Thread: Im lost....

I have to write a program that keeps track of hours and pay for a single plumber.

1. Allow the user to enter the plumber's name, ID and pay rate.
2. Allow the user to enter the hours worked for each of 5 days. Store the data in an array.
3. Produce a report that lists the plumbers name, ID and pay rate, the average number of hours worked, the total hours worked and plumbers total pay. ( Take into account overtime which is paid at 1.5 times the pay rate for each hour worked over 40.)

My teacher expects us to know Java from high school and I was never taught it and I need your help to try and figure this out.



// houseKeeping()
int pay;
int date[] = new int[5];
int totalhours = 0;
int payRate = 10;
int otpay;
int id;
int othours;
String PlumbersName;

System.out.print("Enter Plumbers Name: ");
PlumbersName = String.parseInt(input.readLine());

System.out.print("Enter Plumbers ID: ");
id = Integer.parseInt(input.readLine());

System.out.print("Enter Plumbers Pay Rate: ");
payRate = Integer.parseInt(input.readLine());

for(counter = 0; counter < 5; counter++)
{

date[counter] = 0;
}

for(counter = 4; counter >=0; counter--)
System.out.println("Hours Worked:" + counter + date[counter]);

System.out.println();

// workreport()
pay = totalhours * payRate;
otpay = othours * payrate * (payrate + (payrate + 1/2));

I cant get any of this to work....

i wrote an example for you. the code is not perfect, but runs without errors as long the input is correct. i hope, you got the idea, so you can enhance your own code.

import java.io.*;
 
public class ImLost {
	public static void main(String[] args) {
		double totalPay;
		int hoursWorked[] = new int[5];
		int totalHours = 0;
		int payRate = 10;
		double otPay;
		int id = 0;
		int otHours;
		String PlumbersName = "";
 
		BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
 
		// read the plumbers name, id and pay rate
		try {
			System.out.print("Enter Plumbers name: ");
			PlumbersName = in.readLine();
 
			System.out.print("Enter Plumbers id: ");
			id = Integer.parseInt(in.readLine());
 
			System.out.print("Enter Plumbers Pay Rate: ");
			payRate = Integer.parseInt(in.readLine());
		} catch (IOException e) {
			System.out.println(e.getMessage());
		}
 
		// loop 5 times for reading the hours worked
		for (int counter = 0; counter < hoursWorked.length; counter++) {
 
			// initialize the array at element counter with 0
			hoursWorked[counter] = 0;
			System.out.print("Hours worked day " + (counter + 1) + ": ");
			try {
				hoursWorked[counter] = Integer.parseInt(in.readLine());
			} catch (IOException e) {
				System.out.println(e.getMessage());
			}
		}
 
		for (int counter = 0; counter < hoursWorked.length; counter++) {
			System.out
					.println("Hours Worked " + counter + hoursWorked[counter]);
			totalHours += hoursWorked[counter];
		}
 
		// workreport(), print plumbers parameters
		System.out.println("Pay report for " + PlumbersName);
		System.out.println("ID: " + id);
		System.out.println("Pay rate: " + payRate);
		// calculations
		System.out.println("Total of hours worked: " + totalHours);
		System.out.println("Average of hours worked: " + (totalHours / 5.0));
 
		if (totalHours > 40) {
			otHours = totalHours - 40;
			otPay = otHours * (payRate * 1.5);
			totalPay = otPay + (40 * payRate);
			System.out.println("Total pay: " + totalPay);
		} else {
			System.out.println("Total pay: " + totalHours * payRate);
		}
	}
}