Importing data into an array and save textarea to file

[Java_Noob]

Here is code for a GUI Mortgage program I am working on for a class assignment. There are two things I need help with.

(1) I need to populate the array with data from a sequential file. This means I would place the first three elements of my current array into a text file, but I need to keep my fourth element intact because that is driven by user input via the interface.

(2) I need to be able to save the amortization schedule, that gets displayed in the TexArea, to a text file. I have added a save button to the GUI interface that I would like to use for saving this information.

Any assistance is greatly appreciated.

//Import java packages
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.io.*;
import java.lang.*;
import java.text.NumberFormat;
import java.util.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.event.*;
import javax.swing.text.*;


public class GUIMortgageCalculatorWk5 extends JFrame implements ActionListener
{
// Labels
JLabel AmountLabel = new JLabel( "Mortgage Amount:$ " ); // Declares Mortgage Amount Label
JLabel PaymentLabel = new JLabel( "Monthly Payment: " ); // Declares Monthly Payment Label
JLabel InterestLabel = new JLabel( "Interest Rate %: " ); // Declares Interest Rate Label
JLabel TermofLoanLabel = new JLabel( "TermofLoan of Loan: " ); // Declares TermofLoan of Loan Label

// Text Fields
JTextField mortgageAmount = new JTextField(7); // Declares Mortgage Amount Text Field
JTextField MonthlyPayment = new JTextField(7); // Declares Monthly Payment Text Field
JTextField InterestRate = new JTextField(7); // Declares Interest Rate Text Field
JTextField TermofLoan = new JTextField(7); // Declares TermofLoan of Loan Text Field


// Buttons
JButton Loan1 = new JButton( "7 years at 5.35%" ); // Declares 1st Mortgage TermofLoan and Interest Rate
JButton Loan2 = new JButton( "15 years at 5.50%" ); // Declares 2nd Mortgage TermofLoan and Interest Rate
JButton Loan3 = new JButton( "30 years at 5.75%" ); // Declares 3rd Mortgage TermofLoan and Interest Rate
JButton ExitButton = new JButton( "Exit" ); // Declares Exit Button
JButton ClearButton = new JButton( "Clear" ); // Declares New Calculation Button
JButton CalculateButton = new JButton( "Calculate" ); // Declares New Calculation Button
JButton SaveButton = new JButton( "Save" ); // Declares New Save Button
JButton ChartButton = new JButton( "Show Chart" ); // Declares New Chart Button

// Text Area and Scroll
JTextArea MortgageTable = new JTextArea(25,40); // Declares Mortgage Table Area
JScrollPane scroll = new JScrollPane(MortgageTable); // Declares ScrollPane and puts the Mortgage Table inside


GUIMortgageCalculatorWk5()//Method
{
//Frame, Panel, and Layout set up
super("GUI Mortgage Calculator");
setSize(600, 400);
setLocation(0, 0);
setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
JPanel pane = new JPanel();
pane.setLayout(new BoxLayout(pane, BoxLayout.Y_AXIS));

//Setup container and contents
Container grid = getContentPane();
grid.setLayout(new GridLayout(4,0,5,5));
pane.add(grid);
pane.add(scroll);
grid.add(AmountLabel);
grid.add(mortgageAmount);
grid.add(InterestLabel);
grid.add(InterestRate);
grid.add(TermofLoanLabel);
grid.add(TermofLoan);
grid.add(PaymentLabel);
grid.add(MonthlyPayment);
grid.add(Loan1);
grid.add(Loan2);
grid.add(Loan3);
grid.add(SaveButton);
grid.add(CalculateButton);
grid.add(ClearButton);
grid.add(ExitButton);
grid.add(ChartButton);
MonthlyPayment.setEditable(false);
setContentPane(pane);
setVisible(true);

//Adds Action Listeners
ExitButton.addActionListener(this);
ClearButton.addActionListener(this);
Loan1.addActionListener(this);
Loan2.addActionListener(this);
Loan3.addActionListener(this);
mortgageAmount.addActionListener(this);
InterestRate.addActionListener(this);
TermofLoan.addActionListener(this);
MonthlyPayment.addActionListener(this);
CalculateButton.addActionListener(this);


}//End GUIMortgageCalculatorWk5 method


public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
{
Object command = e.getSource();
if
(
command == ExitButton) //sets ExitButton
System.exit(0); // Exits from exit button

int loanTermofLoan = 0; // Declares loanTermofLoan

if (command == Loan1) //Activates the 1st Loan Button
{
loanTermofLoan = 0; //Sets 1st value of Array
TermofLoan.setText("0");
InterestRate.setText("0");
}

if (command == Loan2) //Activates the 2nd Loan Button
{
loanTermofLoan = 1; //Sets 2nd value of Array
TermofLoan.setText("0");
InterestRate.setText("0");
}

if (command == Loan3) //Activates the 3rd Loan Button
{
loanTermofLoan = 2; // Sets 3rd value of Array
TermofLoan.setText("0");
InterestRate.setText("0");
}

if (command == CalculateButton ) //Activates the Calculate Button for manual entries
{
loanTermofLoan = 3; // Sets 4rd value of Array
}

double t1 = Double.parseDouble(TermofLoan.getText());
double r1 = Double.parseDouble(InterestRate.getText());
double [][] loans = { {7, 5.35}, {15, 5.50}, {30, 5.75}, {t1, r1} }; // Array Data for Calculation

double mortgage = 0; // Declares and Initializes mortgage
mortgage = Double.parseDouble(mortgageAmount.getText()); //Parse text to double data type for calculation
double interestRate = loans [loanTermofLoan][1]; // Sets interestRate amount
double intRate = (interestRate / 100) / 12; // Calculates Interst Rate
double loanTermofLoanMonths = loans [loanTermofLoan] [0]; // Calculates Loan TermofLoan in Months
int months = (int)loanTermofLoanMonths * 12; // Converts Loan TermofLoan to Months
double interestRateMonthly = (intRate / 12); // Converts Annual interest rate to monthly interst rate
double payment = mortgage * intRate / (1 - (Math.pow(1/(1 + intRate), months))); // Calculation for Monthly payment
double remainingLoanBalance = mortgage; // Sets Reamaining Balance
double MonthlyPaymentInterest = 0; // holds current interest payment
double MonthlyPaymentPrincipal = 0; // holds current principal payment

// Number formatter to format output in table
NumberFormat CurrencyFormatter = NumberFormat.getCurrencyInstance(Locale.US); //Display amounts in US Dollars
MonthlyPayment.setText(CurrencyFormatter.format(payment));
MortgageTable.setText("Month\tPrincipal\tInterest\tEnding Balance\n" + // Formats TextArea Header
"----------\t------------\t-------------\t----------------------\n"); // Formats TextArea Header cont.

for (;months > 0 ; months -- )
{
//Append loop for mortgage detail in the text area
MonthlyPaymentInterest = (remainingLoanBalance * intRate);//Monthly Payment Toward Interest
MonthlyPaymentPrincipal = (payment - MonthlyPaymentInterest);//Monthly Payment Toward Principal
remainingLoanBalance = (remainingLoanBalance - MonthlyPaymentPrincipal);//Remaining loan Balance

MortgageTable.setCaret (new DefaultCaret()); // Sets Scroll position to the top left corner
MortgageTable.append(String.valueOf(months) + "\t" +
CurrencyFormatter.format(MonthlyPaymentPrincipal) + "\t" +
CurrencyFormatter.format(MonthlyPaymentInterest) + "\t" +
CurrencyFormatter.format(remainingLoanBalance) + "\n");//
}

//New calculation button
if(command == ClearButton)
{
mortgageAmount.setText(null); //clears mortgage amount fields
MonthlyPayment.setText(null); //clears monthly payment fields
InterestRate.setText(null); //clears interest field
TermofLoan.setText(null); //clears rate field
MortgageTable.setText(null); //clears mortgage table
}

} // End actionPerformed method


public static void main(String[] args)
{
new GUIMortgageCalculatorWk5();
}

}//End Class

[blastmaster]

Here's one problem with your code MonthlyPayment.setText(CurrencyFormatter.format(pa yment)); you need to make it payment with no space. Another thing is that you have done no error checking for instance did you know on your application if you press one of the years at buttons then backspace the loan ammount the clear button will not work you need to fix that. The're various other places you need error checking. You need to fix those before you can worry about your two questions. How long do you have till you have to turn in the assignment I might be able to help you some.

[nspils]

What methods can you use to read content from a file? How do you process that content so that it can be used to provide data values?

How do you write content to a file from a TextArea?

[blastmaster]

you'll have to use serializable objects to read data and maintain it's value like int string etc. I'm a novice programmer myself so I'm probably not going to be as much help as others at explaining it. Here's one link that might get you started http://www.cs.wustl.edu/~kjg/cs102/Notes/StreamsNFiles/ I would just search for information on serializable sequential files in java something like that. I've done it before many times but it's kinda complicated to explian in a forum. As for writing to a file from your textarea you could once again use serilized object or just recalculate your numbers and write them to a file without serializing them if you don't have to open the file again where the data has to have meaning once agian int string etc. I don't know if that's any help if not sorry like I said I'm a semi newbie myself.

[nspils]

I don't think you need to serialize the text in the text area. Just think about a "toString" method and insert it into a process which will allow you to write the string to a file.

[blastmaster]

Yea that's what i said you don't have to if you just want text that doesn't have to be used again like opened up and have calculations preformed on it.

[blastmaster]

I also noticed this morning when looking at your application that your months are backwards. Just letting you know cuz if i noticed your teacher probably will too.

[blastmaster]

here you go the original person that posted for help has not said anything sense so oh well. However I did make a mock up loanamortization program and posted it to a website i was making for someone else I'm not very good with html so forgive the cruedness of it here it is www.freewebs.com/verbalassasiin/index.htm enjoy.