need urgent help with program. displays 2 lines instead of 1

[Elaine121]

hi i created this program for a university project but i don't know how to fix the problem. here is the program:

// class
public class Employee
{
private double Wage = 0, pay = 0;
private double hoursWork;

public void setWage(double aWage)
{
Wage = aWage;
}
public void calcPay()
{
if (hoursWork <= 40)
{
pay = hoursWork * Wage;
}
if ( hoursWork > 40)
{
pay = (40 * Wage) + ((hoursWork - 40) * (1.5 * Wage));
}
}
public double getPay()
{
return pay;
}
}


// testClass
import java.util.Scanner;
public class testEmployee
{
public static void main(String args[])
{
Scanner input = new Scanner (System.in);
Employee emp = new Employee();

System.out.print("Enter hourly wage: ");
double wage = input.nextDouble();
emp.setWage(wage);

System.out.print("enter the employee name(X to quit): " );
String yourName = input.nextLine();

System.out.print("Enter hours worked: ");
double hours = input.nextDouble();

emp.calcPay();
System.out.println();

String exit = "X" ;
while (!(yourName.equals (exit)))
{
System.out.println(yourName);
System.out.println("Pay: " + emp.getPay());
System.out.println("Enter new name(X to quit)");
yourName = input.nextLine();
System.out.print("Enter new hours worked ");
hours = input.nextDouble();
emp.calcPay();
}
}
}


the output i get is:
Enter hourly wage: 100
enter the employee name(X to quit): Enter hours worked:

the program doesn't allow me to enter the name. it just prints the hours worked right next to it

[Nepomuk]

You must wait for the next Line to come:

// testClass
import java.util.Scanner;
public class testEmployee
{
  public static void main(String args[])
  {
    Scanner input = new Scanner (System.in);
    Employee emp = new Employee();
 
    System.out.print("Enter hourly wage: ");
    double wage = input.nextDouble();
    emp.setWage(wage);
 
    System.out.print("enter the employee name(X to quit): " );
    input.nextLine();
    String yourName = input.nextLine();
 
    System.out.print("Enter hours worked: ");
    double hours = input.nextDouble();
 
    emp.calcPay();
    System.out.println();
 
    String exit = "X" ;
    while (!(yourName.equals (exit)))
    {
      System.out.println(yourName);
      System.out.println("Pay: " + emp.getPay());
      System.out.println("Enter new name(X to quit)");
      input.nextLine();
      yourName = input.nextLine();
      System.out.print("Enter new hours worked ");
      hours = input.nextDouble();
      emp.calcPay();
    }
  }
}
 

(That's just 2 "input.nextLine();"s added before you define "yourName".)

[JosAH]

When you enter the hourly wages you type something like "123.45<enter>".
The nextDouble() method returns 123.45 and it leaves the <enter> character in
the input buffer. When you want to read the name, the scanner sees an 'empty
line' in the input buffer and continues reading the next item.

In short: you should get rid of that <enter> character in the input stream. Simply
invoke readLine() to get rid of that dummy (empty) line before you want to read
the name.

kind regards,

Jos