JAVA having trouble with a program of mine?

NEEDSHELP: JAVA having trouble with a program of mine?
// program to allow tracking of stock orders

//enabling JOptionPane
import javax.swing.JOptionPane ;

//beginning of class
public class Assignment3
{
//beginning of method main
public static void main(String args[])
{
//declaring variables
int numberOfShares ,
nOrderCounter ,
aOrderCounter ,
totalNShares ,
totalAShares ;

double averageNSharesPerOrder ,
averageASharesPerOrder ;

String numberOfSharesAsString ;
String exchangeNameAsString ;

//initializing variables
nOrderCounter = 0 ;
aOrderCounter = 0 ;
totalNShares = 0 ;
totalAShares = 0 ;

//ask for number of shares
numberOfSharesAsString = JOptionPane.showInputDialog
(null,
“Enter number of shares you wish to deposit” +
” (enter 0 or less to end)” ,
JOptionPane.QUESTION_MESSAGE) ;
numberOfShares = Integer.parseInt (numberOfSharesAsString) ;

//pull out first letter of exchange name
char c ;

//begin loop
while (numberOfShares > 0)
{
//ask for name of stock exchange again
exchangeNameAsString = JOptionPane.showInputDialog
(null,
“Enter desired exchange destination (NYSE or ASE)” ,
JOptionPane.QUESTION_MESSAGE) ;
c = exchangeNameAsString.charAt(0) ;

if ((c == ‘n’) || (c == ‘N’))
{
nOrderCounter = nOrderCounter + 1 ;
totalNShares = numberOfShares + totalNShares ;
}
else if ((c == ‘a’) || (c == ‘A’))
{
aOrderCounter = aOrderCounter +1 ;
totalAShares = numberOfShares + totalAShares ;
}
else
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog
(null,
“ERROR: not a valid exchange”) ;

//ask for number of shares again
numberOfSharesAsString = JOptionPane.showInputDialog
(null,”Enter number of shares (enter 0 or less to end)” ,
JOptionPane.QUESTION_MESSAGE) ;
numberOfShares = Integer.parseInt (numberOfSharesAsString) ;

}//end of while loop

//calculating the averages
averageNSharesPerOrder = (double) totalNShares / nOrderCounter ;
averageASharesPerOrder = (double) totalAShares / aOrderCounter ;

//print all info
if ((totalNShares > 0) || (totalAShares > 0))
{
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog
(null,
“NYSE:\n”
+ “You have ”
+ nOrderCounter + ” orders ”
+ totalNShares + ” shares ”
+ averageNSharesPerOrder + ” shares per order ”
+ “\nASE:\n”
+ “You have ”
+ aOrderCounter + ” orders ”
+ totalAShares + ” shares ”
+ averageASharesPerOrder + ” shares per order “) ;
}//end of info printing
else
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog
(null, “You did not enter any shares”) ;

//end
System.exit(0) ;

}//end of method main
}//end of class

the program has a 3 in the input box when i run it…does it do the same for you guys? and if so how do u fix it? id appreciate the help
also could someone tell me how to make an error message icon appear for my error messages with JOptionPane?

Answers and Views:

Answer by rascalflattsrule
You’re missing something here. After to end)”, you need to put “Input”

numberOfSharesAsString = JOptionPane.showInputDialog
(null,
“Enter number of shares you wish to deposit” +
” (enter 0 or less to end)” ,
JOptionPane.QUESTION_MESSAGE) ;

So like this instead:

numberOfSharesAsString = JOptionPane.showInputDialog
(null,
“Enter number of shares you wish to deposit” +
” (enter 0 or less to end)”,”Input”,
JOptionPane.QUESTION_MESSAGE);