Error in coding

[Biobank]

Hi, I am taking my first course in java. could you help me to find the problem here.... thanks

import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
public class FixDebugTwo4
{
  public static void main(String[] args)
  {
    String costString;
    double cost = JOptionPane.showInputDialog(null, "Enter price of item you are buying");
    double tax = 0.06;
    JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "With tax your purchase is " + (cost * tax) + cost);

    System.exit(0);
  }
}

[Hack]

Welcome to DevX

What am I looking for?

What is the error?

[Biobank]

Thanks Hack:

the first one is: if you do the math and the product cost $2 +tax the price will be $2.12 and not like 26. the second is when you try to compile it:
DebugTwo4.java:15: ')' expected
System.exit(0);

thanks

[nspils]

Think about your math - and enclose your calculation inside parenthesis at the end of the error generating statement so that only the result is included in your output string.

Wouldn't it be better to calculate the final cost as (1 + tax) * cost?

[Biobank]

Thanks Hack,

Good idea. I have to review my math, yes. Now sorry to bother you again but the same idea with this one (I am debugging) but the final result is "With 6.0 tax, purchase is $1.00.06" but shouldn't be the answer $1.06? how I limit or erase that 00 extra. will it be in the declaration of variables?

Thanks again, I am learning a lot with this.

import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
public class DebugTwo4
{
  public static void main(String[] args)
  {
    String costString;
    double cost;
    double tax = 0.06;
    costString = JOptionPane.showInputDialog(null,
      "Enter price of item you are buying", "Purchases",
      JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE);
    cost = Double.parseDouble(costString);
    JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,"With " + tax * 100 +
        "% tax,  purchase  is $" + cost + cost * tax);
    System.exit(0);
  }
}

[nspils]

You are seeing the results of passing the string representation of the cost and then concatenating the result of cost*tax; therefore you are getting 1.00.06.

If, however, you put your entire calculation inside of a parenthesis, the compiler knows that you want to do the math and THEN pass the string representation of the RESULT to the output. Replace the existing end of the statement to

...+ (cost + (cost * tax)) );

and the math will be performed and only the result will be displayed.

[Biobank]

Thanks Nspils,

It worked wonderfully. since this is my first java course and on line, it has been a little hard but I think I am starting to understand all this things about strings, class, concatenation, etc.

thanks again for supporting people like me, beginners. no more for now. bye.