Help with methods

Code :

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public static void main(String[] args) 
    {
        Scanner keyboard = new Scanner (System.in);
 
        float x;
        int y;
        char ch1, ch2;
        String name;
        String input;
 
 
       input = JOptionPane.showInputDialog("Enter a number: "); // int y
       y = Integer.parseInt(input);
 
       name = JOptionPane.showInputDialog("Enter a name: "); // String name
 
       input = JOptionPane.showInputDialog("Enter a floating point value: "); // Float x 
       x = Float.parseFloat(input); 
 
 
       JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "ch1 = " + ch1 + "y = " + y + "\nName is " + name + "\nx = " + x);
       System.exit(0);
       // output 
 
    }

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So far so good on this part ^^

But, I also have a question about "char ch1 and ch2". I am not sure how to convert the char to a string.

Code :

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System.out.print("Enter a character: "); 
input = keyboard.next(); 
ch1 = input.charAt(0);
 
 
to 
 
 
JOptionPane.showInputDialog("Enter a character: "); 
input = keyboard.next(); 
ch1 = input.charAt(0);

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I know that ^^ is wrong just not sure where to go from the original code.

I could give you the code but that wouldn't help you. Here is a link. Go here and find the String class. It lists all the methods there are in the String class the parameters each method takes. There is a method that accomplishes what you are looking to do. If you have any more questions just post a reply.

link: Java Platform SE 7

hope it helps!

I figured it out

Final code:

Code :

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public static void main(String[] args) 
    {
        Scanner keyboard = new Scanner (System.in);
 
        float x;
        int y;
        char ch1, ch2;
        String name;
        String input;
 
       input = JOptionPane.showInputDialog("Enter a character: "); // ch1
       ch1 = input.charAt(0); 
       input = JOptionPane.showInputDialog("Enter a number: "); // int y
       y = Integer.parseInt(input);
       input = JOptionPane.showInputDialog("Enter a character: "); // ch2 
       ch2 = input.charAt(0); 
       name = JOptionPane.showInputDialog("Enter a name: "); // String name
       input = JOptionPane.showInputDialog("Enter a floating point value: "); // Float x 
       x = Float.parseFloat(input); 
 
 
       JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "ch1 = " + ch1 + "\ny = " + y + "\nch2 = " + ch2 + 
               "\nName is " + name + "\nx = " + x);
       System.exit(0);
 
 
    }

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Thanks CSUTD, always great when opening-posters put their final solutions on show, as It may help users with similar issues in the future.

Thanks, glad to help.