CurrentSum Program

[Kinda Electroni]

Hello every one,
Can anyone help me improve it?
code:


/**
* Write a description of class CurrentSum here.
* I am trying to get the sum of the sale of given number of months. Like the fist 2 months...
*
* @author (your name)
* @version (a version number or a date)
*/
public class CurrentSumProgrma{
static int CurrentSum(int[]A, int n){
int CurrentSum = A[0];
int k=5;
if (k<2)
return CurrentSum;
for (int i=1; i<k; i++)
CurrentSum += A[i];
return CurrentSum;
}
public static void main (String args[]){
int[] num={0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10};
int n=num.length;
System.out.println ( " The Sum of " + k + " element is" + CurrentSum + "." );
}
}
/code

[nspils]

Improve it or get it to output? Remember that your call to CurrentSum, whereever it occurs, must use parameters. ALSO, you cannot use the same name for both your static method and one of its fields (the compiler won't let you confuse it in this way). Your use of "k" in your System.out statement will return a "variable not defined" error - main doesn't know what "k" is.

Are you trying to make this recursive? (exponential is an easy problem to implement using recursion)

[Kinda Electroni]

/**
* Write a description of class CurrentSum here.
* I am trying to get the sum of the sale of given number of months. Like the fist 2 months...
*
* Results:
* The Sum of 1 element is 1.
*The Sum of 2 element is 3.
* The Sum of 3 element is 6.
* The Sum of 4 element is 10.
*The Sum of 5 element is 15.
*The Sum of 5 element is 15.
*
*
*
* @author (your name)
* @version (a version number or a date)
*/
public class CurrentSumProgrma{
static int CurrentSum(int[]A, int n){
int CurrentSum = A[0]+A[1];
int k=5;
if (k<2)
//CurrentSum += A[1];
return CurrentSum;
for (int i=2; i<(k+1); i++)
CurrentSum += A[i];
return CurrentSum;
}
public static void main (String args[]){
int[] num={0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10};
int n=num.length;
//System.out.println ( " The Sum of " + k + " element is " + CurrentSum(num,n) + "." );
System.out.println ( " The Sum of " + 5 + " element is " + CurrentSum(num,n) + "." );
}
}

[Kinda Electroni]

Improve it or get it to output? Remember that your call to CurrentSum, whereever it occurs, must use parameters. ALSO, you cannot use the same name for both your static method and one of its fields (the compiler won't let you confuse it in this way). Your use of "k" in your System.out statement will return a "variable not defined" error - main doesn't know what "k" is.

Are you trying to make this recursive? (exponential is an easy problem to implement using recursion)

Sorry, looks like we are posting at the same time.
Yes, I would like to use a recursive. How?
I want the user to input the number of the months that he wants me the sum. This is k?
I do not know how to use it prob.
Why you said:
Remember that your call to CurrentSum, whereever it occurs, must use parameters.
How can I?

I did not get this one:
you cannot use the same name for both your static method and one of its fields (the compiler won't let you confuse it in this way).
Thanks,

[nspils]

You have hard coded "k" in your CurrentSum method and never use the argument "n", which is what you've designed to be the "th" element of the array you are adding up to.

your base case for this would be

if (n == 1) return A[0];

your recursive call is

else
{
return (A[n-1] + CurrentSum(A, n-1));
}

[Kinda Electroni]

Thank you for your respond,
I have 12 months income:
J = $1
F = $2
M = $3000
...
the user will ask what is the sume of the income for J...M
k=3 in this case.
the sume will be 303..etc.