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Java

Posted by Mamta Chaudhary
Mamta Chaudhary
527 Points

My Program is not outputting my if statement.

I am experiencing 2 problems with my program: 1.) My program is not allowing the user to enter their Full Name for the signature, it just ends the code. 2.) My program is not outputting the guest information which is dependent on if the signature matches the name variable.

package Motel; import java.util.Scanner; import java.util.Date;

class Main {

public static void main(String[] args) {

    Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);


    Guest Identification = new Guest();
    Date date = new Date();

    System.out.println(date);
    System.out.println("Welcome to the Motel");
    System.out.println("Please answer the following Questions to Check In: ");



    System.out.println("Enter your Full Name: ");
    String name = input.nextLine();
    Identification.setGuestName(name);

    System.out.println("Enter your Address: ");
    String address = input.nextLine();
    Identification.setGuestAddress(address);

    System.out.println("Date of Birth: ");
    String dateOfBirth = input.nextLine();
    Identification.setGuestDateOfBirth(dateOfBirth);



    System.out.println("Enter your Identification Card Number or SSC number: ");
    int identificationNumber = input.nextInt();
    Identification.setGuestIdentificationNumber(identificationNumber);


    System.out.println("Enter your Full Name for a E-Signature: ");
    String signature = input.nextLine();
    Identification.setGuestSignature(signature);

    System.out.println(signature);



    if (signature.equals(name)) {

        System.out.println("Please Make sure this information is Correct: ");
        System.out.printf(" Name: %s %n", Identification.getGuestName());
        System.out.printf(" Address: %s %n", Identification.getGuestAddress());
        System.out.printf(" D.O.B: %d %n", Identification.getGuestDateOfBirth());
        System.out.printf(" ID#: %d %n", Identification.getGuestIdentificationNumber());
        System.out.printf(" E Signature: ", Identification.getGuestSignature());
    }
}

}

package Motel; import java.io.Serializable; public class Guest implements Serializable {

private String guestName;
private String guestAddress;
private String guestSignature;
private String guestDateOfBirth;
private int guestIdentificationNumber;



public  void Guest (String name, String address, String signature,
                      String dateOfBirth, int identificationNumber) {

    this.guestName = name;
    this.guestAddress = address;
    this.guestDateOfBirth = dateOfBirth;
    this.guestIdentificationNumber = identificationNumber;
    this.guestSignature = signature;
}

public String getGuestName () {
    return this.guestName;
}
public void setGuestName (String name){
    this.guestName = name;
}

public String getGuestAddress () {
    return guestAddress;
}
public void setGuestAddress (String address){
    this.guestAddress = address;
}

public String getGuestSignature () {
    return guestSignature;
}
public void setGuestSignature (String signature){
    this.guestSignature = signature;
}


public String getGuestDateOfBirth () {
    return guestDateOfBirth;
}

public void setGuestDateOfBirth ( String dateOfBirth){
    this.guestDateOfBirth = dateOfBirth;
}

public int getGuestIdentificationNumber () {
    return guestIdentificationNumber;
}
public void setGuestIdentificationNumber ( int iD){
    this.guestIdentificationNumber = iD;
}

my output

Wed Jan 02 20:32:31 EST 2019 Welcome to the Motel Please answer the following Questions to Check In: Enter your Full Name: Full name Enter your Address: 123 Glenwood Ave Date of Birth: 01/16/99 Enter your Identification Card Number or SSC number: 123456789 Enter your Full Name for a E-Signature:

Process finished with exit code 0

//it is not letting me enter the signature.

Unsubscribed User
Unsubscribed User
1,321 Points

This is just a formatted version of your code so I can read it a little better.

package Motel; import java.util.Scanner; import java.util.Date;

class Main {

public static void main(String[] args) {

    Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);


    Guest Identification = new Guest();
    Date date = new Date();

    System.out.println(date);
    System.out.println("Welcome to the Motel");
    System.out.println("Please answer the following Questions to Check In: ");



    System.out.println("Enter your Full Name: ");
    String name = input.nextLine();
    Identification.setGuestName(name);

    System.out.println("Enter your Address: ");
    String address = input.nextLine();
    Identification.setGuestAddress(address);

    System.out.println("Date of Birth: ");
    String dateOfBirth = input.nextLine();
    Identification.setGuestDateOfBirth(dateOfBirth);



    System.out.println("Enter your Identification Card Number or SSC number: ");
    int identificationNumber = input.nextInt();
    Identification.setGuestIdentificationNumber(identificationNumber);


    System.out.println("Enter your Full Name for a E-Signature: ");
    String signature = input.nextLine();
    Identification.setGuestSignature(signature);

    System.out.println(signature);



    if (signature.equals(name)) {

        System.out.println("Please Make sure this information is Correct: ");
        System.out.printf(" Name: %s %n", Identification.getGuestName());
        System.out.printf(" Address: %s %n", Identification.getGuestAddress());
        System.out.printf(" D.O.B: %d %n", Identification.getGuestDateOfBirth());
        System.out.printf(" ID#: %d %n", Identification.getGuestIdentificationNumber());
        System.out.printf(" E Signature: ", Identification.getGuestSignature());
    }
}
}

package Motel;

import java.io.Serializable;

public class Guest implements Serializable {
    private String guestName;
    private String guestAddress;
    private String guestSignature;
    private String guestDateOfBirth;
    private int guestIdentificationNumber;



public  void Guest (String name, String address, String signature,
                      String dateOfBirth, int identificationNumber) {

    this.guestName = name;
    this.guestAddress = address;
    this.guestDateOfBirth = dateOfBirth;
    this.guestIdentificationNumber = identificationNumber;
    this.guestSignature = signature;
}

public String getGuestName () {
    return this.guestName;
}
public void setGuestName (String name){
    this.guestName = name;
}

public String getGuestAddress () {
    return guestAddress;
}
public void setGuestAddress (String address){
    this.guestAddress = address;
}

public String getGuestSignature () {
    return guestSignature;
}
public void setGuestSignature (String signature){
    this.guestSignature = signature;
}


public String getGuestDateOfBirth () {
    return guestDateOfBirth;
}

public void setGuestDateOfBirth ( String dateOfBirth){
    this.guestDateOfBirth = dateOfBirth;
}

public int getGuestIdentificationNumber () {
    return guestIdentificationNumber;
}
public void setGuestIdentificationNumber ( int iD){
    this.guestIdentificationNumber = iD;
}

1 Answer

Unsubscribed User
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Unsubscribed User
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Hello Mamta Chaudhary,

I figured out your problem.

the input.nextInt() does not read the newline character in your input created by hitting "Enter," and so the call to input.nextLine() returns a "\n". Basically an automatic blank entry.

You will encounter the similar behavior when you use input.nextLine() after input.next() (except nextLine itself).

Workaround:

  1. Put an input.nextLine(); call after each Scanner.nextInt to consume the rest of that line including the newline.
    System.out.println("Enter your Identification Card Number or SSC number: ");
    int identificationNumber = input.nextInt();
    Identification.setGuestIdentificationNumber(identificationNumber);

    input.nextLine(); // This will clear the buffer and allow you to enter the signature.

    System.out.println("Enter your Full Name for a E-Signature: ");
    String signature = input.nextLine();
    Identification.setGuestSignature(signature);

    System.out.println(signature);