Programming Fundamentals/Conditions/Rust
conditions.rs edit
// This program asks the user to select Fahrenheit or Celsius conversion
// and input a given temperature. Then the program converts the given
// temperature and displays the result.
//
// References:
// https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/standard-i-o-in-rust/
// https://www.includehelp.com/rust/read-a-float-number-from-the-user.aspx
// https://doc.rust-lang.org/book/ch03-03-how-functions-work.html
// https://blog.thoughtram.io/string-vs-str-in-rust/
// https://doc.rust-lang.org/rust-by-example/flow_control/if_else.html
// https://doc.rust-lang.org/rust-by-example/flow_control/match.html
// https://doc.rust-lang.org/book/appendix-02-operators.html
use std::io;
fn main() {
// main could either be an if-else structure or a match structure
// get String and convert to slice (&str)
let choice = &get_choice()[..];
// if-else approach
if choice == "C" || choice == "c" {
let temperature = get_temperature("Fahrenheit");
let result = calculate_celsius(temperature);
display_result(temperature, "Fahrenheit", result, "Celsius");
} else if choice == "F" || choice == "f" {
let temperature = get_temperature("Celsius");
let result = calculate_fahrenheit(temperature);
display_result(temperature, "Celsius", result, "Fahrenheit");
} else {
println!("You must enter C to convert to Celsius or F to convert to Fahrenheit.")
}
// match approach
match choice {
"C" | "c" => {
let temperature = get_temperature("Fahrenheit");
let result = calculate_celsius(temperature);
display_result(temperature, "Fahrenheit", result, "Celsius");
}
"F" | "f" => {
let temperature = get_temperature("Celsius");
let result = calculate_fahrenheit(temperature);
display_result(temperature, "Celsius", result, "Fahrenheit");
}
_ => {
println!("You must enter C to convert to Celsius or F to convert to Fahrenheit.")
}
}
}
fn get_choice() -> String {
println!("Enter C to convert to Celsius or F to convert to Fahrenheit:");
let mut line = String::new();
io::stdin().read_line(&mut line).expect("Error reading line");
let choice:String = line.trim().to_string();
return choice;
}
fn get_temperature(label:&str) -> f32 {
println!("Enter {} temperature:", label);
let mut line = String::new();
io::stdin().read_line(&mut line).expect("Error reading line");
let fahrenheit:f32 = line.trim().parse().expect("Not a valid number");
return fahrenheit;
}
fn calculate_celsius(fahrenheit:f32) -> f32 {
let celsius = (fahrenheit - 32.0) * 5.0 / 9.0;
return celsius;
}
fn calculate_fahrenheit(celsius:f32) -> f32 {
let fahrenheit = celsius * 9.0 / 5.0 + 32.0;
return fahrenheit;
}
fn display_result(temperature:f32, from_label:&str, result:f32, to_label:&str) {
println!("{}° {} is {}° {}", temperature, from_label, result, to_label);
}
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