Error of data types and type casting in java program

**chronoz13** · September 1st, 2009, 01:02 AM

whats wrong with this one ?

-Program use to convert a weight

this is the class.

public class WeightConverterVer2_UNFINISHED
 
{
 
    private static double planetWeight;
    private static double convertedWeight;
 
    public WeightConverterVer2_UNFINISHED(double givenPlanetWeight)
    {
        planetWeight = givenPlanetWeight;
    }
 
    public double convert(double earthWeight)
    {
        convertedWeight = planetWeight * earthWeight;
        return convertedWeight;
    }
 
}

and this is the main program that uses this class

import java.text.*;
 
public class WeightConverterVer2Sample_UNFINISHED
 
{
 
    private static DecimalFormat df = new DecimalFormat("0.00");
 
    public static void main(String[] args)
 
    {
        WeightConverterVer2_UNFINISHED moonWeight = new WeightConverterVer2_UNFINISHED(0.167);
        WeightConverterVer2_UNFINISHED mercuryWeight = new WeightConverterVer2_UNFINISHED(0.4);
        WeightConverterVer2_UNFINISHED venusWeight = new WeightConverterVer2_UNFINISHED(0.9);
        WeightConverterVer2_UNFINISHED jupiterWeight = new WeightConverterVer2_UNFINISHED(2.5);
        WeightConverterVer2_UNFINISHED saturnWeight = new WeightConverterVer2_UNFINISHED(1.1);
 
        double convertedMoonWeight,
               convertedMercuryWeight,
               convertedVenusWeight,
               convertedJupiterWeight,
               convertedSaturnWeight;
 
        convertedMoonWeight = moonWeight.convert(167);
        convertedMercuryWeight = mercuryWeight.convert(167);
        convertedVenusWeight = venusWeight.convert(167);
        convertedJupiterWeight = jupiterWeight.convert(167);
        convertedSaturnWeight = saturnWeight.convert(167);
 
        System.out.println("Moon Weight Is: " + df.format(convertedMoonWeight));
        System.out.println("Mercury Weight Is: " + df.format(convertedMercuryWeight));
        System.out.println("Venus Weight Is: " + df.format(convertedVenusWeight));
        System.out.println("Jupiter Weight Is: " + df.format(convertedJupiterWeight));
        System.out.println("Saturn Weight Is: " + df.format(convertedSaturnWeight));
    }
 
}

whats wrong with my first codes?
i cant determine the logic behind these

need help again please.....
-------

ive already solved this one with this code and main program..

THE FOLLOWING CODES ARE THE CORRECT MODIFICATION OF THE PREVIEWS CLASSES

public class WeightConverter 
 
{
 
    private double convertedWeight;
    private double planetWeight;
    public WeightConverter(double planetWeightsARGS)
    {
        planetWeight = planetWeightsARGS;
    }
 
   public double convertInMoonWeight(double earthWeight)
    {
        convertedWeight = earthWeight *  planetWeight;
 
        return convertedWeight;
    }
 
    public double convertInMercuryWeight(double earthWeight)
    {
        convertedWeight = earthWeight * planetWeight;
 
        return convertedWeight;
    }
 
    public double convertInVenusWeight(double earthWeight)
    {
        convertedWeight = earthWeight * planetWeight;
 
        return convertedWeight;
    }
 
    public double convertInJupiterWeight(double earthWeight)
    {
        convertedWeight = earthWeight * planetWeight;
 
        return convertedWeight;
    }
 
    public double convertInSaturnWeight(double earthWeight)
    {
        convertedWeight = earthWeight * planetWeight;
 
        return convertedWeight;
    }
 
}

MAIN:

public class WeightConverterSample 
 
{
    private static DecimalFormat df = new DecimalFormat("0.00");
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        WeightConverter moonWeight = new WeightConverter(0.167);
        WeightConverter mercuryWeight = new WeightConverter(0.4);
        WeightConverter venusWeight = new WeightConverter(0.9);
        WeightConverter jupiterWeight = new WeightConverter(2.5);
        WeightConverter saturnWeight = new WeightConverter(1.1);
 
        double yourMoonWeight,
               yourMercuryWeight,
               yourVenusWeight,
               yourJupiterWeight,
               yourSaturnWeight;
 
        yourMoonWeight = moonWeight.convertInMoonWeight(167);
        yourMercuryWeight = mercuryWeight.convertInMercuryWeight(167);
        yourVenusWeight =  venusWeight.convertInVenusWeight(167);
        yourJupiterWeight = jupiterWeight.convertInJupiterWeight(167);
        yourSaturnWeight = saturnWeight.convertInSaturnWeight(167);
 
        System.out.println("Moon Weight: " + df.format(yourMoonWeight));
        System.out.println("Mercury Weight: " + df.format(yourMercuryWeight));
        System.out.println("Venus Weight: " + df.format(yourVenusWeight));
        System.out.println("Jupiter Weight: " + df.format(yourJupiterWeight));
        System.out.println("Saturn Weight: " + df.format(yourSaturnWeight));
 
 
    }
 
}

i just want to understand the error of the first two classes

**Json** · September 1st, 2009, 05:08 AM

Hello, I take it you are seeing the same output for each sysout in your first code there. This is because the variables planetWeight and convertedWeight in the WeightConverterVer2_UNFINISHED class are static.

This should be alright.

public class WeightConverterVer2_UNFINISHED {
    private double planetWeight;
 
    private double convertedWeight;
 
    public WeightConverterVer2_UNFINISHED(double givenPlanetWeight) {
        planetWeight = givenPlanetWeight;
    }
 
    public double convert(double earthWeight) {
        convertedWeight = planetWeight * earthWeight;
        return convertedWeight;
    }
}

However it might be nicer to just have a utility class with a static method like this.

    public class WeightConverter {
        public static double convertPlanetWeight(double planetWeightFactor, double earthWeight) {
            return planetWeightFactor * earthWeight;
        }
    }
 
    public static void main(String args[]) throws IOException {
        final double convertedMoonWeight = WeightConverter.convertPlanetWeight(0.167, 167);
        final double convertedMercuryWeight = WeightConverter.convertPlanetWeight(0.4, 167);
        final double convertedVenusWeight = WeightConverter.convertPlanetWeight(0.9, 167);
        final double convertedJupiterWeight = WeightConverter.convertPlanetWeight(2.5, 167);
        final double convertedSaturnWeight = WeightConverter.convertPlanetWeight(1.1, 167);
 
        System.out.println("Moon Weight Is: " + df.format(convertedMoonWeight));
        System.out.println("Mercury Weight Is: " + df.format(convertedMercuryWeight));
        System.out.println("Venus Weight Is: " + df.format(convertedVenusWeight));
        System.out.println("Jupiter Weight Is: " + df.format(convertedJupiterWeight));
        System.out.println("Saturn Weight Is: " + df.format(convertedSaturnWeight));
 
    }

Happy coding!

// Json

**chronoz13** · September 1st, 2009, 06:25 AM

ahh its because the data members became CLASS data members when i declare them STATIC and anything or any value that i will assign into
those variables using the CONSTRUCTOR will be CLASS DATA VALUE..

and any method that will be called inside that class will return the value which is a class data value..

so it means that there are certain cases that I SHOULD NOT declare a data member as static?
am I right with this?

**chronoz13** · September 1st, 2009, 06:30 AM

and one more thing sir.. i've studied about this a while ago .. and i notice that the construtor has the
superior capabiliites among the other methods(predefined methods) to control the values for any data members..

I modified this program several times.. one modification is ..
i didnt erase the static declarations for the data members, instead i created another data members which is NOT static and using the constructor I assigned the value from a class data members into an instance data member(which is a data member that is not static) and i made it ryt..

public Constructor(<parameters>)
{
    classDataMember = <parameters>
    instanceDataMember = classDataMember
}
 
public double returnTheValue( )
{
    return instanceDataMember;
}

i've notice the problem and i did someting like this..

another thing.,
ive notice that the last instantation of the object for the class and the value(argument) that was passed to the constructor's parameters
was shared by all the methods.(next statements after the instantation). ----

WeightConverterVer2_UNFINISHED saturnWeight = new WeightConverterVer2_UNFINISHED(1.1);

**Json** · September 1st, 2009, 07:54 AM

Yes you are correct, static means its a class member rather than an instance member.

You should beware that setting static variables from non static methods is not encouraged.

// Json

**helloworld922** · September 1st, 2009, 09:30 AM

You can create a "constructor" of sorts for the static instance of your class.

just use the keyword static followed by a block.

Ex: say you wanted a static arrayList that contained a list of allowed operators, but you wanted the list to be final.

public class Operators
{
     private static final ArrayList<String> allowedOperators;
 
     static
     {
          allowedOperators = new ArrayList<String>();
          allowedOperators.add("+");
          allowedOperators.add("-");
          allowedOperators.add("*");
          allowedOperators.add("/");
     }
 
     public static ArrayList<String> getAllowedOperators()
     {
          return allowedOperators;
     }
}

You can also have multiple static blocks within the same class, but they'll all be executed when the static instance is created.

**chronoz13** · September 1st, 2009, 10:25 AM

ahh so sir json .. its another programming habit that i have to practice especially here in java community

tnx for that sir!! atleast now im aware of that.

Non-static method that has static data member is fine it will compilte without problems.. but its not a good way of making a class.. but ofcoure non-static data members cannot be referenced or cannot be used by static methods..

am i right with this sir??

tnx tnx!!

**Json** · September 2nd, 2009, 02:42 AM

Yes, try to not use statics if you dont really need them. Once a static is created it will be created forever, hence taking up memory.

Good use of statics are constants of various things and also good when creating singleton classes. Its also nice for utility classes.

If you create a utility class with only static methods in it, be sure to create the constructor like this.

public class MyUtilityClass {
 
    protected MyUtilityClass() {
        throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
    }
 
    public static void myUtilityMethod() {
        // Do some clever utility stuff here
    }
}

// Json

**chronoz13** · September 2nd, 2009, 10:22 AM

oh sir.. im not yet on that part.. and im not yet familiar with the modifier 'protected' even with 'utility classes'

anyway ill keep that code, someday it will be usefull .

Sir when i declare 'static' in a variable or data member which is not constant ,is it not advisable? nor encouraged?

i mean static is only use for constants? for it will be a class variable or object? or for 'final' variables?

here's a sample program exercies that i've made recently ... is this not advisable?

all the data members are static...

import javax.swing.*;
public class VideoStoreMembership
 
{
 
        private static String memberName;
        private static String memberMiddleName;
        private static String memberLastName;
        private static String memberGender;
        private static String memberAddress;
        private static String memberContactNumber;
        private static String initial;
        private static String initialCapital;
        private static String lowerCase;
        private static String upperCase;
        private static String substrings;
        private static int memberAge;
 
 
        public VideoStoreMembership( )
        {
            memberName = "";
            memberMiddleName = "";
            memberLastName = "";
            memberGender = " ";
            memberAddress = "";
            memberContactNumber = "";
            initial = "";
            initialCapital = "";
            lowerCase = "";
            upperCase = "";
            substrings = "";
            memberAge = 0;
        }
 
        public static String setMemberFirstName( )
        {
            memberName = JOptionPane.showInputDialog(null,"Enter Member's Name:", "NAME", JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE);
            initial = memberName.substring(0,1);
            initialCapital = initial.toUpperCase( );
            substrings = memberName.substring(1); 
            upperCase = substrings.toUpperCase( );
            lowerCase = substrings.toLowerCase( );
 
            if(substrings == upperCase || substrings == lowerCase)
            {
                substrings = substrings.toLowerCase( );
 
            }
 
            else if(substrings != upperCase || substrings != lowerCase)
            {
                substrings = substrings.toLowerCase( );
            }
 
            return initialCapital + substrings;
        }
 
        public static String setMemberMiddleName( )
        {
            memberMiddleName = JOptionPane.showInputDialog(null, "Enter Member's Middle Name: ", "MIDDLE NAME", JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE);
            initial  = memberMiddleName.substring(0,1);
            initialCapital = initial.toUpperCase( );
            substrings = memberMiddleName.substring(1);
            upperCase = substrings.toUpperCase( );
            lowerCase = substrings.toLowerCase( );
 
            if(substrings == upperCase || substrings == lowerCase)
            {
                substrings = substrings.toLowerCase( );
            }
 
            else if(substrings != upperCase || substrings != lowerCase)
            {
                substrings = substrings.toLowerCase( );
            }
 
            return initialCapital;
        }
 
        public static String setMemberLastName( )
        {
            memberLastName = JOptionPane.showInputDialog(null, "Enter Member's Last Name", "LAST NAME", JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE);
            initial = memberLastName.substring(0,1);
            initialCapital = initial.toUpperCase( );
            substrings = memberLastName.substring(1);
            upperCase = substrings.toUpperCase( );
            lowerCase = substrings.toLowerCase( );
 
            if(substrings == upperCase || substrings == lowerCase)
            {
                substrings = substrings.toLowerCase( );
            }
 
            else if(substrings != upperCase || substrings != lowerCase)
            {
                substrings = substrings.toLowerCase( );
            }
 
            return initialCapital + substrings;
        }
 
        public static String setMemberGender( )
        {
            memberGender = JOptionPane.showInputDialog(null, "Enter Member's Gender", "GENDER", JOptionPane.WARNING_MESSAGE);
            initial = memberGender.substring(0,1);
            initialCapital = initial.toUpperCase( );
            substrings = memberGender.substring(1);
            upperCase = substrings.toUpperCase( );
            lowerCase = substrings.toLowerCase( );
 
            if(substrings == upperCase || substrings == lowerCase)
            {
                substrings = substrings.toLowerCase( );
            }
 
            else if(substrings != upperCase || substrings != lowerCase)
            {
                substrings = substrings.toLowerCase( );
            }
 
            return initialCapital + substrings;
        }
 
        public static String setMemberAddess( )
        {
            memberAddress = JOptionPane.showInputDialog(null, "Enter Member's Address", "ADDRESS", JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE);
 
            return memberAddress;
        }
 
        public static String setMemberContactNumber( )
        {
            memberContactNumber = JOptionPane.showInputDialog(null, "Enter Member's Contact Number", "CONTACT NUMBER", JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE);
 
            return memberContactNumber;
        }
 
        public static int setMemberAge( )
        {
            memberAge = Integer.parseInt(JOptionPane.showInputDialog(null,"Enter Member's Age", "AGE", JOptionPane.WARNING_MESSAGE));
 
            if(memberAge <= 12)
            {
                JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "Only 13-yrs Old Above Can Register For A Membership", "CANNOT PROCEED", JOptionPane.WARNING_MESSAGE);
                System.exit(0);
            }
 
            else if(memberAge <= 17)
            {
                JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "You Have Restriction On Renting Video Movies", "UNDER AGE", JOptionPane.WARNING_MESSAGE);
            }
 
            else if(memberAge <= 50)
            {
                JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "Proceed", "VALID", JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE);
            }
 
            else if(memberAge > 50)
            {
                JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "Validated For Discount", "SENIOR", JOptionPane.WARNING_MESSAGE);
            }
 
            return memberAge;
        }
 
}

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