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I have been working on an assignment and i am stuck at here. Basically i have 1 class which defines all functions and members.
And another class to initialize and manipulate objects.
Here is my first class code.
public class cyryxStudent_association {
String studentID, studentName, studentCourse_level, studentTitle;
int course_completed_year;
static double registration_fee;
double activity_fee;
double total_amt;
//Default constructor
cyryxStudent_association ()
{
studentID = "Null";
studentName = "Null";
studentCourse_level = "Null";
studentTitle = "Null";
course_completed_year = 0;
}
//Parameterized Constructor
cyryxStudent_association (String id, String name, String course_level, String title, int ccy)
{
this.studentID = id;
this.studentName = name;
this.studentCourse_level = course_level;
this.studentTitle = title;
this.course_completed_year = ccy;
}
//Getters
public String getStudentID ()
{
return studentID;
}
public String getStudentName ()
{
return studentName;
}
public String getStudentCourse_level ()
{
return studentCourse_level;
}
public String getStudentTitle ()
{
return studentTitle;
}
public int getCourse_completed_year ()
{
return course_completed_year;
}
public double getRegistration_fee ()
{
return registration_fee;
}
public double getActivity_fee ()
{
return findActivity_fee(registration_fee);
}
public double getTotal_amt ()
{
return total_amt(registration_fee, activity_fee);
}
//Setters
public void setStudentID (String id)
{
studentID = id;
}
public void setStudentName (String name)
{
studentName = name;
}
public void setStudentCourse_level (String course_level)
{
studentCourse_level = course_level;
}
public void setStudentTitle (String title)
{
studentTitle = title;
}
public void setCourse_completed_year (int ccy)
{
course_completed_year = ccy;
}
//Find registration fee method
public static double findRegistration_fee (String course_level)
{
if (course_level.equalsIgnoreCase("Certificate"))
{
registration_fee = 75;
}
else if (course_level.equalsIgnoreCase("Diploma"))
{
registration_fee = 100;
}
else if (course_level.equalsIgnoreCase("Degree"))
{
registration_fee = 150;
}
else if (course_level.equalsIgnoreCase("Master"))
{
registration_fee = 200;
}
return registration_fee;
}
//Find activity method
public static double findActivity_fee (double registration_fee)
{
return registration_fee * 0.25;
}
//Find total amount
public static double total_amt (double registration_fee, double activity_fee)
{
return registration_fee + activity_fee;
}
//To string method
public String toString ()
{
return "ID: "+getStudentID()+"\nName: "+getStudentName()+"\nCourse Level:
"+getStudentCourse_level()+"\nTitle: "+getStudentTitle()+"\nCourse Completed Year:
"+getCourse_completed_year()+"\nRegistration Fee: "+getRegistration_fee()+"\nActivity Fee:
"+getActivity_fee()+"\nTotal Amount: "+getTotal_amt ();
}
}
And here is my second class code.
import java.util.Scanner;
public class test_cyryxStudent_association {
public static void main (String[] args)
{
Scanner sc = new Scanner (System.in);
int num, i;
System.out.println("Welcome!");
System.out.println("\nEnter the number of students: ");
num = sc.nextInt();
sc.nextLine();
cyryxStudent_association Std[] = new cyryxStudent_association[num];
for (i = 0; i < Std.length; i++)
{
System.out.println("\nEnter ID: ");
Std[i].setStudentID(sc.nextLine());
System.out.println("Enter Name: ");
Std[i].setStudentName(sc.nextLine());
System.out.println("Enter Course Level [Certificate, Diploma, Degree, Master]: ");
Std[i].setStudentCourse_level(sc.nextLine());
System.out.println("Enter Title: ");
Std[i].setStudentTitle(sc.nextLine());
Std[i].getRegistration_fee();
Std[i].getActivity_fee();
Std[i].getTotal_amt();
}
for (i = 0; i < Std.length; i++)
{
System.out.println("\nStudent " + i + 1 + " Information");
System.out.println("===================================");
Std[i].toString();
}
sc.close();
}
}
I get an error when values in the for loop. Can someone help me? I'm pretty new to programming and studying java for 2 months now. What am i doing wrong?
Here is my objectives.
Create an array of objects and get user input for number of objects to be manipulated.
Read and display array of object values.
Thank you!

You have to initialize the objects of your array.
After the line:
cyryxStudent_association Std[] = new cyryxStudent_association[num];
do a for loop like:
for(i = 0; i<std.length; i++){
std[i] = new cyryxStudent_association();
}

Testing (if..Else if...Else) statement (not working)

Testing an if else statement that does not seem to be working
Assuming it has something to do with possibly changing the IF else to the getter instead of setter?
or something to do with the variable returning an INT instead of string?
little confused been rearranging and modifying this code for a while now and cant get it to work
//package Driver2;
import java.util.Scanner;
class Person{
private String name;
private String address;
private String number;
private int customerPurchase = 0;
//Constructors
public Person(String name, String address, String number, int customerPurchase){
this.name = name;
this.address = address;
this.number = number;
this.customerPurchase = customerPurchase;
}
public Person(){}
//Accessors
public String getName(){
return this.name;
}
public String getAddress(){
return this.address;
}
public String getNumber(){
return this.number;
}
public int getcustomerPurchase(){
return this.customerPurchase;
}
//Mutators
public void setName(String n){
this.name = n;
}
public void setAddress(String a){
this.address = a;
}
public void setNumber(String n){
this.number = n;
}
public void setcustomerPurchase(int a){
this.customerPurchase = a;
}
public void setcustomerDiscount(int r)
{
r = this.customerPurchase;
if (r > 500)
{
System.out.print("5%");
}
else if (r >= 1000)
{
System.out.print("6%");
}
else if (r >= 1500)
{
System.out.print("7%");
}
else if (r >= 2000)
{
System.out.print("10%");
}
else
{
System.out.print("");
}
}
}
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
class Customer extends Person{
private String customerNumber;
private boolean recieveMail;
private int customerDiscount;
//Constructors
public Customer(String name, String address, String number, String customerN, boolean rm, int customerPurchase) {
super(name, address, number, customerPurchase);
this.customerNumber = customerN;
this.recieveMail = rm;
}
public Customer(){}
//Accessors
public String getCustomerNumber(){
return this.customerNumber;
}
public boolean getRecieveMail(){
return this.recieveMail;
}
public int getcustomerDiscount()
{
return customerDiscount;
}
//Mutators
public void setCustomerNumber(String c){
this.customerNumber = c;
}
public void setRecieveMail(boolean r){
this.recieveMail = r;
}
}
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
class Driver1 extends Customer
{
//private int customerPurchase = 0;
//Constructors
/* public Driver1(String name, String address, String number, String customerN, boolean rm, int customerPurchase)
{
super();
this.customerPurchase = customerPurchase;
//this.customerDiscount = customerDiscount;
}*/
public Driver1(String name, String address, String number, String customerN, boolean rm, int customerPurchase) {
//super(name, address, number, customerPurchase, customerN, rm);
//this.customerPurchase = customerN;
//this.customerDiscount = pc;
}
public Driver1()
{}
//Accessors
/*
public int getcustomerDiscount()
{
return this.customerDiscount;
}
/*
#Override
public int getcustomerPurchase()
{
return this.customerPurchase;
}
//Mutators
#Override
public void setcustomerPurchase(int c)
{
this.customerPurchase = c;
}*/
/*
public void setcustomerDiscount(int r)
{
this.customerPurchase = r;
if (r >= 500)
{
System.out.print("5%");
}
else if (r >= 1000)
{
System.out.print("6%");
}
else if (r >= 1500)
{
System.out.print("7%");
}
else if (r >= 2000)
{
System.out.print("10%");
}
else
{
System.out.print("");
}
}
*/
}
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
public class Main
{
public static void main(String args[]){
Scanner scanner = new Scanner(System.in);
System.out.print("Enter name of customer:");
String name1 = scanner.nextLine();
System.out.print("Enter address of customer:");
String address1 = scanner.nextLine();
System.out.print("Enter phone number of customer:");
String number1 = scanner.nextLine();
System.out.print("Enter customer number:");
String customerNumber = scanner.nextLine();
System.out.print("Enter yes/no -- does the customer want to recieve mail?:");
String answer = scanner.nextLine();
boolean recieveMail = (answer.equals("yes"));
System.out.print("Enter amount customer has spent:");
int customerPurchase = scanner.nextInt();
Customer customer = new Customer(name1, address1, number1, customerNumber, recieveMail, customerPurchase);
System.out.println("\nCustomer: ");
System.out.println("Name: "+customer.getName());
System.out.println("Address: "+customer.getAddress());
System.out.println("Phone Number: "+customer.getNumber());
System.out.println("Customer Number: "+customer.getCustomerNumber());
System.out.println("Recieve Mail?: "+customer.getRecieveMail());
System.out.println("Amount Purchased: "+customer.getcustomerPurchase());
System.out.println("Percent off: "+customer.getcustomerDiscount());
}
}

The code you have pasted require some changes actually.Assuming you need to return the discount percentage based on the customer input you need to do the following changes.
1) You have a setCustomerDiscount in Person class but the entity you are dealing here is of Customer type so you need to add the setCustomerDiscount in the Customer class instead of Person class.
2) As you want to show the percentage in String(as per your sysout statements/ you can also change to Int as required) you need to change the return type to String instead of Int.
3) Another thing is your order of the if/else if conditions should be in descending order.
Once you fix them, you can get your output as expected.
Below I have made those changes:
import java.util.Scanner;
class Person{
private String name;
private String address;
private String number;
private int customerPurchase = 0;
//Constructors
public Person(String name, String address, String number, int customerPurchase){
this.name = name;
this.address = address;
this.number = number;
this.customerPurchase = customerPurchase;
}
public Person(){}
//Accessors
public String getName(){
return this.name;
}
public String getAddress(){
return this.address;
}
public String getNumber(){
return this.number;
}
public int getcustomerPurchase(){
return this.customerPurchase;
}
//Mutators
public void setName(String n){
this.name = n;
}
public void setAddress(String a){
this.address = a;
}
public void setNumber(String n){
this.number = n;
}
public void setcustomerPurchase(int a){
this.customerPurchase = a;
}
public void setcustomerDiscount(int r)
{
}
}
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
class Customer extends Person{
private String customerNumber;
private boolean recieveMail;
private String customerDiscount;
//Constructors
public Customer(String name, String address, String number, String customerN, boolean rm, int customerPurchase) {
super(name, address, number, customerPurchase);
this.customerNumber = customerN;
this.recieveMail = rm;
}
public Customer(){}
//Accessors
public String getCustomerNumber(){
return this.customerNumber;
}
public boolean getRecieveMail(){
return this.recieveMail;
}
public String getcustomerDiscount()
{
return customerDiscount;
}
//Mutators
public void setCustomerNumber(String c){
this.customerNumber = c;
}
public void setRecieveMail(boolean r){
this.recieveMail = r;
}
public void setcustomerDiscount(int r)
{
String customerDiscount = "";
if (r >= 2000)
{
customerDiscount="10%";
System.out.print("10%");
}
else if (r >= 1500)
{
customerDiscount="7%";
System.out.print("7%");
}
else if (r >= 1000)
{
customerDiscount="6%";
System.out.print("6%");
}
else if (r > 500)
{
customerDiscount="5%";
System.out.print("5%");
}
else
{
System.out.print("");
}
this.customerDiscount = customerDiscount;
}
}
public class TestMain
{
public static void main(String args[]){
Scanner scanner = new Scanner(System.in);
System.out.print("Enter name of customer:");
String name1 = scanner.nextLine();
System.out.print("Enter address of customer:");
String address1 = scanner.nextLine();
System.out.print("Enter phone number of customer:");
String number1 = scanner.nextLine();
System.out.print("Enter customer number:");
String customerNumber = scanner.nextLine();
System.out.print("Enter yes/no -- does the customer want to recieve mail?:");
String answer = scanner.nextLine();
boolean recieveMail = (answer.equals("yes"));
System.out.print("Enter amount customer has spent:");
int customerPurchase = scanner.nextInt();
scanner.close();
Customer customer = new Customer(name1, address1, number1, customerNumber, recieveMail, customerPurchase);
System.out.println("\nCustomer: ");
System.out.println("Name: "+customer.getName());
System.out.println("Address: "+customer.getAddress());
System.out.println("Phone Number: "+customer.getNumber());
System.out.println("Customer Number: "+customer.getCustomerNumber());
System.out.println("Recieve Mail?: "+customer.getRecieveMail());
System.out.println("Amount Purchased: "+customer.getcustomerPurchase());
customer.setcustomerDiscount(customerPurchase);
System.out.println("Percent off: "+ customer.getcustomerDiscount());
}
}
Hope it helps...

I think it is a logical problem. Simply order the discount formula in reverse.
Catch the big numbers first:
if r >= 2000 print 10%
else if r >= 1500 print 7%
else if r >= 1000 print 6%
else if r >= 500 print 5%
else print nothing
I hope that helps you

how to get input for an array of class in java?

I am new in java and I trying to get information
for five students and save them into an array of classes. how can I do this?
I want to use class person for five students whit different informations
import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.*;
public class exam
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
Scanner s = new Scanner(System.in);
// I want to get and save information in this array
person[] f = new student[5];
}
}
class person defined for get name and family name.
import java.util.*;
public abstract class person {
Scanner scr = new Scanner(System.in);
private String name , fname;
public void SetName() {
System.out.println("enter name and familyNAme :");
name = scr.next();
}
public String getname() {
return name;
}
public void setfname () {
System.out.println("enter familyname:");
fname = scr.next();
}
public String getfname() {
return fname;
}
}
class student that inherits from the class person for get studentID and student Scores .
import java.util.*;
class student extends person {
float[] p = new float[5];
int id , sum ;
float min;
public void inputs() {
System.out.println("enter the id :");
id = scr.nextInt();
}
public void sumation() {
System.out.println("enter points of student:");
sum= 0;
for(int i = 0 ; i<5 ; i++){
p[i]=scr.nextFloat();
sum+=p[i];
}
}
public void miangin() {
min = (float)sum/4;
}
}

So first things first, when creating Java objects, refrain from getting input inside the object so that if you decide to change the way you get input (e.g. transition from command line to GUI) you don't need to modify the Java object.
Second, getters and setters should only get or set. This would save some confusion when debugging since we don't have to check these methods/functions.
So here's the person object:
public abstract class Person {
protected String name, fname;
public Person (String name, String fname) {
this.name = name;
this.fname = fname;
}
public void setName (String name) {
this.name = name;
}
public String getName () {
return name;
}
public void setFname (String fname) {
this.fname = fname;
}
public String getFname () {
return fname;
}
}
And here's the student object (tip: you can make as much constructors as you want to make object creation easier for you):
public class Student extends Person {
private float[] p;
private int id;
public Student (String name, String fname) {
this (name, fname, -1, null);
}
public Student (String name, String fname, int id, float[] p) {
super (name, fname);
this.id = id;
this.p = p;
}
public void setP (float[] p) {
this.p = p;
}
public float[] getP () {
return p;
}
public void setId (int id) {
this.id = id;
}
public int getId () {
return id;
}
public float summation () {
float sum = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < p.length; i++)
sum += p[i];
return sum;
}
public float miangin () {
return summation () / 4.0f;
}
#Override
public String toString () {
return new StringBuilder ()
.append ("Name: ").append (name)
.append (" Family name: ").append (fname)
.append (" Id: ").append (id)
.append (" min: ").append (miangin ())
.toString ();
}
}
And lastly, wherever your main method is, that is where you should get input from. Take note that when you make an array, each index is initialized to null so you still need to instantiate each array index before using. I made a sample below but you can modify it depending on what you need.
import java.util.*;
public class Exam {
Scanner sc;
Person[] people;
Exam () {
sc = new Scanner (System.in);
people = new Person[5];
}
public void getInput () {
for (int i = 0; i < people.length; i++) {
System.out.print ("Enter name: ");
String name = sc.nextLine ();
System.out.print ("Enter family name: ");
String fname = sc.nextLine ();
System.out.print ("Enter id: ");
int id = sc.nextInt (); sc.nextLine ();
System.out.println ("Enter points: ");
float[] points = new float[5];
for (int j = 0; j < points.length; j++) {
System.out.printf ("[%d] ", j + 1);
points[j] = sc.nextFloat (); sc.nextLine ();
}
people[i] = new Student (name, fname, id, points);
}
}
public void printInput () {
for (Person p: people)
System.out.println (p);
}
public void run () {
getInput ();
printInput ();
}
public static void main (String[] args) {
new Exam ().run ();
}
}
Just one last tip, if you ever need dynamic arrays in Java, check out ArrayList.

You can add a class attribute, and then add class information for each student, or you can add a class class, define an array of students in the class class, and add an add student attribute, and you can add students to that class.

First of all, please write class names with capital letter (Student, Exam <...>).
Exam class:
import java.util.Scanner;
public class Exam {
public static void main(String[] args) {
Scanner scanner = new Scanner(System.in);
Student[] students = new Student[]{
new Student(),
new Student(),
new Student(),
new Student(),
new Student()
};
for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
students[i].setFirstName();
students[i].setLastName();
students[i].setId();
}
}
}
Person class:
import java.util.Scanner;
public class Person {
String firstName, lastName;
public String getFirstName() {
return firstName;
}
public void setFirstName() {
System.out.println("Type firstName: ");
this.firstName = new Scanner(System.in).next();
}
public String getLastName() {
return lastName;
}
public void setLastName() {
System.out.println("Type lastName: ");
this.lastName = new Scanner(System.in).next();
}
}
Student class:
import java.util.Scanner;
public class Student extends Person{
int id;
public int getId() {
return id;
}
public void setId() {
//Converting String line into Integer by Integer.parseInt(String s)
System.out.println("Type id: ");
this.id = Integer.parseInt(new Scanner(System.in).next());
}
}

Java Keyboard.readInput() error

I'm learning java and my programming skills are are good. I have been asked to find out the problem with codes below. when I paste them on netbeans, the error that had been detected was in the public class CheckoutProgram (String wordIn = Keyboard.readInput(); and wordIn = Keyboard.readInput();) and I noticed that the public static void method was empty but I'm not sure it has anything to do with the error. I have tried to find a solution myself but I can't sort it out. Can you help me with this issue? please
import java.io.*;
import java.text.DecimalFormat;
public class CheckoutProgram {
public static void main (String[] args) {
}
public void start() {
SalesItem[] items = getStock();
System.out.print("Type item code (press enter to finish):");
String wordIn = Keyboard.readInput();
SalesItem[] goods = new SalesItem[1000];
int count = 0;
while (wordIn.length()>=4 && wordIn.length()<=4){
for (int i=0;i<items.length;i++) {
if (items[i] != null && wordIn.equals(items[i].getItemCode())){
System.out.println(items[i]);
goods[count] = items[i];
}
}
System.out.print("Type item code (press enter to finish):");
wordIn = Keyboard.readInput();
count++;
}
System.out.println();
System.out.println("==========Bill==========");
double amountDue = 0.0;
for (int i=0; i<count; i++){
System.out.println(goods[i]);
amountDue = amountDue + goods[i].getUnitPrice();
}
System.out.println();
System.out.println("Amount due: $" + new DecimalFormat().format(amountDue));
System.out.println("Thanks for shopping with us!");
}
// method to read in "stock.txt" and store the items for sale in an array of type SalesItem
private SalesItem[] getStock(){
SalesItem[] items = new SalesItem[1000];
try {
BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(new FileReader("stock.txt"));
String theLine;
int count = 0;
while ((theLine = br.readLine()) != null) {
String[] parts = theLine.split(",");
items[count] = new SalesItem(parts[0],parts[1],Double.parseDouble(parts[2]));
if (parts.length==4){
String discount = parts[3];
String numPurchases = discount.substring(0, discount.indexOf("#"));
String price = discount.substring(discount.indexOf("#")+1);
items[count].setNumPurchases(Integer.parseInt(numPurchases));
items[count].setDiscountedPrice(Double.parseDouble(price));
}
count++;
}
}
catch (IOException e) {
System.err.println("Error: " + e);
}
return items;
}
}
import java.text.DecimalFormat;
public class SalesItem {
private String itemCode; //the item code
private String description; // the item description
private double unitPrice; // the item unit price
// An item may offer a discount for multiple purchases
private int numPurchases; //the number of purchases required for receiving the discount
private double discountedPrice; // the discounted price of multiple purchases
// the constructor of the SalesItem class
public SalesItem (String itemCode, String description, double unitPrice){
this.itemCode = itemCode;
this.description = description;
this.unitPrice = unitPrice;
}
// accessor and mutator methods
public String getItemCode(){
return itemCode;
}
public void setItemCode(String itemCode){
this.itemCode = itemCode;
}
public String getDescription(){
return description;
}
public void setDescription(String description){
this.description = description;
}
public double getUnitPrice(){
return unitPrice;
}
public void setUnitPrice(double unitPrice){
this.unitPrice = unitPrice;
}
public int getNumPurchases(){
return numPurchases;
}
public void setNumPurchases(int numPurchases){
this.numPurchases = numPurchases;
}
public double getDiscountedPrice(){
return discountedPrice;
}
public void setDiscountedPrice(double discountedPrice){
this.discountedPrice = discountedPrice;
}
// the string representation of a SalesItem object
public String toString(){
return description + "/$" + new DecimalFormat().format(unitPrice);
}
}

Keyboard most likely doesn't exist. It isn't a part of the standard Java library. You would have to import a class that uses Keyboard if you are trying to use some custom class to read user input.

I assume you are getting the error because you do not have the class Keyboard. Check for a file called Keyboard.java.. This is more of a comment than an answer.

Firstly you are using public for a class CheckoutProgram so the file name should be same as the class name when you used public access specifier for a class.
Secondly the Keyboard class is missing in your program so please check with these issues.

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Employee.Class
import java.text.NumberFormat;
import java.util.Scanner;
public class Employee {
public static int numEmployees = 0;
protected String firstName;
protected String lastName;
protected char gender;
protected int dependents;
protected double annualSalary;
private NumberFormat nf = NumberFormat.getCurrencyInstance();
public Benefit benefit;
private static Scanner scan;
public Employee() {
firstName = "";
lastName = "";
gender = 'U';
dependents = 0;
annualSalary = 40000;
benefit = new Benefit();
numEmployees++;
}
public Employee(String first, String last, char gen, int dep, Benefit benefit1) {
this.firstName = first;
this.lastName = last;
this.gender = gen;
this.annualSalary = 40000;
this.dependents = dep;
this.benefit = benefit1;
numEmployees++;
}
public double calculatePay1() {
return annualSalary / 52;
}
#Override
public String toString() {
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
sb.append("First Name: ").append(firstName).append("\n");
sb.append("Last Name: ").append(lastName).append("\n");
sb.append("Gender: ").append(gender).append("\n");
sb.append("Dependents: ").append(dependents).append("\n");
sb.append("Annual Salary: ").append(nf.format(getAnnualSalary())).append("\n");
sb.append("Weekly Pay: ").append(nf.format(calculatePay1())).append("\n");
sb.append(benefit.toString());
return sb.toString();
}
public void setFirstName(String firstName) {
this.firstName = firstName;
}
public String getFirstName() {
return firstName;
}
public void setLastName(String lastName) {
this.lastName = lastName;
}
public String getLastName() {
return lastName;
}
public <Gender> void setGender(char gender) {
this.gender = gender;
}
public <Gender> char getGender() {
return gender;
}
public void setDependents(int dependents) {
this.dependents = dependents;
}
public void setDependents(String dependents) {
this.dependents = Integer.parseInt(dependents);
}
public int getDependents() {
return dependents;
}
public void setAnnualSalary(double annualSalary) {
this.annualSalary = annualSalary;
}
public void setAnnualSalary(String annualSalary) {
this.annualSalary = Double.parseDouble(annualSalary);
}
public double getAnnualSalary() {
return annualSalary;
}
public double calculatePay() {
return annualSalary / 52;
}
public double getAnnualSalary1() {
return annualSalary;
}
public static void displayDivider(String outputTitle) {
System.out.println(">>>>>>>>>>>>>>> " + outputTitle + " <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<");
}
public static String getInput(String inputType) {
System.out.println("Enter the " + inputType + ": ");
scan = new Scanner(System.in);
String input = scan.next();
return input;
}
public static int getNumEmployees() {
return numEmployees;
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
displayDivider("New Employee Information");
Benefit benefit = new Benefit();
Employee employee = new Employee("George", "Anderson", 'M', 5, benefit);
System.out.println(employee.toString());
System.out.println("Total employees: " + getNumEmployees());
displayDivider("Hourly Temp Employee Information");
Hourly hourly = new Hourly("Mary", "Nola", 'F', 5, 14, 45, "temp");
System.out.println(hourly.toString());
System.out.println("Total employees: " + getNumEmployees());
displayDivider("Hourly Full Time Employee Information");
Hourly hourly1 = new Hourly("Mary", "Nola", 'F', 5, 18, 42, "full time");
System.out.println(hourly1.toString());
System.out.println("Total employees: " + getNumEmployees());
displayDivider("Hourly Part Time Employee Information");
Hourly hourly11 = new Hourly("Mary", "Nola", 'F', 5, 18, 20, "part time");
System.out.println(hourly11.toString());
System.out.println("Total employees: " + getNumEmployees());
displayDivider("Salaried Revised Employee Information");
Benefit benefit1 = new Benefit("None", 500, 3);
Salaried salaried = new Salaried("Frank", "Lucus", 'M', 5, 150000, benefit1, 3);
System.out.println(salaried.toString());
System.out.println("Total employees: " + getNumEmployees());
displayDivider("Salaried Employee Information");
Benefit benefit11 = new Benefit("None", 500, 3);
Salaried salaried1 = new Salaried("Frank", "Lucus", 'M', 5, 100000, benefit11, 2);
System.out.println(salaried1.toString());
System.out.println("Total employees: " + getNumEmployees());
}
}
SALARIED.CLASS
import java.util.Random;
import java.util.Scanner;
public class Salaried extends Employee {
private static final int MIN_MANAGEMENT_LEVEL = 0;
private static final int MAX_MANAGEMENT_LEVEL = 3;
private static final int BONUS_PERCENT = 10;
private int managementLevel;
private Scanner in;
public Salaried() {
super();
Random rand = new Random();
managementLevel = rand.nextInt(4) + 1;
if (managementLevel == 0) {
System.out.println("Not Valid");
}
//numEmployees++;
}
private boolean validManagementLevel(int level) {
return (MIN_MANAGEMENT_LEVEL <= level && level <= MAX_MANAGEMENT_LEVEL);
}
public Salaried(String fname, String lname, char gen, int dep,
double sal, Benefit ben, int manLevel)
{
super.firstName = fname;
super.lastName = lname;
super.gender = gen;
super.dependents = dep;
super.annualSalary = sal;
super.benefit = ben;
while (true) {
if (!validManagementLevel(manLevel)) {
System.out.print("Invalid management level, please enter
another management level value in range [0,3]: ");
manLevel = new Scanner(System.in).nextInt();
} else {
managementLevel = manLevel;
break;
}
}
//numEmployees++;
}
public Salaried(double sal, int manLevel) {
super.annualSalary = sal;
while (true) {
if (!validManagementLevel(manLevel)) {
System.out.print("Invalid management level, please enter another
management level value in range [0,3]: ");
in = new Scanner(System.in);
manLevel = in.nextInt();
} else {
managementLevel = manLevel;
break;
}
}
// numEmployees++;
}
#Override
public double calculatePay() {
double percentage = managementLevel * BONUS_PERCENT;
return (1 + percentage/100.0) * annualSalary / 52;
}
#Override
public String toString() {
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
sb.append(super.toString());
sb.append("Management Level: ").append(managementLevel).append("\n");
return sb.toString();
}
}
Hourly.Class
import java.util.Scanner;
public class Hourly extends Employee {
private static final double MIN_WAGE = 10;
private static final double MAX_WAGE = 75;
private static final double MIN_HOURS = 0;
private static final double MAX_HOURS = 50;
private double wage;
private double hours;
private String category;
private Scanner in;
private Scanner in2;
private Scanner in3;
private Scanner in4;
public Hourly() {
super();
this.wage = 20;
this.hours= 30;
this.category = "full time";
annualSalary = wage * hours * 52;
}
public Hourly(double wage_, double hours_, String category_) {
while (true) {
if (!validWage(wage_)) {
System.out.print("Invalid wage: ");
in2 = new Scanner(System.in);
wage_ = in2.nextDouble();
} else {
this.wage = wage_;
break;
}
}
while (true) {
if (!validHour(hours_)) {
System.out.print("Invalid hours: ");
in = new Scanner(System.in);
hours_ = in.nextDouble();
} else {
this.hours = hours_;
break;
}
}
while (true) {
if (!validCategory(category_)) {
System.out.print("Invalid category, please enter another category value: ");
category_ = new Scanner(System.in).next();
} else {
this.category = category_;
break;
}
}
annualSalary = wage * hours * 52;
//numEmployees++;
}
public Hourly(String fname, String lname, char gen, int dep, double wage_,double hours_, String category_) {
super.firstName = fname;
super.lastName = lname;
super.gender = gen;
super.dependents = dep;
super.annualSalary = annualSalary;
super.benefit = benefit;
while (true) {
if (!validWage(wage_)) {
System.out.print("Invalid wage : ");
in3 = new Scanner(System.in);
wage_ = in3.nextDouble();
} else {
this.wage = wage_;
break;
}
}
while (true) {
if (!validHour(hours_)) {
System.out.print("Invalid hours : ");
hours_ = new Scanner(System.in).nextDouble();
} else {
this.hours = hours_;
break;
}
}
while (true) {
if (!validCategory(category_)) {
System.out.print("Invalid category, please enter another category value: ");
in4 = new Scanner(System.in);
category_ = in4.next();
} else {
this.category = category_;
break;
}
}
annualSalary = wage * hours * 52;
//numEmployees++;
}
private boolean validHour(double hour) {
return (MIN_HOURS <= hour && hour <= MAX_HOURS);
}
private boolean validWage(double wage) {
return (MIN_WAGE <= wage && wage <= MAX_WAGE);
}
private boolean validCategory(String category) {
String[] categories = {"temp", "part time", "full time"};
for (int i = 0; i < categories.length; i++)
if (category.equalsIgnoreCase(categories[i]))
return true;
return false;
}
public double calculatePay() {
return annualSalary / 52;
}
#Override
public String toString() {
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
sb.append(super.toString());
sb.append("Wage: ").append(wage).append("\n");
sb.append("Hours: ").append(hours).append("\n");
sb.append("Category: ").append(category).append("\n");
return sb.toString();
}
}
Benefit.Class
public class Benefit {
private String healthInsurance;
private double lifeInsurance;
private int vacationDays;
public Benefit() {
healthInsurance = "Full";
lifeInsurance = 100;
vacationDays = 5;
}
public Benefit(String health, double life, int vacation) {
setHealthInsurance(health);
setLifeInsurance(life);
setVacation(vacation);
}
#Override
public String toString() {
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
sb.append("Health Insurance: ").append(healthInsurance).append("\n");
sb.append("Life Insurance: ").append(lifeInsurance).append("\n");
sb.append("Vacation Days: ").append(vacationDays).append("\n");
return sb.toString();
}
public void setHealthInsurance(String healthInsurance) {
this.healthInsurance = healthInsurance;
}
public String getHealthInsurance() {
return healthInsurance;
}
public void setLifeInsurance(double lifeInsurance) {
this.lifeInsurance = lifeInsurance;
}
public double getLifeInsurance() {
return lifeInsurance;
}
public void setVacation(int vacation) {
this.vacationDays = vacation;
}
public int getVacation() {
return vacationDays;
}
public void displayBenefit() {
this.toString();
}
}

Start by taking a look at How to Make Dialogs...
What you basically want is to use JOptionPane.showInputDialog, which can be used to prompt the use for input...
Yes, there are a few flavours, but lets keep it simply and look at JOptionPane.showInputDialog(Object)
The JavaDocs tells us that...
message - the Object to display
Returns:user's input, or null meaning the user canceled the input
So, from that we could use something like...
String value = JOptionPane.showInputDialog("What is your name?");
if (value != null) {
System.out.println("Hello " + value);
} else {
System.out.println("Hello no name");
}
Which displays...
Now, if we take a look at your code, you could replace the use of scan with...
public static String getInput(String inputType) {
String input = JOptionPane.showInputDialog("Enter the " + inputType + ": ");
return input;
}
As an example...
Now, what I might recommend is creating a simple helper method which can be used to prompt the user in a single line of code, for example...
public class InputHelper {
public static String promptUser(String prompt) {
String input = JOptionPane.showInputDialog(prompt);
return input;
}
}
which might be used something like...
String value = InputHelper.promptUser("Please enter the hours worked");
hours_ = Double.parse(value);
And this is where it get's messy, as you will now need to valid the input of the user.
You could extend the idea of the InputHelper to do automatic conversions and re-prompt the user if the value was invalid...as an idea

It is much easier than you think, if you try. Get used to reading the Java API.
http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/javax/swing/JOptionPane.html
Even has examples.
String input;
JOptionPane jop=new JOptionPane();
input=jop.showInputDialog("Question i want to ask");
System.out.println(input);