Thread: Having trouble with if, else if, else if...

I cannot find my error. I am getting the classic error....


--------------------Configuration: <Default>--------------------
E:\Object Java\Assignments\Assignment 5\Binary.java:80: 'else' without 'if'
else if(bt.equalsIgnoreCase("t")){
^
1 error

Process completed.


I know it is a problem with my if, else if statements. However, I cannot figure out where the problem is. I think it is where the if connects with the else if when selected b or t. (I have a few other classes to go with this code but for space saving, I didn't include them).

Can anyone please help me. I've been working on this code for two days and I can't find the error!

Also when I paste the code in, it screws up my identation.

import java.io.*;
import java.util.Scanner;
 
public class Binary implements Serializable{
 
    public static void main(String[] args) {
 
        boolean dofile = true;
        String yn = "n", fname = "", bt = "b", rw = "r", line = "";
        PrintWriter textOut = null;
        ObjectOutputStream binaryOut = null;
        ObjectOutputStream outputStream = null;
        ObjectInputStream inputStream = null;
        OutputText mto = null;
        OutputBinary mbo = null;
 
        Scanner keyboard = new Scanner(System.in);
 
        do{
        	System.out.println("Enter the file name.");
        	fname = keyboard.nextLine();
 
        	System.out.println("Chose binary or text file (b/t):");
        	bt = keyboard.nextLine();
 
        	if(bt.equalsIgnoreCase("b"));{
 
        		mbo = new OutputBinary(fname);
            	binaryOut = mbo.createBinaryFile();
 
				System.out.println("Chose read or write (r/w):");
        		rw = keyboard.nextLine();
 
            	if (rw.equalsIgnoreCase("r")){
 
        			try{
        		    	inputStream = new ObjectInputStream(new FileInputStream(fname));
        		    	String binaryOut = inputStream.readUTF();
        		    	System.out.println("File contains..." + binaryOut);
        			}
 
        			catch (IOException e){
        				System.out.println("The file is blank, please write in it.");
                	}
 
                 	binaryOut.close();
 
            	}
         		else if(rw.equalsIgnoreCase("w")){
 
        	    	do{
        	    		System.out.println("Enter a line of information to write to the file:");
 
        		  	 	try{
        		     		line = keyboard.nextLine();
        		     		binaryOut.writeObject(line);
        		     		outputStream.flush();
        		     		outputStream.close();
        		     	}
 
        		     	catch(IOException e){
        		     		System.out.println("Problem writing to file.");
        		     	}
 
        				System.out.println("Would you like to enter another line? (y/n)");
        				yn = keyboard.nextLine();
        				if(yn.equalsIgnoreCase("n"))
        				dofile = false;
 
        	      	}while(dofile);
         		}
 
         	}  	
        	else if(bt.equalsIgnoreCase("t")){
 
        		mto = new OutputText(fname);
        	    }
 
        		System.out.println("Chose read or write (r/w):");
        	    rw = keyboard.nextLine();
 
        		if(rw.equalsIgnoreCase("r")){
 
        			try{
        				BufferedReader inputStream = new BufferedReader(new FileReader(fname));
        			}
 
        			catch (IOException e){
        				System.out.println("You have to write something in a file before you can read it!");
        			}
 
        			System.out.println("File contains: " + fname);
        				char next = (char)inputStream.read();
        				textOut.close();
        	 	}
        	 	else if(rw.equalsIgnoreCase("w")){
 
        	   		do{
 
        		  		System.out.println("Enter a line of information to write to the file:");
 
        		  		try{
        		      		line = keyboard.nextLine();
        		      		textOut = new PrintWriter(new FileOutputStream(fname));
        		      		textOut.println(line);
        		      		outputStream.flush();
        		      		outputStream.close();
        		   		}
 
        		   		catch(IOException e){
        		   		System.out.println("Problem writing to file.");
        		   		}
 
        				System.out.println("Would you like to do another file? (y/n)");
        				yn = keyboard.nextLine();
        				if(yn.equalsIgnoreCase("n"))
        				dofile = false;
 
        	    		}while(dofile);
 
             		}
 
        		System.out.println("Would you like to do another file? (y/n)");
        		yn = keyboard.nextLine();
        		if(yn.equalsIgnoreCase("n"))
        			dofile = false;
 
        }while(dofile);
 
     }
 
  }