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Thread: Please help i cant figure it out - problems with Location and Line

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    Default Please help i cant figure it out - problems with Location and Line

    package javaapplication10;
    /**
         * @param args the command line arguments
         */
     
    import javax.swing.*;
    /**
     *
     * @author mpjames
     */
    public class Stations {
     
        public static void main(String[] args) {
     
            // declairing variables
            double tempBearing;
            double tempLength;
            double distanceToClosest;
            double distanceToClosestDest;
            double tempBearingDest;
            double tempLengthDest;
     
     
            //an array of stations
            Station[] stations = new Station[16];
     
            //populate the array with stations and values
            stations[0] = new Station("windmillHill",new Location(60.0,12.0), new Line ("Docks Line"));
            stations[1] = new Station("trim bridge",new Location(63.0,6.0), new Line ("Docks Line"));
            stations[2] = new Station("piracCresent",new Location(80.0,8.0), new Line ("Gyratory Line"));
            stations[3] = new Station("easton",new Location(85.0,12.0), new Line ("Brunel Line"));
            stations[4] = new Station("parkway",new Location(102.0,9.0), new Line ("Brunel Line"));
            stations[5] = new Station("templeFields",new Location(140.0,7.0), new Line ("Gyratory Line"));
            stations[6] = new Station("stDennis",new Location(180.0,1.0), new Line ("Docks Line"));
            stations[7] = new Station("moxbridge",new Location(180.0,2.0), new Line ("Brunel Line"));
            stations[8] = new Station("shakespeareCourt",new Location(192.0,5.0), new Line ("Gyratory Line"));
            stations[9] = new Station("weston-on-shore",new Location(232.0,14.0), new Line ("Docks Line"));
            stations[10] = new Station("jacobsWell",new Location(240.0,3.0), new Line ("Docks Line"));
            stations[11] = new Station("central",new Location(243.0,5.0), new Line ("Docks Line"));
            stations[12] = new Station("newbridge",new Location(245.0,11.0), new Line ("Docks Line"));
            stations[13] = new Station("tivoli",new Location(275.0,6.0), new Line ("Brunel Line"));
            stations[14] = new Station("cliftonStreet",new Location(285.0,11.0), new Line ("Brunel Line"));
            stations[15] = new Station("stJudesHill",new Location(355.0,4.0), new Line ("Gyratory Line"));
     
            //To get users current bearings and and locations and creating objects
     
            //String temp  = JOptionPane.showInputDialog("Bearing to current location?");
            tempBearing = Double.parseDouble(JOptionPane.showInputDialog("Bearing to current location?"));
     
            //temp = JOptionPane.showInputDialog("distance from origin of current?");
            tempLength = Double.parseDouble(JOptionPane.showInputDialog("distance from origin of current?"));
     
           //String temp  = JOptionPane.showInputDialog("Bearing to current location?");
            tempBearingDest = Double.parseDouble(JOptionPane.showInputDialog("Bearing to Destination?"));
     
            //temp = JOptionPane.showInputDialog("distance from origin of current?");
            tempLengthDest = Double.parseDouble(JOptionPane.showInputDialog("distance to end Destination?"));
     
     
            Location current = new Location(tempBearing, tempLength);
     
            Station closest = stations[0];
            distanceToClosest = current.calcDistance(stations[0].location);
     
            for(int i = 1; i < stations.length; i++){
                double tempDist = current.calcDistance(stations[i].location);
     
                if(tempDist < distanceToClosest){
                    closest = stations[i];
                    distanceToClosest = tempDist;
                }//if (tempDist < distanceToClosest)
            }//for loop
     
     
            //2nd loop for end destination
            Location currentDest = new Location(tempBearingDest, tempLengthDest);
     
            Station closestDest = stations[0];
            distanceToClosestDest = currentDest.calcDistance(stations[0].location);
     
            for(int i = 1; i < stations.length; i++){
                double tempDist = currentDest.calcDistance(stations[i].location);
     
               if(tempDist < distanceToClosestDest){
                    closestDest = stations[i];
                    distanceToClosestDest = tempDist;
                }//if (tempDist < distanceToClosest)
            }//for loop
     
     
     
            JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "the closest station is " + closest.name + closest.line.lname
                    + "\nIt is " + distanceToClosest +  " away.");
     
            JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "the closest station to your destination is " + closestDest.name
                    + "\nIt is " + distanceToClosestDest +  " away.");
     
      }
     
    }
     
    class Station{  // a station class
     
        Location location;
        String name;
        Line line;
     
        public Station(String n, Location l, Line r){
            name = n;
            location = l;
            line = r;
        }
    class Line {
       String lname;
       public  Line (String String) {
        lname = String;
    }
     
    }//class station
     
    class Location{
        double bearing;
        double length;
     
        public Location(){
            bearing = 0.0;
            length = 0.0;
        }
     
        public Location(double b, double l){
            bearing = b;
            length = l;
        }
     
        public double calcDistance(Location l){
            double angle = Math.abs(bearing - l.bearing);//calculating the angle between the bearings
            double temp = (length*length)+(l.length*l.length)-(2*length*l.length*Math.cos(Math.toRadians(angle)));
            return Math.pow(temp, 0.5);
     
     
     
        }
     
    }
     
    }


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    Default Re: Please help i cant figure it out - problems with Location and Line

    Erm... What exactly is your problem? What errors are you getting? I have no idea how to help you because I don't know the problem.
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