Chapter 7, Problem 7.37PE

Program Plan Intro

Game: Bean Machine

Program Plan:

• Import the required packages into the program.
• Define a class named “Sample” to simulate the bean machine program.
  • Define function main.
    • Get number of balls to drop from the user and store it into the variable named “numberOfBalls”.
    • Get number of slots from the use and store it into the variable “numberOfSlots”.
    • Define a “for” loop to find the slots values by using “onePath” function.
      • Increment the “slots” array by one at the position of result of “onePath” function.
    • Make a call to the “printHistogram” function by passing the “slots” variable as parameter.
  • Define a function named “onePath” to return the slot position of the ball for a path and also print the path.
    • Define “for” loop to find the path position and path.
      • Find and print the path.
    • Return the position value.
  • Define a function named “printHistogram” to print the histogram for the slots.
    • Find maximum element in slots by using “max” function and store the result into the variable “maxSlotHeight”.
    • Find and print the histogram for the given slots on the screen.
  • Define a function named “max” to get the maximum element in slots.
    • Find the maximum element in given slot and return the result.