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Thread: Converting Military Time

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    Default Converting Military Time

    Hi, I'm working on an assignment where I have to convert military time to standard time. I think I mostly have it solved except for when the minutes are between 0 and 10. For example,

    909 should read 9:09 am, but it prints 9:9 am.

    I'm not sure how to add a 0 before the minutes in that case. Any advice would be much appreciated, thanks!

    import java.util.Scanner;
     
    public class TimeConvert 
    {
        public static String militaryToOrdinaryTime(int milTime)
        {
           int hour = milTime / 100;
           int min = milTime%100;
           String period;
     
           if (hour < 0 || hour > 24 || min < 0 || min > 59)
           {
               return "";
           }
           else if (hour > 12)
           {
               hour = hour - 12;
               period = "pm";
           }
           else
           {
               period = "am";
           }
           if (hour == 0)
           {
               hour = 12;
           }
           else if (min == 0)
           {
               String ordTime = hour + " " + period;
               return ordTime;
           }   
           else if (min < 10 && min > 0)
           {
               // needs fixing
           }
           String ordTime = hour + ":" + min + " " + period;
           return ordTime;
        }
     
        public static void main(String[] args) 
        {
            Scanner in = new Scanner(System.in);
            System.out.print("Enter military Time (hhmm) : ");
            int time = in.nextInt();
     
            System.out.println("Ordinary Time: " +militaryToOrdinaryTime(time));
        }
    }


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    Default Re: Converting Military Time

    Might want to take a look at the DecimalFormat class.

    Or the DateFormat class for that matter!
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    Default Re: Converting Military Time

    I did, but we never went over any of those classes and I'm trying to figure it out with the tools we learned so far. (this is a first semester Java course).

    --- Update ---

    Ok, I got it to work using this:
               String min1 = String.valueOf(min);
               min1 = "0" + min1;
               String ordTime = hour + ":" + min1 + " " + period;
               return ordTime;
    Although we never learned the valueOf class I assume it's ok to use. Not sure what else the teacher would have us do.

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    Default Re: Converting Military Time

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    Default Re: Converting Military Time

    Quote Originally Posted by greystreet34 View Post
    Ok, I got it to work using this:
               String min1 = String.valueOf(min);
               min1 = "0" + min1;
               String ordTime = hour + ":" + min1 + " " + period;
               return ordTime;
    Although we never learned the valueOf class I assume it's ok to use.
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    Quote Originally Posted by greystreet34 View Post
    Not sure what else the teacher would have us do.
    Me neither. But some good suggestions were made. Did you search for information on DecimalFormat or DateFormat?

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    Default Re: Converting Military Time

    Thanks for the help everyone, and for the information about cross posting. I wasn't sure about the rules for that and if I do continue to post on different forums I'll be sure to link the other discussions in.

    I did look up information about DecimalFormat and DateFormat, but a lot of it seemed over my head for the time being!

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    Default Re: Converting Military Time

    Hi, I'm working on an assignment
    I did look up information about DecimalFormat and DateFormat, but a lot of it seemed over my head for the time being!
    It looks like this may have been the point of the assignment. Just a thought...

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