Temperature Conversion: Kotlin Program for Celsius to Fahrenheit and Vice Versa

Kotlin Basic: Exercise-11 with Solution

Write a Kotlin program to convert temperature from Celsius to Fahrenheit and vice versa.

Sample Solution:

Kotlin Code:

fun main(args: Array<String>) 
 {
    println("Choose an option:")
    println("1. Convert Celsius to Fahrenheit")
    println("2. Convert Fahrenheit to Celsius")
    val option = args[0].toIntOrNull()
    println("Choice = $option")
    if (option != null && (option == 1 || option == 2)) {
        println("Enter the temperature:")
        val temperature = args[1].toDoubleOrNull()

        if (temperature != null) {
            when (option) {
                1 -> {
                    val fahrenheit = celsiusToFahrenheit(temperature)
                    println("Temperature in Celsius: $temperature")
                    println("Temperature in Fahrenheit: $fahrenheit")
                }
                2 -> {
                    val celsius = fahrenheitToCelsius(temperature)
                    println("Temperature in Fahrenheit: $temperature")
                    println("Temperature in Celsius: $celsius")
                }
            }
        } else {
            println("Invalid temperature. Please enter a valid numeric value.")
        }
    } else {
        println("Invalid option. Please choose option 1 or 2.")
    }
}

fun celsiusToFahrenheit(celsius: Double): Double {
    return (celsius * 9 / 5) + 32
}

fun fahrenheitToCelsius(fahrenheit: Double): Double {
    return (fahrenheit - 32) * 5 / 9
}

Sample Output:

Choose an option:
1. Convert Celsius to Fahrenheit
2. Convert Fahrenheit to Celsius
Choice = 1
Enter the temperature:
Temperature in Celsius: 32.0
Temperature in Fahrenheit: 89.6

Choose an option:
1. Convert Celsius to Fahrenheit
2. Convert Fahrenheit to Celsius
Choice = 2
Enter the temperature:
Temperature in Fahrenheit: 89.6
Temperature in Celsius: 32.0

Explanation:

In the above exercise,

• The user is prompted to choose an option by entering a number: 1 for converting Celsius to Fahrenheit, or 2 for converting Fahrenheit to Celsius.
• The user's input is read using readLine() and converted to an Int using toIntOrNull().
• The temperature input is read and converted to Double using toDoubleOrNull().
• If the temperature input is valid, a when expression is used to handle the selected option:
• Option 1: The celsiusToFahrenheit() function is called with the temperature value as an argument. The function converts Celsius to Fahrenheit using the formula: (celsius * 9 / 5) + 32.
• Option 2: The fahrenheitToCelsius() function is called with the temperature value as an argument. The function converts Fahrenheit to Celsius using the formula: (fahrenheit - 32) * 5 / 9.
• The converted temperature is then printed to the console using string interpolation.
• If the temperature input or option is invalid (null or not within the specified range), error messages are displayed.

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