Thread: Bank Account HELP!!!! PLEASE.

Okay, so basically I am an idiot and this is my first programming class. I am completely stuck on this program and I have been staring and messing with it for 4 days and cannot get it too work. For some reason I cannot get the variable to return. Someone please help, I am desperate.

import javax.swing.*;
 
public class Program4
{
    // Class Variables.
    public static String firstName = "";
    public static String lastName = "";
    public static double dollars = 0.0;
 
    public static boolean isOpened = false;
    public static boolean isOverdrawn = false;
 
    // Replace "CIS Faculty" with your name.
    private final static String TITLE_BAR = "Program 4 (Me)";
 
    // Class Methods
    // Add your methods below here.
    // You should leave the main method below ALONE!!
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
 
        showAccount(); // Will show error message about account not open
        // and will then continue.
 
        // Open new account. Give error message if it fails!
        if (!openAccount("Bill", "Smith", 100.50))
        {
            reportErrorAndBomb("Coding error 1. Open account failed on a new account!");
        }
        showAccount();
 
        // Check that accountOwner works correctly - bomb if not.
        if (!accountOwner().equals("Bill Smith"))
        {
            reportErrorAndBomb("Coding error 2. Call to accountOwner failed.");
        }
        if (balance() != 100.50) // Verify balance is correct!
        {
            reportErrorAndBomb("Coding error 3. Balance is wrong!");
        }
 
        // Confirm that I cannot reopen it!
        if (openAccount("Bogus", "Try", 55.00))
        {
            reportErrorAndBomb("Coding error 4. You allowed an account "
                    + "to be re-opened!");
        }
 
        deposit(50.00);
        showAccount();
        if (balance() != 150.50)
        {
            reportErrorAndBomb("Coding error 5. Balance is wrong!");
        }
 
        if (isNowOverdrawn())
        {
            reportErrorAndBomb("Coding error 6. Reports overdrawn when it should not.");
        }
 
        // Confirm correct workings of approveCheckFor method.
        if (approveCheckFor(150.51))
        {
            reportErrorAndBomb("Coding error 7. Approved a check for too much.");
        }
 
        if (!approveCheckFor(150.50))
        {
            reportErrorAndBomb("Coding error 8. Failed to approve a check "
                    + "for a good amount!");
        }
 
        withdraw(25.00);
        if (balance() != 125.50)
        {
            reportErrorAndBomb("Coding error 9. Balance is wrong!");
        }
 
        withdraw(125.75);
        if (balance() != -0.25)
        {
            reportErrorAndBomb("Coding error 10. Balance is wrong!");
        }
 
        showAccount(); // Should show a deficit of 25 cents.
        // and that account is now overdrawn.
 
        if (!isNowOverdrawn())
        {
            reportErrorAndBomb("Coding error 11. Should respond as overdrawn now.");
        }
 
        // Well... if you made no calls above to reportErrorAndBomb it might not
        // be working... so let us end the program with its use.
        reportErrorAndBomb("No Errors reported after testing all methods. "
                + "\nThis tests reportErrorAndBomb. \nTesting complete with no errors!");
 
    } // main
 
    private static void withdraw(double cash)
    {
        if (dollars >= cash)
            dollars -= cash;
        else
            ;
    }
 
    private static boolean openAccount(String name, String name2,
            double funds)
    {   
        if (firstName.equals(name) & (lastName.equals(name2)))
        {
            return true;
        } 
        if (dollars >= 0 && !isOpened)
        {
            return true;
        }
        else
            return false;
    }
 
    private static boolean approveCheckFor(double check)
    {
        if (dollars >= check)
            return true;
        else
            return false;
    }
 
    private static boolean isNowOverdrawn()
    {
        if (dollars < 0.0);        
        return isOverdrawn;
 
 
    }
 
    private static void deposit(double amount)
    {
        dollars += amount;
 
    }
 
    private static double balance()
    {
        return dollars;
    }
 
    private static void reportErrorAndBomb(String message)
    {
        JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, message, TITLE_BAR,
                JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);
        System.exit(0);
    }
 
    private static String accountOwner()
    {
        return  firstName + lastName;
    }
 
    private static void showAccount()
    {
 
        boolean accountOwner = true;
        String.format("%.2f", dollars);
        if (!isOpened && !accountOwner)
            JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "Account Owner: " + firstName
                    + lastName + "\n" + "Account Balance: " + dollars + "\n"
                    + "Account Overdrawn: " + isOverdrawn);
        else
            JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,
                    "You have attempted to display an accont which is not "
                            + "opened yet. ", TITLE_BAR,
                    JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);
 
    }
 
} // Program4

so basically I am an idiot...

That's a great attitude to have. I recommend reading the following, which might help you formulate a question that can be answered faster

http://www.javaprogrammingforums.com...-get-help.html

...and do not duplicate threads. I've deleted your other thread.