Chapter 9, Problem 8PE

Program Plan Intro

Blackjack game

Program Plan:

• Import the header file.
• Define the main method.
  • Call the “printIntro ()” method.
  • Get the input from the user.
  • Call the “simNHands ()” method and store it in a variable.
  • Call the “printSummary ()” method.
• Define the “printIntro ()” method.
  • Display the messages.
• Define the “simNHands ()” method.
  • Set the values.
  • Iterate “i” until it reaches “n” value
    • Check the result of “simOneHand ()” is false
      • Increment the “busts” value
        • Return the “busts” value.
• Definition of “simOneHand ()” method
  • Call the simOneCard ()” methods and store it in a different variables.
  • Calculate “hand” value
  • Check the “hand” value is less than 17
    • Check  the result of “hasAce (x)” is true
      • Check the “hand “value is less than or equal to 10
        • Set the “x” value as 11.
        • Calculate the “hand” value
      • Otherwise, set the “x” value as 1.
    • Check the result of “hasAce (y)” is true
      • Check the “hand “value is less than or equal to 10
        • Set the “y” value as 11.
        • Calculate the “hand” value
      • Otherwise, set the “y” value as 1.
    • Call the method and store it in a variable
    • Calculate the “hand” value
    • Check “hand” value is greater than 21
      • Return false
    • Otherwise, return true
• Define the “simOneCard ()” method
  • Call the method with the arguments
  • Check “x” is equal to 11 or 12 or 13
    • Set the “x” as 10
    • Return “x”
      • • • Otherwise, return “x” value
• Define the “hasAce ()” method
  • Check “x” is equal to 1
    • Return true
      • • • Otherwise, return false.
• Define the “printSummary ()” method
  • Display the output.
• Call the main method.