[huskers23]

I am in a intro computer class and need help on an assignment. I have to create a program that has one main method and calls another static method to figure the fibonacci # that is input by the user. I can not use a recuring solution. here is what I have. the program complies but when I try a sample I get and error
Which Fibonacci number would you like?
8
Fibonacci #Exception in thread "main" java.util.MissingFormatArgumentException: Format specifier 'd'
at java.util.Formatter.format(Formatter.java:2431)
at java.io.PrintStream.format(PrintStream.java:920)
at java.io.PrintStream.printf(PrintStream.java:821)
at mpenke_Fibonacci.main(mpenke_Fibonacci.java:37)
[code]
import java.util.Scanner;

public class mpenke_Fibonacci
{
public static void main ( String args[] )
{
int fib;
Scanner input = new Scanner (System.in);
do
{
System.out.print("Which Fibonacci number would you like?\n");
fib = input.nextInt();
}
while (fib <=0 && fib >= 70);

double num = fibcalc( fib );

System.out.printf ("Fibonacci #%d is" + num);
}

public static double fibcalc( int fib )
{
if ( fib <= 2)
return fib;

double f0 = 0;
double f1 = 1;
double current = 1;

for (int i = 2; i <= 70; i++)
{
current = f0 + f1;
f0 = f1;
f1 = current;
}
return current;
}
}
[code/]
can anyone help find my problem?

[AbuJaFaR]

Hey, fix the second code tag

Secondly, this line : System.out.printf ("Fibonacci #%d is" + num);
must change to this : System.out.printf ("Fibonacci #%d is %.2f",fib,num);

If u are using printf instead of + place a comma ( , ) .And lastly, d is for integers.Change it to %.2f or whatever precision u want.

This post has been edited by AbuJaFaR: 05 July 2009 - 01:05 PM

[huskers23]

Also I am only allowed one return statement!

[nick2price]

So just return current. If you are returning fib because a number less than that is not allowed, just handle you exception there instead of returning the value.

[huskers23]

huskers23, on 5 Jul, 2009 - 12:10 PM, said:

Also I am only allowed one return statement!

import java.util.Scanner;

		public class mpenke_Fibonacci
		{
				public static void main ( String args[] )
				{
						int fib;
						Scanner input = new Scanner (System.in);
						do
						{
						System.out.print("Which Fibonacci number would you like?\n");
						fib = input.nextInt();
						}
						while (fib <=0 && fib >= 70);

						double num = fibcalc( fib );

						System.out.printf ("Fibonacci #%d is %f",fib,num);
				}

				public static double fibcalc( int fib )
				{
						if ( fib <= 2)
						return fib;

						double f0 = 0;
						double f1 = 1;
						double current = 1;

						for (int i = 2; i <= 70; i++)
						{
								current = f0 + f1;
								f0 = f1;
								f1 = current;
						}
						return current;
				}
		}

I got it to run. I tested it with the number 8 input which should out put 21. instead it output 190392490709135.00000 which is what the answer would be if I input 70. also can cannot output any decimal places.

This post has been edited by huskers23: 05 July 2009 - 01:20 PM

[Dogstopper]

Thanks for helping, but:
1) This post is a year old
2) We don't just "hand out solutions here" - we help them learn
3)