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ITC c105 – Computer Programming using Java
Module 8
CONTROL STRUCTURES
Learning Objectives:
At the end of this lesson, the students shall be able to:
1. Learn how to use decision control structures (if, else, switch) which allows
selection of specific sections of code to be executed.
2. Create a Java program using different types of conditional Structures.
In the previous lesson, we have given examples of sequential programs,
wherein statements are executed one after another in a fixed order. In this section,
we will be discussing a control structure, which allows us to change the ordering of
how the statements in our programs are executed.
A control structure is a block of programming that analyzes variables and
chooses a direction in which to go based on given parameters.
Decision Control Structures
Specific blocks of code while skipping other sections.
if statement
The if-statement specifies that a statement (or block of code) will be
executed if and only if a certain boolean statement is true.
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The if-statement has the form,
If (boolean_expression )
statement;
or
if (boolean_expression )
{
statement1;
statement2;
...
}
where, boolean_expression is either a boolean expression or
boolean variable.
For example, given the code snippet,
int grade = 68;
if( grade > 60 )
System.out.println("Congratulations!");
or
int grade = 68;
if( grade > 60 ){
System.out.println("Congratulations!");
System.out.println("You passed!");
}
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Example 1:
//if statement
import java.util.Scanner;
public class IfSample1a {
public static void main(String args[]) {
Scanner scan = new
Scanner(System.in);
int grade;
System.out.print("Enter your grade: ");
grade = scan.nextInt();
if( grade >= 75 )
System.out.println("Congratulations!");
}}
Example 2:
//if statement
import java.util.Scanner;
public class IfSample1b {
public static void main(String args[]) {
Scanner scan = new
Scanner(System.in);
int grade;
System.out.print("Enter your grade: ");
grade = scan.nextInt();
if( grade >= 75 ) {
System.out.println("Congratulations!");
System.out.println("You passed…");
}}}
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ITC c105 – Computer Programming using Java
if-else statement
The if-else statement is used when we want to execute a certain
statement if a condition is true, and a different statement if the condition is
false.
The if-else statement has the form,
if (boolean_expression)
statement;
else
statement;
or can also be written as,
if (boolean_expression)
{
statement1;
statement2;
...
}
else
{
statement1;
statement2;
...
}
For example, given the code snippet,
int grade = 68;
if( grade > 60 )
System.out.println("Congratulations!");
else
System.out.println("Sorry you failed");
or
int grade = 68;
if( grade > 60 ){
System.out.println("Congratulations!");
System.out.println("You passed!");
}
else {
System.out.println("Sorry you failed");
}
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Example 1:
//if-else statement
import java.util.Scanner;
public class IfElseSample1a {
public static void main(String args[]) {
Scanner scan = new
Scanner(System.in);
int grade;
System.out.print("Enter your grade: ");
grade = scan.nextInt();
if( grade >= 75 )
System.out.println("Congratulations!");
else
System.out.println("Sorry!");
}}
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Example 2:
//if-else statement
import java.util.Scanner;
public class IfElseSample1b {
public static void main(String args[]) {
Scanner scan = new
Scanner(System.in);
int grade;
System.out.print("Enter your grade: ");
grade = scan.nextInt();
if( grade >=75 ) {
System.out.println("Congratulations!");
System.out.println("You passed!");
}
else {
System.out.println("Sorry!");
System.out.println("You failed");
}
}}
Example 3:
import java.util.Scanner;
public class IfElseSample2a {
public static void main(String args[]) {
String pass="jru";
if (pass=="jru")
System.out.println("accepted");
else
System.out.println("invalid");
}}
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Example 4:
import java.util.Scanner;
public class IfElseSample2b {
public static void main(String args[]) {
String pass;
Scanner scan = new Scanner(System.in);
System.out.print ("Enter password: ");
pass = scan.next();
if (pass=="jru")
System.out.println("accepted");
else
System.out.println("invalid");
} }
Notice that “JRU” & “jru” as
sample input will both display
“invalid” output. (Review
reference variable)
Example 5:
import java.util.Scanner;
public class IfElseSample2c {
public static void main(String args[]) {
String pass;
Scanner scan = new Scanner(System.in);
System.out.print ("Enter password: ");
pass = scan.next();
if (pass.equals("jru"))
System.out.println("accepted");
else
System.out.println("invalid");
}}
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Using equals() method
The equals() method compares two objects
for equality and returns true if they are equal.
Notice that it will only return to true value
if equals method is compared to the same
value with the same case (i.e.,
if(pass.equals(“jru”));
equals() Method
Description
The method determines whether the Number object that invokes the
method is equal to the object that is passed as an argument.
Syntax
public boolean equals(Object o)
Parameters
Here is the detail of parameters −
Any object.
Return Value
The method returns True if the argument is not null and is an
object of the same type and with the same numeric value. There
are some extra requirements for Double and Float objects that are
described in the Java API documentation.
Example 6:
public class Test {
public static void main(String args[]) {
Integer x = 5;
Integer y = 10;
Integer z =5;
Short a = 5;
System.out.println(x.equals(y));
System.out.println(x.equals(z));
System.out.println(x.equals(a));
}}
This will produce the following result:
Output
false
true
false
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Example 7:
import java.util.Scanner;
public class IfElseSample2d {
public static void main(String args[]) {
String pass;
Scanner scan = new Scanner(System.in);
System.out.print ("Enter password: ");
pass = scan.next();
if (pass.equalsIgnoreCase("jru"))
System.out.println("accepted");
else
System.out.println("invalid");
}}
Using equalsIgnoreCase() method
The java.lang.String.equalsIgnoreCase() method compares this String to
another String, ignoring case considerations. Two strings are considered
equal ignoring case if they are of the same length and corresponding
characters in the two strings are equal ignoring case.
equalsIgnoreCase() Method
Description
This method compares this String to another String, ignoring case
considerations. Two strings are considered equal ignoring case, if they are
of the same length, and corresponding characters in the two strings are
equal ignoring case.
Syntax
public boolean equalsIgnoreCase(String anotherString)
Parameters
Here is the detail of parameters –
anotherString − the String to compare this String against.
Return Value
This method returns true if the argument is not null and the
Strings are equal, ignoring case; false otherwise.
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Example 8:
public class Test {
public static void main(String args[]) {
String Str1 = new String("This is really not immutable!!");
String Str2 = Str1;
String Str3 = new String("This is really not immutable!!");
String Str4 = new String("This IS REALLY NOT IMMUTABLE!!");
boolean retVal;
retVal = Str1.equals( Str2 );
System.out.println("Returned Value = " + retVal );
retVal = Str1.equals( Str3 );
System.out.println("Returned Value = " + retVal );
retVal = Str1.equalsIgnoreCase( Str4 );
System.out.println("Returned Value = " + retVal );
}}
This will produce the following result −
Output
Returned Value = true
Returned Value = true
Returned Value = true
if-else-if statement
The statement in the else-clause of an if-else block can be another if-
else structure. This cascading of structures allows us to make more complex
selections.
The if-else if statement has the form,
if( boolean_expression1 )
statement1;
else if(boolean_expression2 )
statement2;
else
statement3;
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Take note that you can have many else-if blocks after an if-statement.
The else- block is optional and can be omitted. In the example shown above,
if oolean_expression1 is true, then the program executes statement1 and
skips the other statements. If boolean_expression2 is true, then the
program executes statement 2 and skips to the statements following
statement3.
For example, given the code snippet,
int grade = 68;
if( grade > 90 ){
System.out.println("Very good!");
}
else if( grade > 60 ){
System.out.println("Very good!");
}
else {
System.out.println("Sorry you failed");
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Common Errors when using the if-else statements:
1. The condition inside the if-statement does not evaluate to
a boolean value. For example,
//WRONG
int number = 0;
if( number ){
//some statements here
}
The variable number does not hold a Boolean value.
2. Using = instead of == for
comparison. For example,
//WRONG
int number = 0;
if( number = 0 ){
//some statements here
}
This should be written as,
//CORRECT
int number = 0;
if( number == 0 ){
//some statements here
}
3. Writing elseif instead of else if.
public class Grade {
public static void main( String[] args ) {
double grade = 92.0;
if( grade >= 90 ){
System.out.println( "Excellent!" );
}
else if( (grade < 90) && (grade >= 80)){
System.out.println("Good job!" );
}
else if( (grade < 80) && (grade >= 60)){
System.out.println("Study harder!" );
}
else {
System.out.println(“Sorry, you failed”);
}
}}
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Example 1:
import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
class IfElseIfSample1a {
public static void main(String[] args) {
int testScore = 76;
char grade;
if (testScore >= 90) {
grade = 'A';
}
else if (testScore >= 80) {
grade = 'B';
}
else if (testScore >= 70) {
grade = 'C';
}
else if (testScore >= 60) {
grade = 'D';
}
else {
grade = 'F';
}
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "Grade = " + grade);
} }
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Example 2:
import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
class IfElseIfSample1b {
public static void main(String[] args) {
int testScore;
char grade;
testScore = Integer.parseInt(JOptionPane.showInputDialog("Enter test score: "));
if (testScore >= 90) {
grade = 'A';
}
else if (testScore >= 80) {
grade = 'B';
}
else if (testScore >= 70) {
grade = 'C';
}
else if (testScore >= 60) {
grade = 'D';
}
else {
grade = 'F';
}
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "Grade = " + grade);
}}
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Example 3:
import java.io.*;
public class IfElseIfSample2 {
public static void main(String args[]) throws IOException{
BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(
new InputStreamReader(System.in));
int grade;
System.out.print("Enter grade: ");
grade = Integer.parseInt(br.readLine());
if(grade > 100 || grade<50)
System.out.println("Invalid grade..");
else if(grade>74) {
System.out.println("Congrats");
System.out.println("you passed");
}
else {
System.out.println("Sorry");
System.out.println("you failed");
}
}}
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Example 3:
//************************************************************************
// MixedTypeInput
// This application demonstrates testing before reading to be
// sure to use the correct input method for the data.
//************************************************************************
import java.io.*;
import java.util.Scanner;
public class MixedTypeInput {
public static void main(String[] args){
double number;
Scanner in = new Scanner(System.in);
System.out.println("Enter your gross income: ");
if (in.hasNextInt())
{
number = (double)in.nextInt();
System.out.println("You entered " + number);
}
else if (in.hasNextFloat())
{
number = (double)in.nextFloat();
System.out.println("You entered " + number);
}
else if (in.hasNextDouble())
{
number = in.nextDouble();
System.out.println("You entered " + number);
}
else
System.out.println("Token not an integer or a real value.");
}}
Enter your gross
income: 55000
You entered 55000.0
Enter your gross
income: 55000.0
You entered 55000.0
Enter your gross
income: 55E10
You entered 5.50000001024E11
Enter your gross income:
Fifty Five Hundred
Token not an integer or a real value.
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