Need help with Overloading Methods

[Walt Lee]

Trying to figure out how to create 3 columns for subtraction, using an overloading method. First column first number and largest, second number smaller number, and 3rd column what the first number subtracting the second number equals. I wasn't doing bad with begginer stuff in java till I started this and just can't figure out what I need to do. The actual instructions are:

Write overloaded Java methods that return the difference of two integers. Your methods should contain the logic to return the difference of the (larger - smaller).

Parm 1 TypeParm 2 TypeReturn Type

int int int
double double double
int double double
double int double


Anyone able to help out. I know it is probably fairly easy, but I am just not figuring it out using the book I have.
[ October 21, 2007: Message edited by: Walt Lee ]

[Ilja Preuss]

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[Walt Lee]

Fixed

[Henry Wong]

Anyone able to help out. I know it is probably fairly easy, but I am just not figuring it out using the book I have.

It is "fairly easy"... Unfortunately, it is too easy. This look too much like a homework question.

Anyway, learning Java is best done by trying. So... give it a shot. And if you can't get it to work, show us what you have done, so that we can give you a few hints in the right direction.

Henry

[Ilja Preuss]

Originally posted by Walt Lee:
Fixed

Thanks!

[Walt Lee]

This is what I have. I am sure it is probably something simple, but can't seeme to find it.




import javax.swing.JOptionPane;

public class Ovrldmeth {

public static void main(String[] args) {


System.out.printf("Num 1\tNum 2\tResult", sub(7,3), sub(13.5,12.6), sub(9.9, 3), sub(6,2.9));

}

public static int sub(int num1, int num2) {
return (num1 > num2) ? num1 - num2 : num2 - num1;
}

public static int sub(double num1, double num2) {
return ((num1 > num2) ? num1 - num2 : num2 - num1);
}

public static int sub(double num1, int num2) {
return ((num1 > num2) ? num1 - num2 : num2 - num1);
}

public static double sub(int num1, double num2) {
return (num1 > num2) ? num1 - num2 : num2 - num1;


}
}

[Henry Wong]

First, take a look at the signature, does it match the signature as required in your assignment -- particularly the return type.


But... the problem with your program is likely the printf() method. Take a look at the javadoc for that method again. The first parameter is the format string, which is just printing the heading -- it makes no mention of the parameters that follow it.

Henry