BUILDING JAVA PROGRAMS CHAPTER 4 Conditional Execution

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Objectives Describe how an if statement works. List the relational operators. Define logical AND, OR, and NOT operators. Compute boolean expressions.

public static void withdraw(int balance, int amount) { balance -= amount; System.out.println(“New balance: “ + balance); return balance; } What’s wrong? int balance = 100; balance = withdraw(balance, 10); balance = withdraw(balance, 20); balance = withdraw(balance, 300);

The if statement Executes a block of statements only if a test expression is true. if ( ) { ;... } Syntax Yoda

public static void withdraw(int balance, int amount) { if(balance >= amount) { balance -= amount; System.out.println(“New balance:” + balance); } return balance; } int balance = 100; balance = withdraw(balance, 10); balance = withdraw(balance, 20); balance = withdraw(balance, 300);

Relational Expressions if statements and for loops both use logical tests. for (int i = 1; i <= 10; i++) {... } if (i <= 10) {... } These are boolean expressions and will be covered in Chapter 5. Tests use relation operators.

OperatorMeaningExampleValue == equals == 2true != does not equal 3.2 != 2.5true < less than 10 < 5false > greater than 10 > 5true <= less than or equal to 126 <= 100false >= greater than or equal to 5.0 >= 5.0true

A note on == if (age == 17) {…} The equality operator (==) is not to be confused with the assignment operator (=). if (age = 17) {…}

Logical Operators Tests can be combined using logical operators: OperatorDescriptionExampleResult && and (2 == 3) && (-1 < 5)false || or (2 == 3) || (-1 < 5)true ! not !(2 == 3)true

Truth Tables Truth tables for each, used with logical values p and q: pqp && qp || q true false true falsetruefalsetrue false p!p truefalse true

Evaluating Logic Expressions Relational operators have lower precedence than math; logical operators have lower precedence than relational operators 5 * 7 >= * (7 – 1) && 7 <= 11 5 * 7 >= * 6 && 7 <= >= && 7 <= >= 33 && 7 <= 11 true && true true Relational operators cannot be "chained" as in algebra 2 <= x <= 10 true <= 10 (assume that x is 15) Error! Instead, combine multiple tests with && or || 2 <= x && x <= 10 true && false False

In your notebook… int x = 42; int y = 17; int z = 25; y < x && y <= z x = y + z (x + y) % 2 == 0 || !((z – y) % 2 == 0) True False

Using boolean Write a program where user inputs integers until the user no longer enters a perfect square. Enter perfect squares: is not a square! Enter perfect squares: is not a perfect square!

Using boolean public static void main(String args[]) { Scanner console = new Scanner(System.in); System.out.println(“Enter perfect squares: ”); for(boolean shouldExit = false; shouldExit;) { int input = console.nextInt(); int sqrt = (int)(Math.sqrt(input)); if (sqrt * sqrt != input) { System.out.println(input + “ is not a perfect square!”); shouldExit = true; }

Homework Read 3.1 PracticeIt 4.1, 4.2 FracCalc Checkpoint 1

The if/else statement Executes one block if a test is true, another if false if (test) { statement(s); } else { statement(s); } Example: double gpa = console.nextDouble(); if (gpa >= 2.0) { System.out.println("Welcome to Mars University!"); } else { System.out.println("Application denied."); } Syntax Yoda

Misuse of if What's wrong with the following code? Scanner console = new Scanner(System.in); System.out.print("What percentage did you earn? "); int percent = console.nextInt(); if (percent >= 90) { System.out.println("You got an A!"); } if (percent >= 80) { System.out.println("You got a B!"); } if (percent >= 70) { System.out.println("You got a C!"); } if (percent >= 60) { System.out.println("You got a D!"); } if (percent < 60) { System.out.println("You got an F!"); }...

Nested if/else Chooses between outcomes using many tests if (test) { statement(s); } else if (test) { statement(s); } else { statement(s); } Example: if (x > 0) { System.out.println("Positive"); } else if (x < 0) { System.out.println("Negative"); } else { System.out.println("Zero"); } Syntax Yoda

Let’s Try It! Formula for body mass index (BMI): Write a program that produces output like the following: This program reads data for two people and computes their body mass index (BMI). Enter next person's information: height (in inches)? 70.0 weight (in pounds)? Enter next person's information: height (in inches)? 62.5 weight (in pounds)? Person 1 BMI = overweight Person 2 BMI = normal Difference = BMIWeight class below 18.5underweight normal overweight 30.0 and upobese

if/else with return // Returns the larger of the two given integers. public static int max(int a, int b) { if (a > b) { return a; } else { return b; } Methods can return different values using if/else Whichever path the code enters, it will return that value. Returning a value causes a method to immediately exit. All paths through the code must reach a return statement.

All paths must return public static int max(int a, int b) { if (a > b) { return a; } // Error: not all paths return a value } The following also does not compile: public static int max(int a, int b) { if (a > b) { return a; } else if (b >= a) { return b; } } The compiler thinks if/else if code might skip all paths, even though mathematically it must choose one or the other.

if/else, return question Write a method quadrant that accepts a pair of real numbers x and y and returns the quadrant for that point: Example: quadrant(-4.2, 17.3) returns 2 If the point falls directly on either axis, return 0. x+ x- y+ y- quadrant 1 quadrant 2 quadrant 3 quadrant 4

Homework Read 3.1 Self Check 4.1, 4.2, 4.4, 4.13, Exercise 4.3, 4.4 FracCalc Checkpoint 1