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Thread: Need some help with my basic calculator

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    Default Need some help with my basic calculator

    Hi all, if someone could help me out with my calculator I would really appreciate it.

    So the problem is, that it does the most basic of calculations of multiples, plus and minus, I haven't added division yet, that will come later. If I try 5 * 5 = 25 obviously, but if I try something like 5 * 5 * 5 = 25, it wipes the 1st 5 and calculates the 2nd and 3rd 5. Same thing goes for 5 + 5 + 5 = 10. I need it to be able to do equations like -3 + 5, 4 * 4 + 6, 3 * 2 - 5, etc etc.

    Thank you for your time everyone.

    import javax.swing.*;
    import java.awt.event.*;
    import java.awt.*;
    import java.util.Scanner;
     
    public class CalculatorPanel extends JPanel{
     
      private Calculator calc = new Calculator();
     
      //an array of buttons displayed on the calculator
      private JButton[] digitButtons;
     
      //output display for the calculator
      private JTextField display = new JTextField(10);
     
      //main method - sets up JFrame
      public static void main(String[]args){
     
        JFrame frame = new JFrame("Calculator");
        frame.setContentPane(new CalculatorPanel());
        frame.setDefaultCloseOperation (JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
        frame.pack();
        frame.setVisible(true);
      }
     
      //constructor -- builds a GUI for a calculator
      public CalculatorPanel(){
     
        //create an array of button labels 
        String[] buttonLabels =  {"1", "2", "3", "4", "5", "6",
          "7", "8", "9", "C", "0", "=", "+", "-", "*"};
     
        //create an array of buttons
        digitButtons = new JButton[buttonLabels.length];
     
        //create an actionListener 
        ButtonListener  listener = new ButtonListener();
     
        // Create a 4 x 3 grid for placement of buttons. 
        JPanel buttonGrid = new JPanel();
        buttonGrid.setLayout(new GridLayout(5, 3));
     
        //create a button with each button label, add it to buttonGrid, and register the button as a listener
        for (int nextBut = 0; nextBut < digitButtons.length; nextBut++){
          digitButtons[nextBut] = new JButton(buttonLabels[nextBut]);
          buttonGrid.add(digitButtons[nextBut]);
          digitButtons[nextBut].addActionListener(listener);
        }
     
        //create a message for the user
        JLabel instruct = new JLabel("Press a button");
     
        //add the components to this JPanel
        setLayout(new BorderLayout());
        add(instruct, BorderLayout.NORTH);
        add(buttonGrid, BorderLayout.CENTER);
        add(display, BorderLayout.SOUTH);  
      }
     
      //represents a listener for button presses 
      private class ButtonListener implements ActionListener{
     
        //what to do when a button has been pressed */
        public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent aE){
     
          JButton whichButton = (JButton) aE.getSource();
          display.setText(  whichButton.getText());
     
          if ("+".equals(whichButton.getText())){
            calc.inOperator("+");
          }else if ("-".equals(whichButton.getText())){
            calc.inOperator("-");
          }else if ("*".equals(whichButton.getText())){
            calc.inOperator("*");
          }else if ("=".equals(whichButton.getText())){
            calc.inEquals();
            display.setText(calc.getResult());
          }else if ("C".equals(whichButton.getText())){
            calc.inClear();
            display.setText("0");
          }else{
            long i = 0;
            Scanner scan = new Scanner(whichButton.getText());
            i = scan.nextLong();
            calc.inDigit(i);
            display.setText(calc.getCurrentInput());
          }
     
        }
      }
     
    }

    public class Calculator{  
     
      private long currentInput;          //current input
      private long previousInput;         // previous input
      private long result;            // result of calculation
      private String lastOperator = "";  // keeps track of the last operator entered
     
     
      //new digit entered as integer value i - moves currentInput 1 decimal place to the left and adds i in "one's column"
      public void inDigit(long i){
     
        currentInput = (currentInput * 10) + i;
      }
     
      //operator entered  + - or *  
      public void inOperator(String op){
     
        previousInput = currentInput;      // save the new input as previous to get ready for next input
        currentInput = 0;
        lastOperator = op;                 // remember which operator was entered
      } 
     
     
       //equals operation sets result to previousInput + - or * currentInput (depending on lastOperator)
      public void inEquals(){
     
        if (lastOperator.equals("+")){
          result = previousInput + currentInput;     
        } else if (lastOperator.equals("-")) { 
          result = previousInput - currentInput;
        } else if (lastOperator.equals("*"))  {
          result = previousInput * currentInput;
        } 
        lastOperator = "";       // reset last operator to "nothing"
      }
     
      //clear operation
      public void inClear(){
     
        currentInput = 0;
        previousInput = 0;
        result = 0;
        lastOperator = "";
      } 
     
      //returns the current result
      public String getResult(){
     
        return Long.toString(result);  //converts int to String
      }
     
      //returns the previous input value
      public String getPreviousInput(){
     
        return Long.toString(previousInput);
      }
     
      //returns the current input value
      public String getCurrentInput(){
     
        return Long.toString(currentInput);
      }
     
    }
    Last edited by Synbios; October 7th, 2014 at 07:31 AM.


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