Write a calculator program. A minimal calculator will support the following functions:
Your calculator should keep on running until explicitly told to quit. I suggest typing a zero as the first operand to cause it to quit, i.e.
>2 + 3 5 >4 * 9 36 >0 + 2 Bye, now.
Programs may support other features if desired. Suggested other functions to add include:
Interested students might look at the documentation for
java.lang.Math
to find help with some of the above functions. Also, some
may wonder how to deal with the first operand possibly being a
character or a number. That is, how can your program support
phrases like "2 + 3" (double String double) and "sin
30" (String double) at the same time? Well, if you
read in everything as a String, then I've
written some functions you can use to convert to other things.
Numeric.isNumeric( String s ) // returns true if s is a number Numeric.isInteger( String s ) // returns true if s is an integer Numeric.isDouble( String s ) // returns true if s is a double Double.valueOf( String s ) // returns the double that s represents Integer.valueOf( String s ) // returns the int that s represents
Any program which presents me with a screen like the following will not receive a very good score.
Enter the function you wish to perform. 1) addition 2) subtraction 3) multiplication 4) division 5) quit Your choice:
Also, the same fate applies to any program that ever presents me with the following message:
Would you like to calculate again? (y/n)
Finally, you may use the built-in Math.pow() function in
order to compute powers, but those that write their own will receive a
much higher score.
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