Are you tall enough for a ride at an amusement park?
Select the button below to open the C# program in a new window. Run the program and read the lines of code to see if you can understand how it works. It will be helpful to arrange your display so that you can have this browser window on one side of the screen and the code on the other.
Watch this video to learn about the new concepts shown in the program:
The new commands used in this program and others that may be useful. Select them below to learn more:
if (x < y)
{
// If the value of x is less than the value of y, execute this code.
}
if (x > y)
{
// If the value of x is greater than the value of y, execute this code.
}
else {
// If no condition is met, execute this code instead.
}
Code must be inside of the curly brackets and indented. Only one part of the code will be run, the other part will be ignored.
Questions to think about with this program to check your understanding:
Identify a condition in the program.
`height > 104` is known as a condition. The outcome of a condition is either True or False.
State the two essential parts of the `if` selection statement and two optional parts.
Two essential parts of the `if` command:
Two optional parts:
Change the program so that it works for a toddler's merry-go-round:
Enter the height of the person in cm: 110
Sorry, you are too tall.
Enter the height of the person in cm: 78
Height OK.
Use the flowcharts if you need more support in understanding the steps required to meet the criteria. Use the Parsons code sorting exercise only if you are really stuck.
Run your code to check that your program has met the success criteria and produces the required output.
Enter the height of the person in cm: 150
Sorry, you are too tall.
Enter the height of the person in cm: 83
Height OK.
Enter the height of the person in cm: 91
Sorry, you are too tall.
Enter the height of the person in cm: 90
Height OK.