Question

if anyone knows how to use Java please let me kno. there is noone in the chat for comp sci and i'm a math major with this for a prereq

Answer 1

its been awhile, im very rusty
is this like a csc100 class?

Answer 2

intro to computer programming; Starting out with Java
ours is labeled csci2000

Answer 3

yeah thats what i meant
whats your question

Answer 4

You could have just posted the question in Comp Sci and waited a bit. I do tend to check in there now and then.

Answer 5

well there was literally NOONE in there so i felt i would be talking to myself but hold on and i will copy and paste it

Answer 6

Sometimes talking to yourself is helpful ;p

Answer 7

or do you have something to open it if i send the java file and i'll copy and paste what were doing. i dont kno what i'm doing wrong

Answer 8

haha funny funny LMAO

Answer 9

You can either post it to dpaste.com (my preference) or attach it to the question.

Answer 10

i posted it there under my screenname on here.... the instructions are

Your program should output each candidate’s name, the number of votes received by that candidate, and the percentage of the total votes received by the candidate. Your program should also output the winner of the competition. Sample output is as follows:
Finalist Votes Received % of Total Votes
Johnson 5000 25.91%
Miller 4000 20.72%
Duffy 6000 31.09%
Robinson 2500 12.95%
Anthony 1800 9.33%
Total 19300
The winner of the competition is Duffy.
Specifications and Notes: Use the file specified above for input and the console for output. Main should primarily call methods to perform tasks. You should AT A MINIMUM have methods that do the following:
1. getVotes which reads the names and votes into parallel arrays
2. sumVotes which accepts the array of votes, a count of how many competitors were read in and returns the total votes
3. processVotes which accepts the array of votes, a count of how many items are in the array, an integer representing the total votes and fills a second array with the percentage votes for each finalist
4. determineWinner which determines the winner of the competition – you decide what needs to be sent in and returned.

Answer 11

this is the file on here too

Answer 12

When you post to dpaste.com you need to post here with the link to the page.

Answer 13

http://dpaste.com/535088/

Answer 14

Thanks =)

Answer 15

sorry never seen this site before

Answer 16

No thank YOU!!!!!

Answer 17

You don't seem to have any of the methods they describe above, and you're not actually storing the votes as you read them in.

Answer 18

You should have a method called getVotes that reads the votes from a file

Answer 19

I'm not sure what your input file looks like so I can't tell if you're doing that right, but it seems as though you are except you're not doing anything with the number you read in from the file.

Answer 20

i kno the way it is is the only way i could get it to print the stuff from the file. i can copy and paste the plain file text

Answer 21

Sure. But fundamentally it has a name, and a string right?

Answer 22

Johnson
5000
Miller
4000
Duffy
6000
Robinson
2500
Anthony
1800

Answer 23

err name and number

Answer 24

i completely suck at this and have no idea how i have gotten as far as i have in this class with a b but methods and arrays(ie these last two sections ) are kicking my butt

Answer 25

Ok, well you can think about arrays as variables that hold many values. In this case you'll want to have 2 arrays one for the name, and the other for the number of votes that candidate recieved.

Answer 26

Then you can organize them such that the i-th element in the name array corrisponds to the i-th element of the votes array.

Answer 27

so they shouldnt be in the same file?

Answer 28

I'm not talking about the file, I'm talking about your variables.

Answer 29

oh, before i go and erase all of what i've done, is there any part of it that is correct? that i should keep?

Answer 30

Some of it is, but before you do anything lets talk about what your plan is.

Answer 31

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Answer 32

ok

Answer 33

Ok so we have 2 arrays. One with names, one with votes.

Answer 34

okay i am in there under the name twignamanda

Answer 35

I don't see you anymore

Answer 36

i'm here and on that how do i invite you what name?

Answer 37

No, just click the link I have above.

Answer 38

You started your own.

Answer 39

ohhhhh ok my bad i thought i had to be on it so yea i signed up but clicking now