Re: quick java question

From: "Jeffrey Fidler" <jfiddler2@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2007 23:30:51 -0500

Just saw this post ... I noticed a couple of things. First, I think youwant to use the && operator instead of the || as you have to meet theconditions that it is a number above 0, and is also less than pts. You arenow saying something like "if bet is greater than 0 or if bet is less thanpts" so your condition will pass if one of these is true, but you seem toactually need both to be true. Also, you can do something like this:


double bet;
Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);
if (sc.hasNextDouble()) {

// received a double from standard input, continue testing to make sure wehave a valid amount

bet = sc.nextDouble();
if (bet > 0 && bet <= pts) { // I put <= since a bet can equal the total
pts -= bet; // bet should now be subtracted from total pts
}
} else {
System.out.println("You did not enter a number!");
}
// do something with the bet, etc. etc.

I wrote this from my mind directly, so it is not compiled/tested -- i.e. itcannot be trusted! But, I hope it gives you some ideas.


Good luck!

- Jeff

----- Original Message -----From: "Alex Parks" <mehgcap@xxxxxxx>

To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2007 11:07 PM
Subject: Re: quick java question

Thanks. My var is a double called bet (the assignment was a blackjackgame, and no you are not helping me cheat by helping--we can use whateverto get it done). I am ensuring bet is valid; that is, above 0, below theuser's current balance, and a number and not a letter. I have:

if (bet<pts || bet>0 || bet.hasNextDouble()


I get an error about bet not being able to be dereferenced.

Have a great day,
Alex

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeffrey Fidler" <jfiddler2@xxxxxxxxxxx
To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date sent: Thu, 29 Nov 2007 22:53:27 -0500
Subject: Re: quick java question

Here is an example using an integer.  (Sorry, but I had not

remembered that

you were using a double when I began quickly working up this

example, and

I'm off to bed for now.)  Remember that if you enter a char type,

it will

still work as it will output the ascii value!  You can swap the

int for a

double and it should work.  Hope this helps!

import java.util.Scanner;

public class TestInt {

public static void main(String[] args) {

System.out.print("Please enter an integer: ");

Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);

if (sc.hasNextInt()) {

System.out.println("Your integer is " + sc.nextInt());

} else {

System.out.println("You did not enter an integer!");

Kind regards,

Jeff

----- Original Message -----
From: "Sina Bahram" <sbahram@xxxxxxxxx
To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2007 10:19 PM
Subject: RE: quick java question

If you'd like some help on this tonight, shoot me the file off

list ...

I'm
busy tomorrow, but hopefully  Suzanne can help you then, if we

don't get

it
tonight?

sbahram@xxxxxxxxx

Take care,
Sina

-----Original Message-----
From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Alex

Parks

Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2007 9:55 PM
To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: quick java question

Okay, thanks! I will attach the .java file to an email and send

it to you

privately.  It will save my poor cs professor from answering all

my

questions and give me a new perspective.  Thanks again.

Have a great day,
Alex

----- Original Message -----
From: "Suzanne Balik" <spbalik@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date sent: Thu, 29 Nov 2007 21:30:35 -0500 (EST)
Subject: RE: quick java question

You typically use double's rather than float's in Java.  How

about this --

would this work for you?

Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);
if (sc.hasNextDouble())
 double value = sc.nextDouble();

I'll be in my office some time after 3:00 PM tomorrow (Friday).

If you

want to send me your code, I can help you with it then.

Suzanne Balik

I tried it, but have changed the var to a float after I sent the
message.  I tried var.hasNextFloat() but I get an error on that

line

that says something like "float cannot be dereferenced".  I am
checking to be sure a number (the var in question) is greater

than 1

but less than another var and so thought I could just put this

simple

statement as another condition in the if statement, but I got

the

above error.  I am using the latest Java.

Have a great day,
Alex

----- Original Message -----
From: "Suzanne Balik" <spbalik@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date sent: Thu, 29 Nov 2007 21:00:11 -0500 (EST)
Subject: RE: quick java question

You can use the Scanner class to do what you want to do easily,

if you're

using Java 5.0.  For example,

Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);
if (sc.hasNextInt())
 int value = sc.nextInt();

Suzanne Balik

NC State University      EB II 2318    (919)515-5617

We'll take a cup o' kindness yet, for auld lang syne.
                                      --Robert Burns

Do a search for
Try catch tutorial
Try statements and catch clauses are the way to go if you are

going to

seriously work with java.

-----Original Message-----
From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Alex

Parks

Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2007 7:55 AM
To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: quick java question

I am new to this language.  What do I put in place of "aString"
and how do I use the exception in my if statement? Add a
throwsException to the end? Thanks.

Have a great day,
Alex

----- Original Message -----
From: "Sina Bahram" <sbahram@xxxxxxxxx
To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date sent: Thu, 29 Nov 2007
07:07:27 -0500
Subject: RE: quick java question

If you're expecting an integer, then you can do

Integer.parseInt(aString)

That will throw a NumberFormatException if it isn't a number.

Take care,
Sina

-----Original Message-----
From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Alex

Parks

Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2007 12:51 AM
To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: quick java question

Hi all,
Is there a quick way of determining if the user input is a

number? I need it

to be a number; it throws an exception and exits the program if

it isn't.

Maybe something like:
if (input!=\int
I have no idea about the syntax, but something along those lines

is what I

am looking for.  Thanks for any help.

Have a great day,
Alex
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