assignment submitted to bill - java 1a(hundred)

[Umesh Khosla]

Bill ,
Hi,
Thanx for replying, for my assignment java 1a(Hundred), there are some clarifications which I want.
try{
A try block is a lot of overhead. Is there another way you can do this?
> s = args[0];
> }catch(Exception e)
I had basically kept it there because in case a person forgets to enter a string while executing it should give a customized error... I am not sure if it can be done some other way.. any hints..
point 2:
for(int i=0; i<100; i++)<br /> > {
> System.out.print(s+" ");
100 String concatenations? Any room for optimization?
I am not concatenating the strings out here i am simply printing it hundred times after with a space.
any other suggestions..
[This message has been edited by Umesh Khosla (edited April 26, 2001).]

[Richard Boren]

The binary operator + used with strings does concatenation.
System.out.println( s + " " ) ; concatenates the space to the s string and then prints it.
Instead of try/catch you could use an if construct to check the args[].
Hope this helps.

[ryan burgdorfer]

Umesh,
I assume (from your code) that you also got a ton of style-guide nitpicks?
(i.e. lots of "spacing...", etc.)

[Umesh Khosla]

Style guide has really helped in cutting down on my regular silly mistakes , getting used to the new ways self study does not give u this kind of an insight. But the problem of indentation still persists the text message on which i paste my code usually corrupts everything , even though i have not used the tab key.
Tell me while submiiting the assignment on the assignment log can i use this medium without getting bashed up by the sheriff or should i just use the the regular email... and put a message to get myself included.