GIFT School of Engineering

and Applied Sciences

Spring 2021

CS-240: Object-oriented Programming –

Lab

Lab-1 Manual
Methods and Arrays - Review

v1.3
5/17/2021
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Task #1: Writing void Methods

In this task, you are being asked to write void methods in Java.

Write a void method called getInput() that takes input using a Scanner object, the name and age
from a user. This method calls another method called printInput() that takes two arguments, one
String (for the user name) and another int (for the user age) and prints both values using
appropriate messages.
You may create method headers as:
public static void getInput()
and
public static void printInput(String name, int age)

NOTE: You need to call the printInput() method from the getInput() and pass appropriate
values. The main() method will only call the getInput() method.
Also, perform input validation on the age argument, so that the method should only be called when
the age is at least 10 and less than 70.

1. Create a program called InputMethodLab1.java.

2. Use a Scanner object for the input.
3. Correctly call methods and display appropriate messages.

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Task #2: Writing void Methods

In this task, you are being asked to write void methods in Java.

Write a method called wordsInfo() that accepts one String argument, and prints how many
characters are there in that argument, as well as the number of vowels.

You may use the following header for this method:

public static void wordsInfo(String word)

For this exercise, assume that a e i o u y are vowels. For example, if the method is called with an
argument "Harry", the method prints:

wordsInfo(“Harry”);
//method prints

5 characters.

2 vowels.

1. Create a program called CharactersLab1.java

2. Create appropriate variables and assign values using a Scanner object.
3. Correctly display appropriate messages.

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Task #3: Writing void Methods

In this task, you are being asked to write void methods in Java.

Write a method called printTable() that accepts three positive integer arguments, and then prints
the table of the number from the starting number to the ending number.
You may use the following header for this method:

public static void printTable(int number, int start, int end)

NOTE: Perform input validation so that all numbers must be greater than 0 and the “start” number
should be less than “end” number.

1. Create a program called TablesLab1.java.

2. Create appropriate variables and assign values using a Scanner object.
3. Correctly display appropriate messages.

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Task #4: Writing Value-returning Methods

In this task, you are being asked to write value-returning methods in Java.

Write a method called charAtPosition() that accepts two arguments: a String object, and a
positive integer. It then returns the character located at position given by the integer argument.

You may use the following header for this method:

public static char charAtPosition(String word, int position)

For example, if the method is called with the arguments, "GIFT University" and 5, the method
returns the character ‘U’ and a sample output should be:

Character at position 5 is: U

NOTE: A String starts from character position 0. Also, perform input validation so that the
position must be greater than or equal to 0.

HINT: Use the charAt(index) method of the String to find the character in a String.

1. Create a program called CharacterPositionLab1.java.

2. Correctly call the method with appropriate arguments.
3. Correctly display appropriate messages.

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Task #5: Writing Value-returning and void Methods

In this task, you are being asked to write value-returning and void methods in Java.

Your job is to write a program which will ask the user for rectangle’s length and width, calculates
the area of rectangle and display all information of the rectangle with the appropriate messages.
Your program should have the following methods:

Value-returning methods:
1. Write a method called getLength() that asks the user to enter the length of rectangle and
return that value as a double.
You may use the following header for this method:

public static double getLength()

2. Write a method called getWidth() that asks the user to enter the width of rectangle and
return that value as a double.
You may use the following header for this method:

public static double getWidth()

3. Write a method called getArea() that takes the length and width and return the area of the
rectangle.

You may use the following header for this method:

public static double getArea(double width, double

length)

void methods:
4. Write a method called dispaly() that takes the length, width and area of the rectangle, and
then print them with appropriate messages.

You may use the following header for this method:

public static void display(double width, double

length, double area)

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NOTE: Perform input validation so that length and width must be greater than 0.

1. Create a program called RectangleLab1.java.

2. Create appropriate variables and assign values using a Scanner object.
3. Correctly display appropriate messages.

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Task #6: Using Arrays and Methods

In this task, you are being asked to write methods that manipulate arrays in Java.

1. Write a method called fillArray() which will take an integer array as input and the fills the
array with the user entered numbers.
You may use the following header for this method:

public static void fillArray(int[] array)

2. Write another method called printSumAverage() which takes an integer array as input
and prints the sum and average of the array elements.
You may use the following header for this method:

public static void printSumAverage(int[] array)

Take a number from the user as the size of the array, call the method fillArray(), then call the
method printSumAverage().

NOTE: Perform input validation so that the size must be greater than 0.

1. Create a program called ArraySumAverageLab1.java.

2. Create appropriate variables and assign values using a Scanner object.
3. Correctly display appropriate messages.

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Task #7: Using Arrays and Methods

In this task, you are being asked to write methods that manipulate arrays in Java.

1. Write a method called fillArray() which will take an integer array as input and the fills the
array with the user entered numbers.
You may use the following header for this method:

public static void fillArray(int[] array)

2. Write a method called absoluteArray() which will take an integer array as input and takes
the absolute of all the array elements.
You may use the following header for this method:

public static void absoluteArray(int[] array)

Take a number from the user as the size of the array, call the method fillArray(), then call the
method absoluteArray().

3. Write a method called printArray() which will take an integer array as input and prints all
its elements.
You may use the following header for this method:

public static void printArray(int[] array)

NOTE: Perform input validation so that the array size must be greater than 0.

1. Create a program called ArrayAbsoluteLab1.java.

2. Create appropriate variables and assign values using a Scanner object.
3. Correctly display appropriate messages.

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Task #8: Using Arrays and Methods

In this task, you are being asked to write methods that manipulate arrays in Java.

1. Write a method that swaps the elements of the array using the following steps:
a. Declare a temporary variable and copy the value at 0th index in it.
b. Now, you need to start copying array elements from their current index to the
previous index (which comes one place before their current position). That is, the
value placed at index 1 will be copied to index 0, the value at index 2 will be copied
to index 1, and so on. The last value placed at index n-1 will be copied to index
n-2.
HINTS:
• The final value in an array is always at index n – 1, where n is the size of
the array.
• To do this copying, a for loop would be easier to write. You will need to
write code to copy the value of (i + 1)’th index to the i’th index.
c. Finally, replace the value of n-1’th index with the value of temporary variable you
declared in step (a).
You may use the following header for this method:

public static int[] arraySwapValues(int[] array)

For example, suppose that the array array has 10 values: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

The method will return an array which would contain the values: 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1

2. Write a method called printArray() which will take an integer array as input and prints all
its elements.
You may use the following header for this method:

public static void printArray(int[] array)

NOTE: Declare and initialize the array without taking input from user.
Print the array before and after calling the arraySwapValues(int[] array) method.

1. Create a program called ArraySwapValuesLab1.java.

2. Create appropriate variables and assign values using a Scanner object.
3. Correctly display appropriate messages.

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Task #9: Using Arrays and Methods

In this task, you are being asked to write methods that manipulate arrays in Java.

1. Write a method that returns the reverse of a given integer array.

You may use the following header for this method:

public static int[] reverseArray(int[] array)

For example, suppose that the array has 10 values: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

The method will return an array which would contain the values: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

2. Write a method called printArray() which will take an integer array as input and prints all
its elements.
You may use the following header for this method:

public static void printArray(int[] array)

NOTE: Declare and initialize the array without taking input from user.
Print the array before and after calling the reverseArray (int[] array) method.

1. Create a program called ArrayReverseLab1.java.

2. Create appropriate variables and assign values using a Scanner object.
3. Correctly display appropriate messages.

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Task #10: Using Arrays and Methods

In this task, you are being asked to write methods that manipulate arrays in Java.

1. Write a method that returns the smallest value from a given integer array.
You may use the following header for this method:

public static int smallest(int[] array)

2. Write another method that returns the largest value from a given integer array.
You may use the following header for this method:

public static int largest(int[] array)

3. Write a third method that returns the middle value from a given integer array if the array
length is odd, or returns the average of the two middle values if the array length is even.
You may use the following header for this method:

public static double middle(int[] array)

NOTE: Declare and initialize the array without taking the input from user.

1. Create a program called ArrayValuesLab1.java.

2. Create appropriate variables and assign values using a Scanner object.
3. Correctly display appropriate messages.

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Task #11: Using Arrays and Methods

In this task, you are being asked to write methods that manipulate arrays in Java.

1. Write a method that swaps the value of the array in such a way that all negative values
come before the positive values in the array. The method should then return the array.
You may use the following header for this method:

public static int[] negativeBeforePositive(int[] array)

For example, suppose that the array has 10 values: 25, 12, 0, -7, -4, 26, -2, 18, -9, 11

The method will return an array which would contain the values: -7, -4, -2, -9, 25, 12, 0,
26, 18, 11

HINTS:

• Create a temporary array equal to the size of the array passed as argument.
• Now, write a loop that scans the argument array from start till end. It finds and
copies all negative values to the temporary array, and then does the same for the
positive values, including zero.

• No ordering of values is required.

2. Write a method called printArray() which will take an integer array as input and prints all
its elements.
You may use the following header for this method:

public static void printArray(int[] array)

NOTE: Declare and initialize the array without taking the input from user.
Treat the 0 as a value greater then negative numbers, but lesser than positive numbers.
Print the array before and after calling the negativeBeforePositive(int[] array) method.

1. Create a program called ArrayNegativeBeforePositiveLab1.java.

2. Create appropriate variables and assign values using a Scanner object.
3. Correctly display appropriate messages.

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