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);

    }

}