largerDigits
Category: Programming
Author: Marty Stepp
Book Chapter: 5.3
Problem: largerDigits
Write a static method named largerDigits that accepts two integer parameters a and b and returns a new integer c where each digit of c gets its value from the larger of a's and b's digit in the same place. That is, the ones digit of c is the larger of the ones digit of a and the ones digit of b, and the tens digit of c is the larger of the tens digit of a and the tens digit of b, and so on. You may assume that a and b are positive integers (greater than 0). For example, suppose a is 603452384 and b is 921782. Their digits would be combined as follows to produce c: a 603452380 b 920784 ------------------ c 952784 (return value) Notice that if a particular digit place is absent from one number or the other, such as the 603 at the start of a above, no digit is carried over to c. The following table lists some more calls to your method and their expected return values: