Summing Issue from Array

[no1zson]

Massive thunderstorm here right now, I am trying to get off before I lose power. I have an array that is accepting inventory input from the user. The value of each product is figured as it is entered, simple instock number muliplied by the product value.
I simply want to sum that value at the end of the array for a total inventory value.
Here is my code:

public class Compactdisk
{// begin class

	//InventoryCD class has 5 fields
	String Name; //  Name of cd
	float price; // price of cd
	int itemno; // item number of cd
	int nstock; // how many units in stock	
	int cdCount; // cd counter for array
	float value; // value for single cd inventory
	float totalValue; // value for entire inventory

	
	//Compact disk class constructor
	public Compactdisk()
	
		// 4 fields need to be set up
		{ 
		Name = "";
		price = 0;
		itemno = 0;
		nstock = 0;
		cdCount = 0;
		value = 0;
		totalValue = 0;
		}
		
		// set values
	   public void setName(String diskName)
	   {
	   Name = diskName;
	   }
		public void setPrice(float cdPrice)
	   {
	   price = cdPrice;
	   }
		public void setItemno(int cdItemno)
	   {
	   itemno = cdItemno;
	   }
		 public void setNstock(int cdStock)
	   {
	   nstock = cdStock;
	   }
		public void setValue(float cdValue)
		{
		value = cdValue;
		}
		public void setcdCount(int Count)
		{
		cdCount = Count;
		}
		public void setTotalValue(float invValue)
		{
		totalValue = invValue;
		}
		
	   // return values
		public String getName()
		{	
		return (Name);
		}
		public float getPrice()
		{	
		return (price);
		}
		public int getItemno()
		{	
		return (itemno);
		}
		public int getNstock()
		{	
		return (nstock);
		}
	
					
		// returns indivudual inventory value for a disk
	   public float getValue()
	   {
	   return(price * nstock);
	   }
		
		// returns total inventory value for all disks
		public float getTotalValue()
		{
		return (totalValue += cds[cdCount].getValue());
		}
			
			
		
			
}// end class

I am getting these two errors back:
Compactdisk.java:86: cannot find symbol
symbol : variable cds
location: class Compactdisk
return (totalValue += cds[cdCount].getValue());
^
Compactdisk.java:86: inconvertible types
found : <nulltype>
required: float
return (totalValue += cds[cdCount].getValue());
^
2 errors

I thought this would be simple, but I have played with these parameters and formulas for 10 to 12 hours now with no progress? I think I have it close, but just do not see what I am doing wrong.
Am I just way off base and not skilled enough to know it?
Any help would be appreciated.

[iamthwee]

What are you trying to do your code makes little sense?

[Cerberus]

The first error is saying that the CD Class doesn't know about the other class. This line isn't really necessary anyway.

What i would do would make a float variable in the inventory class and every time you loop and insert another element into the array add it to the float: e.g.

float runningTotal = 0;

runningTotal = runningTotal + arrayelement[0]

[no1zson]

Sorry iamthwee, here is my other class, as it now stands. Maybe my question will make more sense now. I am not very good yet, so maybe it will make less sense. ;)

import java.util.Scanner; //uses class Scanner

public class Inventory
{// begin class Inventory
	public static void main(String[] args)	
	{//begin method main
	
	
	// create cd Array
	Compactdisk[] cds = new Compactdisk[5];

	cds[0] = new Compactdisk(); // adds to array
	cds[0].getName();
	cds[0].getPrice();
	cds[0].getItemno();
	cds[0].getNstock();
	
	int cdCount = 0;
	float totalValue = 0;
	
	Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);  // create scanner
	
	
	
			// begin display method
			System.out.print("Enter up to 5 CD Names or STOP to Exit: ");
			String nameInput = input.next(); //read cd name
						
			
		  	while (!nameInput.equalsIgnoreCase("STOP"))
			{// begin main While
			
				cds[cdCount] = new Compactdisk();
				cds[cdCount].setName(nameInput);

				System.out.print("Enter Price of this CD: "); // prompt for price
				cds[cdCount].setPrice(input.nextFloat());	// price input from user.
				while (cds[cdCount].getPrice()<= 0)
				{// begin while
				System.out.print("Price Must Be Greater Than Zero. Enter Price: ");
				cds[cdCount].setPrice(input.nextFloat()); // cd price loop from user.
				} // End while
		
				System.out.print("Enter CD Item Number: "); // prompt for cd item number
				cds[cdCount].setItemno(input.nextInt()); // cds item number input from user
		
				System.out.print("Enter Number of these CDs in Stock: "); // prompt for cd stock
				cds[cdCount].setNstock(input.nextInt()); // cds in stock input from user
				
				        
				System.out.print("CD "+cds[cdCount].getName()+", Item Number "+cds[cdCount].getItemno()+","); // display name
				System.out.printf(" is worth %c%.2f.\n", '$', cds[cdCount].getPrice()); // display individual price
				System.out.printf("We have %d copies in stock, making our inventory for this cd worth %c%.2f\n", cds[cdCount].getNstock(), '$', cds[cdCount].getValue()); //inventory value
		
				cdCount++;
				totalValue = totalValue + cds[cdCount].getValue();
				
				
				System.out.print("Enter up to 5 CD Names or STOP to Exit: "); // internal loop prompt
				nameInput = input.next(); //name input from user
																
			} // End main While
			
			
		System.out.printf("Entire Inventory for all CDs is Worth %c%.2f.\n", totalValue);
		System.out.print("Ending Program.");
	

	}// end method main
} // end class Payroll

Cerberus, I almost slapped myself that was so simple. I modified it (as you see above) and put it in, compiled it, everything seems great ... but when you exit the while loop every goes screwy. I am getting a "main" java.lang.nullpointerexception error now.
This is new to me, actually having it compile, and error when executing.

[no1zson]

Thought I figured it out, but I just made it worse. I moved the count line to run after the totalValue line. Logic being, the count was moving forward before I was ready for it to.
Thought I had it because now I can run the loop again. When I enter STOP to leave the loop, and hopefully see my total value I get a whole string of errors. Again, it complies, but errors on execution.
Errors are:
Illeagal format conversion, Format specifier and that group.

No real idea what that means. I think it might have something to do with the count being integer and the total being float? Maybe it does not like the way I am trying to print it?

[Cerberus]

Your almost there you just need to handle the exception. Try this:

try
{
       totalValue = totalValue + cds[cdCount].getValue();    
}
catch(NullPointerException npe)
{
        //handle exception
}

[no1zson]

I have never seen that code before, what is it?
I tried it just to see if I could see what it does, but nothing changes.
Everything compliles, error on execution, just when I leave the loop.
Looks like it starts to execute, but just does not like my formating of the %c%.2f./n, or the format of the variable I am trying to put there.

Exact message reads: Entire Inventory for all CDs is Worth Exceptio in thread "main" java.util.IllegalFormatConversionException: c != java.lang.Float
at java.util.Formatter$FormatSpecifier.failConversion (Formater.java:3978)
at java.util.Formatter$FormatSpecifier.printCharacter
(Formatter.java:2006)

This is way over my head.

[no1zson]

Thanks for your continued help. I know there are lots better things you could be using your Sunday for. Here is my code as it stands with your "try/catch" solution implimented.

import java.util.Scanner; //uses class Scanner

public class Inventory
{// begin class Inventory
	public static void main(String[] args)	
	{//begin method main
	
	
	// create cd Array
	Compactdisk[] cds = new Compactdisk[5];

	cds[0] = new Compactdisk(); // adds to array
	cds[0].getName();
	cds[0].getPrice();
	cds[0].getItemno();
	cds[0].getNstock();
	
	int cdCount = 0;
	float totalValue = 0;
	
	Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);  // create scanner
	
	
	
			// begin display method
			System.out.print("Enter up to 5 CD Names or STOP to Exit: ");
			String nameInput = input.next(); //read cd name
						
			
		  	while (!nameInput.equalsIgnoreCase("STOP"))
			{// begin main While
			
				cds[cdCount] = new Compactdisk();
				cds[cdCount].setName(nameInput);

				System.out.print("Enter Price of this CD: "); // prompt for price
				cds[cdCount].setPrice(input.nextFloat());	// price input from user.
				while (cds[cdCount].getPrice()<= 0)
				{// begin while
				System.out.print("Price Must Be Greater Than Zero. Enter Price: ");
				cds[cdCount].setPrice(input.nextFloat()); // cd price loop from user.
				} // End while
		
				System.out.print("Enter CD Item Number: "); // prompt for cd item number
				cds[cdCount].setItemno(input.nextInt()); // cds item number input from user
		
				System.out.print("Enter Number of these CDs in Stock: "); // prompt for cd stock
				cds[cdCount].setNstock(input.nextInt()); // cds in stock input from user
				
				        
				System.out.print("CD "+cds[cdCount].getName()+", Item Number "+cds[cdCount].getItemno()+","); // display name
				System.out.printf(" is worth %c%.2f.\n", '$', cds[cdCount].getPrice()); // display individual price
				System.out.printf("We have %d copies in stock, making our inventory for this cd worth %c%.2f\n", cds[cdCount].getNstock(), '$', cds[cdCount].getValue()); //inventory value
				
				try
				{
				totalValue = totalValue + cds[cdCount].getValue();
				}
				
				catch(NullPointerException npe)
				{
				
				} // handles exception
				
				cdCount++;
				
				System.out.print("Enter up to 5 CD Names or STOP to Exit: "); // internal loop prompt
				nameInput = input.next(); //name input from user
																
			} // End main While
			
			
		System.out.printf("Entire Inventory for all CDs is Worth %c%.2f.\n", totalValue);
		System.out.print("Ending Program.");
	

	}// end method main
} // end class Payroll

The worst part of this is that this was going to be a quick easy thing for me. I want to sort everything by name after this, and that was the hard part. I have been reading and trying stuff for that in my down time on this issue, and it is worse than I thought! :S

[no1zson]

Problem solved. Simple missing '$' in the print command.
Should have been.
System.out.printf("Entire Inventory for all CDs is Worth %c%.2f.\n", '$', totalValue)

How ya like that? Thanks everyone for their help.