Program that converts user input of ints into asterisks

[LordStark]

Basically these are the assignment specs :

Create a program that will allow the user to enter an arbitrary number of integers that are in the range 1 to 10 inclusive. After all input has been accepted, display all of the values that were entered in the form of a graph. Use a modular approach in your solution.

graph example:

1. ****
2. ***
3. *********
4. *******
5. ***
6. *
7. *******
8. *********
9. **
10. ****
etc...

So far what i have gotten is :

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package projects;

public class SimpleGraph
{
static Utilities util = new Utilities();
public static void main(String[] args)
{
int maxSize = 20, count = 0;
int[] aGraph = new int[maxSize];

int input = util.getSafeInt("Enter a whole number between 1-10 [0 to quit]: ");

while (input != 0 && input < 11 && count < maxSize)
{
aGraph[count] = input;
count++;
if (count < maxSize)
{
input = util.getSafeInt("Enter another whole number between 1-10 [0 to quit]: ");
}
}
util.writeln(" ");
for(int index = 0; index < count; index ++)
{
util.writeln((index+1)+ ". " + aGraph[index]);
}
}
}

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What i have gotten so far asks the user for input in ints (up to 20) and displays the numbers in order back at the user after the user is done entering the numbers. The user may also exit early by pressing 0 which will display the numbers they have entered in order as well.

All input is welcome :)

[Jingoism]

If you want people to read your code you must put the CODE tags around them.

public class SimpleGraph
{
	static Utilities util = new Utilities();
	public static void main(String[] args)
	{
		int maxSize = 20, count = 0;
		int[] aGraph = new int[maxSize];

		int input = util.getSafeInt("Enter a whole number between 1-10 [0 to quit]: ");

		while (input != 0 && input < 11 && count < maxSize)
		{
			aGraph[count] = input;
			count++;
			if (count < maxSize)
			{
				input = util.getSafeInt("Enter another whole number between 1-10 [0 to quit]: ");
			}
		}
		util.writeln(" ");
		for(int index = 0; index < count; index ++)
		{
			util.writeln((index+1)+ ". " + aGraph[index]);
		}	
	}
}

[penguinCoder]

You only need an array of 10 that will accept an infinite amount of inputs. All you need to do is just:

arrayOf10Name[userInput - 1]++;

This will store then number of occurances to the corresponding array index; minus 1 of course.

The way that you are proceeding would force you to look through the entire array and count the occurances for each number before displaying the correct amount of asterisks. Using the way I depicted would be much easier, and allow an unlimited number of inputs.

[DarrylBurke]

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