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[Ryan Newcombe]

I have a problem with my second case in this program, my totals are all 32. How can I solve this!?

/**
 * Title:  Weekly Payroll
 * Description:  To calculate individual payroll for the user, give the
 * total payroll statistics, and give an option to exit the program.
 * Copyright (c) 2002
 * @Author:  Ryan Newcombe, ISYS 216, 9-9:50 MWF
 * @version 1.0
 */
public class App {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
  // Variables
  double hours;
  double dollars;
  double payroll;
  double Thours;
  double ot;
  char code;
  // Variable To initialize Counter/Total Calculations
  int counter;
  // Variables For User Interaction
  int choice;
  char answer;
  // Variables For Totals
  double totalRegPay;
  double totalotPay;
  double totalGrossPay;
  //Initialize Variables
  totalotPay = ' ';
  totalRegPay = ' ';
  totalGrossPay = ' ';
  counter = ' ';
  // Prompt for and read data/Start Loop
    do {
    System.out.println("Please Choose A Transaction:");
    System.out.println("\t" + "I - Individual Payroll Calculation");
    System.out.println("\t" + "P - Payroll Statistics");
    System.out.println("\t" + "E - Exit");
    System.out.print("Enter transaction code: ");
    code = Keyboard.readChar();
  // Process based upon transaction code
  switch (code) {
      //Independant Hour/Wage Calculation
      case 'I':
      case 'i':
        counter = ' ';
        answer=' ';
        System.out.print("Enter Hours: ");
        hours=Keyboard.readInt();
        System.out.print("Enter Pay Rate: ");
        dollars=Keyboard.readInt();
          if (dollars < 5.15){
          System.out.println("Must Be Greater Than $5.15");
          System.out.print("Enter Hours:  ");
          System.out.print("Enter Pay Rate:  ");
          hours=Keyboard.readInt();
          dollars=Keyboard.readInt();
          counter++;
          }
          else
              if(hours>40){
              Thours=40*dollars;
              ot=hours-40;
              ot=ot*((dollars/2) + dollars);
              payroll=Thours + ot;
              System.out.println("Payroll: " +(payroll));
              }
              else{
              payroll=hours*dollars;
              System.out.println("Payroll: "+(payroll));
              counter++;
              }
        break;
        //Calculate Payroll
        case 'P':
        case 'p':
        System.out.println("The total payroll transactions are :" + (counter));
        System.out.println("The total regular pay for all employees is :" + (totalRegPay));
        System.out.println("The total overtime pay for all employees is :" + (totalotPay));
        System.out.println("The total gross pay for all employees is :" + (totalGrossPay));
        break;
        // Terminates the program and asks if you would like to enter another employee.
        default:

[ October 04, 2002: Message edited by: Marilyn de Queiroz ]

[Barry Gaunt]

Have I seen this before?
Like over here?

[Ryan Newcombe]

Close, but not the same---still does not help with my problem.
I'm sure we have the same class together but I don't know the person.
A little help would be appreciated.

[Thomas Paul]

Why are you guys initializing your numeric constants to single chars?
Try doing this instead:
totalotPay = 0;
totalRegPay = 0;
totalGrossPay = 0;
counter = 0;

[Thomas Paul]

By the way, I just wanted to add that you two guys are asking your questions in exactly the correct way. Show us that you are trying to do the work and we will be more than happy to give you a guiding hand.

[Barry Gaunt]

That's why I referred you to over at the other
question. He initialized to '0' and got 48 which
is the value of the char '0'.
You are getting 32 which is the code for ' ', a blank.
-Barry

[Thomas Paul]

And you are re-initializing your counter to ' ' everytime you start the "I" case. Try getting rid of the counter=' ' from the start of the case.

[Ryan Newcombe]

Thank You for your help guys. I did what you said and it worked for the transaction total but the regular pay, gross pay, and ot pay are not adding up. any suggestions?

[Thomas Paul]

It looks like you aren't adding anything to them.

[Barry Gaunt]

The program ends in midair too. Or at least seems like it.
I would be interested to see the assignment as defined by the instructor. Can you post it somehow?
And I would like to see the instructor's solution when the assigment is over.
[ October 05, 2002: Message edited by: Barry Gaunt ]