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Thread: Need some help

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    Default Need some help

    Hello, I'm new to the forums but thought this would be the best place to check. I'm taking a Java course in High School and we have programming projects that we take home to do. I had it all done but my computer was shut off and it didn't save. I also wasn't at school today to ask my teacher for help so I just wrote everything the best I could from memory. Here is the code I need help with. Its a drive class for a main class which is mean't to add, subtract, multiply, and divide two fractions that are supplied by the user.

    import java.util.Scanner;

    public class RationalDriver
    {
    public static void main(String [] args)
    {
    Scanner scan = new Scanner;
    int num1;
    int num2;
    int den1;
    int den2;

    System.out.println("Please enter the numerator of the first fraction: ");
    num1 = scan.nextInt();
    System.out.println("Please enter the denominator of the first fraction: ");
    den1 = scan.nextInt();
    System.out.println("Please enter the numerator of the second fraction: ");
    num2 = scan.nextInt();
    System.out.println("Please enter the denominator of the second fraction: ");
    den2 = scan.nextInt();

    Rational rat1 = new Rational (num1 , den1);
    Rational rat2 = new Rational (num2 , den2);

    Rational ratAdd = rat1.add(rat2);
    Rational ratSub = rat1.subtract(rat2);
    Rational ratMultiply = rat1.multiply(rat2);
    Rational ratDivide = rat1.divide(rat2);

    System.out.println("When your two fractions are added, they equal: "ratAdd);
    System.out.println("When your two fractions are subtracted, they equal: "ratSub);
    System.out.println("When your two fractions are multiplied, they equal: "ratMultiply);
    System.out.println("When your two fractions are divided, they equal: "ratDivided);

    }
    }
    The problem I am having is when I try to compile this code, the "Scanner scan = new Scanner;" is highlighted and I'm told that " '(' or '[' is expected." The thing is I don't know where I would be missing that at. Also if there any other problems you can see, please tell me as well.
    Last edited by BusyLiving10; January 6th, 2010 at 07:13 PM.

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    Default Re: Need some help

    See the API for Scanner (Java 2 Platform SE 5.0) (HINT: the first few paragraphs should address your problem)

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    Default Re: Need some help

    i think this System.out.println("When your two fractions are added, they equal: "ratAdd); and the below should be System.out.println("When your two fractions are added, they equal: " + ratAdd);