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Computer Science

Posted by carlos gomez
carlos gomez
30 Points

I cannot figure out what is going on with my code!!!

with my code i get these errors: Exception in thread "AWT-EventQueue-0" java.util.UnknownFormatConversionException: Conversion = '-' at java.base/java.util.Formatter.parse(Formatter.java:2830) at java.base/java.util.Formatter.format(Formatter.java:2751) at java.base/java.util.Formatter.format(Formatter.java:2705) at java.base/java.lang.String.format(String.java:4138) at RestaurantBill$Total.actionPerformed(RestaurantBill.java:132) at java.desktop/javax.swing.AbstractButton.fireActionPerformed(AbstractButton.java:1972) at java.desktop/javax.swing.AbstractButton$Handler.actionPerformed(AbstractButton.java:2313) at java.desktop/javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.fireActionPerformed(DefaultButtonModel.java:405) at java.desktop/javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.setPressed(DefaultButtonModel.java:262) at java.desktop/javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicButtonListener.mouseReleased(BasicButtonListener.java:279) at java.desktop/java.awt.Component.processMouseEvent(Component.java:6616) at java.desktop/javax.swing.JComponent.processMouseEvent(JComponent.java:3398) at java.desktop/java.awt.Component.processEvent(Component.java:6381) at java.desktop/java.awt.Container.processEvent(Container.java:2266) at java.desktop/java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Component.java:4991) at java.desktop/java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:2324) at java.desktop/java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:4823) at java.desktop/java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.retargetMouseEvent(Container.java:4948) at java.desktop/java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.processMouseEvent(Container.java:4575) at java.desktop/java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Container.java:4516) at java.desktop/java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:2310) at java.desktop/java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Window.java:2780) at java.desktop/java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:4823) at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(EventQueue.java:775) at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(EventQueue.java:720) at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(EventQueue.java:714) at java.base/java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(AccessController.java:399) at java.base/java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(ProtectionDomain.java:86) at java.base/java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(ProtectionDomain.java:97) at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue$5.run(EventQueue.java:747) at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue$5.run(EventQueue.java:745) at java.base/java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(AccessController.java:399) at java.base/java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(ProtectionDomain.java:86) at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:744) at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(EventDispatchThread.java:203) at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(EventDispatchThread.java:124) at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(EventDispatchThread.java:113) at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:109) at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:101) at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThread.java:90)

here is my code: import java.awt.Font; import java.awt.event.ActionEvent; import java.awt.event.ActionListener; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JButton; import javax.swing.JLabel; import javax.swing.JPanel; import javax.swing.JScrollPane; import javax.swing.JTextArea; import javax.swing.JTextField;

public class RestaurantBill extends JFrame { private int FRAME_WIDTH = 400; private int FRAME_HEIGHT = 400; private int FIELD_WIDTH = 2; private int Height = 30; private int Width = 30; private JTextField box; private JTextField box2; private JFrame frame; JPanel panel; private JLabel label1; private JButton button1; private JTextArea billArea; private double Balance; private double Tax; private double Tip; private double Total; private double TotalAll = 0; private boolean ctrl = true;

public static void main(String[] args) {
    new RestaurantBill();
}

public RestaurantBill() {
    frame = new JFrame();
    frame.setSize(FRAME_WIDTH, FRAME_HEIGHT);
    frame.setTitle("Restaurant Bill");
    frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
    panel = new JPanel();

    label1 = new JLabel("Tax");
    panel.add(label1);

    box = new JTextField("5.6");
    panel.add(box);

    label1 = new JLabel("%");
    panel.add(label1);

    label1 = new JLabel("Tip");
    panel.add(label1);

    box = new JTextField("15");
    panel.add(box);

    label1 = new JLabel("%");
    panel.add(label1);

    button1 = new JButton("Hamburger");
    panel.add(button1);
    button1.addActionListener(new Hamburger());

    button1 = new JButton("Quesadilla");
    panel.add(button1);
    button1.addActionListener(new Quesadilla());

    button1 = new JButton("Tacos and Rice");
    panel.add(button1);
    button1.addActionListener(new TacosandRice());

    button1 = new JButton("Enchiladas");
    panel.add(button1);
    button1.addActionListener(new Enchiladas());

    button1 = new JButton("Pozole");
    panel.add(button1);
    button1.addActionListener(new Pozole());

    button1 = new JButton("Total");
    panel.add(button1);
    button1.addActionListener(new Total());

    button1 = new JButton("Clear");
    panel.add(button1);
    button1.addActionListener(new Clear());

    billArea = new JTextArea(Height, Width);
    panel.add(billArea);

    frame.setVisible(true);
    frame.add(panel);
}

public class Hamburger implements ActionListener {
    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent event) {
        billArea.append(String.format("%-30s %9.2f\n", "Hamburger", 6.99));
        TotalAll += 6.99;
    }
}

    public class Quesadilla implements ActionListener {
        public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent event) {
            billArea.append(String.format("%-30s %9.2f\n", "Quesadilla", 4.99));
            Total += 4.99;
        }
    }

    public class TacosandRice implements ActionListener {
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent event) {
                billArea.append(String.format("%-30s %9.2f\n", "Tacos and Rice", 8.99));
                Total += 8.99;
    }
}
    public class Enchiladas implements ActionListener {
        public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent event) {
            billArea.append(String.format("%-30s %9.2f\n", "Enchiladas", 5.99));
            Total += 5.99;
        }
    }
    public class Pozole implements ActionListener {
        public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent event) {
            billArea.append(String.format("%-30s %9.2f\n", "Pozole", 10.99));
            Total += 10.99;
        }
    }
     class Total implements ActionListener {
        public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent event) {
        if (ctrl == true) {
            billArea.append(String.format("-------------------------" + "---------------\n"));
            billArea.append(String.format("%-30 $%9.2f\n", "Pretax Total", Total));
            Tax = Double.parseDouble(box.getText());
            double Rate =(Tax / 100) * Total;
            billArea.append(String.format("%-30 $%9.2f\n", "Tax", Rate));
            billArea.append("------------------------" + "  ---------\n");
            Balance = Total + Rate;
            billArea.append(String.format("%-30s $%9.2f\n", "Total w/Tax", Balance));
            Tip = Double.parseDouble(box2.getText());
            double Rate2 = (Tip / 100) * Total;
            billArea.append(String.format("%-30s $%9.2f\n", "Tip", Rate2));
            billArea.append("------------------------" + "  ---------\n");
            TotalAll = Balance + Rate2;
            billArea.append(String.format("%-30s $%9.2f\n", "Total", TotalAll));
        }
        ctrl = false;
        }
    }
    public class Clear implements ActionListener {
        public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent event) {
            billArea.setText("");
            TotalAll = 0;
        }
    }

    }