Thread: I Cant seem to get my sort routine to function

First: Please put your code in code tags to preserve formatting. Unformatted code is hard to read.

it only prints the first name in the correct position

Please copy and paste here the output from the program and add some comments showing what is wrong. Also show what the output should be.

University of Derp

Student Hours Tuition
Ted Jones 52 $9014.72

Matt Smith 85 $14735.60

john dow 85 $14735.60

This is what is being outputted. The list are suppose to be sorted by name in alphabetical order.Evey thing else seems to be right except that. The sort routine is suppose to be a binary sort

Try debugging the code by adding println statements to show the execution flow and how the values of variables change.

A comment on inputting data for easier testing. Put all the data in the program:

String Data = "2\nFirst\n20\nSecond\n22\n"; //<<<<<<<<<<
Scanner s=new Scanner(Data) ;//System.in);

The program only works for the first variable.
EXAMPLE
I enter the data D,A,B
The program will pick up that A is first but the rest remain in the same position and it will look like this A,D,B

Can you copy the full contents of the console window showing the input and output and paste it here?

Did you: Try debugging the code by adding println statements to show the execution flow and how the values of variables change.

--------------------Configuration: <Default>--------------------
How many students do you want to attend your college : 3
Enter student's name here : Jim Bob
Enter semester hours here : 555

Enter student's name here : Tony Smith
Enter semester hours here : 6

Enter student's name here : Ricky James
Enter semester hours here : 6


University of Derp

Student Hours Tuition
Ricky James 6 $1040.16

Tony Smith 6 $1040.16

Jim Bob 555 $96214.80


Process completed.

Not sure the reason for your last post.

Earlier I asked:
Please copy and paste here the output from the program and add some comments showing what is wrong.

Did you: Try debugging the code by adding println statements to show the execution flow and how the values of variables change.

Sorry about that.

--------------------Configuration: <Default>--------------------
How many students do you want to attend your college : 3
Enter student's name here : Jim Bob
Enter semester hours here : 555

Enter student's name here : Tony Smith
Enter semester hours here : 6

Enter student's name here : Ricky James
Enter semester hours here : 6


University of Derp

Student Hours Tuition //This part of the output needs to be in order by name.I tried debugging the code and it seems to be
running the data once before it exits out
Ricky James 6 $1040.16

Tony Smith 6 $1040.16

Jim Bob 555 $96214.80


Process completed.

running the data once before it exits out

Continue debugging and determine why it exits after only once.

Still Nothing. I just cant seem to figure it out.

Why does it exit? What test does it do that is not working correctly?
Look at the code where it exits. Add printlns to show what is happening.

Post your code showing how you are using printlns to debug it.

Still nothing. I just cant seem to figure it out.

Post your code showing how you are using printlns to debug it.

Maybe I can make some suggestions to help you use printlns to show the problem.

I inserted a println after the sort to discover that the program isnt even sorting at all. Now the problem is how to get it to notice the sort

import java.util.Scanner;

public class Lab6_3
{
//the constant of this program.
static final double RATE=173.36;
//method for getting the tuition bill.
static double bill(int hours)
{
return RATE*hours;
}
//method for printing out all of the information.
static void receipt(String name, int hours, int stud)
{
double tuition=bill(hours);
System.out.println();
System.out.printf("%-15s",name);
System.out.printf("%10s",hours);
System.out.printf("%10s%-15.2f","$",tuition);
System.out.println();
}
//start of main program.
public static void main(String[]args)
{
Scanner s=new Scanner(System.in);
//declarations of the variables of the program.
int stud, x, min, temp2, length;
String temp;
//asking how many students at the college.
System.out.print("How many students do you want to attend your college : ");
stud=s.nextInt();
//declaring the arrays.
int[]hours=new int[stud];
String[]name=new String[stud];
//for loop to ask for the student's name and hours.
for(x=0;x<stud;x++)
{
s.nextLine();
System.out.print("Enter student's name here : ");
name[x]=s.nextLine();
System.out.print("Enter semester hours here : ");
hours[x]=s.nextInt();
System.out.println();
}
//sort routine.
for(int index=0;index<name.length-1;index++)
{
{

min=index;

for(int scan=index+1;scan>name.length;scan++)
{
if(name[scan].compareTo(name[min])<0)
{
min=scan;
}
temp=name[min];
name[min]=name[index];
name[index]=temp;
temp2=hours[min];
hours[min]=hours[index];
hours[index]=temp2;
System.out.println(name[scan]);
}
}
}

//header for the output.
System.out.println();
System.out.print(" University of Derp");
System.out.println();
System.out.println();
System.out.print("Student Hours Tuition");
//for loop for outputting the receipt.
for(x=0;x<name.length;x++)
receipt(name[x],hours[x],stud);
System.out.println();
}
}