yea i did.. ill go throught it proper

I have got it working thank you..

I just need to work on the other methods. :)

I really appreciate the time u have take out to reply and helped me.

Thank You very much..

I may need some help with the methods like reading from file, storing data in file etc.. but ill work on it and then if i need help ill let u.

Thank you once again

I am trying to do the look up guest method but i have a slight problem..

if the guest hasnt checked in it gives ERROR..

Exception in thread "main" java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException: -1
    at hotel_program.Main.lookupCustomer(Main.java:91)
    at hotel_program.Main.main(Main.java:43)
Java Result: 1

LINE 91 IS

    System.out.println(names[search]+" has not checked into this hotel");

LINE 43 IS

 lookupCustomer();

it finds the customer to begin.
it works but it just doesnt do what its meants to..

please cn you tell me where i have gone wrong?

public static void lookupCustomer(){            
//Search for a cstomer
             Scanner scan = new Scanner(System.in);
scan.nextLine();
int search=-1;
System.out.print("Enter the name of the guest that is being searched: ");** //I CHANGED THIS SEMI-CLN TO A COLLON IT THEN ALLOWS THE DIFFERNT CUSTOMER SEARCH TO HAPPEN SHOWING DIFFERNT CUSTMERS RATHER THAN THE SAME NAME AGAIN AND AGAIN**
String searchName=scan.nextLine();
for(int x=0;x<names.length;x++)
{   
if(names[x].equalsIgnoreCase(searchName));
{//Every time I search for a guest it says the guest of the first cell is here will explain with output
    search=x;
    break;
}   }                   
if(search==-1)
System.out.println(names[search]+" has not checked into this hotel");
else
   System.out.println(names[search]+" is checked into room "+rooms[search]);

                    }

I have been trying to research it but i cant seem to fix the error just keep coming up with more errors. :(
Do u know of any site that may help me understand??

I have changed it but now the if else statment is not working accordingly. The search is not working properly..
the results are as follows.

MENU 
A) Add Guest
V) View All Rooms
D) Display Empty Rooms
F) Find Room From Customer Name
S) Store Program data into file
L) Load Program from data file
R) View Rooms Alphabetically
E) Exit program
Choice: A

Please enter your guest: ALEX
Room: 1


MENU 
A) Add Guest
V) View All Rooms
D) Display Empty Rooms
F) Find Room From Customer Name
S) Store Program data into file
L) Load Program from data file
R) View Rooms Alphabetically
E) Exit program
Choice: A

Please enter your guest: RYAN
Room: 
2


MENU 
A) Add Guest
V) View All Rooms
D) Display Empty Rooms
F) Find Room From Customer Name
S) Store Program data into file
L) Load Program from data file
R) View Rooms Alphabetically
E) Exit program
Choice: V
ROOM            GUEST
1           ALEX
2           RYAN


MENU 
A) Add Guest
V) View All Rooms
D) Display Empty Rooms
F) Find Room From Customer Name
S) Store Program data into file
L) Load Program from data file
R) View Rooms Alphabetically
E) Exit program
Choice: F

Enter the name of the guest that is being searched: RYAN
ALEX is checked into room 1


MENU 
A) Add Guest
V) View All Rooms
D) Display Empty Rooms
F) Find Room From Customer Name
S) Store Program data into file
L) Load Program from data file
R) View Rooms Alphabetically
E) Exit program
Choice: F

Enter the name of the guest that is being searched: ALEX
ALEX is checked into room 1


MENU 
A) Add Guest
V) View All Rooms
D) Display Empty Rooms
F) Find Room From Customer Name
S) Store Program data into file
L) Load Program from data file
R) View Rooms Alphabetically
E) Exit program
Choice: E
BUILD SUCCESSFUL (total time: 51 seconds)

Hey sorry about the late reply...

I am still having an error.. the error is within these lines. i tried to change the code around but not successfull.

    if (search==-1)  //checking if search == -1 is fine as long as you dont use it as an array index if it is -1
    System.out.println(names[searchName]+" has not checked into this hotel"); //this line names[search] should be replaced by searchName
    else{
        System.out.println(names[searchName]+" is checked into room "+rooms[search]);
}}

Exception in thread "main" java.lang.RuntimeException: Uncompilable source code - incompatible types
required: int

i have tried to change it but it still says error :(

pLEASE CAN SOME ONE HELP ME FIX THIS CODE.. I JUST DONT UNDERSTAND WHY ITS NOT LOOKING UP THE CUSTOMER WITH THE CORRECT NAME BEING SEARCHED..
THE OUT PUT FOR THIS CODE IS .....

MENU 
A) Add Guest
V) View All Rooms
D) Display Empty Rooms
F) Find Room From Customer Name
S) Store Program data into file
L) Load Program from data file
R) View Rooms Alphabetically
E) Exit program
Choice: A

Please enter your guest: TOM
Room: 4


MENU 
A) Add Guest
V) View All Rooms
D) Display Empty Rooms
F) Find Room From Customer Name
S) Store Program data into file
L) Load Program from data file
R) View Rooms Alphabetically
E) Exit program
Choice: A

Please enter your guest: PHIL
Room: 3


MENU 
A) Add Guest
V) View All Rooms
D) Display Empty Rooms
F) Find Room From Customer Name
S) Store Program data into file
L) Load Program from data file
R) View Rooms Alphabetically
E) Exit program
Choice: V
ROOM            GUEST
3           PHIL
4           TOM


MENU 
A) Add Guest
V) View All Rooms
D) Display Empty Rooms
F) Find Room From Customer Name
S) Store Program data into file
L) Load Program from data file
R) View Rooms Alphabetically
E) Exit program
Choice: F

Enter the name of the guest that is being searched: TOM
PHIL has not checked into this hotel


MENU 
A) Add Guest
V) View All Rooms
D) Display Empty Rooms
F) Find Room From Customer Name
S) Store Program data into file
L) Load Program from data file
R) View Rooms Alphabetically
E) Exit program
Choice: F

Enter the name of the guest that is being searched: PHIL
PHIL has not checked into this hotel







 public static void lookupCustomer(){            
    Scanner scan = new Scanner(System.in);
    scan.nextLine();
    int search=0;
    System.out.print("Enter the name of the guest that is being searched: ");
    String searchName=scan.nextLine();
    for(int x=0;x<names.length;x++){  //just a comment not shure if you know this or not its fine here.  If names last index is 19 names.length will return 20.  be careful.   
        if(names[x].equalsIgnoreCase(searchName));{  // there should not be a semi colin here this is your search problem.
            search=x;
            break;

please can any one help me. how would i change the code to get a string and not a int???

anyone help m???

erm but with my code it wants a interger but i need to change it to an string..

how would i do that

public static void lookupCustomer(){            
    Scanner scan = new Scanner(System.in);
    scan.nextLine();
    int search=0;
    System.out.print("Enter the name of the guest that is being searched: ");
    String searchName=scan.nextLine();
    for(int x=0;x<names.length;x++){   
        if(names[x].equalsIgnoreCase(searchName));{  
            search=x;
            break;

THERE IS NO ERROR WITH THE CODE!! BUT THE OUT COMES OUT WRONG..

BELOW I HAVE ADDED 2 CUSTOMERS AND THEN PRESSED "F" TO FIND THE CUSTOMER BUT THE OUTPUT IS WRONG...
IF U LOOK AT THE LAST THRE MENU OUTPUTS U WILL SEE WHAT IM SAYING

MENU 
A) Add Guest
V) View All Rooms
D) Display Empty Rooms
F) Find Room From Customer Name
S) Store Program data into file
L) Load Program from data file
R) View Rooms Alphabetically
E) Exit program
Choice: A

Please enter your guest: TOM
Room: 2




    MENU 
    A) Add Guest
    V) View All Rooms
    D) Display Empty Rooms
    F) Find Room From Customer Name
    S) Store Program data into file
    L) Load Program from data file
    R) View Rooms Alphabetically
    E) Exit program
    Choice: A

    Please enter your guest: LISA
    Room: 2
    ROOM ALREADY OCCUPIED!
    Reenter room: 4


    MENU 
    A) Add Guest
    V) View All Rooms
    D) Display Empty Rooms
    F) Find Room From Customer Name
    S) Store Program data into file
    L) Load Program from data file
    R) View Rooms Alphabetically
    E) Exit program
    Choice: F

    Enter the name of the guest that is being searched: LISA
    TOM is checked into room 2


    MENU 
    A) Add Guest
    V) View All Rooms
    D) Display Empty Rooms
    F) Find Room From Customer Name
    S) Store Program data into file
    L) Load Program from data file
    R) View Rooms Alphabetically
    E) Exit program
    Choice: F

    Enter the name of the guest that is being searched: TOM
    TOM is checked into room 2


MENU 
A) Add Guest
V) View All Rooms
D) Display Empty Rooms
F) Find Room From Customer Name
S) Store Program data into file
L) Load Program from data file
R) View Rooms Alphabetically
E) Exit program
Choice: F

Enter the name of the guest that is being searched: PHIL
TOM is checked into room 2

i guess no1 can help :( thnks nyway