having issues with if else statement

**ggx7** · March 3rd, 2014, 09:19 PM

This is a payroll assignment, and I don't know exactly why my if and else statements keep returning errors, I've tried adding curly braces inside of the if and the else parts, yet can't seem to get it right. Could anyone please give me insight on what I am doing wrong? If there's anything else you see wrong, please give me your feedback but I do have to meet certain specifications assigned by the teacher, thank you.

package assignmentproject1;
/* CHANGE (FINAL) VAR NAMES, SCAN & VERIFY, 
ORGANIZE AND PUT FORMULAS ON BOTTOM, ORGANIZE VAR @ TOP, */
import java.util.*;
public class ProjectTest 
{
 
    public static void main (String[] args) 
    {
 
        Scanner stdin = new Scanner (System.in);
 
 
        final int OVERTIMEHOURS = 40;           
        final double FEDTAX = 0.25, CALITAX = 0.09075, SS_MEDI_FICA = 0.0765,
                UEIDI = 0.02, OVERTIMEMULTIPLIER = 1.5;
        double  fedtax, ss_medi_fica, grossPay, rate, totalcost_to_Employer, 
                calitax, netPay, hours, ueidi, employerFICA;
        boolean overtime = false;
 
 
        //Inputs rate and hours, then calculates the gross pay.
        System.out.print ("Enter hourly rate in dollars and cents --> ");
        rate =  stdin.nextDouble ();
 
 
        while (rate > 0)
        {           
            System.out.print ("Enter number of hours and tenths worked --> ");
            hours = stdin.nextDouble ();
 
            System.out.println ();// LINE SPACER
 
            System.out.printf ("Rate:%38.2f \n",rate);
 
            System.out.printf ("Hours:%37.1f \n",hours);
 
 
            //CHECKS CONDITION
            System.out.println ();// LINE SPACER
 
            if (hours > OVERTIMEHOURS)
 
                overtime = true;
 
            else
                overtime= false;
 
                fedtax = grossPay * FEDTAX; //calculates federal tax.       
                calitax = grossPay * CALITAX; //calculates state (CA) tax.
                ss_medi_fica = grossPay * SS_MEDI_FICA; //employee pays for FICA.
                ueidi = grossPay * UEIDI;        
                employerFICA = grossPay * SS_MEDI_FICA; //employer pays for FICA.            
                netPay = grossPay - (fedtax + CALITAX + SS_MEDI_FICA);
                totalcost_to_Employer = grossPay + employerFICA 
                + ueidi;
 
            if (overtime) 
                grossPay = rate * OVERTIMEHOURS + (hours - OVERTIMEHOURS) 
                        * (rate * OVERTIMEMULTIPLIER);
                System.out.printf ("Gross Pay: %32.2f ", grossPay);   
                System.out.print ("   includes overtime\n");        
            else
                grossPay = rate * hours;
 
            System.out.printf ("Gross Pay: %32.2f \n", grossPay);               
 
 
 
            System.out.printf ("Federal Tax: %30.2f \n", fedtax);
 
            System.out.printf ("State Tax: %32.2f \n", calitax);
 
            System.out.printf ("FICA: %37.2f \n", ss_medi_fica);
 
            System.out.printf ("Net Pay: %34.2f \n", netPay);
 
            System.out.println ();
 
            System.out.printf ("Employer's FICA contribution: %13.2f \n", 
                employerFICA);
 
            System.out.printf ("Employer's UEI and DI contribution: %7.2f \n",
                ueidi);
 
            System.out.printf ("Cost to Employer: %25.2f \n", 
                totalcost_to_Employer);    
 
            System.out.println ();
 
            System.out.print ("Enter hourly rate in dollars and cents --> ");
            rate =  stdin.nextDouble ();    
 
        }//end of while loop
 
    }//end main
 
}//end class

**dicdic** · March 3rd, 2014, 09:29 PM

keep returning errors

is there any error messages? please paste it here.

you have a statement:

            if (hours > OVERTIMEHOURS)
 
                overtime = true;
 
            else
                overtime= false;
 
                fedtax = grossPay * FEDTAX; //calculates federal tax.       
                calitax = grossPay * CALITAX; //calculates state (CA) tax.
                ss_medi_fica = grossPay * SS_MEDI_FICA; //employee pays for FICA.
                ueidi = grossPay * UEIDI;        
                employerFICA = grossPay * SS_MEDI_FICA; //employer pays for FICA.            
                netPay = grossPay - (fedtax + CALITAX + SS_MEDI_FICA);
                totalcost_to_Employer = grossPay + employerFICA 
                + ueidi;

are the statements after overtime= false; must lie within else condition?
if so, you must put curly braces that enclose all those statements.

In if-else statements, and for loops also,
you don't have to put curly braces if and only, each conditional
statements has only one statement under it, otherwise, you need to put curly
braces. because if not, only the first statement will be recognized under
the said conditional statement. and you might end up with compile errors when
you not properly enclose it

--updated--
I checked it.
you have this on your code:

            if (overtime) 
                grossPay = rate * OVERTIMEHOURS + (hours - OVERTIMEHOURS) 
                        * (rate * OVERTIMEMULTIPLIER);
                System.out.printf ("Gross Pay: %32.2f ", grossPay);   
                System.out.print ("   includes overtime\n");        
            else
                grossPay = rate * hours;
 
            System.out.printf ("Gross Pay: %32.2f \n", grossPay);

if you want all statements lies within if (overtime) ,
enclose all those statements with curly braces.
and make sure that there is no statements outside if if
you used else
sorry for my english

**ggx7** · March 3rd, 2014, 10:09 PM

Hello! Thank you for answering

well so do you mean like this?
if (overtime)
{
grossPay = rate * OVERTIMEHOURS + (hours - OVERTIMEHOURS)
* (rate * OVERTIMEMULTIPLIER);
System.out.printf ("Gross Pay: %32.2f ", grossPay);
System.out.print (" includes overtime\n");
}
else
{
grossPay = rate * hours;

System.out.printf ("Gross Pay: %32.2f \n", grossPay);
}

**dicdic** · March 3rd, 2014, 10:17 PM

Yep, are there still errors?

**ggx7** · March 4th, 2014, 01:44 AM

Ah, sorry for the late response, everything runs great, the booleans checkout and the statements match

thank you again!

Sorry, feel like you deserve to see the code, I was having trouble locating it, I'm going to bed and thank you again for the help!

package assignmentproject1;
/* CHANGE (FINAL) VAR NAMES, SCAN & VERIFY, 
ORGANIZE AND PUT FORMULAS ON BOTTOM, ORGANIZE VAR @ TOP, */
import java.util.*;
public class ProjectTest 
{
 
    public static void main (String[] args) 
    {
 
        Scanner stdin = new Scanner (System.in);
 
 
        final int OVERTIMEHOURS = 40;           
        final double FEDTAX = 0.25, CALITAX = 0.09075, SS_MEDI_FICA = 0.0765,
                UEIDI = 0.02, OVERTIMEMULTIPLIER = 1.5;
        double  fedtax, ss_medi_fica, grossPay, rate, totalcost_to_Employer, 
                calitax, netPay, hours, ueidi, employerFICA;
        boolean overtime = false;
 
 
        //Inputs rate and hours, then calculates the gross pay.
        System.out.print ("Enter hourly rate in dollars and cents --> ");
        rate =  stdin.nextDouble ();
 
 
        while (rate > 0)
        {           
            System.out.print ("Enter number of hours and tenths worked --> ");
            hours = stdin.nextDouble ();
 
            System.out.println ();// LINE SPACER
 
            System.out.printf ("Rate:%38.2f \n",rate);
 
            System.out.printf ("Hours:%37.1f \n",hours);
 
 
            //CHECKS CONDITION
            System.out.println ();// LINE SPACER
 
            if (hours > OVERTIMEHOURS)
            {    
                overtime = true;
            }
            else
            {
                overtime= false;
 
            }
 
            if (overtime)
            {
                grossPay = rate * OVERTIMEHOURS + (hours - OVERTIMEHOURS) 
                        * (rate * OVERTIMEMULTIPLIER);
                System.out.printf ("Gross Pay: %32.2f ", grossPay);   
                System.out.print ("   includes overtime\n");
            }
            else
            {
                grossPay = rate * hours;
            }
                //calculations always go after loops and if else statements.
                fedtax = grossPay * FEDTAX; //calculates federal tax.       
                calitax = grossPay * CALITAX; //calculates state (CA) tax.
                ss_medi_fica = grossPay * SS_MEDI_FICA; //employee pays for FICA.
                ueidi = grossPay * UEIDI;        
                employerFICA = grossPay * SS_MEDI_FICA; //employer pays for FICA.            
                netPay = grossPay - (fedtax + CALITAX + SS_MEDI_FICA);
                totalcost_to_Employer = grossPay + employerFICA 
                + ueidi;
 
            System.out.printf ("Gross Pay: %32.2f \n", grossPay);               
 
            System.out.printf ("Federal Tax: %30.2f \n", fedtax);
 
            System.out.printf ("State Tax: %32.2f \n", calitax);
 
            System.out.printf ("FICA: %37.2f \n", ss_medi_fica);
 
            System.out.printf ("Net Pay: %34.2f \n", netPay);
 
            System.out.println ();
 
            System.out.printf ("Employer's FICA contribution: %13.2f \n", 
                employerFICA);
 
            System.out.printf ("Employer's UEI and DI contribution: %7.2f \n",
                ueidi);
 
            System.out.printf ("Cost to Employer: %25.2f \n", 
                totalcost_to_Employer);    
 
            System.out.println ();
 
            System.out.print ("Enter hourly rate in dollars and cents --> ");
            rate =  stdin.nextDouble ();    
 
        }//end of while loop
 
    }//end main
 
}//end class

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