Re: Calling a method

From:
Lew <lew@lewscanon.com>
Newsgroups:
comp.lang.java.help
Date:
Sat, 20 Oct 2007 20:58:50 -0400
Message-ID:
<hNWdnd__QOPXOYfanZ2dnUVZ_uGknZ2d@comcast.com>
sdlt85@gmail.com wrote:

Well here is my code again:


No TABs in Usenet posts, please.

import java.util.Scanner;

public class IntergerSet


People have pointed out at least twice that you should change the spelling of
this class.

{
  private static final int SIZE = 101;
  private boolean[] arraySet = new boolean[SIZE];
 
  // No-arguments on the array.
  public IntergerSet()
  {
     for(int i=0; i<SIZE; i++)
     {
       arraySet[i] = false;
     }


This is a completely superfluous initialization, since all these array
elements are already false. BTW, we remind you that "arraySet" is not a good
variable name in real-world code.

  }
 
  //overloading constructor
  public IntergerSet(int j)
  {
     if(validEntry(j))


braces

        insert(j);
   }
 
  //check valid entry not over 100.
  private boolean validEntry(int k)
  {
     return k>=0 && k<=SIZE;
  }
 
  //Getting input from the user.
  public void inputSet ()
  {
    Scanner input = new Scanner (System.in);
 
    int value;
    boolean arraySet[] = new boolean[100];


This declaration of arraySet will shadow the instance variable. They're also
different sizes. One or the other must go.

    do
    {
      System.out.println("\nPlease enter a value or -1 to finish: ");
      value = input.nextInt();
      if(validEntry(value))
        arraySet[value] = true;


braces
This statement will throw an exception if value == SIZE.

      else
        System.out.println("\nInvalid value");


This will indicate -1 as an invalid value right after having told the user
that it's a valid value.

    }while(value != -1);


And now you throw away 'arraySet'. And after all that work building it, too.

  }
 
  //Finding the union of two sets
  public void union(boolean other[])
  {
    boolean res[] = new boolean [SIZE];
 
    for(int i=0; i<SIZE; i++)


braces

      if(arraySet[i]==true||other[i]==true)


braces
What happens if other.length < SIZE?

        res[i] = true;
    arraySet = res;


Or you could've modified arraySet in place and saved making the copy.

  }
 
  //Finding the intersection of two sets
  public void intersection(boolean other[])
  {
    boolean res[] = new boolean [SIZE];
 
    for(int i=0; i<SIZE; i++)
    if(arraySet[i]==true&&other[i]==true)


braces
'==true' is completely superfluous. If it's true, of course it == true. Why
would you check if true == true?

      res[i] = true;
    arraySet = res;
  }
 
  //Inserting a value to the set
  public void insert(int other)
  {
    if(validEntry(other))
    {
      System.out.printf("\nYou add %d ", other);
      arraySet[other]=true;
    }
    else


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      System.out.print("\nInvalid insert attempted\n");
   }
 
  //Deleting a value from the set
  public void delete(int other)
  {
    if(validEntry(other))
    {
      System.out.printf("\nYou delete %d ", other);
      arraySet[other]=false;
    }
    else
      System.out.print("\nInvalid delete attempted\n");
  }
 
  //Prints the sets in a string.
  public String toSetString()
  {
    String setString = "{ ";
    boolean empty = true;
 
    for(int s=0; s<SIZE; s++)
    {
      if(arraySet[s])
      {
        setString = setString + s + " ";
        empty = false;
      }
    }
    if(empty)


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      setString = "---";
    setString = setString + " }";
    return setString;
  }
 
  //Checks if the sets are equal
  public void isEqualTo(boolean other[])
  {
    for(int t=0; t<SIZE; t++)


braces

      if(arraySet[t] != other[t])


braces

        return false;
      return true;


Uh-oh - you can't return values from a void method.

    }
  }

 import java.util.Scanner;
 public class IntegerSetTest
 {
  public static void main(String args[])
  {
    Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
 
    boolean arraySetA[] = new boolean[101];
    boolean arraySetB[] = new boolean[101];
    boolean arraySetC[] = new boolean[101];
    {
      final int[] init = {6, 7, 9, 50, 69, 86};
      for (int i = 0; i < init.length; ++i)
        arraySetC[init[i]] = true;
    }
    boolean arraySetD[] = new boolean[101];
    {
      final int[] init = {7, 9, 13, 14, 15, 19, 37, 50, 72, 74};
      for (int i = 0; i < init.length; ++i)
        arraySetD[init[i]] = true;
    }


When you see logic repeated like this, it indicates an opportunity to refactor
the common logic into a method.

    int i, j;


You should declare i inside the for loop initialization statement, and j in
the loop body. Scratch that, you don't need j at all.

    for(i=0; i<101; i++)
    {
      j=i*2;
      arraySetA[j] = true;
    }
 
    for(i=1; i<101; i=i+2)
    {
      arraySetB[i] = true;
    }
 
    System.out.println("Welcome to the Integer Set\n");
 
    System.out.println("This program is going to find the union or "
    +"intersection of any two sets you enter.\nAlso it will delete "
    +"or insert an element and check if the sets are equal.");
 
    IntergerSet set = new IntergerSet();
    set.inputSet();


This method call has no net effect.

    System.out.println(
"\n\nIf you want to add a value to the set press 'a': ");
    String adding = input.next();
    if("a".equalsIgnoreCase(adding))
    {
      System.out.printf("You are going to add a value to the set\n");
      System.out.print("\nEnter the value to be added: ");
      int addValue = input.nextInt();
      set.insert(addValue);
    }
 
    System.out.println(
"\n\nIf you want to delete a value from the set press 'd': ");
    String deleting = input.next();
    if("d".equalsIgnoreCase(deleting))
    {
      System.out.printf(
"\nYou are going to delete a value from the set \n");
      System.out.print("\nEnter the value to be deleted: ");
      int deleteValue = input.nextInt();
      set.delete(deleteValue);
    }
 
    System.out.print(
"Enter 'u' to find the union\nEnter 'i' to find the intersection\n"
      +"Enter 'c' to compare the sets\nIf not enter 'n'" );
    String option = input.next();
    if("u".equalsIgnoreCase(option))
    {
      set.union(arraySetB);
    }
 
    if("i".equalsIgnoreCase(option))
    {
      set.intersection(arraySetA);
    }
 
    if("c".equalsIgnoreCase(option))
    {
      set.isEqualTo(arraySetC);
    }
    else if("n".equalsIgnoreCase(option))
    {
      System.out.println("Thanks for using my program\n");
    }
 
    set.toSetString();
  }
}


When I made your "isEqualTo()" method
(instead, use
<http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/util/Arrays.html#equals(boolean[],%20boolean[])>

)
return boolean and compiled, there were no compile errors.

There was a runtime error:

Exception in thread "main" java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException: 102
        at testit.IntergerSet.main(IntergerSet.java:194)


Line 194 was in this section:

  for ( i = 0; i < 101; i++ )
  {
      j = i * 2;
      arraySetA[j] = true; // line 194
  }


How big is arraySetA again? And what is j equal to when i == 100?

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