public static int MainMenu(){
      //Displays the main menu and handles passing off to next menu.

        Scanner scanner = new Scanner (System.in);
        int selection=0;
        int x=0;

        while(true){   //changed while(1) to a value that didn't complain in netbeans
            System.out.println("Please Make a selection:");
            System.out.println("[1] Add a new record");
            System.out.println("[2] Open an existing record");
            System.out.println("[3] exit");
            System.out.println("Selection: ");
            selection=scanner.nextInt();

       switch (selection){

           case 1:System.out.println("Adding new record");
                x=1;
                break;


           case 2:System.out.println("Opening existing record");
                x=1;
                break;


           case 3:System.out.println("Exit Successful");
                System.exit(0);

           default:System.out.println("Please enter a valid selection.");

            };

        }
        return selection;
    }