Thread: Returning Boolean Values

Hi,
I'm fairly new to java, this code is for an assignment in an intro to CompSci class. I've had help (as can be seen in some comments) for some of this code but I'm having trouble with the last bit. The last of the assignment spec's are here


Print the results in exactly the following format:

3.[Last Name], [First Name]
Student ID: [Student ID]
Homework: [Homework Score]
Quizzes: [Quizzes Score]
Midterm: [Midterm Score]
Final: [Final Score] AND, on another line, Grade: [Final Grade]

4.Prompt the user to either enter another student or to quit. Continue the process until the user chooses to quit.

the code so far is here

import java.util.*;
 
public class GradeCount{
 
	public static void main(String[] args)
	{
		boolean quit = false;
 
		/**
		 * Initialize student data variables
		 */
		int studentId;
		String firstName;
		String lastName;
		double assignments,
				quizzes,
				midterm,
				finalExam;
		int totalScore;
		String letterGrade;
 
		Scanner keyboard = new Scanner(System.in);
 
		/**
		 * Prompt user to enter another student or to quit
		 * continue process until the user chooses to quit
		 */
		while(quit == false)
		{
			// Get student information
			studentId = getStudentId(keyboard);
			firstName = getFirstName(keyboard);
			lastName = getLastName(keyboard);
			assignments = getAssignments(keyboard);
			quizzes = getQuizzes(keyboard);
			midterm = getMidterm(keyboard);
			finalExam = getFinalExam(keyboard);
 
			// Calculate student grade
			totalScore = getTotalScore(assignments, quizzes, midterm, finalExam);
			letterGrade = getLetterGrade(totalScore);
 
			// Display results to the user
			displayresults(studentId, firstName, lastName, assignments, quizzes, midterm, finalExam, totalScore, letterGrade);
 
			quit = promptContinue();
		}
	}
 
	public static int getStudentId(Scanner keyboard)
	{
		System.out.println("Please enter the student id");
		System.out.print("> ");
		int studentId = keyboard.nextInt();
 
		// Skip the newline
 
	keyboard.nextLine();
 
		return studentId;
	}
 
	public static String getFirstName(Scanner keyboard)
	{
		System.out.println("Please enter the student first name");
		System.out.print("> ");
		return keyboard.nextLine();
	}
 
	public static String getLastName(Scanner keyboard)
	{
		System.out.println("Please enter the student last name");
		System.out.print("> ");
		return keyboard.nextLine();
	}
 
 
	public static int getAssignments(Scanner keyboard)
	{
		System.out.println("Please enter the student assignments");
		System.out.print("> ");
		return keyboard.nextInt();
	}
 
 
	public static int getQuizzes(Scanner keyboard)
	{
		System.out.println("Please enter the student quiz score");
		System.out.print("> ");
		return keyboard.nextInt();
 
	}
 
	public static int getMidterm(Scanner keyboard)
	{
		System.out.println("Please enter the student midterm score");
		System.out.print("> ");
		return keyboard.nextInt();
	}
 
	public static int getFinalExam(Scanner keyboard)
	{
		System.out.println("Please enter the student final exam score");
		System.out.print("> ");
		return keyboard.nextInt();
	}
 
 
	public static int getTotalScore(double assignments, double quizzes, double midterm, double finalExam)
	{
		// Use a double to get full accuracy
		double totalScore = (assignments + quizzes + midterm + finalExam) / 4;
 
		// Cast it back to an int which makes more sense with our logic
		return (int) totalScore;
	}
 
	/**
	 * Calculate a total score for the student & assign a letter grade
	 * 90 - 100 = A
	 * 80 - 89 = B
	 * 70 - 79 = C
	 * 60 - 69 = D
	 * 59 and below = E
	 */
	public static String getLetterGrade(int totalScore)
	{
		if(totalScore >= 90 && totalScore <= 100)
		{
			return "A";
		}
		else if(totalScore >= 80 && totalScore <= 89)
		{
			return "B";
		}
		else if(totalScore >= 70 && totalScore <= 79)
		{
			return "C";
		}
		else if(totalScore >= 60 && totalScore <= 69)
		{
 
	return "D";
		}
		else if(totalScore <= 59)
		{
			return "E";
		}
 
		// This should never happen
		return "N/A";
	}
 
	/**
	 * Print the results in the following format
	 * [Last Name], [First Name]
	 * Student ID: [Student ID]
	 * Homework: [Homework Score]
	 * Quizzes: [Quizzes Score]
	 * Midterm: [Midterm Score]
	 * Final: [Final Score]
	 * Grade: [Final Grade]
	 */
 
	public static void displayResults()
	{
		// Use print and / or println to display the final results for the students
		System.out.print([lastName], [firstName]);
		System.out.println(studentId);
		System.out.println(assignments);
		System.out.println(quizzes);
		System.out.println(midterm);
		System.out.println(finalExam);
		System.out.println(totalScore);
		System.out.println(letterGrade);
 
	}
 
	/**
	 * Prompt the user to continue or quit
	 * @return
	 */
	public static boolean  promptContinue()
	{
		// Put an actual method here; do an if-then, check for "Y" or "N", then return appropriate boolean
		if()
		return false;
 
	}
}

I appreciate any help at all,
-thanks much

--- Update ---

I get an error on the first line of the the display results and I tested some code (that I took out) for the boolean portion that hopefully I can get suggestions on. HOpe answers to this thread help other's as well

I get an error on the first line of the the display results

It is important to realise that methods are "free standing". Your displayResults() method doesn't know anything about the student's name or id etc. All of this information has to be passed to the method so it can do the printing.

public static String getLetterGrade(int totalScore)
{
    if(totalScore >= 90 && totalScore <= 100)
    {
         etc

Notice how you pass the value totalScore to the getLetterGrade() method so that it has the information to work on. It's the same thing with displayResults(): it's not going to return anything, but it does need all the values it is going to print.

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Those [Square brackets] shouldn't be your variables. They are just a quirk of how the pecifications are given.

Thanks pbrockway2, that was something that I attempted to trial and error. I'll add code in and keep testing.

You're welcome. Post back if you get stuck - unintelligible compiler messages, or whatever.