Thread: case

I'm trying to create a code with case commands but it says that public is an illegal start of statement, What do i do?

ok,
public String bottle(int bottle)
^
illegal start of expression

Thats not enough code for us to help you.

The code you posted as the problem is likely NOT the problem. I suspect the problem occurs BEFORE that code, usually caused by misplaced or missing { or }.

fine, here is more code

public String bottle(int bottle)
{
switch (bottle)
{
case 1:
return one;
...
case 19:
return nineteen;

Welcome to the Forum! Please read this topic to learn how to post code correctly and other useful tips for newcomers.

Please post your code correctly per the above link, and pull back the 'tude, dude.

Does the code you posted (improperly) have a close brace, }, and reside in a class? If so, post the whole class, including the code above, or SIMILAR, runnable code that demonstrates the problem.

its also saying that i need simcolons in these places:

public String bottle(int bottle)
^ ^

i fixed one problem but got another
here it is:

case 1:
return 1
lllllllllllll^
cannot return a value from method whose result type is void,

it says this all throughout the cases and at the default part.

--- Update ---

i fixed one problem but got another
here it is:

case 1:
return one*
lllllllllllll^
cannot return a value from method whose result type is void,

it says this all throughout the cases and at the default part.

I think posting the exact error message may shed some light on what the root cause is. So, if you haven't figured out this problem please post said message.

that is it

The closest error message I can get, using Eclipse, is "Void methods cannot return a value" but so long as you didn't change public String bottle(int bottle) to public void bottle(int bottle) I am probably doing something different from you. Seeing your complete bottle method code may help in some way. My guess is either your method return type has been changed to void or the variable(s) you are trying to return are void. (though the former makes more sense) I suggest you double check that the return type of the method and the variable type that you are trying to return are the same.

i want to create a string out of a variable.

Originally Posted by lucas29

i want to create a string out of a variable.

Which variable? The toString() method can be used on most non-primitive variables to convert them to a String object, so you might try that, BUT I'm not sure how your response relates to KucerakJM and Ada's points.

i read in a variable the user inputs and the i have to change it into the word form of that variable, that is my assignment.
whats happening is it's saying i can't put a string in there and i need to.

i read in a variable the user inputs and the i have to change it into the word form of that variable, that is my assignment.

And how has this thread been working towards that objective? Please be more clear on what you need help with. I recommend you post your assignment word for word, copied and pasted if possible, and then post your code that attempts to accomplish the assignment with any questions you have. So far we've made no progress, because you won't post the code you've written with a question and/or an error that makes sense.

If you can't be more clear, this thread will be closed.

i am changing an int variable into a string

There's nothing we can do with, "i am changing an int variable into a string," except to wonder why you're here. Show the code you've written so far to accomplish that with the questions you have.

sorry i couldnt get to it with my laptop at the time, her is the whole code:

import java.util.Scanner;
public class beersong
{
public int bottle;
public int i;
public String bottleword;
public void writeOutput()
{

Scanner scannerObject = new Scanner(System.in);
System.out.println("how many bottles of beer?");

bottle = scannerObject.nextInt();

if (bottle <= o);
{
bottle = 0;
}

for (i = bottle; i > 0; i--
{
System.out.println(i + "bottles of beer on the wall, " + i + "bottles of beer!");
System.out.print("you take one down, pass it around " + (i - 1) + " bottle of beer on the wall!");
}

System.out.println("the song is done");
}

public String bottleword(int bottle)
{
switch (bottle)
{
case 1:
return "one";
case 2:
return "two";
case 3:
return "three";
case 4:
return "four";
case 5:
return "five";
case 6:
return "six";
case 7:
return "seven";
case 8:
return "eight";
case 9:
return "nine";
case 10:
return "ten";
case 11:
return "eleven";
case 12:
return "twelve";
case 13:
return "thirteen";
case 14:
return "fourteen";
case 15:
return "fifteen";
case 16:
return "sixteen";
case 17:
return "seventeen";
case 18:
return "eighteen";
case 19:
return "nineteen;
default:
System.out.println("please enter a different number and try again");
System.exit(0);
return "error"; //to keep the compiler happy
}
}
}



the new error i am getting is that i need: public static void main(String[] args)
yet my book says i don't need that in the code they wrote.
what do i do?