = reader.nextLine(); // read text
        
if (Response == '2')
{
System.out.println( "Thank You! Have a nice day!" );
}
else if (Response == '1')
{
        
System.out.print("Rate of pay: ");//user input prompt
PayRate = reader.nextDouble();//read numbers

System.out.println("Reg hours worked: ");//user input prompt
RegHours = reader.nextDouble();//read numbers
        
RegPay = PayRate * RegHours;//calculation
        
WeeklyPay = RegPay;//calculation

while( WeeklyPay <= -1) {

	System.out.println( "Payroll cannot be a negative number" );
}
        
System.out.println(Name);//prints text
        
System.out.printf("$%.2f\n", WeeklyPay);

System.out.println( "Would you like to do another employee? 1 = yes, 2 = no");
Response = reader.nextDouble(); //Read Reply

        

   } }//end method main

}//end class RevisedPayroll

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The Problem
Hello, my problem is that I get an error saying the variable might not be initialized on line 21. All I am saying is that I need help finding a solution to this problem.

(Response == '2')
^
Error

[jim829]

You have a number of problems in your code.

1. Response is a double but you are trying to compare it to a character.
2. Response has not been assigned any value (assuming it is coming from the user).
3. Your while loop will continue for ever if WeeklyPay is ever <= -1

Regards,
Jim

[DarrylBurke]

4. Variable names should start with a lowercase letter.

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