Thread: Help with If- Else statement program please

//How can I assign those "if" statements so i can use >12 and <20?

//How can i get rid of the inttestscore so that i isnt not a constant. I want the user to put a "AGE" and have the following assignment statement co-oordinate with the text?

example:::

what is your age? 21

"Howdy, you're a mover and a shaker!");




its a simple fix i just need a little guidance why my if statements arnt working.




import javax.swing.*;
class IfElseDemo {
public static void main(String[] args) {




JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "The Old Man says:");

//Read in the age value
String enterNum = JOptionPane.showInputDialog(null, "What is your age?");

//convert string to a number
double num1 = Double.parseDouble(enterNum);





int testscore = 93;




if (testscore <= 12) {


JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "Howdy youngster!");




}else if (testscore >12 and <20); {



JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "Howdy, you're on your way!!");








}else if (testscore >=20 and <40); {
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "Howdy, you're a mover and a shaker!");


}else if (testscore >=40); {


JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "Howdy, old timer");





}


}

}

Semicolon after the if

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that gave me more errors

}else if (testscore >=40); {
// this semicolon    ----^
// should be removed

If you've changed your code and still got errors, post both the new code and the new errors. remove the semicolons between if expressions and the '{'s in your original code. It's valid Java code, but it will work in a very different way from what you're expecting.

I just wanna input a number value have have the output line up to the correct statement of age.



import javax.swing.*;
class lukey {
public static void main(String[] args) {




JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "The Old Man says:");

//Read in the age value
String enterNum = JOptionPane.showInputDialog(null, "What is your age?");

//convert string to a number
double num1 = Double.parseDouble(enterNum);





int testscore = 93;




if (testscore <= 12) {


JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "Howdy youngster!");




}else if (testscore >12 and <20) {



JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "Howdy, you're on your way!!");








}else if (testscore >=20 and <40) {
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "Howdy, you're a mover and a shaker!");


}else if (testscore >=40) {


JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "Howdy, old timer");





}


}

}

Originally Posted by Sean4u

}else if (testscore >=40); {
// this semicolon    ----^
// should be removed

If you've changed your code and still got errors, post both the new code and the new errors. remove the semicolons between if expressions and the '{'s in your original code. It's valid Java code, but it will work in a very different way from what you're expecting.

my errors.


C:\Users\Andrea\Documents\lukey.java:34: error: ')' expected
}else if (testscore >12 and <20) {
^
C:\Users\Andrea\Documents\lukey.java:34: error: not a statement
}else if (testscore >12 and <20) {
^
C:\Users\Andrea\Documents\lukey.java:34: error: ';' expected
}else if (testscore >12 and <20) {
^
C:\Users\Andrea\Documents\lukey.java:47: error: 'else' without 'if'
}else if (testscore >=20 and <40) {
^
C:\Users\Andrea\Documents\lukey.java:47: error: ')' expected
}else if (testscore >=20 and <40) {
^
C:\Users\Andrea\Documents\lukey.java:47: error: not a statement
}else if (testscore >=20 and <40) {
^
C:\Users\Andrea\Documents\lukey.java:47: error: ';' expected
}else if (testscore >=20 and <40) {
^
C:\Users\Andrea\Documents\lukey.java:51: error: 'else' without 'if'
}else if (testscore >=40) {
^
8 errors

Tool completed with exit code 1

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Your if expression syntax is wrong.
Equality, Relational, and Conditional Operators (The Java™ Tutorials > Learning the Java Language > Language Basics)

You're expressing an inequality in your if expressions, so there's no need to specify both ends of the range-of-interest in every if expression. If a number is not less than twelve in the first if expression, it is certainly either greater than or equal to 12 - there's no need to test that again! If you're happier expressing both limits in every if expression, then you'll need to use the right syntax for the 'and' operator. Refer to the Java Tutorial link.