plzzz...have some heart to help me....plz...

import java.io.*;

class MidtermProject

{

public static int toArabic (String x)

{

int arabica=0;

char chars;

for (int y=0; y<=(x.length()-1); y++)

{

chars=x.charAt(y);

switch (chars)

{

case 'C':

if (x.charAt(y+1)=='M')

{

arabica+=900;

y++;

}

else if (x.charAt(y+1)=='D')

{

arabica+=400;

y++;

}

else

{

arabica+=100;

}

break;

case 'X':

if (x.charAt(y+1)=='C')

{

arabica+=90;

y++;

}

else if (x.charAt(y+1)=='L')

{

arabica+=40;

y++;

}

else

{

arabica+=10;

}

break;

case 'I':

if (x.charAt(y+1)=='X')

{

arabica+=9;

y++;

}

else if (x.charAt(y+1)=='V')

{

arabica+=4;

y++;

}

else if (x.charAt (y+1)== 'I')

{

arabica+=2;

y++;

}

else

{

arabica++;

}

break;

case 'M':

arabica+=1000;

break;

case 'D':

arabica+=500;

break;

case 'L':

arabica+=50;

break;

case 'V':

if (x.charAt(y+1)== 'I')

{

arabica+=6;

y++;

}

else

arabica+=5;

break;

}

}

return(arabica);

}

//main program

public static void main (String [] args)

{

String r_input, ro;

int ans1;

DataInput keyboard=new DataInputStream (System.in);

try

{

System.out.print("Enter a Roman numeral: ");

r_input=keyboard.readLine();

ro=r_input.toUpperCase();

ans1=toArabic(ro);

System.out.println("The Arabic number is: "+ans1);

}

catch (Exception e)

{

System.out.print ("Wrong inPut!");

}

}

}

//this is my program...and there are some roman numrals that are nt functioning....

zaizaimaea at 2007-7-14 20:40:19 >

try {

//Something

} catch (RuntimeException e) {

e.printStackTrace();

}

zadoka at 2007-7-14 20:40:19 >