Java project help (java sorting)

Nezura · **Posted:** Tue Jan 11, 2005 9:53 pm

code:

import java.io.*;

class menuh
{
public static void main (String[] args) throws IOException
{
BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader (new InputStreamReader (System.in));

int x = 0;
String line;
int limit = 0;

BufferedReader stdin = new BufferedReader (
new InputStreamReader (System.in));

mainLoop:

while (true)
{
System.out.println ("");
System.out.println ("1. Input Information");
System.out.println ("2. Change Information");
System.out.println ("3. Organize Information");
System.out.println ("4. Exit");

char choices = in.readLine ().charAt (0);

switch (choices)
{

case '1':
System.out.println ("Input Information");
System.out.println ("----------------------");
System.out.println ("Please choose a format to input information");
System.out.println ("1. Enter data from CVS file");
System.out.println ("2. Enter data manually");
char option = in.readLine ().charAt (0);

switch (option)
{
case '1':

line = stdin.readLine ();
limit = Integer.parseInt (line.trim ());
String names[] = new String [limit];
String sex[] = new String [limit];
int number[] = new int [limit];
int Cnumber[] = new int [limit];
String email[] = new String [limit];
String address[] = new String [limit];

System.out.println ("You have chosen to enter from a CVS file");
public static void read () throws IOException //reading from a file
{
String fileName = "C:/text.txt";
BufferedReader fileIn = new BufferedReader (new FileReader (text.txt));

for (int i = 0 ; i < limit ; i++)
{
string = fileIn.readLine ();
}
}
break;

default:
System.out.println ("Incorrect choice, please choose again " + choices);
break;
case '2':
System.out.println ("You have chosen to enter manually");
System.out.println ("Please enter the number of people in your address book");

for (int q = 0 ; q < limit ; q++) //stores entries for names
{
System.out.println ("Enter Name " + (q + 1) + ": ");
names [q] = stdin.readLine ();
}

for (int q = 0 ; q < limit ; q++) //stores entries for sex
{
System.out.println ("Enter Sex " + (q + 1) + ": ");
sex [q] = stdin.readLine ();
}

for (int q = 0 ; q < limit ; q++) //stores telephone number
{
System.out.println ("Telephone Number " + (q + 1) + ": ");
number [q] = stdin.readLine ();
}

for (int q = 0 ; q < limit ; q++) //stores cell number
{
System.out.println ("Cell number " + (q + 1) + ": ");
Cnumber [q] = stdin.readLine ();
}

for (int q = 0 ; q < limit ; q++) //stores address
{
System.out.println ("Address " + (q + 1) + ": ");
address [q] = stdin.readLine ();
}

for (int q = 0 ; q < limit ; q++) //stores Email
{
System.out.println ("Enter email " + (q + 1) + ": ");
email [q] = stdin.readLine ();
}

for (int q = 0 ; q < limit ; q++) //displaying the information
{
System.out.println ("Name " + (q + 1) + ": " + names [q]);
System.out.println ("Sex " + (q + 1) + ": " + sex [q]);
System.out.println ("Number " + (q + 1) + ": " + number [q]);
System.out.println ("Cell Phone Number " + (q + 1) + ": " + Cnumber [q]);
System.out.println ("Address " + (q + 1) + ": " + address [q]);
System.out.println ("Email" + (q + 1) + ": " + email [q]);

}

break;
}
do
{
System.out.println ("Press y to return to the main menu");
char quit = in.readLine ().charAt (0);
if (quit == 'y')
{
x = 1;
break;

}
else
{
}
}
while (x != 1);

case '2':
System.out.println ("Edit Information");

break;
case '3':
System.out.println ("Sort Information");

break;
case '4':
break mainLoop;
default:
System.out.println ("Invalid choice " + choices);
break;
}

}
}
}

When i run it i get 18 errors, what is the problem? how do i fix it?

Tony · **Posted:** Tue Jan 11, 2005 10:07 pm

you get a compiler that returns error messages, with a description of a problem and the line number. Then you read those messages and fix your semi-colons or whatever.

Eclipse is good

Nezura · **Posted:** Tue Jan 11, 2005 10:09 pm

yea i know about those lines, but i really don't understand what's wrong at those lines

i use ready to program

Tony · **Posted:** Tue Jan 11, 2005 10:13 pm

Nezura wrote:

i use ready to program

that's your problem right there. Anyone will tell you that Laughing

Nezura · **Posted:** Tue Jan 11, 2005 10:15 pm

lol ..yea well that's what my school makes us use -_-"

so anyone can fix that code up? or perhaps lead me in the right direction?

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