Thread: Boolean problem

Ok working on another problem and everything works like it should except for the fact that my boolean discount isn't showing the output for some reason? I think I'm missing something really simple here, but just not seeing it yet. Any help or suggestions are always appreciated. I marked where the parts are with a <----.

public class Pizza
{
	private double cost;
 
	//the cost of the pizza
	private String crust;
 
	//the type of crust
	private int size;
 
	//the diameter in inches
	private int numToppings;
 
	//the number of toppings
	private String toppingList;    //a list of the toppings
 
	//constructor creates a 12" hand tossed pizza
 
	public Pizza()
	{
		cost = 12.99;
		crust = "Hand-tossed";
		size = 12;
		numToppings = 0;
		toppingList = null;
	}
	//adds the parameter amount to the cost
	public void setCost (double amount)
	{
		cost += amount;
	}
 
	//sets the crust type
	public void setCrust (String type)	
	{	
		crust = type;
	}
 
	//changes the size of the pizza to the parameter diameter
	public void setSize (int diameter)
	{
		size = diameter;
	}
 
	//sets the number of toppings to the parameter number
	public void setNumToppings(int number)
	{
		numToppings = number;
	}
 
	//sets the list of toppings
	public void setToppingList (String newTopping)
	{
		toppingList = newTopping;
	}
 
	//returns the cost of the pizza
	public double getCost()
	{
		return cost;
	}
 
	//returns the size of the pizza
	public int getSize()
	{
		return size;
	}
 
	//returns the number of toppings
	public int getNumToppings()
	{
		return numToppings;
	}
 
	//returns the list of the toppings
	public String getToppingList()
	{
		return toppingList;
	}
}

import java.util.Scanner;
 
//TASK #5 add an import statement to use the DecimalFormat class
import java.text.DecimalFormat;
 
public class PizzaOrder
{
	private double cost;                                              //cost of the pizza
	private String crust;                                            //type of crust
	private String toppingList;                                     //list of the toppings
	private int size;                                               //diameter in inches
	private int numToppings = 0;                                   //number of toppings
 
	public PizzaOrder()                                            //Constructor creates a 12" hand-tossed pizza
	{
		cost = 12.99;
		crust = "Hand-tossed";
		size = 12;
		numToppings = 0;
		toppingList = null;
	}
	public void setCost (double amount)                          //adds the parameter amount to the cost
	{
		cost += amount;
	}    
	public void setCrust (String type)                           //sets crust type
	{
		crust = type;
	}
	public void setSize (int diameter)                            //changes the size of the pizza to the parameter diameter
	{
		size = diameter;
	}
	public void setNumToppings (int number)                       //sets the number of toppings to the parameter number
	{
		numToppings = number;
	}
	public void setToppingList (String newTopping)                //sets the list of toppings
	{
		toppingList = newTopping;
	}
	public double getCost()                                        //returns the cost of the pizza
	{
		return cost;
	}
	public String getCrust()                                        //returns crust type
	{
		return crust;
	}
	public int getSize()                                              //returns the size of the pizza
	{
		return size;
	}
	public int getNumToppings()                                        //returns the number of toppings
	{
		return numToppings;
	}
	public String getToppingList()                                     //returns the list of toppings
	{
		return toppingList;
	}
 
	public static void main (String [] args)
	{
		//TASK #5 Create a DecimalFormat object with 2 decimal places
		DecimalFormat formatter = new DecimalFormat("#0.00");
 
		//create a Scanner object to read input
		Scanner keyboard = new Scanner (System.in);
 
		//create an instance ofa pizza
		Pizza order = new Pizza();
 
		String firstName;                                         //user's first name
		boolean discount = false;                                 //flag, true if user is eligible for discount
 
		int inches;                                               //sizes of the pizza
		char crustType;                                          //type of crust
		double cost;                                             //cost of the pizza
		final double TAX_RATE = .08;                            //sales tax rate
		double tax;		                               //amount of tax
		char choice; 		                               //user's choice
		String input;		                               //user input
		String toppings = "Cheese ";  	                       // list of toppings
		int numberOfToppings = 0;	                       //number of toppings
		String maleOwner = "Mike";                            //compare with user's first name for discount
		String femaleOwner = "Diane";                         //compare with user's first name for discount		
 
 
 
		//prompt user and get first name
		System.out.println("Welcome to Mike and Diane's Pizza");
		System.out.println("Enter your first name: ");
		firstName = keyboard.nextLine();
 
		//determine if user is eligible for discount by having the same first name as one of the owners
		//add lines here for task 1
		firstName = firstName.toUpperCase();
		if ( (firstName.equals(maleOwner)) || (firstName.equals(femaleOwner)) )
		{
			discount = true;                             //<------------------------------------------------------------------
		}
 
		//prompt user and get pizza size choice;
		System.out.println("Pizza Size (inches) Cost");
		System.out.println("         10         $10.99");
		System.out.println("         12         $12.99");
		System.out.println("         14         $14.99");
		System.out.println("         16         $16.99");
		System.out.println("What size pizza would you like?");
		System.out.println("10, 12, 14, or 16 (enter the number only): ");
		inches = keyboard.nextInt();
 
		//set price and size of pizza ordered
		//add lines her for task 2
		if ( inches == 10 )
		{
			order.setSize(inches);
			order.setCost(10.99);
		}
		else if ( inches == 12 )
		{
			order.setSize(inches);
			order.setCost(12.99);
		}
		else if ( inches == 14 )
		{
			order.setSize(inches);
			order.setCost(14.99);
		}
		else if ( inches == 16 )
		{
			order.setSize(inches);
			order.setCost(16.99);
		}
		else
		{
			System.out.println("The input was not one of the choices so a 12 inch pizza will be made.");
			order.setSize(12);
			order.setCost(12.99);
		}
 
		//consume the remaining newline character
		keyboard.nextLine();
 
		//prompt user and get crust choice
		System.out.println("What type of crust do you want? ");
		System.out.println(" (H) Hand-tossed, (T) Thin-crust, or " + " (D) Deep-dish (enter H, T, or D): ");
		input = keyboard.nextLine();
		crustType = input.charAt(0);
 
		//set user's crust choice on pizza ordered
		// add lines for task 3
		switch (crustType)
		{
			case 'h':
			case 'H':
			     order.setCrust("Hand-tossed");
			     break;
			case 't':
			case 'T':
			     order.setCrust("Thin-crust");
			     break;
			case 'd':
			case 'D':
			     order.setCrust("Deep-dish");
			default:
			System.out.println("The input was not one of the choices so a Hand-tossed crust will be made.");
			order.setCrust("Hand-tossed");
		}
 
		//prompt user and get topping choices one at a time
		System.out.println("All pizzas come with cheese. ");
		System.out.println("Additional toppings are $1.25 each, " + " choose from");
		System.out.println("Pepperoni, Sausage, Onion, Mushroom");
 
		//if topping is desired
		//add to topping list and number of toppings
		System.out.println("Do you want Pepperoni? (Y/N); ");
		input = keyboard.nextLine();
		choice = input.charAt(0);
		if (choice == 'Y' || choice == 'y')
		{
			numberOfToppings += 1;
			toppings = toppings + "Pepperoni ";
		}
		System.out.println("Do you want  Sausage? (Y/N): ");  
		input = keyboard.nextLine();
		choice = input.charAt(0);
		if (choice == 'Y' || choice == 'y');
		{
			numberOfToppings += 1;
			toppings = toppings + "Sausage ";
		}
		System.out.println("Do you want  onion? (Y/N): ");  
		input = keyboard.nextLine();
		choice = input.charAt(0);
		if (choice == 'Y' || choice == 'y');
		{
			numberOfToppings += 1;
			toppings = toppings + "Onion ";
		}
		System.out.println("Do you want  mushroom? (Y/N): ");  
		input = keyboard.nextLine();
		choice = input.charAt(0);
		if (choice == 'Y' || choice == 'y');
		{
			numberOfToppings += 1;
			toppings = toppings + "Mushroom ";
		}
 
		//set number of toppings and toppings list on pizza ordered
		order.setNumToppings (numberOfToppings);
		order.setToppingList (toppings);
 
		//add additional toppings cost to cost of pizza ordered
		order.setCost(1.25 * numberOfToppings);
 
		//display order confirmation
		System.out.println();
		System.out.println("Your order is as follows: ");
		System.out.println(order.getSize()  + " inch pizza ");
		System.out.println("The type of crust is " + crustType);      //("The type of crust is " + crustType)  (order.getCrust()  + " crust ")
		System.out.println(order.getToppingList());
 
		//display cost of pizza
		cost = order.getCost();
 
		//apply discount if user is elibible
		//add lines for task 4 here
		if (discount)
		{
			System.out.println("You are eligible for a $2.00 discount.");     //<---------------------------------------------
			cost -= 2;
		}
		//edit program for task 5
		//so all money output appears with 2 deciamal places
		System.out.println("The cost of the order is: $" + formatter.format(cost));
 
		//calculate and display tax and total cost
		tax = cost * TAX_RATE;
		System.out.println("The tax is: $" +formatter.format(tax));
		System.out.println("The total due is: $" + formatter.format((tax + cost)));
		System.out.println("Your order will be ready" + " for pickup in 30 minutes.");
	}
}

What I mean is for this problem the boolean is checking the names and if the name is the same it is true and should give a discount and then do the following.

if (discount)
		{
			System.out.println("You are eligible for a $2.00 discount.");
			cost -= 2;
		}

However it isn't showing up on the output screen. So the boolean isn't working for some reason.

Ok well I did as you said and used the println to see what they were being seen as and I think the problem is with the

firstName = firstName.toUpperCase();

because I made the firstName Mike but its being seen as MIKE so that could be why it isn't doing the discount. So my question is how to I make the above only upper case the first letter instead of the whole word cause just putting a 0 in doesn't work?

Thanks for the tip by the way.

Thanks for the quick replies. For the above I have no idea how to do that. If someone wants to show me how that would be done I would appreciate it otherwise I got it to work by just creating another lower cased name.