Pseudocode to count integers

Hi

I need some help. Does anyone know the pseudocode to count integers in a file?

Thanks in advance!

a little bit vague! How about giving us the file?

did u mean. How to count the number of values in a file e.g. 10 lines with 10 values or something else?

let me guess, it's a homework assignment?

--Simon

It is the number of integers that are in the file not the values. It could be thought of as homework.

Suzie

so what have you tried?

yeah come on!

its homework for a reason!! at least give it a go b4 looking for the answer! otherwise ur not gonna learn!

Ok I have not used pseudocode before but here is my effort:

Begin procedure to count how many integers are in the file
Add integers to array list If array = empty Then Msg box show “There is no data in the file”
Statement is true
End If
If statement is false Then
COUNT integers (variables) and loop until no more integers
Store in the variable then output to text box End If
End procedure

How far off the track am I?

you've done ok!

from my experience of writing Pseudocode for Uni they usuaully expect a little bit more detail and evaluation of variables u used.

For example you simply put :

"COUNT integers and loop until no more integers"

By the sounds of it this is the most important part of the Pseudo code and you have wrapped it up in one line.

Personally i would break this down into a While loop

e.g Pseudo code:
int ll_count //counting variable
boolean lb_continue = true

while lb_continue = true (condition = true) // u use a while loop when u do not know how many variables you are reading in.

Read variable in
if exists = false (if there is a value) // you could change this to is it EOF
lb_condition = false //exiting the while loop
else
isit a number // a bit of validation to make sure it is infact a number
if yes
ll_count add one
end if
end if
loop


thats roughly what i would do for that main part. But you still have to go into more detail baout locating the file and opeinging it.

hope that helps!

Hi

This is really helpful thank you. I will work on it more today.

Suzie

In the pseudocode we've used, the only form of loop available was like so

repeat
...
until <condition>

so you'd do something like this

repeat
read line from file 1
if line is an integer
increment numberOfValues
store line in array `values`
end if
until numberOfValues = 10