Thread: Not sure what is wrong

Ok, I am trying to set this program up using a for loop. I do not know if I am just to tired to find what is wrong, or if I am way off base, but my program is not compiling. Here is my code.

public static void main (String [] args)
{

int i;
int number = 0, sum = 0, numamount=0;

Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);



{
System.out.println("Enter a number that is positive or zero(negative to terminate): ");
i = input.nextInt();
for(i>=0){
numamount++;
sum += i;
double average = sum/numamount;

}
}
{


System.out.println("You have entered " + numamount + " numbers");
System.out.println("Total of the numbers you entered is " + sum);
System.out.println("Average of the numbers is " + average);
}
}
}

I am trying to prompt the user to enter any number 0 or greater. Once a negative number is entered, it is supposed to give the number of integers given, as well as the sum and average of the given integers.

just from quickly looking though the code.. the for loop should be

for(i = 0; <= 5; i++)

First section is declaring the integer and setting the start value of it as 0
Second section is saying execute this loop while i is less than or equal to 5
Third section is the increment, States i++ each time the loop is executed.

Also inside the actual for loop you should not have i++ or it will be adding + 2 to i per loop as the increment section automaticly does it each loop.

my program is not compiling.

When you get errors, please copy and paste the full text here. If we had the error message we could tell you what is wrong.

This is the error I get when I compile.

cannot find symbol
symbol : variable average
location: class Assign7_1_Key
System.out.println("Average of the numbers is " + average);


Ite seems to indicate that average is not valid variable.

Is the variable average in scope where you are trying to use it?
The scope of a variable's definition is within the enclosing pair of {}s. If you define a variable inside of a pair of {}s it is not known outside of those {}s

OK, seems it seems I did have it closed into a pair of {}, I removed them and it comiles successfully now, however it is not running properly.

This is the results I should get..

*Enter a number that is positive or zero(negative to terminate):
2
Enter a number that is positive or zero(negative to terminate):
3
Enter a number that is positive or zero(negative to terminate):
3
Enter a number that is positive or zero(negative to terminate):
4
Enter a number that is positive or zero(negative to terminate):
-1
You have entered 4 numbers
Total of the numbers you entered is 12
Average of the numbers is 3.0
Press any key to continue . .


This is what I am getting...

Enter a number that is positive or zero(negative to terminate):
2
You have entered 1 numbers
Total of the numbers you entered is 2
Average of the numbers is 2.0
Press any key to continue . . .

It should keep letting me enter numbers until and unless I enter a negative number, then it gives me sum, average, etc.

Time to play computer and manually step through your code, do what the computer would do for each statement recording the results on a piece of paper.

Can you post your current code. The original code had several problems that you have fixed. We need to see the current code to help.

That is what I have been doing, but I think the sinus headache I awoke with this morning is taking over my thought process...lol.

Here is my current code:

public static void main (String [] args)
{

int i;
int number = 0, sum = 0, numamount=0;

Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);




System.out.println("Enter a number that is positive or zero(negative to terminate): ");
i = input.nextInt();
if(i>=0){
numamount++;
sum += i;
double average = sum/numamount;





{
System.out.println("You have entered " + numamount + " numbers");
System.out.println("Total of the numbers you entered is " + sum);
System.out.println("Average of the numbers is " + average);
}
}


}
}

Sorry, I did not realize I had not copied the import and class info....

 import java.util.Scanner;
 
  public class Assign7_1_Key {
 
 
     public static void main (String [] args)
     {
 
      int i;
      int number = 0, sum = 0, numamount=0;
 
      Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
 
 
 
 
          System.out.println("Enter a number that is positive or zero(negative to terminate): ");
          i = input.nextInt();
          if(i>=0){
             numamount++;
             sum += i;
             double average = sum/numamount;
 
 
 
 
 
         {
    System.out.println("You have entered " + numamount + " numbers");
      System.out.println("Total of the numbers you entered is " + sum);
		 System.out.println("Average of the numbers is " + average);
     }
 }
 
 
}
}

I am trying to go through it, but think I may have to wait until this headache eases off to be able to find the issue. I will try to take a fresh look at it later and maybe I can find it, and I do appreciate your help!

Ok. See you later.
When you do look at the code, look for where you need a loop to ask the user for the next input and to test that input to determine whether to continue the loop to get more data or to exit the loop and do the computations.