Boolean Help Needed in J2SDK1.4.2_06!

[Hugh Mclaughlin]

Right basically I'm creating a program to ascertain whether the 3 sides of a triangle A,B,C input by the user make an Isosceles, Equilateral or Scalene triangle!

I've made a class and an app but am having disticnt trouble with the boolean operators! Please help me ASAP as I have to hand this in for uni tomorrow, if someone manages it I may reward you via Paypal!!

Heres my code:

class TriangleRecognition {

//-------------------FIELDS----------------------

private int a_value, b_value, c_value;

//-------------------CONSTRUCTORS----------------

public TriangleRecognition(int a_intInput, int b_intInput, int c_intInput) {
a_value = a_intInput;
b_value = b_intInput;
c_value = c_intInput;
}

//------------------METHODS----------------------

/* Resolve whether triangle is Equilateral, Isosceles or Scalene. */

public boolean resolveTriangleRecognition() {

if ((a_value) == (b_value) == (c_value)) ;
return(true);
if ((a_value) == (b_value) != (c_value)) ;
return(true);
if ((a_value) != (b_value) != (c_value)) ;
return(true);

}
}



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import java.io.*;

class TriangleRecognitionApp {

//---------------FIELDS----------------

// Create BufferedReader class instance

public static BufferedReader keyboardInput =
new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
private Triangle

//--------------METHODS-----------------

/* Main method */

public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
int newA_value, newB_value, newC_value;


//INPUT

System.out.print("Input side A:");
newA_value = new Integer.parseInt(keyboardInput.readLine());

System.out.print("Input side B:");
newB_value = new Integer.parseInt(keyboardInput.readLine());

System.out.print("Input side C:");
newC_value = new Integer.parseInt(keyboardInput.readLine());


//OUTPUT

if ((newA_value) == (newB_value) == (newC_value)) {
triangle = "Equilateral";
} else if ((newA_value) == (newB_value) != (newC_value)) {
triangle = "Isoceles";
} else if ((newA_value) != (newB_value) != (newC_value)) {
triangle = "Scalene";
} else {
triangle = "Error";
}
System.out.println("Equilateral");
System.out.println("Isosceles");
System.out.println("Scalene");
}
}


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Please help ASAP!!!

[David Harkness]

All of the comparison operators (==, !=, >, ...) are binary operators, meaning they operate on two arguments only. To compare more than two arguments, you need to use the logical operatores "and" ("&&") and "or" ("||") .

Here's one example to get you going.

// Returns true if x is between 5 and 10, inclusive.
return x >= 5 && x <= 10;
 
// ... explicit precedence
return ((x >= 5) && (x <= 10));

The second line is just to show you how the compiler sees it. The comparison operators have higher precedence than the logical operators, meaning the parenthesis in that line are unnecessary, but they sometimes make it clearer for anyone reading the code.

In your first if test

if ((a_value) == (b_value) == (c_value))

doesn't work because the compiler turns the first part "(a_value) == (b_value)" into a boolean result which cannot be compared to b_value, an int.

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[ November 18, 2004: Message edited by: David Harkness ]

[Nick George]

now, about that paypal...