java help!

smoke.me.a.kipper

ok. here's my problem. i have a random number generator.... i want to have the user enter the number of random numbers to generate (REPEAT). i want them to specify the range ofthe random numbers... called SMALL and LARGE. ok. seting up the user entering the numbers is easy. it's just getting the SMALL and LARGE to werk.

import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;
public class ciaran
{
   public static void main(String args[]) throws IOException

   {	
      int value = 	0;
      int REPEAT =	5;
      int SMALL =	15;
      int LARGE =	70;

     
	//begin loop
   for(int i = 0; i < 10; i++)

{
         value = 1 + (int) (generator.nextInt() % 100);
         if (value < 0)
            value = value * (-1);


  if (value < SMALL)
// [b]HOW THE **** DO I MAKE THIS GO BACK TO THE START OF THE LOOP??[/b]


         System.out.println("Loop " + i + "\t" + value);
   

   }

   }
}

thanks if u can help!

Baz_

not sure if this is what you want but take this program from the point after numbers have been entered, also I'm not sure if the methods are correct but you should be able to convert easily enough.

for(i=1;i<REPEAT;i++)
{
  value = (int)math.floor(SMALL+ math.random()*LARGE)
  System.out.println("Loop " + i + "\t" + value + "\n");
}

not sure if this helps but then again I'm not sure what you are trying to do with your code, its a bit strange looking for what you want to do.

However in answer to your question "// HOW THE **** DO I MAKE THIS GO BACK TO THE START OF THE LOOP??" I believe the line:
continue;
will go to the next iteration of the loop.

Baz_

smoke.me.a.kipper

ya, the continue; thing is werkin'.

BUT,

the program runs.... gets a random number, checks if it's smaller than 'SMALL' if it's not, then i continues, but if it is, it omits that random number and continues, sometimes giving only 1 or 2 results instead of 5.

anyway i can say, if VALUE is less then SMALL, go back and try another number instead, not just forget and move on.

Baz_

Well yes anyone worth their salt will tell you that but if you use the code I gave you only numbers within the range you want will be produced. That is to say REPEAT numbers all in the range SMALL to LARGE. Another thing you can do is use a while loop until you get 5 valid numbers.

Baz_

here is some more tested code, still doesn't work properly though it never gives you the large value, I'm sure there is a reason for this and I'm sure somebody else here can explain it so you shouldn't be too lost for long, anyways you'll have to change the output method, because I did this through an applet.

int repeat, i, small, large, value;
    repeat = 5;
    small = 10;
    large = 65;

    for (i=1;i<=repeat;i++)
    {
      value = small + (int)(Math.floor(Math.random() * (large-small)));
      JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,"The number " + i + " value is " + value);
    }

smoke.me.a.kipper

thanks for your help

i'm a bit closer now.

it's still ****ing me off though -

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- Ciaran


[This message has been edited by smoke-me-a-kipper (edited 03-05-2001).]

satchmo

[edit]never mind....[/edit]

[This message has been edited by Jazz (edited 03-05-2001).]