Thread: Issues with ascending number program

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Your braces for your if statements don't match up. it should look more like this:

if (condition)
{
//code
}
 
else if (condition)
{
//code
}
 
else
{
//code
}

Thanks, and will do next time

Still not compiling for some reason telling me exception in thread "main"

import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;
 
public class AscendingOrder
{
 
	public static void main(String[]args) throws FileNotFoundException
	{
		double num1, num2, num3;
 
		Scanner inFile = new Scanner(new FileReader("c:\\numbers.text"));
 
		num1 = inFile.nextDouble();
		num2 = inFile.nextDouble();
		num3 = inFile.nextDouble();
 
		if ((num1 < num2) && (num1 < num3))
		{
			 System.out.print("The numbers in ascending order are: " + num1);
		}
 
		else if (num2 < num3)
		{
				 System.out.println(" " + num2 + " " + num3);
		}
 
		else
		{
			 System.out.println(" " + num3 + " " + num2);
		}
		if ((num2 < num1) && (num2 < num3))
		{
				  System.out.print("The numbers in ascending order are: " + num2);
		}
 
		else if (num1 < num3)
		{
			     System.out.println(" " + num1 + " " num3);
		}
 
		else
		{
			System.out.println(" " + num3 + " " num1);
		}
		if ((num3 < num1) && (num3 < num2))
		{
			 System.out.print("The numbers in ascending order are: " + num3);
		}
 
		else if (num1 < num2)
		{
				 System.out.println(" " + num1 + " " + num2);
		}
 
		else
		{
		    System.out.println(" " + num2 + " " + num1);
		}
		inFile.close();
	}
}

Any help would be greatly appreciated

Still not compiling for some reason telling me exception in thread "main"

That sounds like an execution error not a compile error.
Please copy and paste here the full text of the error message. The message says what is wrong and where.
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Paste here.

Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: AscendingOrder
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Usage: java [-options] class [args...]
(to execute a class)
or java [-options] -jar jarfile [args...]
(to execute a jar file)

where options include:
-client to select the "client" VM
-server to select the "server" VM
-hotspot is a synonym for the "client" VM [deprecated]
The default VM is client.

-cp <class search path of directories and zip/jar files>
-classpath <class search path of directories and zip/jar files>
A ; separated list of directories, JAR archives,
and ZIP archives to search for class files.
-D<name>=<value>
set a system property
-verbose[:class|gc|jni]
enable verbose output
-version print product version and exit
-version:<value>
require the specified version to run
-showversion print product version and continue
-jre-restrict-search | -jre-no-restrict-search
include/exclude user private JREs in the version search
-? -help print this help message
-X print help on non-standard options
-ea[:<packagename>...|:<classname>]
-enableassertions[:<packagename>...|:<classname>]
enable assertions
-da[:<packagename>...|:<classname>]
-disableassertions[:<packagename>...|:<classname>]
disable assertions
-esa | -enablesystemassertions
enable system assertions
-dsa | -disablesystemassertions
disable system assertions
-agentlib:<libname>[=<options>]
load native agent library <libname>, e.g. -agentlib:hprof
see also, -agentlib:jdwp=help and -agentlib:hprof=help
-agentpath:<pathname>[=<options>]
load native agent library by full pathname
-javaagent:<jarpath>[=<options>]
load Java programming language agent, see java.lang.instrument

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That help at all?

java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: AscendingOrder

That says that the java program did NOT find the class: AscendingOrder

Where is the AscendingOrder.class file?
How are you trying to execute your program?
Are you entering the java command on a command prompt window?

Not sure if this is what your asking for but im using TextPad. Saved as .java but hasn't compiled so it wont save as .class file yet.

Not sure where I went wrong on it

What does this mean?

Are you getting errors from the javac/compiler when it compiles your program?
Or are you having problems executing the javac command? The OS can't find it.

The compiler

The compiler

Yes that is an issue if you don't have one. Do you have one that works for you?

Not sure if I'm understanding you correctly but yes my compiler works fine, this program is just not compiling. Sorry if I seem like an idiot I am new to programming and do not completely understand everything as of yet.

Thanks for the help by the way

this program is just not compiling

Then I would expect the compiler to be outputting error messages.
Copy and paste them here if you want help fixing them or understanding them.

Usage: java [-options] class [args...]
(to execute a class)
or java [-options] -jar jarfile [args...]
(to execute a jar file)

where options include:
-client to select the "client" VM
-server to select the "server" VM
-hotspot is a synonym for the "client" VM [deprecated]
The default VM is client.

-cp <class search path of directories and zip/jar files>
-classpath <class search path of directories and zip/jar files>
A ; separated list of directories, JAR archives,
and ZIP archives to search for class files.
-D<name>=<value>
set a system property
-verbose[:class|gc|jni]
enable verbose output
-version print product version and exit
-version:<value>
require the specified version to run
-showversion print product version and continue
-jre-restrict-search | -jre-no-restrict-search
include/exclude user private JREs in the version search
-? -help print this help message
-X print help on non-standard options
-ea[:<packagename>...|:<classname>]
-enableassertions[:<packagename>...|:<classname>]
enable assertions
-da[:<packagename>...|:<classname>]
-disableassertions[:<packagename>...|:<classname>]
disable assertions
-esa | -enablesystemassertions
enable system assertions
-dsa | -disablesystemassertions
disable system assertions
-agentlib:<libname>[=<options>]
load native agent library <libname>, e.g. -agentlib:hprof
see also, -agentlib:jdwp=help and -agentlib:hprof=help
-agentpath:<pathname>[=<options>]
load native agent library by full pathname
-javaagent:<jarpath>[=<options>]
load Java programming language agent, see java.lang.instrument

Press any key to continue . . .

Not sure if this helps but when I try and complile it says under tool output "tool completed with exit code 1"

What are you trying to do with the java command?
Go to this site and read about the java and the javac commands:
Java SE 6 Documentation

it says under tool output

"it"?
Sounds like you need to study how to use your IDE.

Originally Posted by Norm

"it"?
Sounds like you need to study how to use your IDE.

From the error output, I suspect it's being run from the command line.

@OP - please post the full text of the command you are using to compile the program, and where the source file is situated.