Thread: How to make program ask for options again

I'm trying to make this program to ask for this:

System.out.println("Please choose an option:\n" +
"	1) Update Pizza Order\n" + "	2) Update Cherry Pie Order\n" +
"	3) Update Charm Order\n" + "	4) Check out");
o = inScan.nextInt();

whenever either "o" 's is done

/* 
 This is a program for a small shop called Pies, Pies and Pis.
 The shop sells pizza pies, cherry pies and gold pi charms. */
 
import java.util.Scanner; 
public class asgmt {
 
public static void main (String [] args) {
int x , y, o, p, pp, cps, pico, co; 
 
Scanner inScan = new Scanner(System.in);
 
System.out.println("Welcome to Pies, Pies and Pis");
System.out.println("Is there a customer in line? (1 = yes, 2 = no)");
x = inScan.nextInt();
if(x == 1){
    System.out.println("Are you a Pie card member? (1 = yes, 2 = no)");
    y = inScan.nextInt();
 
if(y == 1){
 
System.out.println("Welcome Back, Pie Card holder!:\n" +
"You will receive:\n" + "        Pepperoni pizza for the price of plain\n" +
"        $0.25 off a slice of cherry pie\n" +
"        $2.00 off a whole cherry pie\n" + "        $10.00% off each Pi charm"); 
}
 
 
 
System.out.println("Please choose an option:\n" +
"	1) Update Pizza Order\n" + "	2) Update Cherry Pie Order\n" +
"	3) Update Charm Order\n" + "	4) Check out");
o = inScan.nextInt(); 
 
 
if(o == 1){
    System.out.println("Here is your current order:\n" +
"        No pizzas ordered");
System.out.println("How many plain pizzas would you like for $10.00 each?");
p = inScan.nextInt();
System.out.println("How many pepperoni pizzas would you like for $12.00 each?");
pp = inScan.nextInt();
}
 
if(o == 2){
 
System.out.println("Here is your current order:\n" +
"        No cherry pie slices ordered");
System.out.println("How many cherry pie slices would you like for:\n" +
"        $2.00 per slice\n" +"        $10.00 per pie (6 slices)");
cps = inScan.nextInt();
}
 
 
 
if(o == 3){
 
System.out.println("Here is your current order:\n" +
"No gold Pi charm ordered");
System.out.println("How many Pi charms would you like for $50.00 each?");
pico = inScan.nextInt();
}
if(o == 4){
System.out.println("Here is your subtotal:\n\n" +
"       No items purchased! Thanks anyway for stopping!");
co = inScan.nextInt();
                    }
 
 
    }
            }    
        }

I don't understand, what is your question? Please be specific, for example, if you have problems with "this part" of the code, then explain what it is doing and what you want it to do. If there are any error messages post those also.

Take a look at this tutorial on switch statements:
The switch Statement (The Java™ Tutorials > Learning the Java Language > Language Basics)

It could do what you ask, and you can use the default to catch any invalid entries, and also loop back to the beginning after they do whatever they want in their respective "o". Atleast I believe that is what you are trying to do, please correct me if I'm wrong.

What im trying to do is to let the program prompt this message:

System.out.println("Please choose an option:\n" +
"	1) Update Pizza Order\n" + "	2) Update Cherry Pie Order\n" +
"	3) Update Charm Order\n" + "	4) Check out");
o = inScan.nextInt();

after

if(o == 1)
if(o == 2)
if(o == 3)
if(o == 4)

is it more clear now?
It's kinda hard to explain

this is how the output is suppose to look like

Welcome to Pies, Pies and Pis
Is there a customer in line? (1 = yes, 2 = no) > 1
Are you a Pie Card member? (1 = yes, 2 = no) > 2
Please choose an option:
	1) Update Pizza Order
	2) Update Cherry Pie Order
	3) Update Charm Order
	4) Check Out
6
Please choose an option:
	1) Update Pizza Order
	2) Update Cherry Pie Order
	3) Update Charm Order
	4) Check Out
-1
Please choose an option:
	1) Update Pizza Order
	2) Update Cherry Pie Order
	3) Update Charm Order
	4) Check Out
1
Here is your current order:
	No pizzas ordered
How many plain pizzas would you like for $10.00 each?
2
How many pepperoni pizzas would you like for $12.00 each?
3
Please choose an option:
	1) Update Pizza Order
	2) Update Cherry Pie Order
	3) Update Charm Order
	4) Check Out
4
Here is your subtotal:
 
	2 plain pizzas at $10.00ea.:			$20.00
	3 pepperoni pizzas at $12.00ea.:		$36.00
							-------
	Subtotal:					$56.00
	Tax:						$3.92
							-------
	Total:						$59.92
 
 
	Please enter your payment amount:		$50
 
	Please enter your payment amount:		$55
 
	Please enter your payment amount:		$60
	Your change:					$0.08
	Thank you for shopping at PP&P!
 
Welcome to Pies, Pies and Pis
Is there a customer in line? (1 = yes, 2 = no) > 1
Are you a Pie Card member? (1 = yes, 2 = no) > 1
Welcome Back, Pie Card holder!
You will receive: 
	Pepperoni pizza for the price of plain
	$0.25 off a slice of cherry pie
	$2.00 off a whole cherry pie
	$10.00% off each Pi charm 
Please choose an option:
	1) Update Pizza Order
	2) Update Cherry Pie Order
	3) Update Charm Order
	4) Check Out
2
Here is your current order:
No cherry pie slices ordered
How many cherry pie slices would you like for:
	$1.75 per slice
	$8.00 per pie (6 slices)
15
Please choose an option:
	1) Update Pizza Order
	2) Update Cherry Pie Order
	3) Update Charm Order
	4) Check Out
3
Here is your current order:
No gold Pi charms ordered
How many Pi charms would you like for $45.00 each?
2
Please choose an option:
	1) Update Pizza Order
	2) Update Cherry Pie Order
	3) Update Charm Order
	4) Check Out
2
Here is your current order:
	2 whole cherry pies
	3 cherry pie slices
How many cherry pie slices would you like for:
	$1.75 per slice
	$8.00 per pie (6 slices)
20
Please choose an option:
	1) Update Pizza Order
	2) Update Cherry Pie Order
	3) Update Charm Order
	4) Check Out
4
Here is your subtotal:
 
	3 whole cherry pies at $8.00ea.:		$24.00
	2 cherry pie slices at $1.75ea.:		$3.50
	2 14K gold Pi charms at $45.00ea.:		$90.00
							-------
	Subtotal:					$117.50
	Bonus discount of 10%:				($11.75)
							-------
	New subtotal:					$105.75
	Tax:						$7.40
							-------
	Total:						$113.15
 
 
	Please enter your payment amount:		$120
	Your change:					$6.85
	Thank you for shopping at PP&P!
 
Welcome to Pies, Pies and Pis
Is there a customer in line? (1 = yes, 2 = no) > 1
Are you a Pie Card member? (1 = yes, 2 = no) > 3
Are you a Pie Card member? (1 = yes, 2 = no) > 2
Please choose an option:
	1) Update Pizza Order
	2) Update Cherry Pie Order
	3) Update Charm Order
	4) Check Out
1
Here is your current order:
	No pizzas ordered
How many plain pizzas would you like for $10.00 each?
5
How many pepperoni pizzas would you like for $12.00 each?
-3
Negative number taken as 0
Please choose an option:
	1) Update Pizza Order
	2) Update Cherry Pie Order
	3) Update Charm Order
	4) Check Out
2
Here is your current order:
No cherry pie slices ordered
How many cherry pie slices would you like for:
	$2.00 per slice
	$10.00 per pie (6 slices)
7
Please choose an option:
	1) Update Pizza Order
	2) Update Cherry Pie Order
	3) Update Charm Order
	4) Check Out
3
Here is your current order:
No gold Pi charms ordered
How many Pi charms would you like for $50.00 each?
1
Please choose an option:
	1) Update Pizza Order
	2) Update Cherry Pie Order
	3) Update Charm Order
	4) Check Out
4
Here is your subtotal:
 
	5 plain pizzas at $10.00ea.:			$50.00
	1 whole cherry pies at $10.00ea.:		$10.00
	1 cherry pie slices at $2.00ea.:		$2.00
	1 14K gold Pi charms at $50.00ea.:		$50.00
							-------
	Subtotal:					$112.00
	Tax:						$7.84
							-------
	Total:						$119.84
 
 
	Please enter your payment amount:		$120
	Your change:					$0.16
	Thank you for shopping at PP&P!
 
Welcome to Pies, Pies and Pis
Is there a customer in line? (1 = yes, 2 = no) > 1
Are you a Pie Card member? (1 = yes, 2 = no) > 1
Welcome Back, Pie Card holder!
You will receive: 
	Pepperoni pizza for the price of plain
	$0.25 off a slice of cherry pie
	$2.00 off a whole cherry pie
	$10.00% off each Pi charm 
Please choose an option:
	1) Update Pizza Order
	2) Update Cherry Pie Order
	3) Update Charm Order
	4) Check Out
4
Here is your subtotal:
 
	No items purchased! Thanks anyway for stopping!
 
Welcome to Pies, Pies and Pis
Is there a customer in line? (1 = yes, 2 = no) > 2

Can you post the actual assignment please.

http://www.cs.pitt.edu/~ramirez/cs40...ig1/assig1.htm

So I tried the switch statement, any advises?

 
import java.util.Scanner; 
public class asgmt1 {
 
public static void main (String [] args) {
int x , y, o, p, pp, cps, pico, co; // x: is there a customer in line?
									// y: are you a Pie card member?
									// o: input for "Please Choose an Option"
									// p: Plain Pizza input
									// pp: Peperoni Pizza input
									// cps: Cherry Pie Slices input	
									// pico: Pi Charms input
									// co: checkout
 
		Scanner inScan = new Scanner(System.in);
 
System.out.println("Welcome to Pies, Pies and Pis");
System.out.println("Is there a customer in line? (1 = yes, 2 = no)");
x = inScan.nextInt();
if(x == 1){
    System.out.println("Are you a Pie card member? (1 = yes, 2 = no)");
    y = inScan.nextInt();
 
if(y == 1){
 
System.out.println("Welcome Back, Pie Card holder!:\n" +
"You will receive:\n" + "        Pepperoni pizza for the price of plain\n" +
"        $0.25 off a slice of cherry pie\n" +
"        $2.00 off a whole cherry pie\n" + "        $10.00% off each Pi charm"); 
}
 
System.out.println("Please choose an option:\n" +
"	1) Update Pizza Order\n" + "	2) Update Cherry Pie Order\n" +
"	3) Update Charm Order\n" + "	4) Check out");
o = inScan.nextInt();
 
switch (o) {
	case 1:
    System.out.println("Here is your current order:\n" +
"        No pizzas ordered");
System.out.println("How many plain pizzas would you like for $10.00 each?");
p = inScan.nextInt();
System.out.println("How many pepperoni pizzas would you like for $12.00 each?");
pp = inScan.nextInt();
		break;
 
	case 2:   
System.out.println("Here is your current order:\n" +
"        No cherry pie slices ordered");
System.out.println("How many cherry pie slices would you like for:\n" +
"        $2.00 per slice\n" +"        $10.00 per pie (6 slices)");
cps = inScan.nextInt();
		break;
 
	case 3:
System.out.println("Here is your current order:\n" +
"No gold Pi charm ordered");
System.out.println("How many Pi charms would you like for $50.00 each?");
pico = inScan.nextInt();
		break;
 
	case 4:
System.out.println("Here is your subtotal:\n\n" +
"       No items purchased! Thanks anyway for stopping!");
co = inScan.nextInt();
			break;
	default:
	System.out.println("Please choose an option:\n" +
"	1) Update Pizza Order\n" + "	2) Update Cherry Pie Order\n" +
"	3) Update Charm Order\n" + "	4) Check out");
o = inScan.nextInt();
		return;
 
			}
		}
	}
}

the problem is the whenever the program finishes one the case the I choose it doesnt loop back to this:

System.out.println("Please choose an option:\n" +
"	1) Update Pizza Order\n" + "	2) Update Cherry Pie Order\n" +
"	3) Update Charm Order\n" + "	4) Check out");
o = inScan.nextInt();

this should keep prompting until the user selects case 4 and then the program will end

how can I make it loop after each specific case

 
 
 
import java.util.Scanner; 
public class LabAssign3 {
 
public static void main (String [] args) {
int x , y, o, p, pp, cps, pico, co; // x: is there a customer in line?
									// y: are you a Pie card member?
									// o: input for "Please Choose an Option"
									// p: Plain Pizza input
									// pp: Peperoni Pizza input
									// cps: Cherry Pie Slices input	
									// pico: Pi Charms input
									// co: checkout
 
		Scanner inScan = new Scanner(System.in);
 
System.out.println("Welcome to Pies, Pies and Pis");
System.out.println("Is there a customer in line? (1 = yes, 2 = no)");
x = inScan.nextInt();
if(x == 1){
    System.out.println("Are you a Pie card member? (1 = yes, 2 = no)");
    y = inScan.nextInt();
 
if(y == 1){
 
System.out.println("Welcome Back, Pie Card holder!:\n" +
"You will receive:\n" + "        Pepperoni pizza for the price of plain\n" +
"        $0.25 off a slice of cherry pie\n" +
"        $2.00 off a whole cherry pie\n" + "        $10.00% off each Pi charm"); 
}
 
}
 
System.out.println("Please choose an option:\n" +
"	1) Update Pizza Order\n" + "	2) Update Cherry Pie Order\n" +
"	3) Update Charm Order\n" + "	4) Check out");
o = inScan.nextInt();
 
while(o <= 4){
 
switch (o) {
 
	case 1:
    System.out.println("Here is your current order:\n" +
"        No pizzas ordered");
System.out.println("How many plain pizzas would you like for $10.00 each?");
p = inScan.nextInt();
System.out.println("How many pepperoni pizzas would you like for $12.00 each?");
pp = inScan.nextInt();
break;
 
 
	case 2:   
System.out.println("Here is your current order:\n" +
"        No cherry pie slices ordered");
System.out.println("How many cherry pie slices would you like for:\n" +
"        $2.00 per slice\n" +"        $10.00 per pie (6 slices)");
cps = inScan.nextInt();
		break;
 
	case 3:
System.out.println("Here is your current order:\n" +
"No gold Pi charm ordered");
System.out.println("How many Pi charms would you like for $50.00 each?");
pico = inScan.nextInt();
 
		break;
 
	case 4:
System.out.println("Here is your subtotal:\n\n" +
"       No items purchased! Thanks anyway for stopping!");
co = inScan.nextInt();
			break;
 
}
 
        System.out.println("Please choose an option:\n" +
"	1) Update Pizza Order\n" + "	2) Update Cherry Pie Order\n" +
"	3) Update Charm Order\n" + "	4) Check out");
o = inScan.nextInt();
    }
 
}
 
}

thanks!

Yeah I used netbean's format tool to format it
and yeah that solved one of my problems
thanks soo much for all of you