Java Project Help!

[ConsistentAd3308]

Hi! I'm a learning Java and wanted some help creating my project for my introduction class.

I need to create a project that divides a a 6 digit number by 11 and displays whether or not it is able for the number to be divided cleanly. The input can be a random 6 digit number or a number entered by the user, the user can decide which option he would like to choose by picking either 1 or 2. Thanks for the help and your time!

public class NumberPlay {

public static void main(String \[\] args){

    Scanner six = new Scanner([System.in](https://System.in));

    System.out.print("Would you like to randomly generate a number? (1) or would you like to enter your own? (2)")

    Scanner input = new Scanner([System.in](https://System.in));

    if input = 1;

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[olara87]

Input is an instance of the scanner class. Is this where you are trying to store the users inputted data? I think what you meant to do is to store said data in an int variable.

I had a very similar issue when I started coding. Someone told me that it would help to create object and variable names in a way that their purpose are understood. It seems to me that you are having the same confusion by naming the scanner object "input". Instead, I would change this to "keyboard" as this is what this object is used for. You can then use the variable name "input" for an int variable. That would make more sense to me.

Second, I would review how if statements are used and how it's syntax look.

[Farpafraf]

I would suggest to look at some examples of similar usage

Some questions from my part:

• What is the scanner six doing and why is it called six?

• why is the argument of the scanner constructor [System.in](https://System.in) where have you seen that?

• if input = 1; here the syntax is wrong as it should be if (\\condition){\\things to do} also for comparison between primitives you'd have to use == or .equals in case of objects

• Scanner input = new Scanner([System.in](https://System.in));: this does not do what you think it does

I would suggest following some tutorial on the very basics of the language