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manny85 · Apr 13th, 2008, 12:55 AM

Actually I don't think I made it very clear what I meant now that I reread my last post. I agree that using Double.parseDouble will convert a string, which contains a number (1-10 in our case), to an actual double. However if a string is storing a set a characters, in this case A-J, then I don't think Double.parseDouble will take that character and convert it to its/a numerical form. If it does in fact do that what values do the A-J end up being (numerically)...0-9, 1-10, ASCII values? Hope that makes more sense and also explains to kewlgeye why I choose the switch statement because I don't think his current program will respond correctly if a user inputs a character.

Side note: Kewlgeye, are you trying to generate two separate random values meaning a random letter and a separate random number? In my code above I'm using the randomly generated number to retrieve the corresponding letter. So if a user inputs either the correct number or letter they win (1 or A, 2 or B, 3 or C, ... , 10 or J).

Apr 13th, 2008, 12:55 AM	#9
manny85 Newbie Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Ft Meade MD Posts: 6 Rep Power: 0	Re: Random "Letter" Generator Actually I don't think I made it very clear what I meant now that I reread my last post. I agree that using Double.parseDouble will convert a string, which contains a number (1-10 in our case), to an actual double. However if a string is storing a set a characters, in this case A-J, then I don't think Double.parseDouble will take that character and convert it to its/a numerical form. If it does in fact do that what values do the A-J end up being (numerically)...0-9, 1-10, ASCII values? Hope that makes more sense and also explains to kewlgeye why I choose the switch statement because I don't think his current program will respond correctly if a user inputs a character. Side note: Kewlgeye, are you trying to generate two separate random values meaning a random letter and a separate random number? In my code above I'm using the randomly generated number to retrieve the corresponding letter. So if a user inputs either the correct number or letter they win (1 or A, 2 or B, 3 or C, ... , 10 or J).