Right Triangle Example Class
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VS Code - ObjectScript
/// Right triangle class, with examples of ObjectScript features Class ObjectScript.RightTriangle { /// Compute area and hypotenuse of a right triangle ClassMethod Main() { write !, "Compute the area and hypotenuse of a right triangle", !, "given the lengths of its two sides." read !!, "First, choose a unit of measurement: ", !, "1) inches", !, "2) feet", !, "3) miles", !, "4) centimeters", !, "5) meters", !, "6) kilometers ", !!, "Option? ", units // Translate units to a word set units = $case(units, 1:"inches", 2:"feet", 3:"miles", 4:"centimeters", 5:"meters", 6:"kilometers", :"units") do { read !!, "Length of side 1: ", side1 quit:(side1 = "") // Exit the do loop } while ..IsNegative(side1) quit:(side1 = "") // Exit the method do { read !, "Length of side 2: ", side2 quit:(side2 = "") // Exit the do loop } while ..IsNegative(side2) quit:(side2 = "") // Exit the method do ..Compute(units, side1, side2) write !!, "Current date: " do ^%D write !, "Current time:" do ^%T } /// Is num negative? ClassMethod IsNegative(num as %Numeric) { if (num '> 0) { write " Enter a positive number." return 1 // Return true } else { write " Accepted." return 0 // Return false } } /// Compute and display area and hypotenuse ClassMethod Compute(units as %String, A as %Numeric, B as %Numeric) [Private] { set area = (A * B) / 2, area = $justify(area, 0, 2), // Round area to 2 places squaredSides = (A ** 2) + (B ** 2) set hypot = $zsqr(squaredSides) // $zsqr function computes square root set hypot = $justify(hypot, 0, 2) // Round hypot to 2 places write !!, "The area of this triangle is ", area, " square ", units, ".", !!, "The hypotenuse is ", hypot, " ", units, "." } }