4-11 SoccerPoints

Post date: Feb 27, 2014 12:38:20 PM

/*

This program calculates the total number of points a

soccer team has earned over a series of games. The user

enters a series of point values, then -1 when finished.

*/

package soccerpoints;

import java.util.Scanner; // Needed for the Scanner class

public class SoccerPoints

{

public static void main(String[] args)

{

int points; // Game points

int totalPoints = 0; // Accumulator initialized to 0

// Create a Scanner object for keyboard input.

Scanner keyboard = new Scanner(System.in);

// Display general instructions.

System.out.println("Enter the number of points your team");

System.out.println("has earned for each game this season.");

System.out.println("Enter -1 when finished.");

System.out.println();

// Get the first number of points.

System.out.print("Enter game points or -1 to end: ");

points = keyboard.nextInt();

// Accumulate the points until -1 is entered.

while (points != -1)

{

// Add points to totalPoints.

totalPoints += points;

// Get the next number of points.

System.out.print("Enter game points or -1 to end: " );

points = keyboard.nextInt();

}

// Display the total number of points.

System.out.println("The total points are " + totalPoints);

}

}