Java Basics: Creating Objects and Using DecimalFormat
Learn how to create objects in Java with examples including Scanner, DecimalFormat, Random. Explore formatting decimal numbers with DecimalFormat class. Practice generating random numbers and calculating averages.
Java Basics: Creating Objects and Using DecimalFormat
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Creating Objects Pepper
Objects You Already Create • Scanner: • Import java.util.Scanner; • Scanner scn = new Scanner(System.in); • Pictures: • import javalib.worldimages.*; • import java.awt.Color; • WorldImagemyCircle = AImage.makeCircle(50,Color.blue, Mode.filled); • Color bluegrey = new Color(23,32,43);
New Object - DecimalFormat • Knows how to format a decimal number • Library: java.text.DecimalFormat • Import java.text.DecimalFormat; • Tell it your format method when you create it • DecimalFormatmyf = new DecimalFormat("0.0#"); • Ask your formatter to format any number • myf.format(3.555); • myf.format(x); • Many formats: http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/adiehelp/v5r1m1/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.sun.api.doc%2Fjava%2Ftext%2FDecimalFormat.html
New Object - Random • Knows how to create a random number • Library: java.util.Random • import java.util.Random • Create a random maker guy • Random r = new Random(); • Ask him to give you a number out of # choices: • nextInt(6); returns 0 – 5 • nextInt(13); returns 0-12
Exercise • Generate 2 dice values using Random • Print the two dice values • Divide by 2 to get the average • Print the average with only 1 decimal place