>From: "Tim Nicholson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [jdjlist] Re: two exercises I am trying to solve at the moment.... > >Are you saying that you actually got programming questions when you were in >grade 9 ?
Yeah. Apple ][ and the Commodore 64, baby. >From where i come from, it is unheard of to have done any sort of >programming until you reach university level. *Joe sees the tech lead of the US get just a little safer* >So are you suggesting that you studied programming while you were still at >high school ? >I would be very interested to hear about that....? Not much to it. I've been programming since I was 13, back on the TRS Model III or so, then got my ZX-81 (Well, okay, Timex/Sinclair 1000 with the 16K addon.) >Joseph, is it possible to provide some coded solution segments for these 2 >problems ? Particularly the ones to do with the computer saying in words >what you type in as an int. Sure it's possible. Will I do it? No. You earn your own grades. >I would much appreciate if you could possibly provide a solution that I >can >then study myself and see what sort of things you were doing in them so >that >I can learn from the solution ? > >I would appreciate your help ? > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Joseph B. Ottinger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "JDJList" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2002 8:12 PM >Subject: [jdjlist] Re: two exercises I am trying to solve at the moment.... > > > > RE: [jdjlist] Re: J2MEWell, Tim, the first step is to read the >suggestions > > made by your coursework. Start small; write functions that do the simple > > stuff first. Break the problems down (although most of the work has been > > done for you already.) Man, these questions have gotten easier since *I* >was > > in grade 9. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Tim Nicholson > > To: JDJList > > Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2002 4:09 AM > > Subject: [jdjlist] two exercises I am trying to solve at the moment.... > > > > > > Hi everyone again, > > > > this is in addition to the previous email that I sent but this is on a > > rather different topic. > > > > I am trying to work through some problems/exercises and I was wondering >if > > anyone might be able to suggest how I might be able to solve these >problems > > ? > > > > Like I said before, this email is on a different topic to the email that >I > > sent before. > > > > The 1st problem I was wondering if anyone could help me on is as follows >:- > > > > ======================================================================== > > > > Design and implement a program that allows the user to input a number in >any > > base (2..16) as a string of digits (0..9, A..F) and the base that the >number > > is in and displays the value in decimal of the input number. > > Your program must have two function methods that respectively return: > > the value of one digit character; and > > the value of a whole string of digits in a given base. > > Hint: The first of those functions makes it easier to write the second. > > Your program may have a BreezySwing or text-only interface > > > > ======================================================================== > > ======================================================================== > > And the second one is like this :- > > ======================================================================= > > Write a program that allows the user to input any int value and outputs >that > > number in words. > > Examples: > > inputoutput > > 0zero > > 3three > > 13thirteen > > 23twenty-three > > 223223two hundred and twenty-three thousand, two hundred and >twenty-three > > 223223223two hundred and twenty-three million, two hundred and >twenty-three > > thousand, two hundred and twenty-three > > >2147483647two billion, one hundred and forty-seven million, four >hundred > > and eighty-three thousand, six hundred and forty-seven > > -1minus one > > > > Your program must have three function methods that respectively return: > > a value between 1 and 9 in words; > > a value between 1 and 999 in words; and > > any int value in words. > > Hint: The first of those functions makes it easier to write the second >and > > writing the second will help write the third. > > Good solutions may have even more functions. > > >========================================================================= > > ======================================================================== > > I really don't have a clue how to solve these so any help as to what >sort >of > > algorithm and java code implementation that I could use, would be very >much > > appreciated. > > > > > > To change your JDJList options, please visit: > > http://www.sys-con.com/java/list.cfm > > > > To change your JDJList options, please visit: >http://www.sys-con.com/java/list.cfm > > > > > >To change your JDJList options, please visit: >http://www.sys-con.com/java/list.cfm ----------------------------------------------- Joseph B. 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