University of Washington, CSE 142

Lab 4: Return, if/else, and Scanner

Except where otherwise noted, the contents of this document are Copyright 2013 Stuart Reges and Marty Stepp.

lab document created by Marty Stepp, Stuart Reges and Whitaker Brand

Basic lab instructions

Today's lab

Goals for today:

Exercise : Check Canvas scores

The scores you receive on labs are available for you to view in Canvas. Once you have logged into Canvas, You can find your section of CSE 190 under the Courses & Groups tab in the purple header. Then, navigate to the Grades link in the left sidebar to view your individual scores.

You will receive a point for each lab that you attend and show up on time for. Receiving credit for CSE 190 requires attending eight of the ten labs offered this quarter.

If you believe there is a problem with one of your scores from the first three labs, please email TA Autumn Grassel at grassela@cs.washington.edu.

Returning Values

A return value is when a method sends a value back to the code that called it.

public static type name(parameters) {      // declare
    ...
    return expression;
}
variableName = methodName(parameters);     // call

Example:

public static double fToC(double tempF) {
    return (tempF - 32) * 5.0 / 9.0;
}
...
double bodyTemp = fToC(98.6);          // bodyTemp stores 37.0
double freezing = fToC(32);            // freezing stores  0.0

Math expression syntax

Method Description Example
Math.abs absolute value Math.abs(-308) returns 308
Math.ceil ceiling (rounds upward) Math.ceil(2.13) returns 3.0
Math.floor floor (rounds downward) Math.floor(2.93) returns 2.0
Math.max max of two values Math.max(45, 207) returns 207
Math.min min of two values Math.min(3.8, 2.75) returns 2.75
Math.pow power Math.pow(3, 4) returns 81.0
Math.round round to nearest integer Math.round(2.718) returns 3
Math.sqrt square root Math.sqrt(81) returns 9.0

Exercise - Math expressions

Write the results of each expression. Use the proper type (such as .0 for a double). Note that a variable's value changes only if you re-assign it using the = operator. Discuss any errors you make with your neighbor.

double grade = 2.7;
Math.round(grade);                               // grade = 2.7
grade = Math.round(grade);                       // grade = 3.0

double min = Math.min(grade, Math.floor(2.9));   //   min = 2.0

double x = Math.pow(2, 4);                       //     x = 16.0
x = Math.sqrt(64);                               //     x = 8.0

int count = 25;
Math.sqrt(count);                                // count = 25
count = (int) Math.sqrt(count);                  // count = 5

int a = Math.abs(Math.min(-1, -3));              //     a = 3

Exercise : area practice-it

Consider the following method for converting milliseconds into days:

// converts milliseconds to days
public static double toDays(double millis) {
    return millis / 1000.0 / 60.0 / 60.0 / 24.0;
}

Write a similar method named area that takes as a parameter the radius of a circle and that returns the area of the circle. For example, the call area(2.0) should return 12.566370614359172. Recall that area can be computed as π times the radius squared and that Java has a constant called Math.PI.

User input and Scanner

Method name Description
nextInt() reads and returns the next token as an int, if possible
nextDouble() reads and returns the next token as double, if possible
next() reads and returns a single word as a String
nextLine() reads and returns an entire line as a String

Example:

import java.util.*;   // so you can use Scanner
...
Scanner console = new Scanner(System.in);
System.out.print("How old are you? ");   // prompt
int age = console.nextInt();
System.out.println("You typed " + age);

Cumulative algorithms

Exercise : Scanner sum

Copy and paste the following code into jGrasp.

public class SumNumbers {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        int low = 1;
        int high = 1000;
        int sum = 0;
        for (int i = low; i <= high; i++) {
            sum += i;
        }
        System.out.println("sum = " + sum);
    }
}

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Exercise : Scanner sum

Modify the code to use a Scanner to prompt the user for the values of low and high. Below is a sample execution in which the user asks for the same values as in the original program (1 through 1000):

low? 1
high? 1000
sum = 500500

Below is an execution with different values for low and high:

low? 300
high? 5297
sum = 13986903

You should exactly reproduce this format.

if/else Statements

An if/else statement lets your program choose between 2 or more options.

if (test) {
    statement(s);
} else {
    statement(s);
}

Example:

if (gpa >= 2.0) {
    System.out.println("Welcome to Mars University!");
} else {
    System.out.println("Please apply again soon.");
}

Exercise : if/else mystery

Consider the following Java code.

public static void mystery3(int x, int y) {
    int z = 4;
    if (z <= x) {
        z = x + 1;
    } else {
        z = z + 9;
    }
    if (z <= y) {
        y++;
    }
    System.out.println(z + " " + y);
}

Fill in the boxes with the output produced by each of the method calls.

mystery3(3, 20);
13 21
mystery3(4, 5);
5 6
mystery3(5, 5);
6 5
mystery3(6, 10);
7 11

Exercise : if/else mystery

Consider the following Java code. Fill in the boxes with the output produced by each of the method calls.

public static void mystery(int n) {
    System.out.print(n + " ");
    if (n > 10) {
        n = n / 2;
    } else {
        n = n + 7;
    }
    if (n * 2 < 25) {
        n = n + 10;
    }
    System.out.println(n);
}
mystery(40);
40 20
mystery(8);
8 15
mystery(0);
0 17
mystery(12);
12 16
mystery(20);
20 20

Exercise : if/else mystery

Consider the following Java code.

public static void mystery2(int a, int b) {
    if (a < b) {
        a = a * 2;
    }
    if (a > b) {
        a = a - 10;
    } else {
        b++;
    }
    System.out.println(a + " " + b);
}

Fill in the boxes with the output produced by each of the method calls.

mystery2(10, 3);
0 3
mystery2(6, 6);
6 7
mystery2(3, 4);
-4 4
mystery2(4, 20);
8 21

Exercise : AgeCheck

Exercise - things to fix

Exercise - answer

Exercise : pay practice-it

Write a method named pay that accepts two parameters: a real number for a TA's salary, and an integer for the number of hours the TA worked this week. The method should return how much money to pay the TA. For example, the call pay(5.50, 6) should return 33.0.

The TA should receive "overtime" pay of 1 ½ normal salary for any hours above 8. For example, the call pay(4.00, 11) should return (4.00 * 8) + (6.00 * 3) or 50.0.

Exercise : pow practice-it

Write a method named pow that accepts a base and an exponent as parameters and returns the base raised to the given power. For example, the call pow(3, 4) returns 3 * 3 * 3 * 3 or 81. Do not use Math.pow in your solution; use a cumulative algorithm instead. Assume that the base and exponent are non-negative. See ch4 lecture slides on cumulative sums for a hint.

if/else factoring

Exercise : if/else Factoring

Exercise : season practice-it

If you finish them all...

If you finish all the exercises, try out our Practice-It web tool. It lets you solve Java problems from our Building Java Programs textbook.

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