So far I have this:
public double checkValueWithin(int min, int max) {
double num;
Scanner reader = new Scanner(System.in);
num = reader.nextDouble();
while (num < min || num > max) {
System.out.print(\"Invalid. Re-enter number: \");
num = reader.nextDouble();
}
return num;
}
and this:
public void askForMarks() {
double marks[] = new double[student];
int index = 0;
Scanner reader = new Scanner(System.in);
while (index < student) {
System.out.print(\"Please enter a mark (0..30): \");
marks[index] = (double) checkValueWithin(0, 30);
index++;
}
}
When I test this, it can\'t take double number and I got this message:
Exception in thread \"main\" java.util.InputMismatchException
at java.util.Scanner.throwFor(Scanner.java:909)
at java.util.Scanner.next(Scanner.java:1530)
at java.util.Scanner.nextDouble(Scanner.java:2456)
at MarkingSystem.checkValueWithin(MarkingSystem.java:25)
at MarkingSystem.askForMarks(MarkingSystem.java:44)
at World.main(World.java:6)
Java Result: 1
How do I fix this?
Here you can see the nature of Scanner:
double nextDouble()
Returns the next token as a double. If the next token is not a float or
is out of range, InputMismatchException is thrown.
Try to catch the exception
try {
// ...
} catch (InputMismatchException e) {
System.out.print(e.getMessage()); //try to find out specific reason.
}
UPDATE
CASE 1
I tried your code and there is nothing wrong with it. Your are getting that error because you must have entered String
value. When I entered a numeric value, it runs without any errors. But once I entered String
it throw
the same Exception
which you have mentioned in your question.
CASE 2
You have entered something, which is out of range as I have mentioned above.
I\'m really wondering what you could have tried to enter. In my system, it is running perfectly without changing a single line of code. Just copy as it is and try to compile and run it.
import java.util.*;
public class Test {
public static void main(String... args) {
new Test().askForMarks(5);
}
public void askForMarks(int student) {
double marks[] = new double[student];
int index = 0;
Scanner reader = new Scanner(System.in);
while (index < student) {
System.out.print(\"Please enter a mark (0..30): \");
marks[index] = (double) checkValueWithin(0, 30);
index++;
}
}
public double checkValueWithin(int min, int max) {
double num;
Scanner reader = new Scanner(System.in);
num = reader.nextDouble();
while (num < min || num > max) {
System.out.print(\"Invalid. Re-enter number: \");
num = reader.nextDouble();
}
return num;
}
}
As you said, you have tried to enter 1.0
, 2.8
and etc. Please try with this code.
Note : Please enter number one by one, on separate lines. I mean, enter 2.7
, press enter and then enter second number (e.g. 6.7
).
Instead of using a dot, like: 1.2, try to input like this: 1,2.
I encountered the same problem.
Strange, but the reason was that the object Scanner interprets fractions depending on localization of system.
If the current localization uses a comma to separate parts of the fractions, the fraction with the dot will turn into type String.
Hence the error ...
Are you providing write input to the console ?
Scanner reader = new Scanner(System.in);
num = reader.nextDouble();
This is return double if you just enter number like 456.
In case you enter a string or character instead,it will throw java.util.InputMismatchException when it tries to do num = reader.nextDouble() .
Since you have the manual user input loop, after the scanner has read your first input it will pass the carriage/return into the next line which will also be read; of course, that is not what you wanted.
You can try this
try {
// ...
} catch (InputMismatchException e) {
reader.next();
}
or alternatively, you can consume that carriage return before reading your next double input by calling
reader.next()