public class BoxingTheCompass{ private static String[] points = new String[32]; public static void main(String[] args){ buildPoints(); double heading = 0; for(int i = 0; i<= 32;i++){ heading = i * 11.25; switch(i % 3){ case 1: heading += 5.62; break; case 2: heading -= 5.62; break; default: } System.out.printf("%s\t%18s\t%s°\n",(i % 32) + 1, initialUpper(getPoint(heading)), heading); } } private static void buildPoints(){ String[] cardinal = {"north", "east", "south", "west"}; String[] pointDesc = {"1", "1 by 2", "1-C", "C by 1", "C", "C by 2", "2-C", "2 by 1"}; String str1, str2, strC; for(int i = 0;i <= 3;i++){ str1 = cardinal[i]; str2 = cardinal[(i + 1) % 4]; strC = (str1.equals("north") || str1.equals("south")) ? (str1 + str2): (str2 + str1); for(int j = 0;j <= 7;j++){ points[i * 8 + j] = pointDesc[j].replace("1", str1).replace("2", str2).replace("C", strC); } } } private static String initialUpper(String s){ return s.substring(0, 1).toUpperCase() + s.substring(1); } private static String getPoint(double degrees){ double testD = (degrees / 11.25) + 0.5; return points[(int)Math.floor(testD % 32)]; } }