Help with runs program

[sallyk57]

I figured out how to make a coin class. But i can't figure out how to write a program to find the length of the longest run of heads in 100 flips of the coin.
This is what i did so far the runs program. Thanks

// this is the coin class
import java.util.Rando m;
public class Coin
{
private int face;
private final int HEADS=0;
private final int TAILS=1;
public Coin()
{
flip();
}
public void flip()
{
Random gen=new Random();
face=gen.nextIn t(2);
}
public boolean isHeads()
{
return(face==HE ADS);
}
public int getFace ()
{
return face;
}
public String toString()
{
String facename;
if(face==TAILS)
facename="Tails ";
else
facename="Heads ";
return facename;
}
}


//*************** *************** *************** *************** ********
// Runs.java
//
// Finds the length of the longest run of heads in 100 flips of a coin.
// *************** *************** *************** *************** ********
public class Runs
{
public static void main (String[] args)
{

final int FLIPS = 100; // number of coin flips

int currentRun = 0; // length of the current run of HEADS
int maxRun = 0; // length of the maximum run so far

// Create a coin object
Coin myCoin = new Coin();

//this is the part i don't know how to do but tried something

// Flip the coin FLIPS times
for (int i = 0; i < FLIPS; i++)
{
// Flip the coin & print the result
myCoin.flip();
System.out.prin tln(myCoin);

// Update the run information
if (myCoin.getFace () == 0)
{
currentRun = currentRun + 1;
}
else
{
if (currentRun > maxRun)
maxRun = currentRun;

currentRun = 0;
}
}

// Print the results
System.out.prin tln("The longest run of heads is: " + maxRun);
}
}

[DeMan]

You seem to be counting the runs correctly, what is the output when you run it, does it give you a head tail sequence and then say max heads was 0.....?

[sallyk57]

----jGRASP exec: java Runs

Heads
Heads
Heads
Heads
Heads
Heads
Heads
Heads
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Heads
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Heads
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Heads
Heads
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Heads
Heads
The maxmimum run is: 0
----jGRASP: operation complete.

[DeMan]

I have tried it on my computer (java 1.5.0_09) and it work no worries. (I copy and pasted your code, so there is no problem with that....). You might like to try it on another machine....

[sallyk57]

it works thank you