Example Application: Algebra

Description
This application demonstrates the use of the button control of Microsoft Windows. It does this
while calculating the factorial, the permutation, and the combinatorial.

Windows Controls:

Label

Button

Text Box

Tab Control

Practical Learning: Creating the Application

1. Start NetBeans
2. To create a new application, on the main menu, click File -> New Project...
3. In the first page of the wizard, make sure Java then Java Application is selected. Click Next
4. In the Project Name, type Algebra1
5. Clear the Create Main Class check box
6. Click Finish
7. In the Projects window, right-click Algebra1 -> New -> JFrame Form...
8. Set the Class Name to Central
9. In the Package box, type Accessories
10. Click Finish
11. In the Projects window, right-click Algebra1 -> New -> Java Class...
12. Set the Class Name to Factors
13. In the Package box, type Algebra
14. Click Finish
15. Change the file as follows:
using System;

namespace Algebra2
{
public class Algebra
{
public static long Factorial(long x)
{
if (x <= 1)
return 1;
else
return x * Factorial(x - 1);
}
public static long Permutation(long n, long r)
{
if (r == 0)
return 0;
if (n == 0)
return 0;
if ((r >= 0) && (r <= n))
return Factorial(n) / Factorial(n - r);
else
return 0;
}
public static long Combinatorial(long a, long b)
{
if (a <= 1)
return 1;
}
}

return Factorial(a) / (Factorial(b) * Factorial(a - b));

16. In the Projects window, double-click Central

17. In the Properties window, change the following characteristics:
title: Factorial, Permutation, and Combination
preferedSize: 304, 208
18. In the Swing Containers section of the Palette, click Tabbed Pane
19. Click the form
20. In the Swing section of the Palette, click Panel
21. Click the tabbed pane on the form
22. Complete the design as follows:

Control

Text

JTabbedPane

Name
jtfAlgebra

JPanel

Factorial

JLabel

Number:

JTextField

jtfFactorialNumber

JButton

Calculate

jbCalculateFactorial

JLabel

Result:

JTextField

jpFactorial

jtfFactorialResult

23. In the Swing section of the Palette, click Panel

24. On the form, click on the right side of the Factorial tab
25. Continue the design as follows:

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26. In the Swing section of the Palette, click Panel

27. On the form, click on the right side of the Permutation tab
28. Continue the design as follows:

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29. Access the Factorial tab page

30. Right-click its Calculate button -> Events -> Action -> actionPerformed

31. Implement the event as follows:

package Accessories;
import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
import Algebra.Factors;
public class Central extends javax.swing.JFrame {
. . . No Change
private void
jbFactorialCalculateActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
long number = 0;
long result;
try
{
number =
Long.parseLong(jtfFactorialNumber.getText());
result = Algebra.Factors.Factorial(number);
jtfFactorialResult.setText(Long.toString(result));
}
catch(Exception exc)
{
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "Invalid
Number");
}
}
32. Click the Design button to return to the form
33. Access the Permutation tab page and double-click its Calculate button
34. Implement the event as follows:
private void
jbCalculatePermutationActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt)
{
long n = 0, r = 0;
long result;
try {
n = Long.parseLong(jtfPermutationN.getText());
}
catch(Exception exc) {
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "Invalid
Number");
}
try {
r = Long.parseLong(jtfPermutationR.getText());
result = Algebra.Factors.Permutation(n, r);
jtfPermutationResult.setText(Long.toString(result));

}
catch(Exception exc) {
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "Invalid
Number");
}
}
35. Return to the form
36. Access the Combination tab page and double-click its Calculate button

37. Implement the event as follows:

private void
jbCalculateCombinationActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt)
{
long n = 0, r = 0;
long result;
try {

n = Long.parseLong(jtfCombinationN.getText());
}
catch(Exception exc) {
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "Invalid
Number");
}
try {

r = Long.parseLong(jtfCombinationR.getText());
result = Algebra.Factors.Combinatorial(n, r);
jtfCombinationResult.setText(Long.toString(result));

}
catch(Exception exc) {
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "Invalid
Number");
}
}
38. Return to the form
39. Add a JButton and change its characteristics as follows:
title: Close
name: jbClose
40. Double-click the button
41. Implement the event as follows:
private void jbCloseActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
dispose();
}
42. Press F6 to execute the application
43. Test the calculations with different values:

44. Close the form and return to your programming environment