Can someone see what is wrong with this? Im stumped

Question

   public class Card {
     int suit;
     int value;
     static int isStraight = 0;
     static int isFlush = 0;
     static int handCounter = 0;
     static int cardCounter = 0;
     boolean inUse = false;
     public int getSuit() {
          return suit;
     public void setSuit(int suit) {
          this.suit = suit;
     public int getValue() {
          return value;
     public void setValue(int value) {
          this.value = value;
     public boolean isInUse() {
          return inUse;
     public void setInUse(boolean inUse) {
          this.inUse = inUse;
    public static int checkPairs(int[] handValues){
         for (int x = 0; x<5; x++ ){
              for (int y = 0; y<5; y++ ){
                   if(handValues[x]==handValues[y]){
                        cardCounter ++;
              handCounter = handCounter + (cardCounter - 1);
               cardCounter = 0;
         System.out.println(handCounter);
         return handCounter;
    public static int checkStraight(int[] handValues){
              if(handValues[0] == (handValues[1]-1)){
                   if (handValues[1] == (handValues[2]-1)){
                        if (handValues[2] == (handValues[3]-1)){
                             if (handValues[3] == (handValues[4]-1)){
                                  ///System.out.println("straight");
                                      isStraight = 1;
                                  if (handValues[4] == 12){
                                        isStraight = 2;
              return isStraight;
    public static int checkFlush(Card[]inputHand){
         if (inputHand[0].suit == inputHand[1].suit){
              if (inputHand[1].suit == inputHand[2].suit){
                   if (inputHand[2].suit == inputHand[3].suit){
                        if (inputHand[3].suit == inputHand[4].suit){
                             isFlush = 1;
         return isFlush;
//handCheckerApp ,
import tcdIO.*;
public class handCheckerApp {
     ///these string arrays just hold the names of the values
     static String[] suitsArray = {"hearts" , "spades" , "diamonds" , "clubs" };
     static String[] valuesArray = {"two" , "three" , "four" , "five" , "six" , "seven" , "eight" , "nine" , "ten" , "jack" , "queen" , "king" ,"ace" };
     public static void main (String arguments []) {
          Terminal terminal = new Terminal();
          Card[] inputHand = new Card[5];
          Card[] deck = new Card[52];
          Card currentCard = new Card();
          for(int number = 0 ; number <= 12 ; number++){
               deck[number]= new Card();
               deck[number].suit = 0;
               deck[number].value = number;
          for(int number = 13 ; number <= 25 ; number++){
               deck[number]= new Card();
               deck[number].suit = 1;
               deck[number].value = (number - 13);
          for(int number = 26 ; number <= 38 ; number++){
               deck[number]= new Card();
               deck[number].suit = 2;
               deck[number].value = (number - 26);
          for(int number = 39 ; number <= 51 ; number++){
               deck[number]= new Card();
               deck[number].suit = 3;
               deck[number].value = (number - 39);
          terminal.println("Poker Hand Checker");
          terminal.println("~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~");
          terminal.println("Suits key:..Hearts = 1");
          terminal.println("...................Spades = 2");
          terminal.println("...................Diamonds = 3");
          terminal.println("...................Clubs = 4");
          terminal.println(".............................");
          terminal.println("Values key:.Twos = 2");
          terminal.println("......................Threes = 3");
          terminal.println("......................Fours = 4");
          terminal.println("......................Fives = 5");
          terminal.println("......................Sixes = 6");
          terminal.println("......................Sevens = 7");
          terminal.println("......................Eights = 8");
          terminal.println("......................Nines = 9");
          terminal.println("......................Tens = 10");
          terminal.println("......................Jacks = 11");
          terminal.println("......................Queens = 12");
          terminal.println("......................Kings = 13");
          terminal.println("......................Aces = 14");
      ///this block of code marks cards in the deck as in use and adds them to the hand 
      for(int i = 0; i < 5; i++){///for1
          currentCard.value = (terminal.readInt("please enter card " + (i+1) + " value: " )-2);
          currentCard.suit = (terminal.readInt("please enter card " + (i+1) + " suit: " )-1);
          for (int x = 0; x< 52; x++){///for2
               if (deck[x].value == currentCard.value){///if1
                    if (deck[x].suit == currentCard.suit){///if2
                        if (deck[x].inUse == true){///elseif1
                             terminal.println("you chose that card already");
                             i--;
                        }///if3
                        else if(deck[x].inUse == false){///if3
                             deck[x].inUse = true;
                             inputHand[i] = deck[x];
                             terminal.println("this card is the " + valuesArray[(inputHand.value)] + " of " + suitsArray[(inputHand[i].suit )]);
                    }///elseif1
               }///if2
          }///if1
     }///for2
     }///for1     
     int handValues[] = {inputHand[0].value, inputHand[1].value, inputHand[2].value, inputHand[3].value, inputHand[4].value};
     java.util.Arrays.sort(handValues);     
     ///this method checks for pairs, two pairs, three of a kind, full house & four of a kind
     Card.checkPairs(handValues);
     if (Card.handCounter == 2) {
               terminal.println("You have a pair");
          if (Card.handCounter == 4) {
               terminal.println("You have two pair");
          if (Card.handCounter == 6) {
               terminal.println("You three of a kind");
          if (Card.handCounter == 8) {
               terminal.println("You have a full house");
          if (Card.handCounter == 12) {
               terminal.println("You have four of a kind");
          } else {
               terminal.println("");
          Card.checkStraight(handValues);
          Card.checkFlush(inputHand);
               if (Card.isStraight == 1 && Card.isFlush == 0){
                    terminal.println("You have a straight");
               if (Card.isStraight == 1 && Card.isFlush == 1){
                    terminal.println("You have a straight flush");
               if (Card.isStraight == 2 && Card.isFlush == 0){
                    terminal.println("You have a royal straight");
               if (Card.isStraight == 2 && Card.isFlush == 1){
                    terminal.println("You have a royal straight flush");
               if (Card.isStraight == 0 && Card.isFlush == 1){
                    terminal.println("You have a flush");
               if (Card.isStraight == 0 && Card.isFlush == 0){
                    terminal.println("");
Okay it's not recognising deck.inUse....i can't see why.
Can someone possibly point out some suggestions. Thanks, much appreciated.

Answer 1

> if (deck[x].inUse == true){///elseif1
>
it's giving me an error on this If else statement...
sorry ....
How about going the extra mile and actually posting the error message you receive rather than expecting everyone to guess? The more pertinent information you can provide, the easier it is to answer your question. And you want your question answered easily and quickly, right?
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