Thread: Beginner Java Problem Help.

Hello, im pretty new to Java programming and im currently taking a college class involving java coding. Im doing this weeks homework and have been able to answer all of them but this one. I just cant seem to figure it out. Heres the question:

import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
public class name
	{
		public static void main(String[] args)
		{type code here and execute
 
 
	}
}

The question: Reorder the following code and plug it on the above main method. Execute and run the program on your java program for three scores (70, 80, and 90).

else if (Average>69) LetterGrd="C";
else if (Average>79) LetterGrd="B";
if (Average>89) LetterGrd="A";
input=JOptionPane.showInputDiaglot("EnterFirstScore1");
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,"The scoreis "+LetterGrd;
score1 = Double.parseDouble(input);
input=JoptionPane.showInputDiaglog("EnterFirstScore2");
input=JoptionPane.showInputDiaglog("EnterFirstScore3");
score2=Double.parseDouble(input);
score3=Double.parseDouble(input);
Average=(score1+score2+score3)/3;
String input, LetterGrd;
doublescore1,score2,score3,Average;
else LetterGrd="F";
else if (Average>59) LetterGrd="D";

Originally Posted by Norm

What have you tried and what happened?

What order must the statements be in?
What needs to be first?
What next?
And what next?


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Thats the thing, im not really sure what needs to be first.

Im guessing grade A, B, and then C?

Should be easy enough to reverse engineer this. Look at it as an algorithm when you reorder the lines.

For example;

else LetterGrd="F";

changes to ...

otherwise assign variable LetterGrd an F.

Do this for all the lines and then it should all make sense.

import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
public class Exampart2
	{
		public static void main(String[] args)
		{
			String input, LetterGrd;
			double score1,score2,score3,Average;
 
			if (Average>89) LetterGrd="A";
			else if (Average>79) LetterGrd="B";
			else if (Average>69) LetterGrd="C";
			else if (Average>59) LetterGrd="D";
			else LetterGrd="F";
 
			score1=Double.parseDouble(input);
			score2=Double.parseDouble(input);
			score3=Double.parseDouble(input);
 
 
 
			Average =(score1 + score2 + score3)/3;
 
			JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,"The scoreis "+LetterGrd);
			input=JOptionPane.showInputDialog("EnterFirstScore1");
			input=JOptionPane.showInputDialog("EnterFirstScore2");
			input=JOptionPane.showInputDialog("EnterFirstScore3");
 
			System.exit(0);
		}
}

This is what I currently have. Using Jgrasp

Not quite right yet. Try and see what the program is trying to do, and then the order of the lines will be clearer.

For example; the JOptionPane messages are asking for user input, so why are they at the end?

Ok i think i got it. I was able to run it on jgrasp without a problem but can someone just verify how it looks?

import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
public class Exampart2
	{
		public static void main(String[] args)
		{
 
			String input, LetterGrd;
 
			input=JOptionPane.showInputDialog("EnterFirstScore1");
			input=JOptionPane.showInputDialog("EnterFirstScore2");
			input=JOptionPane.showInputDialog("EnterFirstScore3");
 
 
 
			double score1,score2,score3,Average;
 
			score1=Double.parseDouble(input);
			score2=Double.parseDouble(input);
			score3=Double.parseDouble(input);
			Average =(score1 + score2 + score3)/3;			
 
			if (Average>89) LetterGrd="A";
			else if (Average>79) LetterGrd="B";
			else if (Average>69) LetterGrd="C";
			else if (Average>59) LetterGrd="D";
			else LetterGrd="F";
 
 
			JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,"The scoreis" + LetterGrd);
 
			System.exit(0);
		}
}

edit: ok, the instruction is to put 70, 80, 90 on the windows as the values. When i do that it gives me "The score is A" but when u average the 3 scores together its an 80 which should be a B. Whats wrong here?

Ok soo i figured out that for the 3rd input box that shows up for "score3", whatever number is inputted there becames the letter grade.

For instance if u put "0" for score1 and score2 and put "100" for score3 the score is still an A even though if u average them together is a 33=F.

...stuck trying to figure out what i did wrong.

The input variable is getting assigned a value, but what happens to it?

Follow the program through on some paper by writing down the variable name and what its value is. Is the value getting replaced at some point?

Originally Posted by Starstreak

The input variable is getting assigned a value, but what happens to it?

Follow the program through on some paper by writing down the variable name and what its value is. Is the value getting replaced at some point?

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I finally saw what i was doing wrong.... Thanks. bowdown.gif

import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
public class Exampart2
	{
		public static void main(String[] args)
		{
			String input, LetterGrd;
 
			double score1,score2,score3,Average;		
 
			input=JOptionPane.showInputDialog("Enter First Score1");
				score1 = Double.parseDouble(input);
			input=JOptionPane.showInputDialog("Enter First Score2");
				score2 = Double.parseDouble(input);
			input=JOptionPane.showInputDialog("Enter First Score3");
				score3 = Double.parseDouble(input);
 
			Average =(score1+score2+score3) /3;
 
			if (Average>89) LetterGrd="A";
			else if (Average>79) LetterGrd="B";
				else if (Average>69) LetterGrd="C";
					else if (Average>59) LetterGrd="D";
						else LetterGrd="F";
 
			JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,"The score is "+LetterGrd);			
 
		}
}