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    Default Need help with looping

    So the question asks us to use a sentinel value to end a program, but the sentinel value is 999, but the while loop only recognises strings... Im totally lost guys. Hope you can help me

     
       static Scanner console = new Scanner (System.in);
       public static void main (String[] args)
                               throws FileNotFoundException
     
        {
     
             PrintWriter outfFile = new PrintWriter ("Invoice.txt")   ;
     
             String firstItem;
             String item ;
             int price;
     
             System.out.println(" Please scan the name of the first item: ");
             firstItem = console.next();
     
             while (item != 999)
     
             {
                System.out.println("Enter the next item");
                item = console.next();
                System.out.println("Enter the price of the " + item);
                price = console.nextInt();
                outFile.Println("Item Name    Item Price");
                outFile.println( item + " " + price);
     
     
     
         }
       }


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    If you would like me to post the complete question, I'd be happy to do so


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    Default Re: Need help with looping

    IF you are getting an error message, please copy the full text and paste it here.
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    Default Re: Need help with looping

    This is the error I am getting.


    ----jGRASP exec: javac -g Scan1.java

    Scan1.java:23: error: incomparable types: String and int
    while (item != 999)
    ^
    Scan1.java:30: error: cannot find symbol
    outFile.Println("Item Name Item Price");
    ^
    symbol: variable outFile
    location: class Scan1
    Scan1.java:31: error: cannot find symbol
    outFile.println( item + " " + price);
    ^
    symbol: variable outFile
    location: class Scan1
    3 errors

    ----jGRASP wedge2: exit code for process is 1.
    ----jGRASP: operation complete.

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    Default Re: Need help with looping

    Check that you have spelled the names correctly.
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    Default Re: Need help with looping

    item is a String. You are comparing an int to a String in item!=999. Your issue would be because of this fact.

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    The other issue you are having is outFile doesn't exist. My advise is to use a System.out.println( instead of outFile.Println(
    Last edited by jbarke12; March 24th, 2014 at 10:53 AM.

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    Default Re: Need help with looping

    @jbarke12 The java class is spelled: String not string
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    Default Re: Need help with looping

    your code:
    String item; // a String object
    while (item != 999) // String compares to integer

    You are comparing a String object to an integer. if you want that kind of comparison, you better parse the String to integer first then do the comparison

    Scan1.java:30: error: cannot find symbol
    outFile.Println("Item Name Item Price");
    ^
    you don't have outFile variable, but you do have outfFile variable PrintWriter outfFile = new PrintWriter ("Invoice.txt");, please check the spelling.
    but, it would still have an error since PrintWriter class doesn't have an Println method, but it has println.
    Println is different from println, java is a case sensitive programming language.

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