Local variables

[beanieweanie]

What is wrong with this code?

I can do this very same example in VB and it works fine.

I am new to Java and can't figure out why my String variable doesn't get the right value based on my if statements. If I test this code using 41 as the age it works fine. If I test this code using 71 as the age it works fine. If I test the code using any age for the other two sets of If statements, I get the right Amount but nothing appears for the Message.

I am developing in Forte for Java 4.0

Any Ideas??

Thanks everyone,

Leo


Here is the code:

package MyT1ld;

// Java extension packages
import javax.swing.JOptionPane;

public class MyT1ld {

// main method begins execution of Java application
public static void main( String args[] )
{
String strLastName; // last name entered by user
String strFirstName; // first name entered by user
String strSSNumber; // ss number entered by user
String strAddress; // address entered by user
String strCity; // city entered by user
String strState; // state entered by user
String strZip; // zipcode entered by user
String strAge; // number to input the age
int Age; // your age as an integer
String strAmount; // amount that insuree will pay
String strMessage; // the message displayed

// read last name from user as a String
strLastName =
JOptionPane.showInputDialog( "Enter your Last Name:" );

// read first name from user as a String
strFirstName =
JOptionPane.showInputDialog( "Enter your First Name:" );

// read ss number from user as a String
strSSNumber =
JOptionPane.showInputDialog( "Enter your Social Security Number:" );

// read address from user as a String
strAddress =
JOptionPane.showInputDialog( "Enter your Address:" );

// read city from user as a String
strCity =
JOptionPane.showInputDialog( "Enter your City:" );

// read state from user as a String
strState =
JOptionPane.showInputDialog( "Enter your State:" );

// read zipcode from user as a String
strZip =
JOptionPane.showInputDialog( "Enter your Zip Code:" );

// read age from user as a String
strAge =
JOptionPane.showInputDialog( "Enter your Age:" );

// convert numbers from type String to type int
Age = Integer.parseInt( strAge );


// initialize variables to empty String
strAmount = "";
strMessage = "";

if ( Age >= 12 ){
if ( Age < 25 )
strAmount = ("$3600");
strMessage = ("You are in a high accident group");
}
else
strMessage = "";
if ( Age >= 25 ){
if ( Age < 40 )
strAmount = ("$2400");
strMessage = ("Your insurance rates are lower now");
}
else
strMessage = "";
if ( Age >= 40 ){
if ( Age < 70 )
strAmount = ("$1200");
strMessage = ("You have the lowest rates available");
}
else
strMessage = "";
if ( Age > 70 ){
strAmount = ("$3600");
strMessage = ("Watch your driving");
}

// Display the results
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(
null, "First Name: " + strFirstName + " Last Name: " + strLastName + "\n"
+ "Social Security Number: " + strSSNumber + " Age: " + Age + "\n"
+ "Address: " + strAddress + "\n"
+ "City: " + strCity + " State: " + strState + " ZipCode: " + strZip + "\n"
+ "Insurance Amount: " + strAmount + "\n"
+ "Comments: " + strMessage, "Your Insurance Quote",
JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE );

System.exit( 0 ); // terminate application

} // end method main

} // end class MyT1ld

[godcomplex]

I am having difficulty duplicating any problem here. Could you post the exact cases that don't work?

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[beanieweanie]

I can't get the strMessage to display anything for any age below 40. The right amounts display but no messages display at all. You say it works fine for You?

Do I really need to be re-initializing the strMessage variable every time after the If statements?

I've even tried testing for the highest age first, then the next lowest group etc.

[godcomplex]

This might help you out. I'm sorry about before, but I wasn't sure what you were talking about. I have simplified the code a little bit. Tell me if this works for you.

package MyT1ld;

import javax.swing.JOptionPane;

public class MyT1ld
{
// main method begins execution of Java application
public static void main( String args[] )
{
String strLastName; // last name entered by user
String strFirstName; // first name entered by user
String strSSNumber; // ss number entered by user
String strAddress; // address entered by user
String strCity; // city entered by user
String strState; // state entered by user
String strZip; // zipcode entered by user
String strAge; // number to input the age
int Age; // your age as an integer
String strAmount; // amount that insuree will pay
String strMessage; // the message displayed

// read last name from user as a String
strLastName = JOptionPane.showInputDialog( "Enter your Last Name:" );

// read first name from user as a String
strFirstName = JOptionPane.showInputDialog( "Enter your First Name:" );

// read ss number from user as a String
strSSNumber = JOptionPane.showInputDialog( "Enter your Social Security Number:" );

// read address from user as a String
strAddress = JOptionPane.showInputDialog( "Enter your Address:" );

// read city from user as a String
strCity = JOptionPane.showInputDialog( "Enter your City:" );

// read state from user as a String
strState = JOptionPane.showInputDialog( "Enter your State:" );

// read zipcode from user as a String
strZip = JOptionPane.showInputDialog( "Enter your Zip Code:" );

// read age from user as a String
strAge = JOptionPane.showInputDialog( "Enter your Age:" );

// convert numbers from type String to type int
Age = Integer.parseInt( strAge );

// initialize variables to empty String
strAmount = "";
strMessage = "";

if ( Age >= 12 && Age < 25 )
{
strAmount = ("$3600");
strMessage = ( "You are in a high accident group" );
}
else if ( Age >= 25 && Age < 40 )
{
strAmount = ("$2400");
strMessage = ("Your insurance rates are lower now");
}
else if ( Age >= 40 && Age < 70 )
{
strAmount = ("$1200");
strMessage = ("You have the lowest rates available");
}
else if ( Age > 70 )
{
strAmount = ("$3600");
strMessage = ("Watch your driving");
}

// Display the results
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(
null, "First Name: " + strFirstName + " Last Name: " + strLastName + "\n"
+ "Social Security Number: " + strSSNumber + " Age: " + Age + "\n"
+ "Address: " + strAddress + "\n"
+ "City: " + strCity + " State: " + strState + " ZipCode: " + strZip + "\n"
+ "Insurance Amount: " + strAmount + "\n"
+ "Comments: " + strMessage, "Your Insurance Quote",
JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE );

System.exit( 0 ); // terminate application

} // end method main
}

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