Thread: can someone please help me im getting exception

this is all of my code can someone give me some feedback asap.... thanks i appreciate it its in jcreator using java

import java.util.Scanner;
import java.util.Formatter;
import java.text.NumberFormat;
import java.text.DecimalFormat;
import java.util.Date;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
 
 
public class RodriguezK002PA3
{
	private static String customerName;
	private static Double purchases;
	private static Double otherCharges;
	private static Double total;
	private static Double totalCharges;
	private static Double totalPackages;
	private static int packages;
	private static int moviesOnDemand;
	private static char toContinue = 'c';
	private static Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
 
public static void main( String[] args)
{
	start();
 
	System.exit(0);
}//End main
 
public static void start()
{
	collectData();
	displayBill();
	System.exit(0);
 
}//End start()
 
 
public static void collectData()
{
 
do
{
 
	System.out.printf("\n%s","WELCOME TO SA CABLE\n");
 
	System.out.printf("\n%s","Please enter your name:  ");//ask user to input name
	customerName = input.nextLine();
 
do
{
 
	System.out.printf("\n%s\n%s","SA CABLE - SUBSCRIPTION PACKAGES\n",
	"Select your cable subscription package:  \n"
		+ "\n1. Basic\n"
		+ "2. Deluxe\n"
		+ "3. Premium   ");
	packages = input.nextInt();
 
	switch(packages)
	{
 
		case 1: purchases = 25.00;
		break;
 
		case 2: purchases = 50.00;
		break;
 
		case 3: purchases = 75.00;
		break;
 
		default:
		System.out.printf("Invalid Selection!");
		break;
 
 
 
 
	}//endSwitch
}while(packages < 1 || packages > 3);
 
	System.out.printf("\n%s","SA CABLE - MOVIES\n");
 
	System.out.printf("\nEnter the number of Movies-On-Demand-HD purchases:  ");
	moviesOnDemand = input.nextInt();
 
 
	System.out.printf("\nEnter 'Y' to purchase another subscription or 'N' to exit:  ");
	toContinue = input.next().charAt(0);
	input.nextLine();
calcCharges();
 
 
 
}while(toContinue == 'y'||toContinue == 'Y');
 
 
return;
}//end collectData
 
public static void calcCharges()
{
 
otherCharges= moviesOnDemand * 6.00;
 
totalCharges = totalCharges + otherCharges;
 
totalPackages = totalPackages + purchases;
 
total= totalPackages + totalCharges;
 
return;
}//end calcCharges
 
public static void displayBill()
{
	Date now = new Date(); //Getting date from operating system
	SimpleDateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat ("MMMMM dd, yyyy"); //creating formatter to format date in the pattern "MMMMM dd, yyyy"
	String date = formatter.format(now); //formatting numeric date ocntained in now and storing formatted date into the string variable date
	NumberFormat money = NumberFormat.getCurrencyInstance();
	DecimalFormat decimal = new DecimalFormat("#,##0.00");
 
System.out.printf("\n%s%s","SA CABLE",date,"CHARGES");
System.out.printf("\n Customer:  ", customerName);
 
System.out.printf("\n Cable Service:  %10s"
            + "\nMovies-On-Demand-HD:  %4s"
            + "\n\nTOTAL DUE:  %14s",
            money.format(totalPackages), decimal.format(totalCharges), money.format(total));
 
}//end displayBill
 
}//endApplication RodriguezK002PA3

You are using "Double", which is a class and can be null. Use "double" instead, it is a primitive type and cannot be null. The class just wraps around the primitive type. Generally it is better to use the primitive type, if I have understood things right . If you on the other hand want to continue to use the class then you must give it a value first, to avoid this kind of problem.

Also, for future reference, if you get an exception tell us which one it is if you ask for help .

The previous reply should cover your exception problems, but to help save you a few key strokes in the future set your toContinue to convert the input to either upper or lowercase characters upon input that way you don't have to put the equal to upper or lower y and or n. (.toUpperCase)