How to check if an integer is in a given range?

Question

Hoping for something more elegant than

if (i>0 && i<100) 

Answer 1

I think its already elegant way for comparing range. But, this approach cause you to write extra unit tests to satisfy all && cases.

So, you can use any of the below approach to avoid writing extra unit tests.

Using Java 8 Streams:

if(IntStream.rangeClosed(0,100).boxed().collect(Collectors.toList()).contains(i))

Using Math class:

if(Math.max(0, i) == Math.min(i, 100))

Personally I recommend the second approach because it won't end up creating an Array of the size equal to the range you want to check.

Answer 2

If you are confident that numbers are stored in 2's complement form:

return  ((x-low) <= (high-low));

A more general and safer solution would be:

return ((x-high)*(x-low) <= 0);

Answer 3

Google's Java Library Guava also implements Range:

import com.google.common.collect.Range;

Range<Integer> open = Range.open(1, 5);
System.out.println(open.contains(1)); // false
System.out.println(open.contains(3)); // true
System.out.println(open.contains(5)); // false

Range<Integer> closed = Range.closed(1, 5);
System.out.println(closed.contains(1)); // true
System.out.println(closed.contains(3)); // true
System.out.println(closed.contains(5)); // true

Range<Integer> openClosed = Range.openClosed(1, 5);
System.out.println(openClosed.contains(1)); // false
System.out.println(openClosed.contains(3)); // true
System.out.println(openClosed.contains(5)); // true

Answer 4

    val = val < MIN ? MIN : ( val > MAX ? MAX : val);

Answer 5

ValueRange range = java.time.temporal.ValueRange.of(minValue, maxValue);
range.isValidIntValue(x);

it returns true if minValue <= x <= MaxValue - i.e within the range

it returns false if x < minValue or x > maxValue - i.e outofrange

Use with if condition as shown below:

int value = 10;
if(ValueRange.of(0, 100).isValidIntValue(value)) {
    System.out.println("Value is with in the Range.");
} else {
    System.out.println("Value is out of the Range.");
}

below program checks, if any of the passed integer value in the hasTeen method is within the range of 13(inclusive) to 19(Inclusive)

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import java.time.temporal.ValueRange;    
public class TeenNumberChecker {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        System.out.println(hasTeen(9, 99, 19));
        System.out.println(hasTeen(23, 15, 42));
        System.out.println(hasTeen(22, 23, 34));

    }

    public static boolean hasTeen(int firstNumber, int secondNumber, int thirdNumber) {

        ValueRange range = ValueRange.of(13, 19);
        System.out.println("*********Int validation Start ***********");
        System.out.println(range.isIntValue());
        System.out.println(range.isValidIntValue(firstNumber));
        System.out.println(range.isValidIntValue(secondNumber));
        System.out.println(range.isValidIntValue(thirdNumber));
        System.out.println(range.isValidValue(thirdNumber));
        System.out.println("**********Int validation End**************");

        if (range.isValidIntValue(firstNumber) || range.isValidIntValue(secondNumber) || range.isValidIntValue(thirdNumber)) {
            return true;
        } else
            return false;
    }
}

******OUTPUT******

true as 19 is part of range

true as 15 is part of range

false as all three value passed out of range

Answer 6

Try:

if (i>0 && i<100) {} 

it will work at least ;)