[acidblue]

Why can't I do this:

Main:

public class TestInvestment {

	
	public static void main(String[] args) {
		
		FutureInvestmentValue fiv = new FutureInvestmentValue();
		fiv.investment(a,b,y);
	}

}

Class:

import java.util.Scanner;


public class FutureInvestmentValue {
	
	
	
	public double investment(double a, double b, int y){
	Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
	System.out.println("Enter invest amount ");
	a = input.nextDouble();
	System.out.println("Enter intrest rate ");
	b = input.nextDouble();
	System.out.println("Enter how many years ");
	y = input.nextInt();
	
	return a + (y*(a * b));
	
}

}

I'm getting an error in eclipse:
a cannot be resolved
b cannot be resolved
y cannot be resolved

Can't I pass the user input to the method??

[gw1500se]

Java is pass-by-value. That means changing the values of parameters in a method will not be reflected back to the caller. While technically legal, the IDE is assuming you really are trying to use different variable names which you have not declared. You don't need to pass anything:

public class TestInvestment {

	
	public static void main(String[] args) {
		
		FutureInvestmentValue fiv = new FutureInvestmentValue();
		double result=fiv.investment();
	}

}

public class FutureInvestmentValue {
	
	
	
	public double investment(){
        double a;
        double b;
        int y;
	Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
	System.out.println("Enter invest amount ");
	a = input.nextDouble();
	System.out.println("Enter intrest rate ");
	b = input.nextDouble();
	System.out.println("Enter how many years ");
	y = input.nextInt();
	
	return a + (y*(a * b));
	
}

[acidblue]

OHHH, I was soo close, yet so far away.
I had too many parameters, DOH!

Thanks for the reply, this OOP is so new to me.

[gw1500se]

Its a little hard to get your head around (at least it was for me) but once you do, you'll understand how it makes life easier.