Thread: User inputs string to get calculated output

Java- two strings that equal separate math functions output when user enters either word?
Up to the strings, everything is fine. I am VERY new to java. I'm looking to see if I'm heading in the right direction. I would like the user to either enter 'total' or 'person' to get the grand total or total per person. If the enter neither, I want it to say 'Please enter either one'. I want that to loop until they enter the right word. When they do, I want it to output the answer. I have the formulas below but I'm not sure if the formatting is correct. I have to use two loops. I'm preferring a while and if else loop. Thank you!!!!!


import java.util.Scanner;
import java.util.Properties;

public class Un {

public static void main ( String[] args ) {

System.out.println("This program calculates the cost of a class reunion event.");
System.out.println("It gives back the total cost and the cost per person.");


Scanner in = new Scanner(System.in);
int rent = 200;
double hour;
double totalrent;

System.out.println("Please enter the number of hours you would like to rent a room: ");

hour= in.nextDouble();

totalrent= rent * hour;

System.out.printf("Your total cost for renting a room is: $%3.0f\n", totalrent);

System.out.println("Enter number of guests for cost of dinner plates: ");

int plate = 40;
int guest;
int totalplate;

guest= in.nextInt();

totalplate= plate * guest;

System.out.printf("Your total cost for dinner plates is: $%d%n", totalplate);


System.out.println("Enter 'total' for grand total, which includes hourly rent, dinner, and band.");
System.out.println("Enter 'person' to get total for each person; dividing the grand total evenly.");

String.total = int total;
String.person = int person;
int band = 350;
int total;

total = band + totalplate + totalrent;
person = total/guest;

while(!String.total.equals("total") && !String.person.equals("person")) {
System.out.println("Please only enter 'total' or 'person'.");

if(input.equals("total")){
System.out.printf("Your grand total is: $%3.0f\n", total);

else if(input.equals("person")){
System.out.printf("Your total per person is: $%3.2f\n", person);



System.out.println("End of program");
}
}
}

Up to the strings, everything is fine. I am VERY new to java. I'm looking to see if I'm heading in the right direction. I would like the user to either enter 'total' or 'person' to get the grand total or total per person. If the enter neither, I want it to say 'Please enter either one'. I want that to loop until they enter the right word. When they do, I want it to output the answer. I have the formulas below but I'm not sure if the formatting is correct. I have to use two loops. I'm preferring a while and if else loop. Thank you!!!!!


import java.util.Scanner;

public class Reunion {

public static void main ( String[] args ) {

System.out.println("This program calculates the cost of a class reunion event.");
System.out.println("It gives back the total cost and the cost per person.");


Scanner in = new Scanner(System.in);
int rent = 200;
double hour;
double totalrent;

System.out.println("Please enter the number of hours you would like to rent a room: ");

hour= in.nextDouble();

totalrent= rent * hour;

System.out.printf("Your total cost for renting a room is: $%3.0f\n", totalrent);

System.out.println("Enter number of guests for cost of dinner plates: ");

int plate = 40;
int guest;
int totalplate;

guest= in.nextInt();

totalplate= plate * guest;

System.out.printf("Your total cost for dinner plates is: $%d%n", totalplate);


System.out.println("Enter 'total' for grand total, which includes hourly rent, dinner, and band.");
System.out.println("Enter 'person' to get total for each person; dividing the grand total evenly.");

String.total = int total;
String.person = int person;
int band = 350;
int total;

total = band + totalplate + totalrent;
person = total/guest;

while(!String.total.equals("total") && !String.person.equals("person")) {
System.out.println("Please only enter 'total' or 'person'.");

if(input.equals("total")){
System.out.printf("Your grand total is: $%3.0f\n", total);

else if(input.equals("person")){
System.out.printf("Your total per person is: $%3.2f\n", person);



System.out.println("End of program");
}
}

<
import java.util.Scanner;
 
   public class Reunion {
 
      public static void main ( String[] args ) {
 
            System.out.println("This program calculates the cost of a class reunion event.");
            System.out.println("It gives back the total cost and the cost per person.");
 
 
      Scanner in = new Scanner(System.in);
      int rent = 200;
      double hour;
      double totalrent;
 
           System.out.println("Please enter the number of hours you would like to rent a room: ");
 
     hour= in.nextDouble();
 
     totalrent= rent * hour;
 
              System.out.printf("Your total cost for renting a room is: $%3.0f\n", totalrent);
 
              System.out.println("Enter number of guests for cost of dinner plates: ");
 
     int plate = 40;
     int guest;
     int totalplate;
 
     guest= in.nextInt();
 
     totalplate= plate * guest;
 
          System.out.printf("Your total cost for dinner plates is: $%d%n", totalplate);
 
 
         System.out.println("Enter 'total' for grand total, which includes hourly rent, dinner, and band.");
         System.out.println("Enter 'person' to get total for each person; dividing the grand total evenly.");
 
     String.total = int total;
     String.person = int person;
     int band = 350;
     int total;
 
     total = band + totalplate + totalrent;
     person = total/guest;
 
      while  (!String.total.equals("total") && !String.person.equals("person")) {
 
            System.out.println("Please only enter 'total' or 'person'.");
 
       if(input.equals("total")){
 
               System.out.printf("Your grand total is: $%3.0f\n", total);
 
       else if(input.equals("person")){
 
              System.out.printf("Your total per person is: $%3.2f\n", person);
 
 
 
             System.out.println("End of program");
}
}
>

[/QUOTE]

C:\Users\Charley\Documents\CSC 110\Programs\Un.java:57: error: '(' expected
if else (input.equals("person")){
^
C:\Users\Charley\Documents\CSC 110\Programs\Un.java:57: error: illegal start of expression
if else (input.equals("person")){
^
C:\Users\Charley\Documents\CSC 110\Programs\Un.java:57: error: ')' expected
if else (input.equals("person")){
^
C:\Users\Charley\Documents\CSC 110\Programs\Un.java:57: error: ';' expected
if else (input.equals("person")){
^
C:\Users\Charley\Documents\CSC 110\Programs\Un.java:66: error: reached end of file while parsing
}
^
5 errors

Tool completed with exit code 1

--- Update ---

<
String.total = "total";
String.person = "person";
int band = 350;
int total;
 
total = band + totalplate + totalrent;
person = total/guest;
 
while(!String.total.equals("total") && !String.person.equals("person")) {
 
    System.out.println("Please only enter 'total' or 'person'.");
 
}
 
if (input.equals("total"))  {
 
	System.out.printf("Your grand total is: $%3.0f\n", total);
 
}  if else (input.equals("person"))  {
 
	System.out.printf("Your total per person is: $%3.2f\n", person);
 
}
>

after I closed some of the loops with the french bracket these are the errors:

C:\Users\Charley\Documents\CSC 110\Programs\Un.java:59: error: '(' expected
} if else (input.equals("person")) {
^
C:\Users\Charley\Documents\CSC 110\Programs\Un.java:59: error: illegal start of expression
} if else (input.equals("person")) {
^
C:\Users\Charley\Documents\CSC 110\Programs\Un.java:59: error: ')' expected
} if else (input.equals("person")) {
^
C:\Users\Charley\Documents\CSC 110\Programs\Un.java:59: error: ';' expected
} if else (input.equals("person")) {
^
4 errors

Tool completed with exit code 1

--- Update ---

Okay, now everything runs up to the while statement:

C:\Users\Charley\Documents\CSC 110\Programs\Un.java:56: error: cannot find symbol
}while(!String.total("total")&& !String.person("person"));
^
symbol: method total(String)
location: class String
C:\Users\Charley\Documents\CSC 110\Programs\Un.java:56: error: cannot find symbol
}while(!String.total("total")&& !String.person("person"));
^
symbol: method person(String)
location: class String
2 errors

Tool completed with exit code 1

I'm trying to say if the user does not type in neither total or person, there will be an error and a message will output "please enter 'total' or 'person'. I'm trying to say what they enter has to equal either 'total' or 'person'.