Thread: Help with project please

hello all,

I am building on my project and would like a hand to get it finished. I will post my entire project, then the questions that I have to answer. I know that I have errors in the project currently, and am going to post to get help on those, but if you would like to help with that also, great. ****I AM VERY NEW TO PROGRAMMING, so please list the codes that I may need, and where I should put it...thank you very much!

◦Enter if returning customer (must enter y or n)
◦Enter user name (must fill in a name)
◦Enter at least 1 product to order
◦Enter quantity (must enter 1–99)
◦Enter delivery address that includes street, city, state, and zip
◦Enter telephone number

 import javax.swing.*;
public class comoanyname {
 
 
 
     public static void main(String args[]) {
 
        // declare and initialize variables
        String openingMsg, nameInputMsg, customerName, nameOutputMsg, 
                returnInputMsg, customerReturn, returnOutputMsg, 
                greetingOutputMsg, outputMsg; 
        String  openingMsg1, openingMsg2, openingMsg3, openingMsg4, openingMsg5, 
                openingMsg6, openingMsg7;
        String  loginMsg,userid, pwMsg, password, returnFlag,
                invalidEntry;
        Boolean returnYes, returnNo, returnInvalid, returnName, validCustomer,
                reurnFlag;
 
 
 
        // display opening message
        openingMsg1 = "*** Welcome to companyname Online Ordering System ***";
        openingMsg2 = "You are now able to order items through our online ordering system";
        openingMsg3 = "take-out order system. \n\n";
        openingMsg4 = "The paint colors you can order are: ";
        openingMsg5 = "Red, Blue, White, Royal Blue, green";
        openingMsg6 = "The paint sizes that you can order are: ";
        openingMsg7 = "Small, Medium, and Large. \n\n";
        JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, openingMsg);
 
        //determing if they are a new or returning customer
        returnInputMsg = "Are you a returing customer (Enter y or n)?";
        customerReturn = JOptionPane.showInputDialog( returnInputMsg);
 
        returnYes = customerReturn.equalsIgnoreCase("y");
        returnNo = customerReturn.equalsIgnoreCase("n");
 
 
        //initialize return flag      
 
        if(returnYes)
            returnFlag = "1";
        if(returnNO)
            returnFlag = "2";
 
 
 
        //determing if new customer or returning customer
 
        switch(returnFlag)
        {
            case 1:
                loginMsg = "Please enter your current username: ";
                userid = JOptionPane.showInputDialog(null, loginMsg);
                pwMsg = "Please enter your New Password: ";
                password = JOptionPane.showInputDialog(null, pwMsg);
                break;
            case 2: 
                loginMsg = "Please enter your New username: ";
                userid = JOptionPane.showInputDialog(null, loginMsg);
                pwMsg = "Please enter your New passwprd: ";
                password = JOptionPane.showInputDialog(null, pwMsg);
                break;
            default:
                JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, invalidEntry);
                loginMsg = "Please enter your New username: ";
                userid = JOptionPane.showInputDialog(null, loginMsg);
                pwMsg = "Please enter your New password: ";
                password = JOptionPane.showInputDialog(null, pwMsg);
        }//end switch
 
        //get required customer name using dialog boxes
 
         nameInputMsg = "Please enter your name: ";
         customerName = JOptionPane.showInputDialog( nameInputMsg );
 
         //repeat until a name is entered or exit after 3 tries
         for (int i=1; i<=3; i++)
         {
             validCustomer = customerName.isEmpty();
             if (validCustomer)
             {
                 JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, invalidEntry);
                if (==3)
                     System.exit(0);
                 else
                 {
                     nameInputMsg = "Please enter your name: ";
                     customerName = JOptionPane.showInputDialog( nameInputMsg);
 
                 }    
             }    
             else
                break;
}
 
        // build output strings
        nameOutputMsg = "Welcome " + customerName + ".\n";
        returnOutputMsg = "Your return customer status is " + customerReturn + ".\n";
        greetingOutputMsg = "Thank you for visiting companyname!" + ".\n";
 
        // create outputstring
        outputMsg = nameOutputMsg + returnOutputMsg + greetingOutputMsg;
 
 
        // display output message
        outputMsg = "*** Come back for future orders! ***";
        JOptionPane.showMessageDialog( null, outputMsg );
 
 
 
 
    } // end main
} // end class

yes, my questions are posted in my original post.

the question is can anyone help me with my project. I have to build a code that responds to the sentences above, I don't know how to do that.

sure Norm,

Can someone please help me create code for this:

◦Enter if returning customer (must enter y or n)
◦Enter user name (must fill in a name)
◦Enter at least 1 product to order
◦Enter quantity (must enter 1–99)
◦Enter delivery address that includes street, city, state, and zip
◦Enter telephone number

and can someone tell me where I need to enclose the program, within my program?

You're not a good communicator, so you should work on that. You've attempted some of those requirements, maybe all of them. Some of your code and the results may be correct, some/all may not. We need to know specifically what you want help with. We won't work with a Christmas wish list of contributions we can make to your project so that it's an aroe2013/JPF group effort.

I'll give you one hint I see you could use after reading ~20 lines of code: yes/no conditions are usuallly set with boolean "flags."

I disagree GregBannon, I am actually a great communicator, except when it comes to programming and what people are looking for, specifically. I apologize if you think i'm making a "wish list" I came here for help, with Java programming, which this forum is for. I do not know how to make the cod for the "wish list" above. As I stated above, I know every little about programming, so im struggling with what I need to do.

Thank you for your hint, I will look at my code and attempt to make the changes.

btw, what is the JPF you mentioned in your post?

I am actually a great communicator

Then apply those skill to your posts to describe what help you need; make them more like your last one.

JPF = this forum.