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Thread: Can't compile program!

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    Default Can't compile program!

    import java.util.*;
     
    public class StudentInformation
    { 
        public static void main (String [] args)
        {
            Scanner scan = new Scanner (System.in);
     
            System.out.println("Please enter the first number between 0 and 9: ");
            int num1 = scan.nextInt();
     
            System.out.println("\nPlease enter the second number between 0 and 9: ");
            int num2 = scan.nextInt();
     
            System.out.println("\nPlease enter your operator: + for ADDITION, - for SUBTRACTION, * for MULTIPLICATION,");
            System.out.println("/ for DIVISION, or ^ for EXPONENTIATION: ");
            String operation = scan.next();
     
            if (num1 < 0 || num1 > 9 || num2 < 0 || num2 > 9)
            {
                System.out.println("\nInvalid Number");
            }
     
            String number1 = num1.toString();
            String number2 = num2.toString();
     
            switch (operation)
            {
                case "+":
                    System.out.println("The sum of " + number1 + " and " + number2 + " is " + (num1 + num2));
                    break;
                case "-":
                    System.out.println("The difference of " + number1 + " and " + number2 + " is " + (num1 - num2));
                    break;
                case "*":
                    System.out.println("The product of " + number1 + " times " + number2 + " is " + (num1*num2));
                    break;
                case "/":
                    System.out.println("The quotient of " + number1 + " divided by " + number2 + " is " + (num1/num2));
                    if(num2 == 0)
                        System.out.println("Cannot divide by 0");
                    break;
                case "^":
                    System.out.println("The expontentiation of " + number1 + " to the power of " + number2 + " is " + Math.pow(num1,num2));
                    break;
                default:
                    System.out.println(operation + " is not valid.");
            }
     
        }
    }

    I try to compile my code and get an error for

    String number1 = num1.toString();

    saying int cannot be dereferenced. I do not know how to fix this and any help would be great!
    Also when I tried to compile it, it said that the switch (operation) must be an int?


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    Default Re: Can't compile program!

    Use one of the String class's methods to convert a int value to a String.
    Or a quick and dirty way to do it is concatenate an empty String: ""+num

    Or use the int value in the println:
    System.out.println("The sum of " + num1 + ...
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    Default Re: Can't compile program!

    I have the whole code better written now and the only thing I cannot figure out is how to change the num1 and num2 to strings that actually print out the digits in words.
    Output should be "nine" instead of 9.
    Could someone just show me how to do it. I learn so much better from examples.

    import java.util.Scanner;
     
    public class EnglishCalculator 
    {
        static int num1;
        static int num2;
        static char operator;
        static double result;
        static String str;
     
        public static void main(String[] args) 
        {
            Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
            System.out.println("enter the first number(0-9) :");
            num1 = input.nextInt();
            if (num1 < 0 || num1 > 9) 
            {
                System.out.println("Invalid number");
                return;
            }
     
            System.out.println("enter the second number(0-9) :");
            num2 = input.nextInt();
     
            if (num2 < 0 || num2 > 9) 
            {
                System.out.println("Invalid number");
                return;
            }
            System.out.println("Enter the operator :");
            operator = input.next().charAt(0);
     
            if (operator != '+' && operator != '-' && operator != '*' && operator != '/' && operator != '^') 
            {
                System.out.println("Invalid Operator");
                return;
            }
            switch (operator) 
            {
                case '+':
                str = "plus";
                result = num1 + num2;
                break;
     
                case '-':
                str = "minus";
                result = num1 - num2;
                break;
     
                case '*':
                str = "multiplied by";
                result = num1 * num2;
                break;
     
                case '/':
                if (num2 == 0) 
                {
                    System.out.println("Division by zero is not allowed");
                    return;
                }
                str = "divided by";
                result = num1 / num2;
                break;
     
                case '^':
                str = "to the power";
                result = Math.pow(num1, num2);
                break;
            }
     
            System.out.println(s1 + " " + str + " " + s2 + " is " + result);
        }
    }

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    Default Re: Can't compile program!

    If the numeric values range from 0 to 9 you could create an array with the values: "zero" to "nine" as elements in the array and use the int's value as an index into the array.

    See this thread: http://www.javaprogrammingforums.com...html#post99982
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    Default Re: Can't compile program!

    I added an array to my code and thought I did it correct but I get an error saying " cannot find symbol -- myIntArray"

    import java.util.Scanner;
     
    public class EnglishCalculator 
    {
        static int num1;
        static int num2;
        static char operator;
        static double result;
        static String str;
     
        public static void main(String[] args) 
        {
            Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
            System.out.println("enter the first number(0-9) :");
            num1 = input.nextInt();
            if (num1 < 0 || num1 > 9) 
            {
                System.out.println("Invalid number");
                return;
            }
     
            System.out.println("enter the second number(0-9) :");
            num2 = input.nextInt();
     
            if (num2 < 0 || num2 > 9) 
            {
                System.out.println("Invalid number");
                return;
            }
            System.out.println("Enter the operator :");
            operator = input.next().charAt(0);
     
            int [] myIntArry = new int [10];
            myIntArray[0]= "zero";
            myIntArray[1]= "one";
            myIntArray[2]= "two";
            myIntArray[3]= "three";
            myIntArray[4]= "four";
            myIntArray[5]= "five";
            myIntArray[6]= "six";
            myIntArray[7]= "seven";
            myIntArray[8]= "eight";
            myIntArray[9]= "nine";
     
            if (operator != '+' && operator != '-' && operator != '*' && operator != '/' && operator != '^') 
            {
                System.out.println("Invalid Operator");
                return;
            }
            switch (operator) 
            {
                case '+':
                str = "plus";
                result = num1 + num2;
                break;
     
                case '-':
                str = "minus";
                result = num1 - num2;
                break;
     
                case '*':
                str = "multiplied by";
                result = num1 * num2;
                break;
     
                case '/':
                if (num2 == 0) 
                {
                    System.out.println("Division by zero is not allowed");
                    return;
                }
                str = "divided by";
                result = num1 / num2;
                break;
     
                case '^':
                str = "to the power";
                result = Math.pow(num1, num2);
                break;
            }
     
            System.out.println(myIntArray[num1] + " " + str + " " + myIntArray[num2] + " is " + result);
        }
    }

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    Default Re: Can't compile program!

    error saying " cannot find symbol -- myIntArray"
    Where is myIntArray defined? When I use the Find function of the browser it does not find a definition for a variable with that name.

    Look at the tutorial: Arrays (The Java™ Tutorials > Learning the Java Language > Language Basics)
    see the section where it says: use the shortcut syntax to create and initialize an array:
    for the shortcut way to initialize an array.
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    Default Re: Can't compile program!

    Thank you! I finally got it! You can tell I'm definitely new to this

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    You're making progress.
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