Understaning scope indentifier's

I'm in phase 4 of my program now that I got it to complite. Now I must write 2 more methods with scope identifiers to allow me to total up the gross and net pay from information I obtained from an input file and display it in the corresponding columns. Can anyone pointt me in the direction of finding the information I need to complete my program. My class book do poorly in my opinion in helping me understand this type of method programming. Here is what I started the methods processPay and totalAmounts is what I must use. my program is as follow:

import java.io.*;

import java.util.*;

publicclass Payroll4

{

staticfinaldouble FULL_TIME = 40.0;

staticdouble totalGrossAmount;

staticdouble totalNetAmount;

publicstaticvoid main (String[] args)

throws FileNotFoundException

{

Scanner inFile =new Scanner(new FileReader("payroll.dat"));

StringBuffer employeeName =new StringBuffer();

DoubleClass hourlyRate =new DoubleClass();

DoubleClass hoursWorked =new DoubleClass();

DoubleClass taxRate =new DoubleClass();

DoubleClass grossAmount =new DoubleClass();

DoubleClass netAmount =new DoubleClass();

boolean moreData;

instructions();

reportTitle();

moreData = inputData(inFile, employeeName, hourlyRate, hoursWorked, taxRate);

while(moreData)

{

printEmployeeInfo(employeeName, hourlyRate.getNum(), hoursWorked.getNum(), taxRate.getNum(), grossAmount.getNum(), netAmount.getNum());

moreData =inputData(inFile, employeeName, hourlyRate, hoursWorked, taxRate);

}

inFile.close();

}

publicstaticvoid instructions()

{

System.out.println("Instructions for Payroll Report Program \n");

System.out.println("This program calculates a paycheck for each employess.\n"

+"A text file containing the following information will be created:\n"

+"name, payrate, hours worked, and tax percentage to be deducted.\n");

System.out.println("The program will create a report in columar format showing the \n"

+"employee name, hourly rate, number of hours worked, tax rate,\n"

+"gross pay, and net pay.\n");

System.out.println("After all employees are processed, totals will be displayed,\n"

+"including total gross amount and total net pay.\n");

}

publicstaticvoid reportTitle()

{

System.out.println("Payroll Report\n"

+"\n");

System.out.println("Employee HourlyHoursTaxGrossNet");

System.out.println("NameRateWorkedRateAmountAmount");

System.out.println("--- -- --");

}

publicstaticvoid printEmployeeInfo(StringBuffer employeeName,double hourlyRate,double hoursWorked,double taxRate,double grossAmount,double netAmount)

{

System.out.printf("%-20s%8.2f%8.2f%8.2f%8.2f%8.2f%8.2f%n", employeeName, hourlyRate, hoursWorked, taxRate, grossAmount, netAmount);

if (hoursWorked > FULL_TIME)

System.out.println("OT");

else

System.out.print("");

}

publicstaticboolean inputData(Scanner inFile, StringBuffer employeeName, DoubleClass hourlyRate, DoubleClass hoursWorked, DoubleClass taxRate)

throws FileNotFoundException

{

if(!inFile.hasNext())

returnfalse;

employeeName.setLength(0);

employeeName.append(inFile.nextLine());

hourlyRate.setNum(inFile.nextDouble());

hoursWorked.setNum(inFile.nextDouble());

taxRate.setNum(Double.parseDouble(inFile.nextLine()));

returntrue;

}

publicstaticvoid processPay(double hourlyRate,double hoursWorked,double taxAmount, DoubleClass grossAmount, DoubleClass netAmount)

{

double overtime = 0.0;

grossAmount = hoursWorked * hourlyWorked;

{

if (hoursWorked > FULL_TIME)

overtime = (FULL_TIME - hoursWorked) * 1.5));

grossAmount = grossAmount + overTime;

{

netAmount = (((grossAmount * taxRate) / 100) - grossAmount);

}

publicstaticvoid totalAmounts()

{

String str ="Total";

System.out.printf("%-20s%8.2f%8.2f%n", str, totalGrossAmount, totalNetAmount);

}

}

[7264 byte] By [Raziela] at [2007-10-2 17:08:44]
# 1
I have no idea what is meant by 'methods with scope identifiers' unless it refers to public/protected/private, whose correct name is 'access modifier'. Ask your instructor.
ejpa at 2007-7-13 18:23:32 > top of Java-index,Java Essentials,Java Programming...