Java problem (Spidey?)

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SAS_Leon
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Java problem (Spidey?)

I stumbled upon this Java program line which is just simple arithmetic... but I don't understand why the outcome is 6, when it "should" be 5.25.

This is the program:

public class Test
{
public static void main(String args [])
{
System.out.println( (3+1)/2*3 - 3/(1+3) );
}
}

When I run this program in command window, the program prints 6. On the calculator the answer is 5.25.

SAS_Relish
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3/(1+3) = 0

integer / integer gives you an intger. In the case it does not come out as a complete integer it rounds down. In this case from 0.75 to 0.0.

Put a double in there and you will be fine.

eg. 3.0/(1+3) = 0.75

Oh and hello everyone hows everyone doing.

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Why I had no idea you know the difference between an Integar and a FPN Relish Smile

Howdy m8.

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Ah, I see. Thanks Relish :).
They are int as default of course, and not floating-point numbers.

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http://mathworld.wolfram.com/IntegerDivision.html

I usually will use a float or a double for a number if I'm not sure it will be a whole number. Like my exit status or a simple on/off switch.