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This Java Code Is A Simple Console Program That Calculates The Area of Different Shapes

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This Java Code Is A Simple Console Program That Calculates The Area of Different Shapes

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This Java code is a simple console program that It calculates the area using the formula length * width.

calculates the area of different shapes (circle, rectangle,


The area is displayed to the user.
or triangle) based on the user’s choice. Here’s a
breakdown of the code: Case 'T' / 't' (for Triangle):
1. Importing the Scanner Class: The program prompts the user to enter the base and
height.
The import java.util.Scanner; line imports the Scanner
class, which is used to take input from the user. It calculates the area using the formula (base * height) /
2.
2. Main Class and main Method:
The area is displayed to the user.
The class Main contains the main method, which is the
entry point of the program. Default Case:
3. Variable Declaration: If the user enters an invalid choice, the program displays
an error message.
pi is declared as a constant (final) with a value of 3.14,
which will be used to calculate the area of a circle. 7. Closing the Scanner:
choice is a char variable to store the user's choice for The scanner.close(); statement is used to close the
the shape. Scanner object, which is good practice to release the
resource.
The other double variables are declared to store
dimensions and areas of different shapes. This code structure makes it easy for the user to
calculate the area of basic shapes with a single character
4. User Instructions:
input.
The program displays instructions for the user to choose
a shape (C for Circle, R for Rectangle, T for Triangle) to
calculate the area. In Java, double and final double are both related to data
types and constants. Here’s how each one is used and
5. User Input:
what they mean:
The program prompts the user to enter a choice, and
Double
choice = scanner.next().charAt(0); reads the first
character of the input. - double is a primitive data type in Java used to
represent floating-point numbers (decimal
6. Switch Statement:
values) with double precision (64-bit IEEE 754).
The program uses a switch statement to handle the
It can store large decimal values with greater precision
user's choice:
than float.
Case 'C' / 'c' (for Circle):
Example:
The program prompts the user to enter the radius of the
double price = 19.99;
circle.
double pi = 3.14159;
It then calculates the area using the formula pi * radius
* radius.

The area is displayed to the user. Final double


Case 'R' / 'r' (for Rectangle): - When you use final with a double variable, it
makes that variable constant. Once you assign a
The program prompts the user to enter the length and
value to it, you can’t change it later in the code.
width.
The final keyword is often used for values that should
remain constant throughout the program (like pi in a
mathematical program).

Example:

final double PI = 3.14159;

In this example, PI is a constant, and if you try to assign


it a new value anywhere else in your code, the compiler
will give an error.

Summary:

double is a type for storing decimal numbers.

final double makes that double value unchangeable (a


constant) after it is initialized.

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