Java Help

[Michaeljs1990]

I'm pretty new to programming and am enjoying it quite a lot. The projects they give us to do for class are way to easy so i decided to make a program for fun. however when i try and compile this program to test it out i get...

package javaapplication1;

/********************************************
*Michael Schuett
*2/25/10
*Java
*This is my first semi-big java program
***********************************************/
import java.util.Scanner;

public class Main
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
String input= h;

Scanner stdIn = new Scanner(System.in);

System.out.println("Hello, Welcome to MMath Beta 0.1");
System.out.println("What would you like to do? (for help enter h): ");
input = stdIn.next();
if (h);
{
System.out.print("type in add to add or subtract numbers." + '\n');
System.out.print("type in mult to multiply or divide." + '\n');
System.out.print("only 2 currently available in Beta 0.1" + '\n');
}
}
}



and i get the error code
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.RuntimeException: Uncompilable source code - cannot find symbol
symbol: variable h
location: class javaapplication1.Main
at javaapplication1.Main.main(Main.java:15)
Java Result: 1
BUILD SUCCESSFUL (total time: 2 seconds)

can anyone explain how i can get the input 'h' from the user to bring up the if statement? Sorry if this is a stupid question.

[JCoster]

String input= h;

..should be:

String input= "h";

..assuming that you want the variable input to equal the character "h".

Similarly:


if (h);
{
System.out.print("type in add to add or subtract numbers." + '\n');
System.out.print("type in mult to multiply or divide." + '\n');
System.out.print("only 2 currently available in Beta 0.1" + '\n');
}
}


..should be:


if (input.equals("h");
{
System.out.print("type in add to add or subtract numbers." + '\n');
System.out.print("type in mult to multiply or divide." + '\n');
System.out.print("only 2 currently available in Beta 0.1" + '\n');
}
}


Although, this would be better:


package javaapplication1;

/********************************************
*Michael Schuett
*2/25/10
*Java
*This is my first semi-big java program
***********************************************/
import java.util.Scanner;

public class Main
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
Scanner stdIn = new Scanner(System.in);

System.out.println("Hello, Welcome to MMath Beta 0.1");
System.out.println("What would you like to do? (for help enter h): ");

String input = stdIn.next();
if (input.equals("h"));
{
System.out.print("type in add to add or subtract numbers." + '\n');
System.out.print("type in mult to multiply or divide." + '\n');
System.out.print("only 2 currently available in Beta 0.1" + '\n');
}
}
}

[Michaeljs1990]

WOW thank you so much !! thats exactly what i needed!

It's like a 50 pound weight is lifted off you when you final don't see that error message.

[JCoster]

Haha no problem at all.
It's nice to finally help someone rather than be asking someone for help!
Please mark thread as solved
JC