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Thread: Average Rainfall Main Class Using nested for loops,input validation - Average is off

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    Default Average Rainfall Main Class Using nested for loops,input validation - Average is off

    Hello - I follow posts on this forum and this is my first posting, thank you.

    When input validation for the first months rainfall is non-negative, this results in correct average rainfall.
    When input validation is used for the first months rainfall I'm prompted to input a positive number, which is 2.
    When asked to input rainfall, in inches, for each month, I begin with input -3, I am again prompted to re-enter
    a positive, I enter 3. What happens is, whichever positive integer I input after I had entered a negative for
    the first months rainfall, the average would be off by the positive number inputted.
    Thank you for your help and advice.


    package averagerainfall;
    import java.util.Scanner;
     
    public class AverageRainfall 
    {
        public static void main(String[] args)
        {
            int maxYears;
            int totalMonths;
            int monthCount = 0;
            double rainInches = 0.0;
            double totalInches = 0.0;          // Initialize total inches or rain
            double averageRainInches = 0.0;    // Initialize total average of rain
     
            Scanner keyboard = new Scanner(System.in);
     
            System.out.println("Enter the number of years: ");
            maxYears = keyboard.nextInt();
     
            while (maxYears < 1)
            {
                System.out.println("Invalid. Enter 1 or greater:");
                maxYears = keyboard.nextInt();
            }
            totalMonths = maxYears * 12;
            System.out.print("Enter the rainfall, in inches, for each month.\n");
     
            for (int yearCount = 1; yearCount <= maxYears; yearCount++)
            {
                 for (monthCount = 1; monthCount <= 12; monthCount++)
                {
                    System.out.println("Year " + yearCount + " month " + monthCount + ":");
                    rainInches = keyboard.nextInt();
     
                    while ( rainInches < 0 )
                    {
                        System.out.println("Invalid. Enter 0 or greater:");
                        rainInches = keyboard.nextInt();
                        totalInches += rainInches;
                    }   
                    totalInches += rainInches;
                }
            }
            averageRainInches = (double) totalInches / totalMonths;
     
            System.out.println("Number of months: " + totalMonths);
            System.out.println("Total rainfall: " + totalInches);
            System.out.println("Average monthly rainfall: " + averageRainInches + " inches");
        }
     
    }


    --- Update ---

    Please disregard the first sentence, thank you.


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    Default Re: Average Rainfall Main Class Using nested for loops,input validation - Average is off

    Welcome to the forum! Thanks for taking the time to learn to post code correctly.

    Study this and determine how it could contribute to your complaint:
    while ( rainInches < 0 )
    {
        System.out.println("Invalid. Enter 0 or greater:");
        rainInches = keyboard.nextInt();
        totalInches += rainInches;
    }   
    totalInches += rainInches;

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    Default Re: Average Rainfall Main Class Using nested for loops,input validation - Average is off

    All I had to do was remove totalInches += rainInches; from the last while statement. Wow thank you! I have spent hours learning to write this code.

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    You're welcome.

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