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Thread: Help with code, Says number is NaN and i cant format it

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    The code below is for figuring out a loan from user input. I seem to be having trouble with the code towards the bottom. I can not get my output statesment to be in currency format and it says some of the outputs are NaN? please help i have highlighted the area i think the problem is in.
    import java.util.*;
     import java.io.*;
     import java.text.*;
    public class Item1 {
     
        public static void main(String[] args)  throws NumberFormatException {
        	String loanS;
        	char loan;
        	String creditS;
        	char credit;
        	double moneyBorrow;
        	double timeYears;
        	double serviceCharge= 0;
        	double loanRate=0;
        	boolean goodData=true;
        	Scanner scan = new Scanner (System.in);
        	DecimalFormat decF = new DecimalFormat ("#,###,###.##");
     
        	System.out.println("What type of loan do you want:"
        						+"\n\t (F)irst Home Loan"
        						+"\n\t(H)omeImprovementLoan"
        						+"\n\t (C)ar Loan"
        						+"\n\t (P)ersonal Loan"
        						+"\n\t (B)usiness Loan");
        	System.out.println ("Enter your choice");
        	loanS = scan.next();
        	loan= loanS.charAt(0);
        	System.out.println ("choice is " + loan);
     
        	switch(loan){
        		case 'F':
        		case 'f':
    	loanRate=4.75/100/12;
     
        		break;
     
        		case 'H':
        		case 'h':
       loanRate=5.25/100/12;
        		break;
     
        		case 'C':
        		case 'c':
       	loanRate=8.25/100/12;
     
        		break;
     
        		case 'P':
        		case 'p':	
         loanRate=9.5/100/12;
        		break;
     
        		case 'B':
        		case 'b':
         loanRate=6/100/12;	
         default:
         goodData=false;
     
        	}
        	if(goodData=false){
        		System.out.println("Incorrect Data");
        	}				
        System.out.println("What is your credit status"
        					+"\n\t(P)oor"
        					+"\n\t(F)air"
        					+"\n\t(G)ood"
        					+"\n\t(E)xcellent");
     
        	creditS = scan.next();
        	credit= creditS.charAt(0);
        	System.out.println("Answer: "+ credit);	
        		System.out.println("How many thousands of dollars would you like to borrow?");			
        	moneyBorrow = scan.nextDouble();
     
     
        	System.out.println("How many years will it take to pay off loan?");
        		timeYears= scan.nextDouble()*1000;
     
        	double moneyBorrowed =moneyBorrow *1000;
        System.out.println(moneyBorrowed);
        	switch(credit)
        	{
     
        		case'P':
        		case'p':
        serviceCharge=.03*moneyBorrowed;			
        		break;
     
        		case'F':
        		case'f':
        serviceCharge=.02*moneyBorrowed;			
     
        		break;
     
        		case'G':
        		case'g':
        serviceCharge=.01*moneyBorrowed;
        		break;
     
        		case'E':
        		case'e':
     
     
        	}			
     
     
     
     
        //	Monthly payment = (mIR * LoanAmount) / (1 - (1 /  (1+mIR)^(12*TimeInYears)  )  )
    //mIR = monthly interest rate = annual interest rate /12
    //TimeInYears = number of years needed to pay off loan
     
     
    [COLOR="Blue"]moneyBorrowed=moneyBorrowed+serviceCharge;
    	int mIR=0;
        double monthlyPay =(mIR*moneyBorrowed)/(1-(1/Math.pow((1+mIR),(12*timeYears))));
       double loanTotal=monthlyPay*timeYears*12;
        double interestPaid=loanTotal-moneyBorrowed;
         double interestPercent=interestPaid/loanTotal*100;[/COLOR]
    NumberFormat currF = NumberFormat.getCurrencyInstance();
    NumberFormat percentF = NumberFormat.getPercentInstance();
     
     
    System.out.println(percentF.format(mIR));
    System.out.println(currF.format(monthlyPay));
    System.out.printf("interestRate: %11.2f%n",loanRate*100*12);
    System.out.printf("Loan Amount: %11.2f%n",moneyBorrowed);
    System.out.printf("Monthly Payment: %11.2f%n",monthlyPay);
    System.out.printf("Total Amount Paid:%11.2f%n",loanTotal);
    System.out.printf("Total Interest Paid: %11.2f%n",interestPaid);
    System.out.printf("Interest Paid as a percent of loan: %11.2f%n",interestPercent);
     
       // int timeInYears =
    [/color]
    Last edited by helloworld922; March 3rd, 2010 at 03:39 PM.


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    Default Re: Help with code, Says number is NaN and i cant format it

    double monthlyPay =(mIR*moneyBorrowed)/(1-(1/Math.pow((1+mIR),(12*timeYears))));
    If mIR is zero, which you define as being zero, the equation boils down to :
    (mIR*moneyBorrowed)/(1-(1/Math.pow((1+0),(12*timeYears))) =
    (mIR*moneyBorrowed)/(1-(1/1)) =
    (mIR*moneyBorrowed)/0 = division by zero = infinity = NaN
    Division by zero is something that needs to be checked in complex code. In your case you should make sure mIR is never zero

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    thanks i took ur advice but now i cant format the numbers, i get a throw formatexception thats says f != java.lang.string any ideas?
    import java.util.*;
     import java.io.*;
     import java.text.*;
    public class Item1trytwo {
     
     
     
        public static void main(String[] args)  throws NumberFormatException {
     
        	char loan;
        	char credit;
        	double moneyBorrow;
        	double timeYears;
        	double serviceCharge= 0;
        	double loanRate=0;
        	boolean goodData=true;
        	double monthlyPay;
      	    double loanTotal;
        	double interestPaid;
       		double interestPercent;
       		double moneyBorrowed;
       		String 	sMoneyBorrowed;
        	Scanner scan = new Scanner (System.in);
        	DecimalFormat decF = new DecimalFormat ("#,###,###.##");
     
        	System.out.println("What type of loan do you want:"
        						+"\n\t (F)irst Home Loan"
        						+"\n\t (H)ome Improvement Loan"
        						+"\n\t (C)ar Loan"
        						+"\n\t (P)ersonal Loan"
        						+"\n\t (B)usiness Loan");
        	System.out.println ("Enter your choice");
        	loan = scan.next().charAt(0);
     
        	System.out.println ("choice is " + loan);
     
        	switch(loan){
        		case 'F':
        		case 'f':
    	loanRate=.475/10/12;
     
        		break;
     
        		case 'H':
        		case 'h':
       loanRate=.525/10/12;
        		break;
     
        		case 'C':
        		case 'c':
       	loanRate=.825/10/12;
     
        		break;
     
        		case 'P':
        		case 'p':	
         loanRate=.95/10/12;
        		break;
     
        		case 'B':
        		case 'b':
         loanRate=.6/10/12;	
         default:
         goodData=false;
     
        	}
        	if(goodData=false){
        		System.out.println("Incorrect Data");
        	}				
        System.out.println("What is your credit status"
        					+"\n\t(P)oor"
        					+"\n\t(F)air"
        					+"\n\t(G)ood"
        					+"\n\t(E)xcellent");
     
        	credit = scan.next().charAt(0);
     
        	System.out.println("Answer: "+ credit);	
        		System.out.println("How many thousands of dollars would you like to borrow?");			
        	moneyBorrow = scan.nextDouble();
     
     
        	System.out.println("How many years will it take to pay off loan?");
        		timeYears= scan.nextDouble()*1000;
     
         moneyBorrowed =moneyBorrow *1000;
        System.out.println(moneyBorrowed);
        	switch(credit)
        	{
     
        		case'P':
        		case'p':
        serviceCharge=.03*moneyBorrowed;			
        		break;
     
        		case'F':
        		case'f':
        serviceCharge=.02*moneyBorrowed;			
     
        		break;
     
        		case'G':
        		case'g':
        serviceCharge=.01*moneyBorrowed;
        		break;
     
        		case'E':
        		case'e':
     
     
        	}			
     
     
     
     
        //	Monthly payment = (mIR * LoanAmount) / (1 - (1 /  (1+mIR)^(12*TimeInYears)  )  )
    //mIR = monthly interest rate = annual interest rate /12
    //TimeInYears = number of years needed to pay off loan
     
     
    moneyBorrowed=moneyBorrowed+serviceCharge;
    	double mIR;
    	mIR = loanRate/12;
         monthlyPay =(mIR*moneyBorrowed)/(1-(1/Math.pow((1+mIR),(12*timeYears))));
        loanTotal=monthlyPay*timeYears*12;
         interestPaid=loanTotal-moneyBorrowed;
          interestPercent=interestPaid/loanTotal*100;
     
    NumberFormat currF = NumberFormat.getCurrencyInstance();
    NumberFormat percentF = NumberFormat.getPercentInstance();
     
     
    System.out.printf("interestRate: %11.2f \n",loanRate*100*12);
    System.out.printf("Loan Amount: %11.2f\n",moneyBorrowed);
    System.out.printf("Monthly Payment: %11.2f \n",monthlyPay);
    System.out.printf("Total Amount Paid:%11.2f\n",loanTotal);
    System.out.printf("Total Interest Paid: %11.2f\n",interestPaid);
    System.out.printf("Interest Paid as a percent of loan: %11.2f\n",interestPercent);
     
       // int timeInYears =	
     
     
     
     
        }
     
    }
    Last edited by helloworld922; March 4th, 2010 at 11:42 PM. Reason: please use [code] tags

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    Default Re: Help with code, Says number is NaN and i cant format it

    What do you mean by a 'formatException'? Is this a compilation error or runtime error? What line is there error on? As a side note, placing your code between two 'code' tags really help us be able to read your code and diagnose the problems.

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