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Thread: Triangles problem - creating triangle objects

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    Lightbulb Triangles problem - creating triangle objects

    I want to create Triangle objects and use them, what am I doing wrong? I have triangle.java here, and CTriangle and STriangle have similar issues.

    public class Triangle extends Object {
     
        // Include some appropriate fields.  These should not be public.
        // Your triangles are defined by side lengths, which are positive ints.
     
        // Put your own Javadoc comments for all methods please.
        // Here a, b, c should be the side lengths.
        // Throw an IllegalArgumentException if any of the following happen:
        // a, b, c are not all positive
        // a, b, c do not obey the triangle inequality.
     
    	private static int a;
    	private static int b;
    	private static int c;
     
    	public Triangle (int a, int b, int c) throws IllegalArgumentException {
    		if (isTriangle (a,b,c)==false) throw new IllegalArgumentException("Not a Triangle!");
    		Triangle.a = a;
    		Triangle.b = b;
    		Triangle.c = c;
    	}
     
    	public static int[ ] getSideLengths ( ) {
    		Triangle T1 = new Triangle(1,1,1);
            Triangle T2 = new Triangle(1,1,1);
    		System.out.println("Please enter the six inputs, each followed by hitting the enter key.");
        	BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
            String input = null;
            try {
            	input = br.readLine();
            	T1.a = Integer.parseInt(input);
            	System.out.println("T1.a = " + T1.a);
            	input = br.readLine();
            	T1.b = Integer.parseInt(input);
            	System.out.println("T1.b = " + T1.b);
            	input = br.readLine();
            	T1.c = Integer.parseInt(input);
            	System.out.println("T1.c = " + T1.c);
            	input = br.readLine();
            	T2.a = Integer.parseInt(input);
            	System.out.println("T2.a = " + T2.a);
            	input = br.readLine();
            	T2.b = Integer.parseInt(input);
            	System.out.println("T2.b = " + T2.b);
            	input = br.readLine();
            	T2.c = Integer.parseInt(input);
            	System.out.println("T2.c = " + T2.c);
            } 
            catch (IOException e) {
            	System.out.println("Error!");
            	System.exit(1);
            }
    		int[] sidelengths = {T1.a, T1.b, T1.c, T2.a, T2.b, T2.c}; 
           	for (int i=0; i<sidelengths.length; i++) {
           		System.out.print(sidelengths[i] + " , ");
           	}
    		return sidelengths;
    	}
     
     
        	/*public boolean STriangle (int a, int b, int c){
        	boolean striangle = false;
        	if (a==b && b==c) striangle = true;
        	return striangle;
        }*/
     
    	// We explicitly won't be using the following getAngles method.  
        // Please DON'T implement it.
        // Using angles to test for similarity is risky, since the values you
        // get back may be subject to rounding error.
        //
        // return the 3 angles, in radians.  These should sum to 3.14159...
        // public double[ ] getAngles ( ) {
        // }
     
        // do not include any setter methods.
        // Triangles are not mutable.
     
        // true if the triangle contains a right angle.
        public static boolean isRight (int a, int b, int c) {
        	if ((a*a)+(b*b)==(c*c)) return true;
        	if ((b*b)+(c*c)==(a*a)) return true;
        	if ((a*a)+(c*c)==(b*b)) return true;
        	else return false;
        	/* formula for a right triangle
        	 *  
        	 */
        }
     
        // true if the triangle contains an angle greater than 90 degrees.
        public static boolean isObtuse (int a, int b, int c ) {
        	if ((a*a)+(b*b)<(c*c)) return true;
        	else return false;
        	/* formula for an obtuse triangle
        	 *  
        	 */
        }
     
        // true if the triangle is not right or obtuse.
        public static boolean isAcute ( int a, int b, int c) {
        	if ((a*a)+(b*b)>(c*c)) return true;
        	else return false;    	
        	/* formula for an acute triangle
        	 *  
        	 */
        }
     
        // true if a,b,c are the side lengths for a legitimate triangle.
        // useful for testing arguments you want to pass to the constructor.
        public static boolean isTriangle (int a, int b, int c) {
        	if (a+b<c || a<=0) return false;
        	if (a+c<b || b<=0) return false;
        	if (b+c<a || c<=0) return false;
        	else return true;
        }
     
        // always want one of these.
        public static String toString(Triangle d) {
        	return "(" +d.a+" ,"+ d.b+" ,"+ d.c+ ")";
        }
     
     
        // This is the method you'll need in part 2.
        // @Override 
        // public boolean equals (Object o) {
        // }
     
        public static void main(String [] args){
        	Triangle T1 = new Triangle(1,1,1);
            Triangle T2 = new Triangle(1,1,1);
        	int[] a1 = (getSideLengths());
        	/*test*/ System.out.println("To String - " + toString(T1));
        	if (T1.isTriangle(a, b, c)==true){
            	System.out.println("The first one is a triangle");
            	System.out.print("The second one is "); 
            	if (T1.isTriangle(a, b, c)==false) System.out.print("not ");
            	System.out.println("a triangle");
            	if (T1.isAcute(a, b, c)==true && T1.isRight(a, b, c)==false) System.out.println("The first one is an acute triangle");
            	if (T2.isAcute(a, b, c)==true && T2.isRight(a, b, c)==false) System.out.println("The second one is an acute triangle");
            	if (T1.isObtuse(a, b, c)==true && T1.isRight(a, b, c)==false) System.out.println("The first one is an obtuse triangle");
            	if (T2.isObtuse(a, b, c)==true && T2.isRight(a, b, c)==false) System.out.println("The second one is an obtuse triangle");
            	if (T1.isRight(a, b, c)==true) System.out.println("The first one is a right triangle");
            	if (T2.isRight(a, b, c)==true) System.out.println("The second one is a right triangle");
            	if (Triangle.CTriangle(a, b, c, a, b, c)==true) {
            		System.out.println("Those are congruent triangles");
            		System.out.println("Those are similar triangles");
            	}
            	else if (Triangle.STriangle(a, b, c, a, b, c)==true) System.out.println("Those are similar triangles");
            	}
            else System.out.println("The first one is not a triangle");
        	}
    }


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    Default Re: Triangles problem - creating triangle objects

    Can you explain what the "issues" are?

    Where are CTriangle and STriangle defined?
    Last edited by Norm; May 15th, 2011 at 07:46 AM.

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    Default Re: Triangles problem - creating triangle objects

    A Triangle object is suppose to be able to be defined as three sides, then be able to run the methods isacute(), isobtuse(), isright(), istriangle(), and CTriangle() is a class defined as a two comparable triangles where the side lengths are the same, regardless of the order. STriangle() means two similar triangles which have the same ratio of side lengths regardless of order. I think I need to implement arrays for the side lengths instead of three ints, but I'm not sure. Thanks.

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    Default Re: Triangles problem - creating triangle objects

    Your posted code does NOT compile because those two classes I mentioned are NOT defined.

    Why did you post code that doesn't compile without questions about the problems with the code?
    what am I doing wrong?
    You are not coding definitions for the two classes.

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    Default Re: Triangles problem - creating triangle objects

    CTriangle class below:

    I know my code doesn't compile, that's why I need help. I have been trying different ways and now I'm confused about what to take out and what to put in so that I'm doing it one way that works.

    public class CTriangle {
     
    	boolean isCTriangle=false;
     
    	public static boolean CTriangle (int a1, int a2, int b1, int b2, int c1, int c2){
        	boolean ctriangle = false;
        	if (a1==a2 && b1==a2 && c1==a2) ctriangle = true;
        	if (a1==a2 && b1==a2 && c1==b2) ctriangle = true;
        	if (a1==a2 && b1==a2 && c1==c2) ctriangle = true;
        	if (a1==a2 && b1==b2 && c1==a2) ctriangle = true;
        	if (a1==a2 && b1==b2 && c1==b2) ctriangle = true;
        	if (a1==a2 && b1==b2 && c1==c2) ctriangle = true;
        	if (a1==a2 && b1==c2 && c1==a2) ctriangle = true;
        	if (a1==a2 && b1==c2 && c1==b2) ctriangle = true;
        	if (a1==a2 && b1==c2 && c1==c2) ctriangle = true;
        	if (a1==b2 && b1==a2 && c1==a2) ctriangle = true;
        	if (a1==b2 && b1==a2 && c1==b2) ctriangle = true;
        	if (a1==b2 && b1==a2 && c1==c2) ctriangle = true;
        	if (a1==b2 && b1==b2 && c1==a2) ctriangle = true;
        	if (a1==b2 && b1==b2 && c1==b2) ctriangle = true;
        	if (a1==b2 && b1==b2 && c1==c2) ctriangle = true;
        	if (a1==b2 && b1==c2 && c1==a2) ctriangle = true;
        	if (a1==b2 && b1==c2 && c1==b2) ctriangle = true;
        	if (a1==b2 && b1==c2 && c1==c2) ctriangle = true;
        	if (a1==c2 && b1==a2 && c1==a2) ctriangle = true;
        	if (a1==c2 && b1==a2 && c1==b2) ctriangle = true;
        	if (a1==c2 && b1==a2 && c1==c2) ctriangle = true;
        	if (a1==c2 && b1==b2 && c1==a2) ctriangle = true;
        	if (a1==c2 && b1==b2 && c1==b2) ctriangle = true;
        	if (a1==c2 && b1==b2 && c1==c2) ctriangle = true;
        	if (a1==c2 && b1==c2 && c1==a2) ctriangle = true;
        	if (a1==c2 && b1==c2 && c1==b2) ctriangle = true;
        	if (a1==c2 && b1==c2 && c1==c2) ctriangle = true;
        	return ctriangle;
        }
    	//return isCTriangle;
    }

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    Default Re: Triangles problem - creating triangle objects

    What is the CTriangle method you posted supposed to do?
    Can you explain why you have all the if tests. What are they supposed to determine?
    Is it possible for more than one of them to be true?
    Do you need to make further if tests after on if test is true? In other words, use if/else if so that you stop testing when you find the first true results.

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    Default Re: Triangles problem - creating triangle objects

    If you get errors, post up the full text of the error message(s) and the relevant code.

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