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Thread: Interger.parseInt Question

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    Default Interger.parseInt Question

    Hi,

    I copied this code from a book, any while it will compile, I get an exception error when I try to run it. Any idea what the issue is?

    class Power
    {
    public static void main ( String[] args )
    {
    int num = Integer.parseInt( args[0] ) ;
    int square = (int) Math.pow( num, 2 ) ;
    int cube = (int) Math.pow( num, 3 ) ;
    int sqrt = (int) Math.sqrt( num ) ;
    System.out.println( num + "squared is " + square ) ;
    System.out.println( num + " cubed is " + cube ) ;
    System.out.println( "Square root of " +num+" is " + sqrt ) ;
    }
    }


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    Default Re: Interger.parseInt Question

    I get an exception error
    Please copy the full text of the error message and paste it here.
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    Default Re: Interger.parseInt Question

    java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException:
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    at Power.main(power.java:5)

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    Default Re: Interger.parseInt Question

    The error message says that the array: args is empty (it does not have an element at index 0)
    The code should test the length of the args array and make sure it has some content before trying to get at any of its elements.

    The user executing the program needs to have an arg on the commandline following the classname for the java program to pass to the main() method in the args array.
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    Default Re: Interger.parseInt Question

    Thanks Norm,

    I appreciate the response, but could you explain that in laymans terms? That would really help. Sorry, but I'm just starting out with Java.

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    Default Re: Interger.parseInt Question

    Hi,

    When an application is launched, the runtime system passes the command-line arguments to the application's main method via an array of Strings. You need to pass arguments while you run this code as on this line no 5 : int num = Integer.parseInt( args[0] ) ; you are fetching arguments from the command line.
    so when you run the code using the command : java Power 2
    you will get the output as below:
    2squared is 4
    2 cubed is 8
    Square root of 2 is 1

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    Default Re: Interger.parseInt Question

    can you please show me the exact code you used to correct it? That would really help me understand what I need to do. Thanks in advance.

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    Default Re: Interger.parseInt Question

    The user needs to enter:
    java Power 2
    to execute the program without any errors.

    If you want the program to catch errors
    Pseudo code:
    if length of the array passed to main() is < 1
    then print error message to user and exit the program
    else use the first arg of the array
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    Default Re: Interger.parseInt Question

    Thanks for the reply Norm, Where exactly do I insert the line Java Power 2?

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    Default Re: Interger.parseInt Question

    That is the command line that should be used when the program is executed.
    How do you execute the program?
    Here's a sample of the console when I execute the java command:
    D:\JavaDevelopment\Testing\ForumQuestions9>java TestCode13 args-here
    aAB=D:\JavaDevelopment\Testing\ForumQuestions9
     
    D:\JavaDevelopment\Testing\ForumQuestions9>
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    Default Re: Interger.parseInt Question

    I'm using Bluej

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    Default Re: Interger.parseInt Question

    Sorry, I have no idea how to use your IDE.
    Once the program is finished being developed, move it out of the IDE to execute it.
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    Default Re: Interger.parseInt Question

    Ok, that makes sense, I'll do that. Thanks for all your help Norm. I'm sure I'll be posting many, many more times in this forum, hehe.

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