/* * File: Test.java * Author: Java, Java, Java * Description: This program tests the toUpperCase() and * digitToInteger() methods. Note that the methods must be * declared static in order to call them from main(). */ public class Test { public static void main(String argv[]) { char ch = 'a'; // Local variables int k = (int)'b'; System.out.println(ch); System.out.println(k); // ch = k erroneous assignment ch = (char)k; // so we use an explicit cast System.out.println(ch); System.out.println(toUpperCase('a')); System.out.println(toUpperCase(ch)); System.out.println(digitToInteger('7')); } /** * toUpperCase() converts its parameter to uppercase * @param char ch, can be any alphabetic character * @return returns a char in uppercase */ public static char toUpperCase(char ch) { if ((ch >= 'a') && (ch <= 'z')) return (char)(ch - 32); return ch; } /** * toUpperCase() converts its parameter to an integer. If the * parameter is not a digit, the method returns -1 * @param char ch must be a digit -- '0' to '9' * @return returns an int representing the digit's numerical value */ public static int digitToInteger(char ch) { if ((ch >= '0') && (ch <= '9')) return ch - '0'; return -1 ; } } // Test