Question

How to I change this code to print the highest value(s) in the array? The wanted output (you just need to make it print the winner, ignore what comes before) is included below:

Example:s Player 1 4/S J/D Score 1 Player 1 K/H 9/D Score 1 Player 1 9/C J/H Score 1 Player 2 2/C T/C Score -2 Player 2 2/S A/C Score 3 Player 2 5/H J/C Score 1 Player 3 J/S 9/H Score 1 Player 3 K/S Q/D Score 3 Player 3 J/S 8/H Score 1 Player 2 is a winner. Player 2 is a winner. Player 3 is a winner Player 1 is a winner. Player 2 is a winner Player 3 is a winner

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public static void playGame(int players, int cards) {

if (players * cards > 52) {

System.out.println("Not enough cards for that many players.");

return;

}

boolean[] deck = new boolean[52];

int[] playerScore = new int[players];

for (int i = 0; i < players; i++) {

System.out.println("Player " + (i + 1));

int[] hand = Cards.dealHandFromDeck(cards, deck);

Cards.printHand(hand);

System.out.println("Score = " + Cards.pointValue(hand));

System.out.println();

playerScore[i] = Cards.pointValue(hand);

}

//go through playerScore array twice, first to find the highest score, then print which player(s) have that score

Answer 1

• variable 'highest_score' stores the maximum value
• and second for loop prints all the players whose score is equal to highesy_score

Screenshot of code:

Textual Code :

public static void playGame(int players, int cards) {

if (players * cards > 52) {

System.out.println("Not enough cards for that many players.");

return;

}

boolean[] deck = new boolean[52];

int[] playerScore = new int[players];

// this will store the highest score

int highest_score = -1;

for (int i = 0; i < players; i++) {

System.out.println("Player " + (i + 1));

int[] hand = Cards.dealHandFromDeck(cards, deck);

Cards.printHand(hand);

System.out.println("Score = " + Cards.pointValue(hand));

System.out.println();

playerScore[i] = Cards.pointValue(hand);

// finding the highest score

if(Cards.pointValue(hand) > highest_score) {

highest_score = Cards.pointValue(hand);

}

}

// now the variable highest_score has the maximum score value

// now just iterate over all the players and those players having the same

// score as highest_score print that player

for (int i = 0; i < players; i++) {

int[] hand = Cards.dealHandFromDeck(cards, deck);

if(Cards.pointValue(hand) == highest_score) {

System.out.println("Player " + (i+1) + " is a winner");

}

}

}