Program 4.6: Using Parentheses to change the order of evaluation
Sometimes the default order of evaluation isn't what you want. For instance the formula to change a Fahrenheit temperature to a Celsius temperature is ƒC = (5/9) (ƒF - 32).You must subtract 32 from the Fahrenheit temperature before you multiply by 5/9, not after. You can use parentheses to adjust the order much as they are used in the above formula. Program 4.6 prints a table showing the conversions from Fahrenheit and Celsius between zero and two hundred degrees Fahrenheit every ten degrees.2
// Print a Fahrenheit to Celsius table
class FahrToCelsius {
public static void main (String args[]) {
double fahr, celsius;
double lower, upper, step;
// lower limit of temperature table
lower = 0.0;
// upper limit of temperature table
upper = 300.0;
// step size
step = 20.0;
fahr = lower;
while (fahr <= upper) {
celsius = (5.0 / 9.0) * (fahr-32.0);
System.out.println(fahr + " " + celsius);
fahr = fahr + step;
}
}
}
As usual here's the output:
% javac FahrToCelsius.java
% java FahrToCelsius
0 -17.7778
20 -6.66667
40 4.44444
60 15.5556
80 26.6667
100 37.7778
120 48.8889
140 60
160 71.1111
180 82.2222
200 93.3333
220 104.444
240 115.556
260 126.667
280 137.778
300 148.889
%
Copyright 1996 Elliotte Rusty Harold
elharo@sunsite.unc.edu
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