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Thread: Convert Decimals to Octals using only If/Else

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    Default Convert Decimals to Octals using only If/Else

    Hey guys, I need to convert decimal (integer) numbers to octal numbers. The range is only 0 to 32767 and I need to display all 5 numbers. So for example, decimal number 3 is octal number 00003, and decimal number 123 is octal number 00173.

    I feel like I am really close but I keep getting an error about my "else if" statements and my "else" statement that says "'else' without 'if'". Can anyone help me out?

    EDIT: Ok I figured out the compiler error, but I keep getting some funky numbers. Does anyone see my problem?

    import java.util.Scanner;
     
    public class jeremycattau_Octal
    {
            public static void main ( String args[] )
            {
                    Scanner input = new Scanner (System.in);
                    int dig1 = 0;
                    int dig2 = 0;
                    int dig3 = 0;
                    int dig4 = 0;
                    int dig5 = 0;
                    int octal, remain;
     
                    System.out.println("Please enter a number between 0 and 32767 to convert:");
                    octal = input.nextInt();
     
                     if (octal == 32767)
                            dig5 = octal / 4096;
                            remain = octal % 4096;
                            dig4 = remain / 512;
                            remain = remain % 512;
                            dig3 = remain / 64;
                            remain = remain % 64;
                            dig2 = remain / 8;
                            remain = remain % 8;
                            dig1 = remain;
                            System.out.printf("Your integer number %d is %d%d%d%d%d in octal.\n", octal, dig5, dig4, dig3, dig2, dig1);
     
                    else if (octal >= 4096)
                            dig4 = octal / 512;
                            remain = remain % 512;
                            dig3 = remain / 64;
                            remain = remain % 64;
                            dig2 = remain / 8;
                            remain = remain % 8;
                            dig1 = remain;
                            System.out.printf("Your integer number %d is %d%d%d%d%d in octal.\n", octal, dig5, dig4, dig3, dig2, dig1);
     
                    else if (octal >= 512)
                            dig3 = octal / 64;
                            remain = remain % 64;
                            dig2 = remain / 8;
                            remain = remain % 8;
                            dig1 = remain;
                            System.out.printf("Your integer number %d is %d%d%d%d%d in octal.\n", octal, dig5, dig4, dig3, dig2, dig1);
     
                    else if (octal >= 64)
                            dig2 = octal / 8;
                            remain = remain % 8;
                            dig1 = remain;
                            System.out.printf("Your integer number %d is %d%d%d%d%d in octal.\n", octal, dig5, dig4, dig3, dig2, dig1);
     
                    else if (octal >= 8)
                            dig1 = octal % 8;
                            System.out.printf("Your integer number %d is %d%d%d%d%d in octal.\n", octal, dig5, dig4, dig3, dig2, dig1);
     
                    else    System.out.printf("Your integer number %d is %d%d%d%d%d in octal.\n", octal, dig5, dig4, dig3, dig2, dig1);
            }
    }
    Last edited by jcattau; February 8th, 2011 at 10:31 PM.


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    Default Re: Convert Decimals to Octals using only If/Else

    There's no need for any if-else statements. They add to the clutter of the code and make it more difficult to debug. Calculate all 5 digits right away and just print them out.

    You're running into problems because you didn't properly define what goes inside each if/else block. In Java, tabbings mean nothing. You must surround blocks with curly braces.

                   if (octal == 32767){
                            dig5 = octal / 4096;
                            remain = octal % 4096;
                            dig4 = remain / 512;
                            remain = remain % 512;
                            dig3 = remain / 64;
                            remain = remain % 64;
                            dig2 = remain / 8;
                            remain = remain % 8;
                            dig1 = remain;
                            System.out.printf("Your integer number %d is %d%d%d%d%d in octal.\n", octal, dig5, dig4, dig3, dig2, dig1);
    }

    Otherwise, only the very first statement will be executed. Frankly, I don't see how you don't get compile errors with your current code (perhaps you didn't update your code here?)

    As a side note, for something like this I would use bitwise operators (particularly shifting and bitwise-and).
    // get the first two digits of a number
    int number = 012;
    int oct_d1 = number & 07; // oct_d1 = 2
    int oct_d2 = (number & 070) >> 3; // oct_d2 = 1
    // ... etc, can be repeated for any number of digits
    System.out.printf("the number %d decimal is %d%d octal", number, oct_d1, oct_d2);

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    Default Re: Convert Decimals to Octals using only If/Else

    I forgot to mention that this is for an introductory class and all we've worked up to so far is if/else statements, that's why I have to use them. So I have no idea what your talking about with bit operators haha.

    This is my final code that works

    import java.util.Scanner;
     
    public class jeremycattau_Octal
    {
            public static void main ( String args[] )
            {
                    Scanner input = new Scanner (System.in);
                    int dig1 = 0;
                    int dig2 = 0;
                    int dig3 = 0;
                    int dig4 = 0;
                    int dig5 = 0;
                    int remain = 0;
                    int octal;
     
                    System.out.println("Please enter a number between 0 and 32767 to convert:");
                    octal = input.nextInt();
     
                    if (octal > 32767)
                            {
                            System.out.println("UNABLE TO CONVERT!");
                            }
     
                    else if (octal == 32767)
                            {
                            dig5 = octal / 4096;
                            remain = octal % 4096;
                            dig4 = remain / 512;
                            remain = remain % 512;
                            dig3 = remain / 64;
                            remain = remain % 64;
                            dig2 = remain / 8;
                            remain = remain % 8;
                            dig1 = remain;
                            System.out.printf("Your integer number %d is %d%d%d%d%d in octal.\n", octal, dig5, dig4, dig3, dig2, dig1);
                            }
     
                    else if (octal >= 4096)
                            {
                            dig5 = octal / 4096;
                            remain = octal % 4096;
                            dig4 = remain / 512;
                            remain = remain % 512;
                            dig3 = remain / 64;
                            remain = remain % 64;
                            dig2 = remain / 8;
                            remain = remain % 8;
                            dig1 = remain;
                            System.out.printf("Your integer number %d is %d%d%d%d%d in octal.\n", octal, dig5, dig4, dig3, dig2, dig1);
                            }
     
                    else if (octal >= 512)
                            {
                            dig4 = octal / 512;
                            remain = octal % 512;
                            dig3 = remain / 64;
                            remain = remain % 64;
                            dig2 = remain / 8;
                            remain = remain % 8;
                            dig1 = remain;
                            System.out.printf("Your integer number %d is %d%d%d%d%d in octal.\n", octal, dig5, dig4, dig3, dig2, dig1);
                            }
     
                    else if (octal >= 64)
                            {
                            dig3 = octal / 64;
                            remain = octal % 64;
                            dig2 = remain / 8;
                            remain = remain % 8;
                            dig1 = remain;
                            System.out.printf("Your integer number %d is %d%d%d%d%d in octal.\n", octal, dig5, dig4, dig3, dig2, dig1);
                            }
     
                    else if (octal >= 8)
                            {
                            dig2 = octal / 8;
                            remain = octal % 8;
                            dig1 = remain;
                            System.out.printf("Your integer number %d is %d%d%d%d%d in octal.\n", octal, dig5, dig4, dig3, dig2, dig1);
                            }
     
                    else if (octal >= 0)
                            {
                            dig1 = octal % 8;
                            System.out.printf("Your integer number %d is %d%d%d%d%d in octal.\n", octal, dig5, dig4, dig3, dig2, dig1);
                            }
     
                    else    System.out.println("UNABLE TO CONVERT!");
            }
    }

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