Thread: Beginning java help

Hi all. I am trying to run a method called "calcAge" that takes a mm/dd/yyyy string, converts it to an int, and then ONLY takes the yyyy part. Once the yyyy part is isolated I must then subtract it from the current year to provide the difference. This is what I have:

It is under the block comment called "method for "calcAge"

 
 
 
public class Asset 
{
	private String assetID;
	private double cost;
	private int lifeExpectancy;
	private String employeeID;
	private String purchaseDate;
	private String description;
	private int calcAge;
	private boolean outDated;
 
 
	//******************************************************
	//	Special constructor that sets assetID and employeeID
	//******************************************************
 
	public Asset(String assetID, String employeeID)
	{
		this.assetID = assetID;
 
		this.employeeID = employeeID;
	}
 
	//******************************************************
	//	Special constructor that takes and sets all data
	//******************************************************
 
	public Asset(double cost, int lifeExpectancy, String purchaseDate, String description, String assetID, String employeeID, int calcAge, boolean outDated )
	{
		this.cost = cost;
		this.lifeExpectancy = lifeExpectancy;
		this.purchaseDate = purchaseDate;
		this.description = description;
		this.assetID = assetID;
		this.employeeID = employeeID;
		this.calcAge = calcAge;
		this.outDated = outDated;
 
	}
 
	//************************************************
	//	Typical getters for all data
	//************************************************
 
	public String getAssetID() {
		return assetID;
	}
 
	public double getCost() {
		return cost;
	}
 
	public int getLifeExpectancy() {
		return lifeExpectancy;
	}
 
	public String getEmployeeID() {
		return employeeID;
	}
 
	public String getPurchaseDate() {
		return purchaseDate;
	}
 
	public String getDescription() {
		return description;
	}
 
	//************************************************
	//	Special setters for assetID and employeeID that 
	//	guarantees the two data are always stored in
	//	upper case.
	//***********************************************
 
	public void setAssetID(String assetID)
	{
		assetID = assetID.toUpperCase();
	}
 
	public void setEmployeeID(String employeeID)
	{
		employeeID = employeeID.toUpperCase();
	}
 
 
 
	//*****************************************************
	//	Typical setters for all data
	//*****************************************************
 
	public void setCost(double cost) {
		this.cost = cost;
	}
 
	public void setLifeExpectancy(int lifeExpectancy) {
		this.lifeExpectancy = lifeExpectancy;
	}
 
	public void setPurchaseDate(String purchaseDate) {
		this.purchaseDate = purchaseDate;
	}
 
	public void setDescription(String description) {
		this.description = description;
	}
 
 
	//*****************************************************************
	//	Method called calcAge that accepts the current date in a String
	//	formatted as mm/dd/yyyy, and returns the age.
	//*****************************************************************
 
		public int calcAge(String purchaseDate)
			   {
			       String stringYear = purchaseDate.substring(7);
			       int intDate = Integer.parseInt(stringYear);
			       return (2013) - intDate;
			   } 
 
		//******************************************************************
		//	Predicate method to decide if the component needs to be replaced
		//******************************************************************
 
 
 
		public boolean outdated()
		{
			if (calcAge(purchaseDate) > lifeExpectancy)
			{
				return true;
 
			}
			else
			{
				return false;
			}
 
 
		}
 
		public String printData()
		{
			return "Asset Number: " + assetID + "\n" + "Description: " + description + "\n" + 
			"Cost: " + cost + "\n" + "Purchase on: " + purchaseDate +
			"\n" + "Assigned to Employee ID: " + "Life Expectancy: " +  
			lifeExpectancy + "\n" + "Age: " + calcAge(purchaseDate) + "Needs Replacement? " +
			outdated();	
		}
}

Then this is the error I get:

Exception in thread "main" java.util.InputMismatchException
at java.util.Scanner.throwFor(Unknown Source)
at java.util.Scanner.next(Unknown Source)
at java.util.Scanner.nextInt(Unknown Source)
at java.util.Scanner.nextInt(Unknown Source)
at AssetDriver.main(AssetDriver.java:40)

I can't figure it out.

Then also on my driver class that is testing the above class I get this:

 
import java.util.*;
 
public class AssetDriver 
{
 
 
 
	public static void main(String[] args)
	{
		Scanner keyboard = new Scanner(System.in);
 
		String testAssetID;
		String testDescription;
		double testCost;
		String testPurchaseDate;
		String testEmployeeID;
		int testLifeExpectancy;
		int testAge;
		boolean testReplacement;
 
		System.out.println("What is your asset number? ");
		testAssetID = keyboard.nextLine();
 
		System.out.println("Give a description of the item: ");
		testDescription = keyboard.nextLine();
 
		System.out.println("What is the cost of the item? ");
		testCost = keyboard.nextDouble();
 
		System.out.println("What was the purchase date? ");
		testPurchaseDate = keyboard.nextLine();
 
		System.out.println("What is the employee ID? ");
		testEmployeeID = keyboard.nextLine();
 
		System.out.println("What is the item's life expectancy? ");
		testLifeExpectancy = keyboard.nextInt();
 
		System.out.println("What is the age of the item? ");
		testAge = keyboard.nextInt();
 
		System.out.println("Does the item need to be replaced? ");
		testReplacement = keyboard.nextBoolean();
 
		Asset asset = new Asset(testCost, testLifeExpectancy, testPurchaseDate, testDescription,
						testAssetID, testEmployeeID, testAge, testReplacement);
 
		System.out.println();
		System.out.println("Here is the data that you provided:");
		System.out.println(asset.printData());
 
		keyboard.close();
 
 
 
 
 
	}
 
}

For some reason it keeps combining purchaseDate and employeeID into one question.

Ok, I understand the buffer but the calcAge method; it doesn't even let the user enter data. As soon as it gets to that input those errors automatically arise. It does not even ask the user to input anything. It just goes to that error.

 
 
 
public class Asset 
{
 
	//*****************************************************
	//	Variables
	//*****************************************************
 
	private String assetID;
	private double cost;
	private int lifeExpectancy;
	private String employeeID;
	private String purchaseDate;
	private String description;
	private int calcAge;
	private boolean outDated;
 
 
	//******************************************************
	//	Special constructor that sets assetID and employeeID
	//******************************************************
 
	public Asset(String assetID, String employeeID)
	{
		this.assetID = assetID;
 
		this.employeeID = employeeID;
	}
 
	//******************************************************
	//	Special constructor that takes and sets all data
	//******************************************************
 
	public Asset(double cost, int lifeExpectancy, String purchaseDate, String description, String assetID, String employeeID, int calcAge, boolean outDated )
	{
		this.cost = cost;
		this.lifeExpectancy = lifeExpectancy;
		this.purchaseDate = purchaseDate;
		this.description = description;
		this.assetID = assetID;
		this.employeeID = employeeID;
		this.calcAge = calcAge;
		this.outDated = outDated;
 
	}
 
	//************************************************
	//	Typical getters for all data
	//************************************************
 
	public String getAssetID() {
		return assetID;
	}
 
	public double getCost() {
		return cost;
	}
 
	public int getLifeExpectancy() {
		return lifeExpectancy;
	}
 
	public String getEmployeeID() {
		return employeeID;
	}
 
	public String getPurchaseDate() {
		return purchaseDate;
	}
 
	public String getDescription() {
		return description;
	}
 
	//************************************************
	//	Special setters for assetID and employeeID that 
	//	guarantees the two data are always stored in
	//	upper case.
	//***********************************************
 
	public void setAssetID(String assetID)
	{
		assetID = assetID.toUpperCase();
	}
 
	public void setEmployeeID(String employeeID)
	{
		employeeID = employeeID.toUpperCase();
	}
 
 
 
	//*****************************************************
	//	Typical setters for all data
	//*****************************************************
 
	public void setCost(double cost) {
		this.cost = cost;
	}
 
	public void setLifeExpectancy(int lifeExpectancy) {
		this.lifeExpectancy = lifeExpectancy;
	}
 
	public void setPurchaseDate(String purchaseDate) {
		this.purchaseDate = purchaseDate;
	}
 
	public void setDescription(String description) {
		this.description = description;
	}
 
 
	//*****************************************************************
	//	Method called calcAge that accepts the current date in a String
	//	formatted as mm/dd/yyyy, and returns the age.
	//*****************************************************************
 
		public int calcAge(String purchaseDate)
			   {
			       String stringYear = purchaseDate.substring(1);
			       int intDate = Integer.parseInt(stringYear);
			       return (2013) - intDate;
 
 
			   } 
 
	//******************************************************************
	//	Predicate method to decide if the component needs to be replaced
	//******************************************************************
 
 
 
		public boolean outdated()
		{
			if (calcAge(purchaseDate) > lifeExpectancy)
			{
				return true;
 
			}
			else
			{
				return false;
			}
 
 
		}
 
	//*****************************************************************************************
	//	Print the data
	//*****************************************************************************************
 
		public String printData()
		{
			return "Asset Number: " + assetID + "\n" + "Description: " + description + "\n" + 
			"Cost: " + cost + "\n" + "Purchase on: " + purchaseDate +
			"\n" + "Assigned to Employee ID: " + "Life Expectancy: " +  
			lifeExpectancy + "\n" + "Age: " + calcAge(purchaseDate) + "Needs Replacement? " +
			outdated();	
		}
}

 
import java.util.*;
 
public class AssetDriver 
{
 
 
 
	public static void main(String[] args)
	{
		Scanner keyboard = new Scanner(System.in);
 
		String testAssetID;
		String testDescription;
		double testCost;
		String testPurchaseDate;
		String testEmployeeID;
		int testLifeExpectancy;
		int calcAge;
		boolean testReplacement;
 
		System.out.println("What is your asset number? ");
		testAssetID = keyboard.nextLine();
 
		System.out.println("Give a description of the item: ");
		testDescription = keyboard.nextLine();
 
		System.out.println("What is the cost of the item? ");
		testCost = keyboard.nextDouble();
 
		System.out.println("What was the purchase date? ");
		testPurchaseDate = keyboard.nextLine();
 
		keyboard.nextLine();
 
		System.out.println("What is the employee ID? ");
		testEmployeeID = keyboard.nextLine();
 
		System.out.println("What is the item's life expectancy? ");
		testLifeExpectancy = keyboard.nextInt();
 
		System.out.println("What is the age of the item? ");
		calcAge = keyboard.nextInt();
 
		System.out.println("Does the item need to be replaced? ");
		testReplacement = keyboard.nextBoolean();
 
		Asset asset = new Asset(testCost, testLifeExpectancy, testPurchaseDate, testDescription,
						testAssetID, testEmployeeID, calcAge, testReplacement);
 
		System.out.println();
		System.out.println("Here is the data that you provided:");
		System.out.println(asset.printData());
 
 
 
		keyboard.close();
 
 
 
 
 
	}
 
}

Error:

Exception in thread "main" Here is the data that you provided:
java.lang.StringIndexOutOfBoundsException: String index out of range: -1
at java.lang.String.substring(Unknown Source)
at Asset.calcAge(Asset.java:122)
at Asset.printData(Asset.java:159)
at AssetDriver.main(AssetDriver.java:52)

The first code is the main class the second code is the driver class testing the main class. I wanted to post more than just the calcAge method because the constructors may have something to do with the errors.

Well the user will enter dd/mm/yyyy. So it should be a value of -6 since I only want the yyyy. I have tried that as well though and it doesn't work. I have tried: (""), (0), (1), and (6). None of which work. I get that same error everything and do not understand why. Possibly because my variables are messed up in the main class. I am not sure though.