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Thread: Is it the same?

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    Default Is it the same?

    I had tried this coding myself but I had a different answer from the solution given. May I know if it is the same?

    //calculate the mass
    long massOfTheBlock = length * width * height * density

    System.out.println("Length of the block, in cm is " + length);
    System.out.println("Width of the block, in cm is " + width);
    System.out.println("Height of the block, in cm is " + height);
    System.out.println("The mass of the block is" + massOfTheBlock "grams")

    AND


    System.out.println("Height of the block, in cm is " + height);
    System.out.println("");
    // Calculate and print the block's mass.
    System.out.println("The mass of the block is "
    + (length * width * height * AL_DENSITY) + " grams");

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    Default Re: Is it the same?

    I'm really not sure what you're asking. You've posted some code snippets without any context. What are you asking us to help you with?
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    Default Re: Is it the same?

    I'm trying to ask if it is all right for me to calculate the mass first like long massOfTheBlock = length * width * height * density after that I then print out like
    System.out.println("The mass of the block is" + massOfTheBlock "grams")
    OR
    Do I calculate and print out at the same time like
    System.out.println("The mass of the block is "
    + (length * width * height * AL_DENSITY) + " grams");

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    Default Re: Is it the same?

    Did you try them both? Did you get different results?

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    Default Re: Is it the same?

    There are no real rules about how to program, we aren't counting syntax errors and the such. If you take a different approach and your program's output is correct and your program runs without errors, then your program is fine. Often, you'll learn, there are several different ways to code a program and none of them are any more "right" than the others.
    Your program is fine as long as it outputs the correct density.

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    Default Re: Is it the same?

    Quote Originally Posted by unleashed-my-freedom View Post
    I had tried this coding myself but I had a different answer from the solution given. May I know if it is the same?

    //calculate the mass
    long massOfTheBlock = length * width * height * density

    System.out.println("Length of the block, in cm is " + length);
    System.out.println("Width of the block, in cm is " + width);
    System.out.println("Height of the block, in cm is " + height);
    System.out.println("The mass of the block is" + massOfTheBlock "grams")

    AND


    System.out.println("Height of the block, in cm is " + height);
    System.out.println("");
    // Calculate and print the block's mass.
    System.out.println("The mass of the block is "
    + (length * width * height * AL_DENSITY) + " grams");
    If AL_DENSITY is equal to density then it's the same between

    System.out.println("The mass of the block is" + massOfTheBlock + "grams")

    and

    System.out.println("The mass of the block is " + (length * width * height * AL_DENSITY) +" grams");