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    Default OOPAnnualFuelUse

    All I need to know is if I am on the right track in terms of min and max, not neccessarily how to finish the program.
    Please, reply yes or no, and if no, why.

    // here is what I have
     class AnnualFuelUse
    {
        // instance variables - replace the example below with your own
        private int day, sMiles, eMiles, dist;
        private double gUsed, mpg, ppg, cost;
        public AnnualFuelUse(int dy,int sM,int eM,double gU, double pPg)
        {
            // initialise instance variables
           day = dy;
           sMiles = sM;
           eMiles = eM;
           gUsed = gU;
           dist = 0;
           ppg = pPg ;
           mpg = 0.0;
           cost = 0.0;
        }
        public void calcDistance()
        {
            dist = eMiles - sMiles;
        }
        public int getDistance()
        {
            // put your code here
            return dist;
        }
        public void calcMPG()
        {
            // put your code here
            mpg = ((dist)/(gUsed));
        }
        public double getMPG()
        {
            // put your code here
            return mpg;
        }
        public void calcCosts()
        {
            cost = (mpg * ppg);
        }
        public double getCost()
        {
            return cost;
        }
    }
    And for the tester
    public class AnnualFuelUseTester
    {
       public static void main (String[] Args)
       {
           AnnualFuelUse[] aFUT = { new AnnualFuelUse(1, 45023, 45231, 10.00, 2.95), 
                                           new AnnualFuelUse(4, 45231, 45480, 11.70, 2.99),  
                                           new AnnualFuelUse(8, 45480, 45659, 9.30, 2.99)
                                  };
     
           double [] mpg = new double[3];
           double [] cost = new double[3];
           double [] distance = new double[3]; 
           for(int i = 0; i < distance.length; i++)
              {
               aFUT[i].calcDistance();
               distance[i] = aFUT[i].getDistance();
              }
           for(int i = 0; i < mpg.length; i++)
              {
               aFUT[i].calcMPG();
               mpg[i] = aFUT[i].getMPG();
              }
           for( int i = 0; i < cost.length; i++) 
             { 
              aFUT[i].calcCosts();
              cost[i] = aFUT[i].getCost(); 
             }
           double max = Double.MIN_VALUE;
           double min = Double.MAX_VALUE;
           for(int i = 0; i < 3; i++)
               {
               if( distance[i]> max)
                   max = distance[i];
               }
           for(int i = 0; i < 3; i++)
               {
                if( distance[i]< min)
                    min = distance[i];
               }
           double max1 = Double.MIN_VALUE;
           double min1 = Double.MAX_VALUE;
           for(int i = 0; i < 3; i++)
              { 
               if( mpg[i]> max1)
                   max1 = mpg[i];
              }
           for(int i = 0; i < 3; i++)
               {
               if( mpg[i] < min1)
                   min1 = mpg[i] ;
               }
           double max2 = Double.MIN_VALUE;
           double min2 = Double.MAX_VALUE;
           for(int i = 0; i < 3; i++)
              { 
               if( cost[i]> max2)
                   max2 = cost[i];
              }
           for(int i = 0; i < 3; i++)
               {
               if( cost[i] < min2)
                   min2 = cost[i] ;
               }
     
       }
    }
    I made some changes to tester again please review!?
    Last edited by llowe29; August 1st, 2013 at 04:17 PM. Reason: I made some changes to tester please review

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    Default Re: OOPAnnualFuelUse

    It's difficult to give a yes/no judgement on a program that has a variable name missing and an unfinished for loop. I do see one thing I'm curious about:

    In the main() method, you call getDistance() before calcDistance() is ever called. In that case, getDistance() can only return 0.

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    Default Re: OOPAnnualFuelUse

    So how would I fix that

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    Default Re: OOPAnnualFuelUse

    Quote Originally Posted by llowe29 View Post
    So how would I fix that
    All I need to know is if I am on the right track, not neccessarily how to finish the program.
    Please, reply yes or no, and if no, why.
    I tried to comply with your desires for help based on the the clear instructions you gave. Did you change your mind? And, frankly, my comment included the answer to "how to fix it?".

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    Default Re: OOPAnnualFuelUse

    Sorry if I offended you; Please check this new version. its just that I wasn't sure what you meant in the comment so I was requesting an example.

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    Default Re: OOPAnnualFuelUse

    Quote Originally Posted by GregBrannon View Post
    In the main() method, you call getDistance() before calcDistance() is ever called.
    thats what you should be looking at in his reply

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    Default Re: OOPAnnualFuelUse

    So did I solve the problem in my new version.

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    Default Re: OOPAnnualFuelUse

    Quote Originally Posted by llowe29 View Post
    Sorry if I offended you; Please check this new version. its just that I wasn't sure what you meant in the comment so I was requesting an example.
    You didn't offend. I just don't understand why you'd post specific instructions you didn't mean. That's not characteristic of a programmer striving to improve his craft while sharing what s/he knows with others.

    Glad you solved that and good luck finishing the assignment.

    Keep coding!

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    Default Re: OOPAnnualFuelUse

    Thanks.Until Im done I may be upating newer versions, So check back for more please. Bye for now.

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    Default Re: OOPAnnualFuelUse

    does it do what you want it to do? if so then yes you solved it if not then tell whats happening that shouldnt be happening..its not bad to have stuff not go the way you want right away because it teaches you how to debug and gives you experience fixing problems...which is what programming is

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    Default Re: OOPAnnualFuelUse

    Yeah it works for now.

    --- Update ---

    Told you it wouldnt be very long before I updated my post

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    Default Re: OOPAnnualFuelUse

    Now I would suggest that the class' AnnualFuelUse() constructor actually construct the object rather than expecting the calling program to do it. Specifically:
    public AnnualFuelUse(int dy,int sM,int eM,double gU, double pPg)
    {
        // initialise instance variables
       day = dy;
       sMiles = sM;
       eMiles = eM;
       gUsed = gU;
       dist = calcDistance();
       ppg = pPg ;
       mpg = calcMPG();
       cost = calcCosts();
    }
    I'm not a big fan of a class calling its own methods, but it seems appropriate in this case.

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    Default Re: OOPAnnualFuelUse

    Thanks,Did you find anything wrong with the tester

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    Default Re: OOPAnnualFuelUse

    oh and I didn't do the thing with the class calling its own methods because my professor only likes you to submit it their way.

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    Default Re: OOPAnnualFuelUse

    help

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    Default Re: OOPAnnualFuelUse

    Thought you were done. What help do you need?

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    Default Re: OOPAnnualFuelUse

    just skim through

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    Default Re: OOPAnnualFuelUse

    If you have a question, ask it. We're not beta testers or assignment graders.

    And it's a good thing, because you deleted the assignment description. Shouldn't there be some output?

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    Default Re: OOPAnnualFuelUse

    Hello.
    I believe your code looks fine based on my observation of your definitions in the code.
    Do you have any specific question?

    Syed.