Lecture 7 Code Samples

Eric J. Schwabe
IT 236 Spring 2008

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' CeilingFunction.sln
' Eric J. Schwabe
' IT 236 Spring 2008
' Demonstrates a user-defined function to round numbers up

Option Strict On

Public Class Form1

Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form

' When the button is clicked, the value in the upper text box
' is stored in a variable, and the Ceiling function is called
' to round it up to the next integer. The result is displayed
' in the lower text box.

Private Sub roundButton_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs)

Handles roundButton.Click

Dim oldNumber As Double = Double.Parse(inTextBox.Text)

Dim newNumber As Integer

newNumber = Ceiling(oldNumber)

outTextBox.Text = newNumber.ToString()

End Sub

' This user-defined function rounds the input value up to the

' nearest integer
' (Note that the Int function returns a Double, not an Integer,
' so we convert it with CInt...)

Private Function Ceiling(ByVal x As Double) As Integer

' MessageBox.Show("x is " & x.ToString(), "Argument Value")

Dim result As Integer

result = CInt(-Int(-x))

' MessageBox.Show("result is " & result.ToString(), "Return Value")

Return result

End Function

End Class

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' CountLetters.sln
' Eric J. Schwabe
' IT 236 Spring 2008
' Sample for Lecture 6 in-class example

Option Strict On

Public Class Form1

' When the button is clicked, counts the number of each vowel and the total number of
' consonants in an input string, and reports these values. This process is repeated
' until the user enters an empty string.

Private Sub goButton_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs)

Handles goButton.Click

Dim input, letter As String

Dim i, n As Integer
Dim aCount, eCount, iCount, oCount, uCount, consonantCount As Integer

Do
aCount = 0
eCount = 0
iCount = 0
oCount = 0
uCount = 0
consonantCount = 0

input = InputBox("Enter input string (empty string to quit):")

n = input.Length

For i = 0 To n - 1
letter = input.Substring(i, 1)
letter = letter.ToUpper
' outputListBox.Items.Add(i.ToString() & " : " & letter)
Select Case letter
Case "A"
aCount = aCount + 1
Case "E"
eCount = eCount + 1
Case "I"
iCount = iCount + 1
Case "O"
oCount = oCount + 1
Case "U"
uCount = uCount + 1
Case Else
If isConsonant(letter) Then
consonantCount = consonantCount + 1
End If
End Select
Next

If input <> "" Then

outputListBox.Items.Add(input)
outputListBox.Items.Add(aCount & ":" & eCount & ":" & iCount & ":" & oCount &
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":" & uCount & " ... " & consonantCount)
outputListBox.Items.Add("==========")
End If

Loop Until input = ""

End Sub
 ' This function returns a true if the input argument is an upper case consonant,
' and false otherwise

Private Function isConsonant(ByVal character As String) As Boolean

MessageBox.Show("character is " & character, "Input Argument")

Dim result As Boolean

If "BCDFGHJKLMNPQRSTVWXYZ".IndexOf(character) <> -1 Then

result = True
Else
result = False
End If

MessageBox.Show("result is " & result, "Return Value")

Return result

End Function

End Class

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' PizzaPrice.sln
' Eric J. Schwabe
' IT 236 Spring 2008
' Demonstrates a user-defined function

Option Strict On

Public Class Form1

Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form

' When the button is clicked, read the pizza diameter and price
' from the two text boxes, and call the PricePerSquareInch function
' to compute the unit cost per square inch

Private Sub computebutton_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As

System.EventArgs) Handles computeButton.Click

Dim diameter As Integer = Integer.Parse(diameterTextBox.Text)

Dim price As Double = Double.Parse(priceTextBox.Text)
Dim unitCost As Double

unitCost = PricePerSquareInch(diameter, price)

Dim output As String = diameter & "'' costs " & _

price.ToString("C") & "... " & _
unitCost.ToString("N2") & _
" cents per square inch"

outputListBox.Items.Add(output)

End Sub

' Given a diameter d and price p (given in dollars), computes the price
' per square inch (returned in cents)

Function PricePerSquareInch(ByVal d As Integer, ByVal p As Double) As Double

' MessageBox.Show("d is " & d.ToString() & " , p is " & p.ToString, "Input
Arguments")

Dim area, cost As Double

area = 3.14159 * (d / 2) ^ 2
cost = (p * 100) / area

' MessageBox.Show("cost is " & cost, "Return Value")

Return cost

End Function

End Class

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' LandsEnd.sln
' Eric J. Schwabe
' IT 236 Winter 2008
' Simple demonstration of arrays of strings and numbers

Option Strict On

Public Class Form1

Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form

' Declarations of two form-level arrays

Dim itemName(5) As String

Dim itemPrice(5) As Double

' Initializes the two arrays when the form loads

Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles

MyBase.Load

itemName(0) = "Gum Shoes"

itemName(1) = "SnugFoot Sandals"
itemName(2) = "T-Shirt"
itemName(3) = "Maine Handbag"
itemName(4) = "Nightshirt"

itemPrice(0) = 39.0
itemPrice(1) = 21.0
itemPrice(2) = 7.75
itemPrice(3) = 33.0
itemPrice(4) = 26.0

End Sub

' Displays all item names and prices when the button is clicked

Private Sub goButton_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles

goButton.Click

Dim output As String

' the obvious way to do it...

output = itemName(0) + ": " + itemPrice(0).ToString("C")

outputListBox.Items.Add(output)
output = itemName(1) + ": " + itemPrice(1).ToString("C")
outputListBox.Items.Add(output)
output = itemName(2) + ": " + itemPrice(2).ToString("C")
outputListBox.Items.Add(output)
output = itemName(3) + ": " + itemPrice(3).ToString("C")
outputListBox.Items.Add(output)
output = itemName(4) + ": " + itemPrice(4).ToString("C")
outputListBox.Items.Add(output)

' a smarter way to do it...

'Dim i As Integer
'For i = 0 To 4
' output = itemName(i) + ": " + itemPrice(i).ToString("C")
' outputListBox.Items.Add(output)
' Next

' ... or let the user decide which elements to display...

'Dim i As Integer
 'Do
' i = Integer.Parse(InputBox("Enter an index:", "ARRAY INDEX PROMPT"))'
'
' doing bounds checking...
' If (i >= 0) And (i <= 4) Then
'output = itemName(i) + ": " + itemPrice(i).ToString("C")
'outputListBox.Items.Add(output)
'End If
'
' Loop Until (i = -1)

' ... finally, traversing the entire array (names only) with a For Each loop...
' ... note that in this case, we do not know the index of the element...

'itemName(5) = "NOTHING HERE."

'For Each name As String In itemName

'output = Name
'outputListBox.Items.Add(output)
'Next

End Sub
End Class

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' Searching.sln
' Eric J. Schwabe
' IT 236 Spring 2008
' Demonstrate linear and binary searches of arrays

Option Strict On

Public Class Form1

Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form

' Form-level array to be searched

Dim value() As Integer = {1, 4, 7, 19, 23, 25, 40, 86}

Dim size As Integer = 8

'Dim value() As Integer = {1, 3, 5, 8, 12, 15, 21, 22, 28, 34, 41, 49, _
' 55, 88, 91, 99}
'Dim size As Integer = 16

' Linear search: Check all positions of the array in order, keeping
' track of whether or not (and if so, where) the target value was found

Private Sub linearButton_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs)

Handles linearButton.Click

Dim i As Integer
Dim found As Boolean = False
Dim position As Integer
Dim target As Integer = Integer.Parse(inTextBox.Text)

outputListBox.Items.Clear()

outputListBox.Items.Add("Target Value is " & target)

' Search the array

For i = 0 To size - 1
outputListBox.Items.Add("Position " & i & ":")
If value(i) = target Then
position = i
found = True
outputListBox.Items.Add(" YES!")
Else
outputListBox.Items.Add(" No.")
End If
Next

' Report the results

If (found) Then
outputListBox.Items.Add("Target found in position " & position)
Else
outputListBox.Items.Add("Target not found")
End If

End Sub

' Binary Search: For a sorted array, repeatedly check the middle element,
' and if it is not the target value, eliminate half of the values from
' consideration and try again. When either the target value is found or
' there are no elements unchecked, end the search and report the results.

Private Sub binaryButton_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As

System.EventArgs) Handles binaryButton.Click

Dim found As Boolean = False

 Dim position As Integer
Dim target As Integer = CInt(inTextBox.Text)
Dim lower As Integer = 0
Dim upper As Integer = size - 1
Dim test As Integer

outputListBox.Items.Clear()

outputListBox.Items.Add("Target Value is " & target)

' Search until either all elements are eliminated or the

' target value is found

Do While (lower <= upper) And Not (found)

test = (lower + upper) \ 2
outputListBox.Items.Add(lower & " to " & upper & _
", testing " & test & " :")
If (value(test) < target) Then
outputListBox.Items.Add(" Too small.")
lower = test + 1
ElseIf (value(test) > target) Then
outputListBox.Items.Add(" Too big.")
upper = test - 1
Else
outputListBox.Items.Add(" FOUND IT!")
found = True
position = test
End If
Loop

' Report the results

If (found) Then
outputListBox.Items.Add("Target found in position " & position)
Else
outputListBox.Items.Add("Target not found")
End If

End Sub

End Class

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' MultiplicationTable.sln
' Eric J. Schwabe
' IT 236 Spring 2008
' Demonstrates a two-dimensional array

Option Strict On

Public Class Form1

Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form

' Declares a 11x11 array to store a mulitiplication table for numbers up

' to 10, prompts to user the number of rows and columns to display, and
' displays that section of the table...

Private Sub goButton_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles

goButton.Click

Dim rows, columns As Integer

Dim i, j As Integer
Dim output As String

' Declare a two-dimensional array to store that able

Dim table(11, 11) As Integer

' Prompt user for a positive value for the rows to display
Do
rows = Integer.Parse(InputBox("Enter the number of rows:", "ROW PROMPT"))
Loop Until (rows >= 1) And (rows <= 10)

' Prompt user for a positive value for the columns to display
Do
columns = Integer.Parse(InputBox("Enter the number of columns:", "COLUMN
PROMPT"))
Loop Until (columns >= 1) And (columns <= 10)

' Report the table size

outputListBox.Items.Clear()
outputListBox.Items.Add("Will show up to " & rows & " by " & columns)

' Fill in the table

For i = 1 To 10
For j = 1 To 10
table(i, j) = i * j
Next
Next

'Display the specified section of the table

For i = 1 To rows
output = ""
For j = 1 To columns
output = output & table(i, j) & " "
Next
outputListBox.Items.Add(output)
Next

' You can think about how to add row/column headings,

' and how to format the table more nicely...

End Sub
End Class

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' CurrencyExchange.sln
' Eric J. Schwabe
' IT 236 Spring 2008
' Uses a two-dimensional array to store exchange rates

Option Strict On

Public Class Form1

Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form

' A form-level array for exchange rates

Dim rate(3, 3) As Double

' Intiailize exchange rates when the program begins

' 0 = US Dollars
' 1 = EU Euros
' 2 = Japanese Yen

Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles

MyBase.Load
rate(0, 0) = 1
rate(0, 1) = 0.83876
rate(0, 2) = 115.87
rate(1, 0) = 1.1923
rate(1, 1) = 1
rate(1, 2) = 138.18
rate(2, 0) = 0.0086316
rate(2, 1) = 0.0072363
rate(2, 2) = 1
End Sub

' When the button is clicked, reads the currencies in the two text boxes
' and uses them to find the correct row and column in the table of
' rates. If both currencies are valid, reads the input money amount
' and converts is using the appropriate exchange rate.

Private Sub btnConvert_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs)

Handles convertButton.Click

Dim currencyIn As String = fromCurrencyTextBox.Text

Dim currencyOut As String = toCurrencyTextBox.Text
Dim row, column As Integer
Dim oldAmount, newAmount As Double

Select Case currencyIn.Trim.ToUpper

Case "DOLLARS"
row = 0
Case "EUROS"
row = 1
Case "YEN"
row = 2
Case Else
row = -1
End Select

Select Case currencyOut.Trim.ToUpper

Case "DOLLARS"
column = 0
Case "EUROS"
column = 1
Case "YEN"
column = 2
Case Else
column = -1
 End Select

If (row >= 0) And (column >= 0) Then

oldAmount = Double.Parse(fromAmountTextBox.Text)
newAmount = oldAmount * rate(row, column)
toAmountTextBox.Text = newAmount.ToString()
Else
toAmountTextBox.Text = "UNKNOWN!"
End If

End Sub

' Clear the output text box when the contents of any
' input text box are changed

Private Sub anyTextBox_TextChanged(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs)

Handles fromAmountTextBox.TextChanged, fromCurrencyTextBox.TextChanged,
toCurrencyTextBox.TextChanged
toAmountTextBox.Text = ""
End Sub

End Class

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' RandomTest.sln
' Eric J. Schwabe
' IT 236 Spring 2008
' Test quality of random number generator using a control array

Option Strict On

Public Class Form1

Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form

' A form-level control array of six text boxes

Dim output(6) As TextBox

' Assigns the six text boxes to the six elements of the control array

Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles

MyBase.Load
output(1) = oneTextBox
output(2) = twoTextBox
output(3) = threeTextBox
output(4) = fourTextBox
output(5) = fiveTextBox
output(6) = sixTextBox
End Sub

' Generates 6000 random numbers from 1 to 6, and keeps track of the number
' of occurrences of each number in the array count. Displays the values
' in the count array in the six text boxes.

Private Sub goButton_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs)

Handles goButton.Click

Dim count(6) As Integer

Dim i As Integer
Dim generator As New Random
Dim trials As Integer = 6000
Dim nextOne As Integer

' Initialize the count array to all zeroes

' (Notice that I am using locations 1-6 this time, not 0-5!)

For i = 1 To 6
count(i) = 0
Next

' For each trial, generate a random integer n from 1 to 6,

' and increment the count tracking occurrences of n

For i = 1 To trials
nextOne = generator.Next(1, 7) ' does not include 7!
count(nextOne) = count(nextOne) + 1
Next

' Display the contents of the count array

For i = 1 To 6
output(i).Text = count(i).ToString()
Next

End Sub

End Class

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