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Java Program To Swap Two Numbers

The document describes two methods for swapping two floating point numbers in Java: 1) Using a temporary variable and 2) Without using a temporary variable. In the first method, the value of the first number is assigned to a temporary variable, then the numbers are swapped by assigning the second number to the first variable and the temporary variable to the second variable. In the second method, the numbers are swapped using simple math operations by subtracting one number from the other and storing the result in the first variable, adding the second number to get the swapped first number, then subtracting the stored result to get the swapped second number. Both methods output the numbers before and after swapping to demonstrate the swap.

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Java Program To Swap Two Numbers

The document describes two methods for swapping two floating point numbers in Java: 1) Using a temporary variable and 2) Without using a temporary variable. In the first method, the value of the first number is assigned to a temporary variable, then the numbers are swapped by assigning the second number to the first variable and the temporary variable to the second variable. In the second method, the numbers are swapped using simple math operations by subtracting one number from the other and storing the result in the first variable, adding the second number to get the swapped first number, then subtracting the stored result to get the swapped second number. Both methods output the numbers before and after swapping to demonstrate the swap.

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Example 1: Swap two numbers using temporary variable

public class SwapNumbers {

public static void main(String[] args) {

float first = 1.20f, second = 2.45f;

System.out.println("--Before swap--");
System.out.println("First number = " + first);
System.out.println("Second number = " + second);

// Value of first is assigned to temporary


float temporary = first;

// Value of second is assigned to first


first = second;

// Value of temporary (which contains the initial value of first) is assigned to sec
second = temporary;

System.out.println("--After swap--");
System.out.println("First number = " + first);
System.out.println("Second number = " + second);
}
}

Output:

--Before swap--
First number = 1.2
Second number = 2.45
--After swap--
First number = 2.45
Second number = 1.2

In the above program, two numbers 1.20f and 2.45f which are to be swapped are
stored in variables: first and second respectively.

The variables are printed before swapping using println() to see the results clearly after
swapping is done.
First, the value of first is stored in variable temporary ( temporary = 1.20f ).

Then, value of second is stored in first ( first = 2.45f ).

And, finally value of temporary is stored in second ( second = 1.20f ).

This completes the swapping process and the variables are printed on the screen.

Remember, the only use of temporary is to hold the value of first before swapping. You
can also swap the numbers without using temporary .

Example 2: Swap two numbers without using temporary


variable

public class SwapNumbers {

public static void main(String[] args) {

float first = 12.0f, second = 24.5f;

System.out.println("--Before swap--");
System.out.println("First number = " + first);
System.out.println("Second number = " + second);

first = first - second;


second = first + second;
first = second - first;

System.out.println("--After swap--");
System.out.println("First number = " + first);
System.out.println("Second number = " + second);
}
}

Output:
--Before swap--
First number = 12.0
Second number = 24.5
--After swap--
First number = 24.5
Second number = 12.0

In the above program, instead of using temporary variable, we use simple mathematics to
swap the numbers.

For the operation, storing (first - second) is important. This is stored in variable first .

first = first - second;


first = 12.0f - 24.5f

Then, we just add second ( 24.5f ) to this number - calculated first ( 12.0f - 24.5f ) to
swap the number.

second = first + second;


second = (12.0f - 24.5f) + 24.5f = 12.0f

Now, second holds 12.0f (which was initially value of first). So, we subtract calculated
first ( 12.0f - 24.5f ) from swapped second ( 12.0f ) to get the other swapped
number.

first = second - first;


first = 12.0f - (12.0f - 24.5f) = 24.5f

The swapped numbers are printed on the screen using println() .

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