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Validating math operation from user input

I'm working on a project that asks the user for three variable: 2 integers and 1 math operator char of +-*/ or %. How can I validate the char input as one of the 5 signs? I'm at an impass in my if loop because of all the different conditions: public static double compMath(int num1, char operator, int num2) { double result; if (operator == '+'||'-'||'*'||'/'||'%') { System.out.println("Math time!"); //performs appropriate math operation (num1,operator,num2) and returns double result (round to 2 decimal places if necessary (format so no decimal is shown unless needed) } else { System.out.println("I only know how to do +, -, *, /, or %"); } return result; }

24th Jul 2018, 1:34 PM
Jeff
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full code if curious: import java.util.Scanner; public class Jeff_McCann_CIS106_HYB1_ComputerMath { public static double compMath(int num1, char operator, int num2) { double result; if (operator == '+'||'-'||'*'||'/'||'%') { System.out.println("Math time!"); //performs appropriate math operation (num1,operator,num2) and returns double result (round to 2 decimal places if necessary (format so no decimal is shown unless needed) } else { System.out.println("I only know how to do +, -, *, /, or %"); } return result; } public static void main(String[] args) { Scanner kb = new Scanner(System.in); System.out.print("Enter integer #1: "); int input1 = kb.nextInt(); System.out.print("Enter integer #2: "); int input3 = kb.nextInt(); System.out.print("Which operation? (+-*/%): "); char input2 = kb.next().charAt(0); double result = compMath(input1, input2, input3); System.out.println(input1 + " " + input2 + " " + input3 + " = " + result); kb.close(); } }
24th Jul 2018, 1:36 PM
Jeff
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