Can any1 explain what im doing wrong in my homework?

[RiseAgainst7580]

i put in red where it doesnt work… i use bluej.. it says "incompatible types-found int but expected boolean"
please help me out because ive been working on this for like a week trying to get it right and its already past due

/**
* Compare class compares 2 ints
*
* Joshua Seavey
* March 3, 2009
*/
public class Compare
{
  private int x, y;

  /**
    * Constructor for objects of class Compare
    */
  public Compare()
  {
      x = 0;
      y = 0;
    }

    /**
    * Easily change x and y
    *
    * @param  a  to set x
    * @param  b  to set y
    */
    public void set(int a, int b)
    {
        x = a;
        y = b;
    }

    /**
    * An example of an if statement
    *
    */
    public void compare()
    {
        if (x > y)
          System.out.println("x is greater");
        else
          System.out.println("x is smaller");
            {
                if (x = y)          System.out.println("x is equal to y");
        else
          System.out.println("x is smaller");
            }
        }
}

[Marsh]

isnt it

  if (x == y) 

Not sure about java but it would hav eto be that in c++.

[RiseAgainst7580]

OMG ur awsome thank you Marsh

[RiseAgainst7580]

my output is wrong though :( i didnt do it right or something..
if you set the variables to the same # it prints out "x is smaller
      x is equal to y"
its supposed to just say "x is equal to y"
any hints?

[cheatking]

System.out.println("x is smaller");
            {
                if (x = y)          System.out.println("x is equal to y");
        else
it executes the print then the if

[RiseAgainst7580]

so how do i fix it?
because i put the 2nd if right after the first if and then it said that the else was without an if

[Marsh]

if (x > y)
          System.out.println("x is greater");
        else
          System.out.println("x is smaller");
            else
                if (x = y)          System.out.println("x is equal to y");
        else
          System.out.println("x is smaller");

I cant test it without a java compiler. But i think you needed a else instead of a bracket.

[RiseAgainst7580]

marsh i just put in what u said and the else that is after the ("x is smaller") makes it say " 'else' without 'if' "

[cheatking]

f (x > y)
          System.out.println("x is greater");
        else <- Cant that be elsif (x < y) or something?
          System.out.println("x is smaller");
            else
                if (x = y)          System.out.println("x is equal to y");
        else
          System.out.println("x is smaller");

[Chakkra]

lol i dont even know wtf this is xD

[RiseAgainst7580]

its for beginning computer programming class and i cant do the homework and make it actually work. by the way thank you to everyone who helped me and is helping me, my last homework post i got flamed on…. prolly because i wanted sum1 to write the program for me lol

[RiseAgainst7580]

yay i fixed it :)
/**
* Compare class compares 2 ints
*
* Joshua Seavey
* March 3, 2009
*/
public class Compare
{
  private int x, y;

  /**
    * Constructor for objects of class Compare
    */
  public Compare()
  {
      x = 0;
      y = 0;
    }

    /**
    * Easily change x and y
    *
    * @param  a  to set x
    * @param  b  to set y
    */
    public void set(int a, int b)
    {
        x = a;
        y = b;
    }

    /**
    * An example of an if statement
    *
    */
    public void compare()
    {
        if (x > y)
          System.out.println("x is greater");
          {
            if (x == y)
              System.out.println("x is equal to y");
            else
              System.out.println("x is smaller");
            }
        }
}

[RiseAgainst7580]

this was just step 2 out of 5 steps on last weeks homework lol so ill prolly need more help in a little bit :)
Thank You For Your Help  :cheesy:

[RiseAgainst7580]

uhhhhhhhh yeah idk how to do steps 3-5 and i dont wanna get flamed again or get in truble by any1 on here again lol