Functions

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public class Functions1 {
static void printHello() {
System.out.println("Hello, world!");
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
printHello();
}
}
Output
$ javac -Xlint Functions1.java
$ java -ea Functions1
Hello, world!
import org.pureprogrammer.Utils;
public class Functions2 {
static void printHello(String name) {
System.out.println(Utils.join("", "Hello, ", name, "!"));
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
printHello("Fred");
printHello("Wilma");
printHello("Barney");
printHello("Betty");
}
}
Output
$ javac -Xlint Functions2.java
$ java -ea Functions2
Hello, Fred!
Hello, Wilma!
Hello, Barney!
Hello, Betty!
import org.pureprogrammer.Utils;
public class Functions3 {
static int squared(int j) {
return j * j;
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
for (int i = 1; i <= 10; ++i) {
System.out.println(Utils.format("{0:d}^2 = {1:d}", i, squared(i)));
}
}
}
Output
$ javac -Xlint Functions3.java
$ java -ea Functions3
1^2 = 1
2^2 = 4
3^2 = 9
4^2 = 16
5^2 = 25
6^2 = 36
7^2 = 49
8^2 = 64
9^2 = 81
10^2 = 100
import org.pureprogrammer.Utils;
public class Functions4 {
static double exponentiation(double base, int powerArg) {
int power = powerArg;
double result = 1;
while (power > 0) {
result *= base;
--power;
}
return result;
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
for (double b = 1.1; b < 2.05; b += 0.1) {
for (int p = 2; p <= 10; ++p) {
System.out.println(Utils.format("{0:f} ^ {1:d} = {2:f}", b, p, exponentiation(b, p)));
}
}
}
}
Output
$ javac -Xlint Functions4.java
$ java -ea Functions4
1.100000 ^ 2 = 1.210000
1.100000 ^ 3 = 1.331000
1.100000 ^ 4 = 1.464100
1.100000 ^ 5 = 1.610510
1.100000 ^ 6 = 1.771561
1.100000 ^ 7 = 1.948717
1.100000 ^ 8 = 2.143589
1.100000 ^ 9 = 2.357948
1.100000 ^ 10 = 2.593742
1.200000 ^ 2 = 1.440000
1.200000 ^ 3 = 1.728000
1.200000 ^ 4 = 2.073600
1.200000 ^ 5 = 2.488320
1.200000 ^ 6 = 2.985984
1.200000 ^ 7 = 3.583181
1.200000 ^ 8 = 4.299817
1.200000 ^ 9 = 5.159780
1.200000 ^ 10 = 6.191736
1.300000 ^ 2 = 1.690000
1.300000 ^ 3 = 2.197000
1.300000 ^ 4 = 2.856100
1.300000 ^ 5 = 3.712930
1.300000 ^ 6 = 4.826809
1.300000 ^ 7 = 6.274852
1.300000 ^ 8 = 8.157307
1.300000 ^ 9 = 10.604499
1.300000 ^ 10 = 13.785849
1.400000 ^ 2 = 1.960000
1.400000 ^ 3 = 2.744000
1.400000 ^ 4 = 3.841600
1.400000 ^ 5 = 5.378240
1.400000 ^ 6 = 7.529536
1.400000 ^ 7 = 10.541350
1.400000 ^ 8 = 14.757891
1.400000 ^ 9 = 20.661047
1.400000 ^ 10 = 28.925465
1.500000 ^ 2 = 2.250000
1.500000 ^ 3 = 3.375000
1.500000 ^ 4 = 5.062500
1.500000 ^ 5 = 7.593750
1.500000 ^ 6 = 11.390625
1.500000 ^ 7 = 17.085938
1.500000 ^ 8 = 25.628906
1.500000 ^ 9 = 38.443359
1.500000 ^ 10 = 57.665039
1.600000 ^ 2 = 2.560000
1.600000 ^ 3 = 4.096000
1.600000 ^ 4 = 6.553600
1.600000 ^ 5 = 10.485760
1.600000 ^ 6 = 16.777216
1.600000 ^ 7 = 26.843546
1.600000 ^ 8 = 42.949673
1.600000 ^ 9 = 68.719477
1.600000 ^ 10 = 109.951163
1.700000 ^ 2 = 2.890000
1.700000 ^ 3 = 4.913000
1.700000 ^ 4 = 8.352100
1.700000 ^ 5 = 14.198570
1.700000 ^ 6 = 24.137569
1.700000 ^ 7 = 41.033867
1.700000 ^ 8 = 69.757574
1.700000 ^ 9 = 118.587876
1.700000 ^ 10 = 201.599390
1.800000 ^ 2 = 3.240000
1.800000 ^ 3 = 5.832000
1.800000 ^ 4 = 10.497600
1.800000 ^ 5 = 18.895680
1.800000 ^ 6 = 34.012224
1.800000 ^ 7 = 61.222003
1.800000 ^ 8 = 110.199606
1.800000 ^ 9 = 198.359290
1.800000 ^ 10 = 357.046723
1.900000 ^ 2 = 3.610000
1.900000 ^ 3 = 6.859000
1.900000 ^ 4 = 13.032100
1.900000 ^ 5 = 24.760990
1.900000 ^ 6 = 47.045881
1.900000 ^ 7 = 89.387174
1.900000 ^ 8 = 169.835630
1.900000 ^ 9 = 322.687698
1.900000 ^ 10 = 613.106626
2.000000 ^ 2 = 4.000000
2.000000 ^ 3 = 8.000000
2.000000 ^ 4 = 16.000000
2.000000 ^ 5 = 32.000000
2.000000 ^ 6 = 64.000000
2.000000 ^ 7 = 128.000000
2.000000 ^ 8 = 256.000000
2.000000 ^ 9 = 512.000000
2.000000 ^ 10 = 1024.000000
import org.pureprogrammer.Utils;
public class Functions5 {
static long factorial(int x) {
if (x <= 1) {
return 1;
}
return x * factorial(x - 1);
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
for (int x = 1; x < 10; ++x) {
System.out.println(Utils.format("{0:d}! = {1:d}", x, factorial(x)));
}
}
}
Output
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import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.List;
import org.pureprogrammer.Utils;
public class Lists6 {
static List<String> reverseList(final List<String> x) {
List<String> y = new ArrayList<>();
for (int i = x.size() - 1; i >= 0; --i) {
y.add(x.get(i));
}
return y;
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
List<String> names = Utils.listFromStrings(new String[]{"Fred", "Wilma", "Barney", "Betty"});
for (String name : names) {
System.out.println(Utils.join("", "Hello, ", name, "!"));
}
names = reverseList(names);
for (String name : names) {
System.out.println(Utils.join("", "Hello, ", name, "!"));
}
System.out.println(Utils.listToString(names));
}
}
Output
$ javac -Xlint Lists6.java
$ java -ea Lists6
Hello, Fred!
Hello, Wilma!
Hello, Barney!
Hello, Betty!
Hello, Betty!
Hello, Barney!
Hello, Wilma!
Hello, Fred!
["Betty", "Barney", "Wilma", "Fred"]
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Map;
import org.pureprogrammer.Utils;
public class Maps3 {
static Map<String, Integer> convertKmtoMiles(final Map<String, Integer> x) {
Map<String, Integer> y = new HashMap<>();
for (String planet : x.keySet()) {
y.put(planet, (int)(x.get(planet) * 0.621371 + 0.5));
}
return y;
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
Map<String, Integer> planetDiametersInKm = Utils.map(new Object[][] {
{"Mercury", 4879},
{"Venus", 12103},
{"Earth", 12756},
{"Mars", 6794},
{"Jupiter", 142985},
{"Saturn", 120534},
{"Uranus", 51115},
{"Neptune", 49534},
{"Pluto", 2374},
{"Ceres", 946},
{"Eris", 2326},
{"Makemake", 1430}
});
Map<String, Integer> planetDiametersInMiles = convertKmtoMiles(planetDiametersInKm);
for (String planet : planetDiametersInMiles.keySet()) {
System.out.println(Utils.join("", planet, " has a diameter of ", planetDiametersInMiles.get(planet), " miles"));
}
}
}
Output
$ javac -Xlint Maps3.java
$ java -ea Maps3
Earth has a diameter of 7926 miles
Mars has a diameter of 4222 miles
Neptune has a diameter of 30779 miles
Ceres has a diameter of 588 miles
Jupiter has a diameter of 88847 miles
Makemake has a diameter of 889 miles
Saturn has a diameter of 74896 miles
Venus has a diameter of 7520 miles
Eris has a diameter of 1445 miles
Uranus has a diameter of 31761 miles
Mercury has a diameter of 3032 miles
Pluto has a diameter of 1475 miles
import org.pureprogrammer.Tuple;
import org.pureprogrammer.Utils;
public class Tuples3 {
static Tuple.T2<Integer, String> swap(final Tuple.T2<String, Integer> x) {
Tuple.T2<Integer, String> y;
y = Tuple.makeTuple(x.second(), x.first());
return y;
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
Tuple.T2<String, Integer> pair1 = Tuple.makeTuple("Hello", 5);
Tuple.T2<Integer, String> pair2;
pair2 = swap(pair1);
System.out.println(Utils.join("", Utils.tupleToString(pair1), " becomes ", Utils.tupleToString(pair2)));
}
}
Output
$ javac -Xlint Tuples3.java
$ java -ea Tuples3
<"Hello", 5> becomes <5, "Hello">
Questions
- {{Who's on first?}}
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- {{Who's on third?}}
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- Sign Function
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References
- [[Java Language Specification]], Java SE 17 Edition, Gosling, et. al., 2021.
- [[Java Tutorials]]
- [[Java at TutorialsPoint]]
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