testtheclassshape.java

// Program to test the class Shape

import java.io.*;

public class TestShape
{

 public static void main (String args[]) throws IOException
 {

  int x ;
  int y;
  int z;
  String s;
  int menu; // for the swich case
  String answer; // for the repetition loop

 
  // set input as the the buffer reader
 
  BufferedReader input = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
  System.out.flush();
  do
  {   // sets up the do while loop to allow the user to go around as many times as they like

   // The users start up menu , to show what is available
   System.out.println("Menu  ");
   System.out.println("Enter 1 for a Square");
   System.out.println("Enter 2 for a Rectangle ");
   System.out.println("Enter 3 for a Triangle ");
   System.out.println("Enter nothing and it will default to a shape 'Point'");

   s=input.readLine(); // reads the users input in
   menu = Integer.parseInt(s); // converts the input into an integer

       switch (menu)
    {
       case 1: // Square
 
     System.out.println("You have selected a sqaure" );
     System.out.println("Please enter the side of the square"); // promt the user for the value of x

     System.out.flush();
 
     s=input.readLine(); // reads the users value in
     x=Integer.parseInt(s); // converts the string into an integer
     Shape s1 = new Shape(x);  // creates a new instance of the class shape
 
     System.out.println("For a " + s1.getShape() + " with the length of the side as " + x + ", the perimeter is " + s1.getPerimeter());
     System.out.flush(); // clear the input stream;
     break;

       case 2: // Rectangle

     System.out.println("You have selected a rectangle");
     System.out.println("Please enter the first side of the rectangle"); // prompts the user for the x value
     System.out.flush();

     s=input.readLine(); // reads the users input in
     x=Integer.parseInt(s); // converts the string to an integer
     System.out.flush();
 
     System.out.println("Please enter the second side of the rectangle"); // prompts the user for the y value
     s=input.readLine(); // reads the users input in
     y=Integer.parseInt(s); // converts the input into an integer

     Shape s2 = new Shape(x,y); // creates an new instance of the class shape

     System.out.println("For a " + s2.getShape() + " with sides of " + x + " and " + y + " the perimeter is " + s2.getPerimeter());
     System.out.flush();// clears the input stream
            break;

       case 3:  // Triangle
 
     System.out.println("You have selected a triangle");
     System.out.println("Please enter the first side of the triangle "); // prompts user for vlaue of x
     System.out.flush();

     s=input.readLine(); // reads the users input in
     x=Integer.parseInt(s); // converts the input string to an integer
 
     System.out.println("Please enter the second side of the triangle "); // prompts the user for the value of y
     System.out.flush();

     s=input.readLine(); // reads the users input in
     y=Integer.parseInt(s); // converts the input string into an integer

     System.out.println("Please enter the third side of the triangle"); // prompts the user for the value of z
     System.out.flush();

     s=input.readLine(); // reads the users input in
     z=Integer.parseInt(s); // converts the input string to an integer
 
     Shape s3 = new Shape(x,y,z); // creates a new instance of the class shape
     System.out.println("For a " + s3.getShape() + " with sides " + x + ", " + y + " and " + z + " has a perimeter of " + s3.getPerimeter());
     System.out.flush(); // clears the input stream
     break;

       default:
 
     System.out.println("You have not selected any input parameters, or an incorrect perimeter");
     Shape s4 = new Shape(); // creates and new instance of the class shape with no perimeters which will call the default constructor
     System.out.println("The default constructor has a shape " + s4.getShape() + " with no sides, and a perimeter of " + s4.getPerimeter());
     break;
 

    } // ends the switch
   System.out.println("Enter a Y to continue, or anything else to quit");
   System.out.flush();
   answer = input.readLine();

  }while(answer.equalsIgnoreCase("Y"));
 
 } // ends the main

} // ends the class

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