Iteration - Java Concepts - page 381

Read name of bridge
If not OK, exit loop
Read length of bridge in feet
If not OK, exit loop
Convert length to meters
Print bridge data
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Use a Boolean variable, a break statement, and a method with multiple
return statements. Which of these three approaches do you find
clearest?

΢ Exercise R6.8 Implement a loop that prompts a user to enter a number
between 1 and 10, giving three tries to get it right.

΢ Exercise R6.9 Sometimes students write programs with instructions such
as ȒEnter data, 0 to quitȓ and that exit the data entry loop when the user
enters the number 0. Explain why that is usually a poor idea.

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΢ Exercise R6.10. How would you use a random number generator to
simulate the drawing of a playing card?

΢ Exercise R6.11. What is an Ȓoff-by-one errorȓ? Give an example from
your own programming experience.

΢΢ Exercise R6.12. Give an example of a for loop in which symmetric
bounds are more natural. Give an example of a for loop in which
asymmetric bounds are more natural.

΢ Exercise R6.13 What are nested loops? Give an example where a nested
loop is typically used.

΢T Exercise R6.14 Explain the differences between these debugger operations:

ȗ Stepping into a method

ȗ Stepping over a method

΢΢T Exercise R6.15 Explain in detail how to inspect the string stored in a
String object in your debugger.