I am completely lost with how to code this program for my homework. I am coding in Eclipse IDE.

We can only use java.io.* and java.util.Scanner and java.util.Random.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. I know there are some similar questions already answered, but in this specific assignment the text file is NOT formatted correctly. There is at least one prize/price that is not separated by a tab and must be ignored. I have spent over 10 hours trying to figure this out on my own. I'm stuck on the "Showcase" class specifically.

Thank you in advance.

Assignment:

Showcase Showdown!

Objective: Write a program which emulates the final game of a famous price related game show.

Requirements:

The program must read from the given file prizeList.txt and populate an array of at least 50 prizes. Must only use an array and may not use other data structures like Array Lists, etc. Each item has an associate name and price, and separated by an end line ( ) The name and price are separated by a tab (\t). File format <>\t<> Items that are not correctly formatted need to be ignored (HINT: Theres at least one item in the file that is not formatted correctly). All other items should be added to the array. The program must then randomly pick 5 items out of that array for the showcase showdown, in which repeated items are allowed. Then, the program must prompt the user with the names (individual prices hidden) of the prizes that have been randomly selected and ask them to enter the total cost closest without going over. Since there is not another contestant in this version of the game, the program must also check to see if the price guessed is within $2,000 of the actual retail price or else they lose as well. The game continues until the user chooses to quit.

Suggested Methodology:

You can solve this in any number of ways, and heres a way you may take to approach this problem.

3 Classes:

Prize: This is a simple class which holds a single item from the list provided. As such it has two instance variables price and name, and also all the accessors, mutators, and constructors associated with it.

Showcase: A more complex class which holds the arrays for the entire prize list and the randomly prize array that is the showcase. Each array uses the type Prize. This class must populate the entire prize array upon its construction from the file. Also the file contains each prize name and cost separated by a tab. A method for populating the showcase by randomly selecting items from the prize list is strongly recommended.

ShowcaseGame: This is the entire front end of the game. All of the users input and the prompts should go in this class which contains nothing more than a main method.

Example Dialog:

Welcome to the showcase show down!

Your prizes are:

milk

bread

car

car

car

You must guess the total cost of all without going over. Enter your guess.

60000

You guessed 60000.0 the actual price is 60012.0 Your guess was under! You win!

Would you like to play again? Enter 'no' to quit

yes

Welcome to the showcase show down!

Your prizes are:

moose

boat

bread

bread

bread

You must guess the total cost of all without going over. Enter your guess.

40000

You guessed 40000.0 the actual price is 51021.0 I'm sorry but that guess was bad. You lose for being bad.

Would you like to play again? Enter 'no' to quit

no

Goodbye!