Yes.
The complete program is given below.
import java.io.*; import java.util.Scanner; class TestGroupsSentinel { public static void main ( String[] args ) throws IOException { int value; // the value of the current integer // Prompt for and open the input file Scanner user = new Scanner( System.in ); System.out.print("File name? "); String fileName = user.next().trim(); Scanner scan = new Scanner( new File(fileName) ); // Group "A" int sumA = 0; // the sum of scores for group "A" int countA = 0; // initialize the group A count while ( (value = scan.nextInt()) != -1 ) { sumA = sumA + value ; // add to the sum countA = countA + 1; // increment the count } if ( countA > 0 ) System.out.println( "Group A average: " + ((double) sumA)/countA ); else System.out.println( "Group A has no students" ); // Group "B" int sumB = 0; // the sum of scores for group "B" int countB = 0; // initialize count while ( (value = scan.nextInt()) != -1 ) { sumB = sumB + value ; // add to the sum countB = countB + 1; // increment the count } if ( countB > 0 ) System.out.println( "Group B average: " + ((double) sumB)/countB ); else System.out.println( "Group B has no students" ); } }
Could the sentinel method be used for a group that contains no data?