SoccerPoints.java

//SoccerPoints.java

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

/**
    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.
*/

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 number of points.
    System.out.println("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 number of points.

      System.out.println("Enter game points or -1 to end: ");
      points = keyboard.nextInt();
    }

    // Display the total number of points.
    System.out.println("The total points are " +
                        totalPoints);
  }
}