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illegal start of expression I need some help with understanding an error that I am getting. Can anyone help me. Here is my problem. I am trying to hardcode information for a mortgage calc and I am getting an illegal start of expression error. Here is an example:
MortgageLoanCalculator.java:15: illegal start of expression
double interestRate = 5.7%; // Interest Rate = 5.75%
What does it mean?
MortgageLoanCalculator.java:15: illegal start of expression
double interestRate = 5.7%; // Interest Rate = 5.75%
What does it mean?
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Can you post the previous few lines of the code ... the problem could be in the previous lines too ... look at them.
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Sure. Here is the program.
public class MortgageLoanCalculator
{
//Main method
public static void main(String [] args)
{
double interestRate = 5.7%; int numberOfYears = 30;
double loanAmount = %200,00;
//Enter monthly interest rate
System.out.println("The interest rate is:" + interestRate);
System.out.println("The loan amount is:" + loanAmount);
System.out.println("The term in years is:" + numberOfYears);
}
}
public class MortgageLoanCalculator
{
//Main method
public static void main(String [] args)
{
double interestRate = 5.7%; int numberOfYears = 30;
double loanAmount = %200,00;
//Enter monthly interest rate
System.out.println("The interest rate is:" + interestRate);
System.out.println("The loan amount is:" + loanAmount);
System.out.println("The term in years is:" + numberOfYears);
}
}
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The % is a sign for modular division in java.
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you might want to play around with the DecimalFormat class some, if you want your numbers to have commas after every three numbers and an % before or after your numbers.
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Try this out now
public class MortgageLoanCalculator
{
//Main method
public static void main(String [] args)
{
double interestRate = 5.7; // you are defining a double value .. and % is not a double.
int numberOfYears = 30;
double loanAmount = 20000; //java doesnt recognize comas in doubles.
//Enter monthly interest rate
System.out.println("The interest rate is:" + interestRate);
System.out.println("The loan amount is:" + loanAmount);
System.out.println("The term in years is:" + numberOfYears);
}
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