A Problem Solved: Leap Years
Explore how to determine leap years with Java by applying decision-making concepts. Learn to use if statements, logical operators, and modular arithmetic to write a program that checks whether a year qualifies as a leap year, reinforcing your understanding of Java conditionals.
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Problem statement
Is this year a leap year? Will the year 3000 be a leap year? Let’s write a program to find out.
Pseudocode
The overall logic of the program is not complicated, as you can see from the following pseudocode:
Describe the program’s purpose
Ask the user to type a year
Read the year
Test whether the year is a leap year
Display the results
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