Thread: Please help with cumulative sum code...

This is sample of my code. I need be able to have a cumulative score after the user plays x number of times. But keep getting same answer.

 
import java.util.Scanner; 
public class Hangman
{	
 
	public static void main(String[] args)
	{	
		System.out.println("Welcome to Hangman... v1.0 - Designed Ashley Bwanya");
		initGame(); 
	}
 
		public static void initGame() {
 
 
		int errors = 0;
		int cumScore = 0,score;
		String word;
		String displayHidden = "";
		String used = "";
 
		Game myWord = new Game();
		char guess;
 
 
		word = myWord.getWord();
 
 
 
		for (int i = 0; i < word.length(); i++)
        {
            displayHidden += "*";
        } 
 
		StringBuilder guessedWord = new StringBuilder(word);
		StringBuilder test = new StringBuilder(displayHidden);
 
 
 
		System.out.println("This is the secret word you have to guess: \n");
	   System.out.println(test+ "\n");
 
 
		  while(guessedWord.toString().equals(test.toString( )) == false && errors < 5)
		  {  
		  	 char[] lettersGuessed = new char[10] ;
			 System.out.print("Guess Letter: ");
          Scanner scan = new Scanner(System.in);
          guess = scan.next().charAt(0);
 
			 //System.out.println("Letters Already Used: "+ lettersGuessed[0]);
          for(int i = 0; i < guessedWord.length(); i++){    //check if letter has been guessed
			 if(guessedWord.charAt(i) == guess)
			 {       
			 		test.setCharAt(i, guess);
					System.out.println(test);
			 }
 
			 			   											 }
			 if(word.indexOf(guess) == -1 )          //if letter not in secret then errors goes up by 1 and while loop continues
			 {
                 errors++;
			 }
 
			 if(guessedWord.toString().equals(test.toString( )) == true)
			 {
			 	score = (5 - errors);
				cumScore += score;
				System.out.println("You win !!!");
				System.out.println("Your cumlative score is: " + cumScore);
				initGame();
			 }
 
			 if(errors == 5)
			 {
			 	score = (5 - errors);
				String name;
				Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
			 	System.out.println("You lose !!!");
				System.out.println("Your score is: " + score);
				System.out.print("Please enter your name: ");
				name = input.nextLine();
				myWord.setSaveScore(name, score);
 
			 }
 
 
		  }
 
 
 
		}
 
}

Tried it but the method cannot reach the varible. And yes its the same problem

import java.util.Scanner; 
public class Hangman
{	
	int cum;
	public static void main(String[] args)
	{	
		System.out.println("Welcome to Hangman... v1.0 - Designed Ashley Bwanya");
		initGame(); 
	}
 
		public static void initGame() {
 
 
		int errors = 0;
		int cumScore = 0,score;
		String word;
		String displayHidden = "";
		String used = "";
 
		Game myWord = new Game();
		char guess;
 
 
		word = myWord.getWord();
 
 
 
		for (int i = 0; i < word.length(); i++)
        {
            displayHidden += "*";
        } 
 
		StringBuilder guessedWord = new StringBuilder(word);
		StringBuilder test = new StringBuilder(displayHidden);
 
 
		System.out.println("This is the secret word you have to guess: \n");
	   System.out.println(test+ "\n");
 
 
		  while(guessedWord.toString().equals(test.toString( )) == false && errors < 5)
		  {  
		  	 System.out.print("Guess Letter: ");
          Scanner scan = new Scanner(System.in);
          guess = scan.next().charAt(0);
 
			 //System.out.println("Letters Already Used: "+ lettersGuessed[0]);
          for(int i = 0; i < guessedWord.length(); i++){    //check if letter has been guessed
			 if(guessedWord.charAt(i) == guess)
			 {       
			 		test.setCharAt(i, guess);
					System.out.println(test);
			 }
 
			 			   											 }
			 if(word.indexOf(guess) == -1 )          //if letter not in secret then errors goes up by 1 and while loop continues
			 {
                 errors++;
			 }
 
			 if(guessedWord.toString().equals(test.toString( )) == true)
			 {
			 	score = (5 - errors);
				cum += score;
				System.out.println("You win !!!");
				System.out.println("Your cumlative score is: " + cumScore);
				initGame();
			 }
 
			 if(errors == 5)
			 {
			 	score = (5 - errors);
				String name;
				Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
			 	System.out.println("You lose !!!");
				System.out.println("Your score is: " + score);
				System.out.print("Please enter your name: ");
				name = input.nextLine();
				myWord.setSaveScore(name, score);
 
			 }
 
 
		  }
 
 
 
		}
 
}

Hangman.java:64: error: non-static variable cum cannot be referenced from a static context
cum += score;
^
1 error

----jGRASP wedge2: exit code for process is 1.

Originally Posted by Norm

cum needs to be defined as static if you want to use it in a static method.

Thanks a million... Works perfectly. Defined it as

 static int cum