two puzzling errors

[Jesse Crockett]

This is a lab problem for class. I don't understand the two errors at compilation. The error messages:

36: <identifier> expected
public static boolean moreData(anotherYear) {
                                                  ^
 
79: ')' expected
}
^

import java.util.*;
 
public class LeapYear {
 
static Scanner console = new Scanner(System.in);
static int year;
static String anotherYear = "";
static boolean again = true;
 
public static void main(String[] args) {
 
System.out.print("This program asks the user to enter a year,"
+ "\nthen finds whether or not it is a leap year.\n\n");
 
while(again) {
getYear();
isLeap(year);
 
if(isLeap(year)) {
 
moreData(anotherYear);
continue;
 
}
 
moreData(anotherYear);
 
}
}
 

36:public static boolean moreData(anotherYear) {
 
String choice;
 
System.out.print("Do you want to try another year? y/n: ");
 
choice = console.next();
System.out.println();
 
if(choice.equals("y")) {
again = true;
return again;
} else {
again = false;
return again;
  }
}
 

public static boolean isLeap(year) {
 
if(year % 4 = 0 && (!(year % 100 = 0) | year % 400 = 0)) {
System.out.println(year + " is a leap year."
return true;
}
 
else {
System.out.println(year + " is not a leap year.");
return false;
}
 
}
 

public static int getYear() {
 
System.out.print("Please enter a year: ");
 
year = console.nextInt();
System.out.println();
return year;
 
}
79:}

I also don't understand why the lab requires moreData() to have a String formal parameter.

[marc weber]

The moreData method does not seem to use any parameters, so I would remove the argument. If you do leave it in, then the type needs to be specified -- which is what the compiler is complaining about. (Note that the method is called with a String.)

The isLeap method also requires a type for its argument. (And the first println in that method is missing a closing parenthesis.)

Now, here's a big mistake that everyone makes at least once: A single equals sign is used for assignment (=). Two equals signs are required for comparison (==).
[ February 04, 2006: Message edited by: marc weber ]

[Jesse Crockett]

now I get the logical errors. I thought you were joking.

[marc weber]

Originally posted by Jesse Crockett:
now I get the logical errors. I thought you were joking.

Ah, yes... The wink was meant as, "Just something to keep in mind, because we've all done that before."
[ February 04, 2006: Message edited by: marc weber ]