smallest number and largest number using while and if statements

[vicu1]

ok so i tryed doing it and i thought it would work but it didnt. this program is due tomorrow so i am getting angry too becuase i have tried alot of things .
my new code is:

package whilesmalllarge;
import TerminalIO.KeyboardReader;
public class Smalllarge {
public static void main(String[] args) {
KeyboardReader reader = new KeyboardReader();
double usernumber = 0 ;
double i = 0 ;
double count;
double highest = 0;
double smallest = 0;
boolean noNumbersYet;

count =reader.readInt(" How long is the list?");

while( i < count){

usernumber = reader.readInt(" input a number:");
i++;


}


noNumbersYet = true;
if (noNumbersYet){
smallest= usernumber;
}else if (usernumber < smallest){
smallest= usernumber;
noNumbersYet= false;

}

System.out.print("The smallest number is :"+ smallest);

}
}

do i just have to add something else after it? if so what?

[AlphaSupport]

First of all, when posting code to the forums, please surround it with [code]...[/code]. That way your post will be more readable.

The "noNumbersYet= false;" is at the wrong place, it will never get executed. ;)

[JosAH]

The "noNumbersYet= false;" is at the wrong place, it will never get executed. ;)

Even worse, the "noNumbersYet= true;" is also at the wrong place, it is always executed and ruins the entire program logic. ;-)

kind regards,

Jos

[AlphaSupport]

Lol correct, didn't even look that further. But there are more things wrong in the current version. ;)

(And i don't even speak Java)

Edit:
Actually it looks like the whole

noNumbersYet = true; 
if (noNumbersYet){ 
smallest= usernumber;
}else if (usernumber < smallest){
smallest= usernumber;
noNumbersYet= false;

block is placed wrong.

[JosAH]

Lol correct, didn't even look that further. But there are more things wrong in the current version. ;)

(And i don't even speak Java)

Edit:
Actually it looks like the whole

noNumbersYet = true; 
if (noNumbersYet){ 
smallest= usernumber;
}else if (usernumber < smallest){
smallest= usernumber;
noNumbersYet= false;

block is placed wrong.

Yep, my guess is that the OP blindly copied my code snippet without thinking and set that variable to true also without thinking; I guess s/he did think that it'd work ... ;-)

kind regards,

Jos

[vicu1]

Ok I will be honest yes I guess I did basically copy your code. I did think about how it works and yes it made sense to me. However the Boolean thing is quite new to me. I remember that my teacher talked maybe a little about it but we never used it in our code so I didn’t really understand that part. My code now luckily works. I basically played around with it and I finally got it into the right order. But can someone please explain to me how the Boolean works. Like what happens when you set it to true and when you set it to false. I just want to know for future programs that I will do. You can close this threat after that.

[JosAH]

Ok I will be honest yes I guess I did basically copy your code. I did think about how it works and yes it made sense to me. However the Boolean thing is quite new to me. I remember that my teacher talked maybe a little about it but we never used it in our code so I didn’t really understand that part. My code now luckily works. I basically played around with it and I finally got it into the right order. But can someone please explain to me how the Boolean works. Like what happens when you set it to true and when you set it to false. I just want to know for future programs that I will do. You can close this threat after that.

A boolean variable can take one of two values: true or false; their value can be used in if-tests, just like any other boolean value; nothing special happens when you set the value of a boolean variable, nothing explodes nor do penguins pop up on top of your television set, nothing.

kind regards,

Jos