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1. Basic Programming Concepts

Computer Science

1. Basic Programming • Why programming?

Computer Concepts
• Program development

Science An Interdisciplinary Approach

• Built-in data types
• Type conversion
ROBERT SEDGEWICK
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You need to know how to program

A human being should be able to
change a diaper, in order to be able to tell a computer what you want it to do.
plan an invasion,
butcher a hog,
Naive ideal: Natural language instructions.
conn a ship,
design a building,
“Please simulate the motion of N heavenly bodies,
write a sonnet, subject to Newton’s laws of motion and gravity.”
balance accounts,
build a wall,
set a bone,
comfort the dying, Prepackaged solutions (apps) are great when what they do is what you want.
take orders,
give orders,
cooperate,
act alone,
solve equations, Programming enables you to make a computer do anything you want. well, almost anything (stay tuned)
analyze a new problem,
pitch manure,
program a computer,
cook a tasty meal,
first programmer first computer
fight efficiently, and
die gallantly.
Specialization is for insects.
Robert A. Heinlein Analytical
Ada Lovelace
Time Enough for Love (1973) Engine
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Programming: telling a computer what to do Telling a computer what to do

Programming Machine language Natural language High-level language

• Is not just for experts. • Easy for computer. • Easy for human. • Some difficulty for both.
• Is a natural, satisfying and creative experience. • Error-prone for human. • Error-prone for computer. • An acceptable tradeoff.
• Enables accomplishments not otherwise possible.
Ki ds Ma ke for (int t = 0; t < 2000; t++)
Nu tri tio us
• The path to a new world of intellectual endeavor. 10: 8A00 RA ← mem[00] Sn ac ks . {
RB ← mem[01] .
11: 8B01 w Bridge a[0] = a[11] ^ a[9];
12: 1CAB RC ← RA + RB Ta pe Ho lds Up Ne System.out.print(a[0]);
Red
13: 9C02 mem[02] ← RC for (int i = 11; i > 0; i--)
Police Squad Helps Dog Bite Victim.
Challenges 14: 0000 halt a[i] = a[i-1];
.
Dropouts Cut in Half }
• Need to learn what computers can do. Adding two numbers (see TOY lecture) Local High School
Actual newspaper headlines
• Need to learn a programming language. Telling a computer what to do —Rich Pattis
Simulating an LFSR (see Prologue lecture)

But which high-level language?

“ Instead of imagining that our main task is to instruct a 


computer what to do, let us concentrate rather on explaining

to human beings what we want a computer to do. ”

− Don Knuth
Naive ideal: A single programming language for all purposes.
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Our Choice: Java Our Choice: Java

Java features Java features

• Widely used. • Widely used.
• Widely available. • Widely available.
• Continuously under development since early 1990s. • Continuously under development since early 1990s.
• Embraces full set of modern abstractions. • Embraces full set of modern abstractions.
• Variety of automatic checks for mistakes in programs. James Gosling
• Variety of automatic checks for mistakes in programs.

Facts of life “ There are only two kinds of

millions of developers
Java economy billions of devices • No language is perfect. programming languages: those
• Mars rover. • You need to start with some language. people always [gripe] about and
• Cell phones. those nobody uses.”

• Blu-ray Disc. − Bjarne Stroustrup

Our approach
• Web servers.
• Use a minimal subset of Java.
• Medical devices.
• Develop general programming skills that are applicable to many languages.
• Supercomputing.
•… It’s not about the language!
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A rich subset of the Java language vocabulary Anatomy of your first program

built-in
 operations on
 String object
 Math

types numeric types operations assignment oriented methods Math
int + + static Math.sin() methods
punctuation
=
long - "" class Math.cos() Math.sin()
int program name
double * length() flow control public Math.log() Math.cos()
long
System Math.log() main() method
char / charAt() if private Math.exp() methods double text file named
HelloWorld.java public class HelloWorld
String % compareTo() else new Math.pow() Math.exp()
char
System.print() {
matches() Math.pow()
String
boolean ++ for final Math.sqrt() System.println() public static void main(String[] args)
Math.sqrt()
boolean
-- while toString() Math.min() System.printf() {
boolean Math.min()
punctuation comparisons operations
main() Math.max() System.out.println("Hello, World");
our Std methods Math.max() }
{ < true arrays Math.abs()

} <= Math.PI
StdIn.read*() Math.abs() }
false a[]
StdOut.print*() Math.PI
( > ! length type conversion methods
StdDraw.*()
) >= && new Integer.parseInt() StdAudio.*()
, == || body of main()
Double.parseDouble() StdRandom.*() (a single statement)
; !=

Your programs will primarily consist of these plus identifiers (names) that you make up.
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Anatomy of your next several programs Pop quiz on "your first program"

Q. Use common sense to cope with the following error messages.

program name % javac MyProgram.java

% java MyProgram
main() method Main method not public.
text file named
MyProgram.java public class MyProgram
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
...

% javac MyProgram.java
MyProgram.java:3: invalid method declaration; return type required
}
public static main(String[] args)
} ^

body of main()
(a sequence of statements)

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Pop quiz on "your first program" Three versions of the same program.

Q. Use common sense to cope with the following error messages. public class HelloWorld
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
% javac MyProgram.java System.out.println("Hello, World");
}
% java MyProgram }
Main method not public.
/*************************************************************************
* Compilation: javac HelloWorld.java
* Execution: java HelloWorld
*
A. Must have forgotten “public”. public static void main(String[] args) * Prints "Hello, World". By tradition, this is everyone's first program.
*
* % java HelloWorld
* Hello, World
*
*************************************************************************/

public class HelloWorld {

% javac MyProgram.java public static void main(String[] args) {
MyProgram.java:3: invalid method declaration; return type required System.out.println("Hello, World");
}
public static main(String[] args) }
^

public class HelloWorld { public static void main(String[] args) { System.out.println("Hello, World"); } }

A. Check HelloWorld. Aha! Forgot “void”. public static void main(String[] args)

Lesson: Fonts, color, comments, and extra space are not relevant in Java
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• Confuse style with language. This code is a Java program that accomplishes a simple task. It is traditionally a beginner’s first
program. The box below shows what happens when you compile and execute the program. The
terminal application gives a command prompt (% in this book) and executes the commands
that you type (javac and then java in the example below). The result in this case is that the
program prints a message in the terminal window (the third line).

% javac HelloWorld.java

Emphasizing consistent style can

% java HelloWorld
Hello, World

• Make it easier to spot errors.

PROGRAM 1.1.1 IS AN EXAMPLE OF a complete Java program. Its name is HelloWorld,
which means that its code resides in a file named HelloWorld.java (by convention
in Java). The program’s sole action is to print a message back to the terminal win-
dow. For continuity, we will use some standard Java terms to describe the program,
but we will not define them until later in the book: PROGRAM 1.1.1 consists of a single

• Make it easier for others to read and use code. class named HelloWorld that has a single method named main(). This method uses
two other methods named System.out.print() and System.out.println() to
do the job. (When referring to a method in the text, we use () after the name to
distinguish it from other kinds of names.) Until SECTION 2.1, where we learn about

• Enable development environment to provide visual cues. classes that define multiple methods, all of our classes will have this same structure.
For the time being, you can think of “class” as meaning “program.”
The first line of a method specifies its name and other information; the rest is
a sequence of statements enclosed in braces and each followed by a semicolon. For
the time being, you can think of “programming” as meaning “specifying a class

Bottom line for you: Listen to the person assigning your grade.
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 COMPUTER SCIENCE Program development in Java
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is a three-step process, with feedback

1. EDIT your program

• Create it by typing on your computer's keyboard.
• Result: a text file such as HelloWorld.java.

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EDIT
2. COMPILE it to create an executable file
• Use the Java compiler
• Result: a Java bytecode file such as HelloWorld.class
• Why programming?
• Mistake? Go back to 1. to fix and recompile. COMPILE RUN
• Program development not a legal Java program

• Built-in data types 3. RUN your program

• Use the Java runtime.
• Type conversion
• Result: your program’s output.
• Mistake? Go back to 1. to fix, recompile, and run.
a legal Java program that does the wrong thing

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Software for program development Program development environments: a very short history

Any creative process involves cyclic refinement/development. Historical context is important in computer science.
• We regularly use old software.
EDIT
COMPOSE
• We regularly emulate old hardware.
• We depend upon old concepts and designs.
COMPILE RUN
REHEARSE PLAY

Widely-used methods for program development

A significant difference with programs: We can use our computers to facilitate the process.
• switches and lights 1960

• punched cards/compiler/runtime
Program development environment: Software for editing, compiling and running programs. 1970
• editor/compiler/runtime/terminal
• editor/compiler/runtime/virtual terminal 1980
Two time-tested options: (Stay tuned for details).
• integrated development environment
1990

Virtual terminals Integrated development environment

2000
• Same for many languages and systems. • Often language- or system-specific.
• Effective even for beginners. • Can be helpful to beginners.
Bottom line: Extremely simple and concise. Bottom line: Variety of useful tools.
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Program development with switches and lights Program development with punched cards and line printers

Circa 1970: Use switches to input binary program code and data, lights to read output. Mid 1970s: Use punched cards to input program code and data, line printer for output.

IBM System 360, circa 1975

PDP-8, circa 1970 lights

switches

Stay tuned for details [lectures on the "TOY machine"]. Ask your parents about the "computer center" for details.
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Program development with timesharing terminals Program development with personal computers (one approach)

Late 1970s: Use terminal for editing program, reading output, and controlling computer. 1980s to present day: Use multiple virtual terminals to interact with computer.
• Edit your program using any text editor in a virtual terminal.
VAX 11/780 circa 1977
• Compile it by typing javac HelloWorld.java in another virtual terminal.
VT-100 terminal
• Run it by typing java HelloWorld

virtual terminal for editor virtual terminal to compile,

run and examine output

invoke Java compiler at command line

invoke Java runtime at command line

virtual TV set

Timesharing allowed many users to share the same computer.

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 Program development with personal computers (another approach) Software for program development: tradeoffs

1980s to present day: Use a customized application for program development tasks.
Virtual terminals IDE
• Edit your program using the built-in text editor.
• Compile it by clicking the “compile” button.
• Run it by clicking the “run” button or using the pseudo-command line. Pros Pros
• Approach works with any language. • Easy-to-use language-specific tools.
• Useful beyond programming. • System-independent (in principle).
“Integrated Development
Environment” (IDE) • Used by professionals. • Used by professionals.
“run” button
• Has withstood the test of time. • Can be helpful to beginners.
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“compile” button

Cons Cons
• Good enough for long programs? • Overkill for short programs?
• Dealing with independent applications. • Big application to learn and maintain.
pseudo-command line
• Working at too low a level? • Often language- or system-specific.

This course: Used in lectures/book. Recommended for assignments.

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Lessons from short history COMPUTER SCIENCE

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Every computer has a program development environment that allows us to
• EDIT programs.
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• RUN them and examine the output.
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Two approaches that have served for decades and are still
effective:
• multiple virtual terminals.

Macbook Air 2014

Apple Macintosh 1984

IBM PC 1990s
Wintel ultrabooks 2010s
Xerox Alto 1978 CS.1.B.Basics.Develop
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 COMPUTER SCIENCE Built-in data types
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A data type is a set of values and a set of operations on those values.

type set of values examples of values examples of operations

'A'
char characters compare
'@'
1. Basic Programming Concepts "Hello World"
String sequences of characters concatenate
"CS is fun"
• Why programming? 17
int integers add, subtract, multiply, divide
• Program development 12345

• Built-in data types double floating-point numbers

3.1415
add, subtract, multiply, divide
6.022e23
• Type conversion
true
boolean truth values and, or, not
false

Java's built-in data types

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Pop quiz on data types Pop quiz on data types

Q. What is a data type? Q. What is a data type?

A. A set of values and a set of operations on those values.

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Basic Definitions Variables, literals, declarations, and assignments example: exchange values

A variable is a name that refers to a value.

public class Exchange
A literal is a programming-language representation of a value. A trace is a table of variable values after each statement.
{
A declaration statement associates a variable with a type. public static void main(String[] args) a b t
An assignment statement associates a value with a variable. {
undeclared undeclared undeclared
int a = 1234;
int b = 99; int a = 1234; 1234 undeclared undeclared
variables
int t = a; int b = 99; 1234 99 undeclared

a = b; This code exchanges

declaration statements
int a; the values of a and b. int t = a; 1234 99 1234
int b; b = t;
a = b; 99 99 1234
}
assignment statements
a = 1234;
} b = t; 99 1234 1234
b = 99;
int c = a + b;
combined declaration
and assignment statement

Q. What does this program do?

literals

A. No way for us to confirm that it does the exchange! (Need output, stay tuned).
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Data type for computing with strings: String Example of computing with strings: subdivisions of a ruler

String data type public class Ruler

values sequences of characters {
public static void main(String[] args)
typical literals "Hello, " "1 " " * " Important note: { all + ops are concatenation
Character interpretation depends on context! String ruler1 = "1";
operation concatenate 1 2 1 3 1 2 1 4 1 2 1 3 1 2 1
String ruler2 = ruler1 + " 2 " + ruler1;
operator + character
String ruler3 = ruler2 + " 3 " + ruler2;
String ruler4 = ruler3 + " 4 " + ruler3;
Ex 1: plus signs "1234" + " + " + "99" System.out.println(ruler4);
Examples of String operations (concatenation) } % java Ruler
operator operator } 1 2 1 3 1 2 1 4 1 2 1 3 1 2 1
expression value
"Hi, " + "Bob" "Hi, Bob"
white white
space space
"1" + " 2 " + "1" "1 2 1"
ruler1 ruler2 ruler3 ruler4
"1234" + " + " + "99" "1234 + 99" Ex 2: spaces "1234" + " + " + "99" undeclared undeclared undeclared undeclared

"1234" + "99" "123499" ruler1 = "1"; 1 undeclared undeclared undeclared

space
characters ruler2 = ruler1 + " 2 " + ruler1; 1 1 2 1 undeclared undeclared

ruler3 = ruler2 + " 3 " + ruler2; 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 3 1 2 1 undeclared

Typical use: Input and output. ruler4 = ruler3 + " 4 " + ruler3; 1 2 1 3 1 2 1 4 1 2 1 3 1 2 1

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Input and output Input and output warmup: exchange values
is necessary for us to provide data to our programs and to learn the result of computations.

command-line
public class Exchange
Humans prefer to work with strings. arguments {
Programs work more efficiently with numbers. public static void main(String[] args)
{ % java Exchange 5 2
int a = Integer.parseInt(args[0]); 2
int b = Integer.parseInt(args[1]); 5
Output int t = a;
standard output
• System.out.println() method prints the given string. a = b; % java Exchange 1234 99
b = t; 99
• Java automatically converts numbers to strings for output. Bird's eye view of a Java program
1234
System.out.println(a);
System.out.println(b);
}
Command-line input } Java automatically converts int values to String for output

• Strings you type after the program name are available as args[0], args[1], ... at run time.
• Q. How do we give an integer as command-line input?
• A. Need to call system method Integer.parseInt() to convert the strings to integers. Q. What does this program do?

Stay tuned for many more options for input and output, and more details on type conversion. A. Reads two integers from the command line, then prints them out in the opposite order.
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Data type for computing with integers: int Example of computing with integers and strings, with type conversion

int data type

values integers between 231 and 231 1

public class IntOps
typical literals 1234 99 0 1000000 Important note: {
operations add subtract multiply divide remainder Only 232 different int values. public static void main(String[] args)
{ % java IntOps 5 2
operator + * / % int a = Integer.parseInt(args[0]); 5 + 2 = 7
not quite the same as integers
int b = Integer.parseInt(args[1]); 5 * 2 = 10
int sum = a + b; 5 / 2 = 2
Examples of int operations int prod = a * b; 5 % 2 = 1
int quot = a / b;
expression value comment Precedence % java IntOps 1234 99
int rem = a % b; 1234 + 99 = 1333
5 + 3 8 expression value comment System.out.println(a + " + " + b + " = " + sum); 1234 * 99 = 122166
5 - 3 2 3 * 5 - 2 13 * has precedence System.out.println(a + " * " + b + " = " + prod); 1234 / 99 = 12
5 * 3 15 System.out.println(a + " / " + b + " = " + quot); 1234 % 99 = 46
3 + 5 / 2 5 / has precedence
System.out.println(a + " % " + b + " = " + rem);
5 / 3 1 drop fractional part 3 - 5 - 2 -4 left associative } Note: 1234 = 12*99 + 46
5 % 3 2 remainder ( 3 - 5 ) - 2 -4 better style } Java automatically converts int values to String for concatenation
1 / 0 runtime error

Typical usage: Math calculations; specifying programs (stay tuned).

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Data type for computing with floating point numbers: double Other built-in numeric types

double data type short data type long data type

values real numbers values integers between 215 and 215 1 values integers between 263 and 263 1
. ×
typical literals 3.14159 2.0 1.4142135623730951 6.022e23
Typical double values are approximations
operations [ same as int ] operations [ same as int ]
operations add subtract multiply divide remainder
Examples:
operator + * / %
no double value for π. float data type
√
no double value for
values real numbers
Examples of double operations no double value for 1/3.
expression value operations [ same as double ]

3.141 + .03 3.171

Special values
3.141 - .03 3.111 Why different numeric types?
expression value
6.02e23/2 3.01e23
1.0 / 0.0 Infinity
• Tradeoff between memory use and range for integers.
5.0 / 3.0 1.6666666666666667
• Tradeoff between memory use and precision for real numbers.
10.0 % 3.141 0.577 Math.sqrt(-1.0) NaN

Math.sqrt(2.0) 1.4142135623730951
"not a number"
short
int, float
Typical use: Scientific calculations. long, double
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Excerpts from Java’s Math Library Example of computing with floating point numbers: quadratic equation

public class Math ±

From algebra: the roots of + + are
double abs(double a) absolute value of a
double max(double a, double b) maximum of a and b also defined for
int, long, and float
public class Quadratic
double min(double a, double b) minimum of a and b
{ % java Quadratic –3.0 2.0
public static void main(String[] args) 2.0
+
double sin(double theta) sine function { 1.0
double cos(double theta) cosine function inverse functions also available:
asin(), acos(), and atan() // Parse coefficients from command-line. % java Quadratic –1.0 –1.0
double tan(double theta) tangent function double b = Double.parseDouble(args[0]); 1.618033988749895
Degrees in radians. Use toDegrees() and toRadians()) to convert. double c = Double.parseDouble(args[1]); -0.6180339887498949

double exp(double a) exponential (ea) // Calculate roots of x*x + b*x + c. % java Quadratic 1.0 1.0
double log(double a) natural log (loge a, or ln a) double discriminant = b*b - 4.0*c; NaN + +
double d = Math.sqrt(discriminant); NaN
double pow(double a, double b) raise a to the bth power (ab) double root1 = (-b + d) / 2.0;
double root2 = (-b - d) / 2.0; % java Quadratic 1.0 hello
long round(double a) round to the nearest integer java.lang.NumberFormatException: hello
// Print them out.
double random() random number in [0. 1) System.out.println(root1); % java Quadratic 1.0
double sqrt(double a) square root of a System.out.println(root2); java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException
}
}
double E value of e (constant) Need two arguments.
You can discard your (Fact of life: Not all error messages are crystal clear.)
double PI value of π (constant) calculator now (please).
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Data type for computing with true and false: boolean Comparison operators

boolean data type Truth-table definitions Fundamental operations that are defined for each primitive type allow us to compare values.
values true false a !a a b a && b a || b
• Operands: two expressions of the same type.
• Result: a value of type boolean.
literals true false true false false false false false
false true false true false true
operations and or not
true false false true operator meaning true false
operator && || ! true true true true == equal 2 == 2 2 == 3
!= not equal 3 != 2 2 != 2
Recall first lecture < less than 2 < 13 2 < 2
Proof a b !a && b a && !b (!a && b) || (a && !b) <= less than or equal 2 <= 2 3 <= 2
Q. a XOR b?
false false false false false > greater than 13 > 2 2 < 13
A. (!a && b) || (a && !b)
false true true false true >= greater than or equal 3 >= 2 2 >= 3
true false false true true
Typical double values are
true true false false false Examples non-negative discriminant? ( b*b - 4.0*a*c ) >= 0.0 approximations so beware
of == comparisons
beginning of a century? ( year % 100 ) == 0

Typical usage: Control logic and flow of a program (stay tuned). legal month? ( month >= 1 ) && ( month <= 12 )

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Q. Is a given year a leap year?
A. Yes if either (i) divisible by 400 or (ii) divisible by 4 but not 100.
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public class LeapYear

{
public static void main(String[] args)
{ % java LeapYear 2016
int year = Integer.parseInt(args[0]); true
boolean isLeapYear;

% java LeapYear 1993
// divisible by 4 but not 100 false
isLeapYear = (year % 4 == 0) && (year % 100 != 0);
% java LeapYear 1900
// or divisible by 400 false
isLeapYear = isLeapYear || (year % 400 == 0);
% java LeapYear 2000
System.out.println(isLeapYear); true
}
}

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The Java compiler is your friend: it checks for type errors in your code.

public class BadCode

1. Basic Programming Concepts {

public static void main(String[] args)
{
String s = "123" * 2;

• Why programming? }
}

• Program development
• Built-in data types % javac BadCode.java
BadCode.java:5: operator * cannot be applied to java.lang.String,int
• Type conversion String s = "123" * 2;
^
1 error

When appropriate, we often convert a value from one type to another to make types match.
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Type conversion with built-in types Pop quiz on type conversion

Type conversion is an essential aspect of programming.

Q. Give the type and value of each of the following expressions.

expression type value

Automatic
"x: " + 99 String "x: 99"
• Convert number to string for "+". a. ( 7 / 2 ) * 2.0
11 * 0.25 double 2.75
• Make numeric types match if no loss of precision.

Integer.parseInt("123") int 123 b. ( 7 / 2.0 ) * 2

Explicitly defined for function call.
Math.round(2.71828) long 3

Cast for values that belong to multiple types. (int) 2.71828 int 2 c. "2" + 2
• Ex: small integers can be short, int or long. (int) Math.round(2.71828) int 3

• Ex: double values can be truncated to int values. 11 * (int) 0.25 int 0

d. 2.0 + "2"
Type conversion can give counterintuitive results
Pay attention to the type of your data.
but gets easier to understand with practice
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Pop quiz on type conversion An instructive story about type conversion

Q. Give the type and value of each of the following expressions. Why different numeric types?
• Tradeoff between memory use and range for integers.
• Tradeoff between memory use and precision for floating-point.

a. ( 7 / 2 ) * 2.0 6.0, a double (7/2 is 3, an int)

short
int, float
long, double

b. ( 7 / 2.0 ) * 2 7.0, a double A conversion may be impossible.

• Example: (short) 70000.
• Short values must be between 215 and 215 1= 32767 .
c. "2" + 2 22, a String

What to do with an impossible conversion?

• Approach 1: Avoid doing it in the first place.
d. 2.0 + "2" 2.02, a String
• Approach 2 (Java): Live with a well-defined result.
• Approach 3: Crash.
First launch of Ariane 5, 1996
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Example of type conversion put to good use: pseudo-random integers Summary

System method Math.random() returns a pseudo-random double value in [0, 1). A data type is a set of values and a set of operations on those values.

Problem: Given N, generate a pseudo-random integer between 0 and N 1. Commonly-used built-in data types in Java
• String, for computing with sequence of characters, for input and output.
• int, for computing with integers, for math calculations in programs.
public class RandomInt
{ • double, for computing with floating point numbers, typically for science and math apps.
public static void main(String[] args) • boolean, for computing with true and false, for decision making in programs.
{
int N = Integer.parseInt(args[0]); String to int (system method)
double r = Math.random();
In Java you must:
int t = (int) (r * N);

• Declare the types of your variables.
double to int (cast) int to double (automatic)
% java RandomInt 6
System.out.println(t); • Convert from one type to another when necessary.
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}
• Identify and resolve type errors in order to compile your code.
} % java RandomInt 6
0 Pay attention to the type of your data.

% java RandomInt 10000

3184
The Java compiler is your friend: it will help you identify and fix type errors in your code.
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