Let me just start by saying I know that my code can be written more functionally, and I know that I have more variables than what I need. This is for a school assignment for an intro Java class, and I'm trying to follow instructions to the T.
import java.util.Scanner;
public class UniversityTest {
public static void main(String[] args) {
Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
String personType;
int userInput = 0;
Person[] all_people = new Person[100];
int count = 0;
String name;
String idNumber;
float GPA;
int admissionYear;
int expGrad;
int currYear;
String position;
int hireYear;
float salary;
String advisorName;
String researchArea;
int hours;
float rate;
while (count < 100){
System.out.println("Please enter the category of person: ");
personType = input.nextLine().toLowerCase();
switch (personType){
//if (personType.equals("student")){
case "student":
System.out.println("Enter the student's name: ");
name = input.nextLine();
System.out.println("Enter the student's ID number: ");
idNumber = input.nextLine();
System.out.println("Enter the student's GPA: ");
GPA = Float.parseFloat(input.nextLine());
System.out.println("Enter the student's admission year: ");
admissionYear = Integer.parseInt(input.nextLine());
System.out.println("Enter the student's expected year of graduation: ");
expGrad = Integer.parseInt(input.nextLine());
System.out.println("Enter the current year: ");
currYear = Integer.parseInt(input.nextLine());
Student new_student = new Student("Student", name, idNumber, GPA, admissionYear,
expGrad, currYear);
all_people[count] = new_student;
count++;
break;
//}
//else if (personType.equals("grad student")){
case "grad student":
System.out.println("Enter the grad student's name: ");
name = input.nextLine();
System.out.println("Enter the grad student's ID number: ");
idNumber = input.nextLine();
System.out.println("Enter the grad student's GPA: ");
GPA = Float.parseFloat(input.nextLine());
System.out.println("Enter the grad student's admission year: ");
admissionYear = Integer.parseInt(input.nextLine());
System.out.println("Enter the grad student's expected year of graduation: ");
expGrad = Integer.parseInt(input.nextLine());
System.out.println("Enter the grad student's position: ");
position = input.nextLine();
System.out.println("Enter the name of the grad student's advisor: ");
advisorName = input.nextLine();
System.out.println("Enter the grad student's area of research: ");
researchArea = input.nextLine();
System.out.println("Enter how many hours a week this grad student works: ");
hours = Integer.parseInt(input.nextLine());
System.out.println("Enter this grad student's hourly pay rate: ");
rate = Float.parseFloat(input.nextLine());
System.out.println("Enter the current year: ");
currYear = Integer.parseInt(input.nextLine());
GradStudent new_grad_student = new GradStudent("Grad Student", name, idNumber, GPA,
admissionYear, expGrad, currYear, position, advisorName, researchArea, hours, rate);
all_people[count] = new_grad_student;
count++;
break;
//}
//else if (personType.equals("faculty")){
case "faculty":
System.out.println("Enter the faculty member's name: ");
name = input.nextLine();
System.out.println("Enter the faculty member's ID number: ");
idNumber = input.nextLine();
System.out.println("Enter the faculty member's job: ");
position = input.nextLine();
System.out.println("Enter the year this faculty member was hired: ");
hireYear = Integer.parseInt(input.nextLine());
System.out.println("Enter this faculty member's annual salary: ");
salary = Float.parseFloat(input.nextLine());
Faculty new_faculty = new Faculty("Faculty", name, idNumber, position, hireYear, salary);
all_people[count] = new_faculty;
count++;
break;
//}
//else {
default:
System.out.println("Enter this person's name: ");
name = input.nextLine();
System.out.println("Enter this person's ID number: ");
idNumber = input.nextLine();
Person new_person = new Person(personType, name, idNumber);
all_people[count] = new_person;
count++;
break;
//}
}//END OF SWITCH
System.out.println("Press 1 to enter another user, or 0 to end.");
userInput = input.nextInt();
if (userInput == 0) {break;}
}//END OF WHILE LOOP
for(int i = 0; i < count; i++){
System.out.println(all_people[i].toString());
}
}//END OF MAIN
}
It works for the first run, but when it goes back to the top of the while loop it prints out the "Please enter the category of person: " but then jumps straight down to the default statement "Please enter the person's name: " without giving the user a chance to enter the type of person again. I originally did this with if statements (edited out) but tried switching it to a switch statement just in case that could have solved it. I have three other classes obviously but it would probably be a waste of time since I'm pretty sure the issues lies in this class.
