Assignment #69 and do-while Swimming
Code
///Name: Tim Gibson
///Period: 6
///Project Name: Do while swimming
///File Name: DoWhileSwimming.java
///Date Finished: 10/21/15
import java.util.Scanner;
public class DoWhileSwimming
{
public static void main( String[] args ) throws Exception
{
Scanner keyboard = new Scanner(System.in);
String swimmer1 = "GALLANT";
String swimmer2 = "GOOFUS ";
double minimumTemperature = 79.0; // degrees Fahrenheit
double currentTemperature;
double savedTemperature;
int swimTime;
System.out.print("What is the current water temperature? ");
currentTemperature = keyboard.nextDouble();
savedTemperature = currentTemperature; // saves a copy of this value so we can get it back later.
System.out.println( "\nOkay, so the current water temperature is " + currentTemperature + "F." );
System.out.println( swimmer1 + " approaches the lake...." );
swimTime = 0;
while ( currentTemperature >= minimumTemperature )
{
System.out.print( "\t" + swimmer1 + " swims for a bit." );
swimTime++;
System.out.println( " Swim time: " + swimTime + " min." );
Thread.sleep(600); // pauses for 600 milliseconds
currentTemperature -= 0.5; // subtracts 1/2 a degree from the water temperature
System.out.println( "\tThe current water temperature is now " + currentTemperature + "F." );
}
System.out.println( swimmer1 + " stops swimming. Total swim time: " + swimTime + " min." );
currentTemperature = savedTemperature; // restores original water temperature
System.out.println( "\nOkay, so the current water temperature is " + currentTemperature + "F." );
System.out.println( swimmer2 + " approaches the lake...." );
swimTime = 0;
do
{
System.out.print( "\t" + swimmer2 + " swims for a bit." );
swimTime++;
System.out.println( " Swim time: " + swimTime + " min." );
Thread.sleep(600);
currentTemperature -= 0.5;
System.out.println( "\tThe current water temperature is now " + currentTemperature + "F." );
} while ( currentTemperature >= minimumTemperature );
System.out.println( swimmer2 + " stops swimming. Total swim time: " + swimTime + " min." );
}
}
// 1. They swim for the same time.
// The difference is that a do while loop runs once before checking if the cirumstances are met. a while loop doesnt run unless its initial condition is met.
// do while is post test. while is pre test.
Picture of the output