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    Default Subtracting arrays in switch case adds them instead

    So I am trying to make my first basic calculator
    my problem is in "case 2" which was suppose to subtract two numbers is adding them even though i used "-" in between them
    here is the program
    import java.util.Scanner;
    public class MyClass {
        public static void main(String args[])
        {
        	Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
        	int s1=0, calculation = 0;
        	double sum = 0, sum1 = 1; int o;
        	String s;
        	do {
        	do {
        	System.out.println("enter the quantity of numbers to calculate");
        	s1 = input.nextInt();
        	if (s1<=1) {
        		System.out.println("please enter two number minimum");
        	} 
        	}while (s1<=1); /* this means that if we have only 1 number to calculate 
        	                      we cant do that so we ask user again to enter the number */
        	int quantity[]= new int[s1];
        	System.out.println("enter the numbers");
        	for (int i=0;i<s1;i++)  /*this means quantity[0] is the first empty box to input 
        	                              the first number, and its gonna continue till it reaches s1 number of quantity.*/
        	{
        		quantity[i] = input.nextInt();
        	}
        	if (s1<=2) /*we are making seperate condition for division and subtraction cuz
        	               they only use two numbers*/
        	{
        		    System.out.println("choose the method of calculation");
        		    System.out.println("type 1 for division");
        		    System.out.println("type 2 for subtraction");
        		    calculation = input.nextInt();
        	}
        	else {
        	            System.out.println("choose the method of calculation");
            	    System.out.println("type 3 for multiplication");
            	    System.out.println("type 4 for addition");
            	    calculation = input.nextInt();
        		}
        	switch (calculation) {
        	case 1: 
        			for (int i=0;i<2;i++) {
        			sum = quantity[i] / quantity[i++]; /* this means that its gonna its gonna 
        			                                             take the number stored in quantity[0](in first run) and divide it with 
        			                                             the value stored in quantity[1] */
        			}
        	case 2:
        			for (int i=0;i<2;i++) {
        				sum = quantity[i] - quantity[i++];
        			}
        	case 3: 
        			for (int i=0;i<s1;i++) {
        				sum1 = quantity[i] * sum1; /* we are taking sum1=1 from main class because 
        			                                              if we use sum whose value is 0 the result is alwasy gonna be 0 since anythngX0=0*/
        			}
        	case 4:
        			for (int i=0;i<s1;i++ ) {
        				sum = quantity[i] + sum;
        			}
        			}
        		   if ( (calculation)==3) /* since multiplication use variable sum1 to store the sum we 
        		                                are gonna have to make a seperate condition to print it*/
        		{ System.out.println("the sum of ");
        			for (int i=0;i<s1;i++) {
        			System.out.print(quantity[i]+", "); /* this code will print "the sum of"
        			                                              first and then loop itself by printing the numbers stored in quantity[0]
        			                                             (in first run) and then print quantity[1] in the same line till we reach the
        			                                              last quanity i.e s1 */
     
     
        			} 	System.out.println("is"+sum1);
        			}
        		 else {
        			System.out.println("the result is"+ sum);
        		}
        		   System.out.println("do you want to calculate again?");
        		   s = input.next();
        }         while (s.equalsIgnoreCase("yes") || (s.equalsIgnoreCase("yep") || (s.equalsIgnoreCase("yea") || (s.equalsIgnoreCase("ok") || 
                   (s.equalsIgnoreCase("okay"))))));
     
        }
        }

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    Default Re: Subtracting arrays in switch case adds them instead

    There needs to be a break statement at the end of each case statement, otherwise the code falls through to the code in the next case.

    Having a loop makes no sense if the results of previous computations are not used in future computations.
    The final results will be those from the last computation. All previous computations will be replaced and lost.
    If you don't understand my answer, don't ignore it, ask a question.

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