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Thread: Need help with making code more efficent! - PLEASE HELP:(

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    Default Need help with making code more efficent! - PLEASE HELP:(

    So basically, I am developing a program to calculate Annual and Monthly premiums for Insurance.

    I am a beginners level Java Programmer. Studying Computer Science. and here is my code.
     public double calculatePremium(double premium, int time, int mostExpensive, int noGadgets) {
     
             if (time == 2) { // when user hits 2 this calcualtes monthly premium
                if (noGadgets == 1 && noGadgets  <= 500) {
                    premium = 4.99;
                }
                if (noGadgets  == 1 && noGadgets  > 500 && mostExpensive <= 750) {
                    premium = 6.15;
                }
     
                if (noGadgets  == 1 && noGadgets  > 750 && mostExpensive <= 1000) {
                    premium = 7.50;
                }
     
     
                if (noGadgets  >= 2 && noGadgets  <= 3 && mostExpensive <= 500) {
                    premium = 17.30;
                }
                if (noGadgets  >= 2 && noGadgets  <= 3 && mostExpensive > 500 &&mostExpensive <= 750) {
                    premium = 6.15;
                }
     
                if (noGadgets  >= 2 && noGadgets  <= 3 && mostExpensive > 750 && mostExpensive <= 1000) {
                    premium = 7.50;
                }
     
     
                if (noGadgets  >= 4 && noGadgets <= 5 && mostExpensive <= 500) {
                    premium = 14.99;
                }
                if ((noGadgets  >= 4 && noGadgets  <= 5) && mostExpensive > 500 && mostExpensive<= 750) {
                    premium = 18.60;
                }
     
                if (noGadgets  >= 4 && noGadgets  <= 5 && mostExpensive> 750 && mostExpensive <= 1000) {
                    premium = 21.82;
                }
     
     
                return premium;
     
     
     
            }
     
     
     
            if (time == 1) { // if user hits 1 on kbd then calculate annual premium
                if (noGadgets  == 1 && noGadgets  <= 500) {
                    premium = 4.99 * 12.00;
                }
                if (noGadgets  == 1 && noGadgets  > 500 && mostExpensive <= 750) {
                    premium = 6.15 * 12.00;
                }
     
                if (noGadgets  == 1 && noGadgets  > 750 && mostExpensive <= 1000) {
                    premium = 7.50 * 12.00;
                }
     
     
                if (noGadgets >= 2 && noGadgets  <= 3 && mostExpensive <= 500) {
                    premium = 17.30 * 12.00;
                }
                if (noGadgets  >= 2 && noGadgets  <= 3 && mostExpensive > 500 && mostExpensive <= 750) {
                    premium = 6.15 * 12.00;
                }
     
                if (noGadgets  >= 2 && noGadgets  <= 3 && mostExpensive > 750 && mostExpensive <= 1000) {
                    premium = 7.50 * 12.00;
                }
     
     
                if (noGadgets  >= 4 && noGadgets  <= 5 && mostExpensive <= 500) {
                    premium = 14.99 * 12.00;
                }
                if ((noGadgets  >= 4 && noGadgets  <= 5) && mostExpensive > 500 && mostExpensive <= 750) {
                    premium = 18.60 * 12.00;
                }
     
                if (noGadgets  >= 4 && noGadgets  <= 5 && mostExpensive > 750 && mostExpensive <= 1000) {
                    premium = 21.82 * 12.00;
                }
     
     
                return premium;
     
     
     
            }
            return premium;
        }

    My lecturers advise me not to use too many IF statements, but I'm really unsure on how to get around this?
    The code above is using LOADS of IF statements, and I need to make it more efficient. Could I use a loop? and if so, then how?
    Last edited by ProgrammablePeter; December 1st, 2013 at 04:38 PM. Reason: Code tags


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    Default Re: Need help with making code more efficent! - PLEASE HELP:(

    Please edit your post and wrap your code with code tags:
    [code=java]
    YOUR CODE HERE
    [/code]
    to get highlighting and preserve formatting.

    Many of the if statements make no sense. For example:
    if (noGadgets == 1 && noGadgets > 500
    If noGadgets is 1 it won't be greater than 500
    If you don't understand my answer, don't ignore it, ask a question.

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    Default Re: Need help with making code more efficent! - PLEASE HELP:(

    Haha, thank-you. Sorry about that :/

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    Default Re: Need help with making code more efficent! - PLEASE HELP:(

    if (noGadgets == 1 && noGadgets <= 500) {
    premium = 4.99;
    }


    If it is equal to 1, it will always be less than or equal to 500.

    if (noGadgets == 1 && noGadgets > 500 && mostExpensive <= 750) {
    premium = 6.15;
    }

    This can never be true as it cannot be both equal to one and greater than 500 at the same time.

    Why are you passing it the variable "premium" if all you do is change it in the method? Why not just have a variable inside the method called "premium" instead?


    You can use if, else if, else to avoid using too many if statements.

    You can have an if structure like this


    if (statement)


    also, this is allowed.

    if (condition)
    statement;

    else
    statement;


    Also, you can do this

    if (condition)
    statement;

    else if (condition)
    statement;
    ..... (can have more else ifs if needed)

    else
    statement;

    Note: Unless you have brackets after a condition with an if, else if, or else statement, it will only apply to the statement right after the condition.

    Google if, else if, else for more info.

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    Default Re: Need help with making code more efficent! - PLEASE HELP:(

    Okay, thank-you for your advise. Greatly appreciated! and I have no idea why i'm passing in the variable premium when i'm changing it in the method. I study Computer Science 1st year, and we have only just learnt methods last week. So i'm still rather new to them. I guess if my code works, then I think my code is correct... :S

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