Example: GoBearcats

• Use a two dimensional array to store the scores from the Bearcat's Mens Basketball season last year.
• The first dimension will be the game number.  The second array will be two elements long: one for the Bearcat's score, one for the opposition's score.
• The Source:

/**
 *
 * @author  default
 */
public class GoBearcats {

    // Declare an array for student names.
    int score[][] = new int[18][2];
 
    /**
     *
     * Creates a new instance of GoBearcats
     *
     * Initialize the array to a the scores of the first 17 games.
     * Array 0 is the Bearcat score; 1 is the opponent score.
     *
     * Scores:

Nov 10 NORTHERN KENTUCKY (EXH.) WXIX-TV  W, 81-53
Nov 12 KENTUCKY WESLEYAN (EXH.)   W, 96-66
Nov 16 at Oklahoma St ESPN L, 62-69
Nov 20 WRIGHT ST WXIX-TV W, 83-54
Nov 24 UNLV ESPN2 W, 74-61
Nov 28 DAYTON WXIX-TV W, 77-55
Dec 1 DUQUESNE WXIX-TV W, 74-41
Dec 8 COPPIN ST WXIX-TV W, 90-39
Dec 10 TOLEDO WXIX-TV W, 68-55
Dec 14 at Xavier ESPN W, 75-55
Dec 17 RICHMOND (LAS VEGAS CLASSIC) WXIX-TV W, 77-46
Dec 20 vs. UL Monroe (Las Vegas Classic) Fox Sports W, 102-66
Dec 21 vs. Mississippi St (Las Vegas Classic) Fox Sports W, 90-56
Dec 22 vs. Purdue (Las Vegas Classic) Fox Sports W, 79-62
Dec 29 vs. Akron (Rock-N-Roll Shootout, Cleveland, Ohio) WXIX-TV W, 73-57
Jan 5 at East Carolina * WXIX-TV W, 72-62
Jan 8 CHARLOTTE * WXIX-TV W, 71-58
Jan 12 at Houston * WXIX-TV W, 83-62

     *
     */
    public GoBearcats() {
        score[0][0] = 81;
        score[0][1] = 53;
        score[1][0] = 96;
        score[1][1] = 66;
        score[2][0] = 62;
        score[2][1] = 69;
        score[3][0] = 83;
        score[3][1] = 54;
        score[4][0] = 74;
        score[4][1] = 61;
        score[5][0] = 77;
        score[5][1] = 55;
        score[6][0] = 74;
        score[6][1] = 41;
        score[7][0] = 90;
        score[7][1] = 39;
        score[8][0] = 68;
        score[8][1] = 55;
        score[9][0] = 75;
        score[9][1] = 55;
        score[10][0] = 77;
        score[10][1] = 46;
        score[11][0] = 102;
        score[11][1] = 66;
        score[12][0] = 90;
        score[12][1] = 56;
        score[13][0] = 79;
        score[13][1] = 62;
        score[14][0] = 73;
        score[14][1] = 57;
        score[15][0] = 72;
        score[15][1] = 62;
        score[16][0] = 71;
        score[16][1] = 58;
        score[17][0] = 83;
        score[17][1] = 62;
    }

    /**
     * printResults
     *
     * Compares the multi-dimensional array.  Prints win or loss, depending on the score.
     *
     * @author jonesbr@email.uc.edu
     * @version 1.0
     */
 
    void printResults() {
 
        // variables to keep track of the total points.
        int bearcatTotal = 0;
        int oppositionTotal = 0;
 
        // A for loop to display win or loss.
        for (int i = 0; i < score.length; i++) {
            if (score[i][0] > score[i][1]) {
                // Add 1 because Java starts counting with 0, we start with 1.
                // Enclose in parens so that Java adds, not concatenates.
                System.out.println("Game " + (i + 1) + " UC wins!");
            } else {
                System.out.println("Game " + (i + 1) + " UC loss.  That's rare!");
            }
            // Accumulate the total score.
            bearcatTotal += score[i][0];
            oppositionTotal += score [i][1];
        }
 
        // Print some figures to remind us how kool we are.
        System.out.println("Bearcat total points: " + bearcatTotal);
        System.out.println("Opposition total points: " + oppositionTotal);
    }
 
 
 
 
    /**
     * public static void main(String args[])
     *
     * instantiates the class from the command line.
     * calls printNames to print the output.
     *
     * @author jonesbr@email.uc.edu
     * @version 1.0
     *
     */
 
    public static void main(String args[]) {
        GoBearcats goBearcats = new GoBearcats();
        goBearcats.printResults();
    }
 
}
 

• Results:

• Try using a constant (a static final variable) to make the team scores clear.
• Could we use a Vector or ArrayList for this same purpose? What fits best?

 BigNumbers

Created by:  Brandan Jones January 4, 2002
Updated February 4, 2003