I have a program that prompts a user for integers until they type a value to continue the program onto the next step. How would I increment a variable called count every time the user inputs an integer? I'm using count++ to increment the count amount by the way, I just don't know how to make it go up when the user puts in data.
Code so far
//variables
int num, count = 0, high, low;
Scanner userInput = new Scanner(System.in);
//loop
do {
System.out.print("Enter an integer, or -99 to quit: --> ");
num = userInput.nextInt();
high = num;
low = num;
//higher or lower
if(count > 0 && num > high)
{
high = num;
}
else if(count > 0 && num < low)
{
low = num;
}
else
{
System.out.println("You did not enter any numbers.");
}
} while (num != -99);
System.out.println("Largest integer entered: " + high);
System.out.println("Smallest integer entered: " + low);
You can put count++;
anywhere in your do loop.
It's simple. Just put count++
inside the while loop
as follows,
// variables
int num, count = 0, high, low;
Scanner userInput = new Scanner(System.in);
// loop
do {
System.out.print("Enter an integer, or -99 to quit: --> ");
num = userInput.nextInt();
count++; // here it goes
high = num;
low = num;
// higher or lower
if(count > 0 && num > high)
{
high = num;
}
else if(count > 0 && num < low)
{
low = num;
}
else
{
System.out.println("You did not enter any numbers.");
}
} while (num != -99);
System.out.println("Largest integer entered: " + high);
System.out.println("Smallest integer entered: " + low);
I understand why you're using it but why use the counter at all?
The code below uses a different technique to acquire integers from the User. It also ensures that the supplied number is indeed a integer that falls within the Integer.MIN_VALUE and Integer.MAX_VALUE range:
Scanner userInput = new Scanner(System.in);
String ls = System.lineSeparator();
int high = 0;
int low = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
int num;
String input = "";
while(input.equals("")) {
System.out.print("Enter an integer, (q to quit): --> ");
input = userInput.nextLine().toLowerCase();
if (input.equals("q")) {
if (low == Integer.MAX_VALUE) {
low = 0;
}
break;
}
if (!input.matches("^-?\\d+$")) {
System.err.println("Invalid Entry (" + input + ")! "
+ "You must supply an Integer (int) value!" + ls);
input = "";
continue;
}
boolean invalidInteger = false;
long tmpVal=0;
try {
tmpVal = Long.parseLong(input);
} catch(NumberFormatException ex) {
invalidInteger = true;
}
if (invalidInteger || tmpVal < Integer.MIN_VALUE || tmpVal > Integer.MAX_VALUE) {
System.err.println("Invalid Entry (" + input + ")! " + ls
+ "Number too large (Minimum Allowable: " + Integer.MIN_VALUE
+ " Maximum Allowable: " + Integer.MAX_VALUE + ")!" + ls
+ "You must supply an Integer (int) value!" + ls);
input = "";
continue;
}
num = Integer.parseInt(input);
if (num > high) {
high = num;
}
if (num < low) {
low = num;
}
input = "";
}
System.out.println("Largest integer entered: " + high);
System.out.println("Smallest integer entered: " + low);
If you want to keep track of how many entries the User made then you can still apply a counter if you like.
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