Task: Box the compass



C#: using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;

namespace BoxTheCompass
{
    class Compass
    {
        string[] cp = new string[] {"North", "North by east", "North-northeast", "Northeast by north", "Northeast","Northeast by east", 
	    "East-northeast", "East by north", "East", "East by south", "East-southeast", "Southeast by east", "Southeast", 
            "Southeast by south", "South-southeast", "South by east", "South", "South by west", "South-southwest", "Southwest by south", 
            "Southwest", "Southwest by west", "West-southwest", "West by south", "West", "West by north", "West-northwest", 
            "Northwest by west", "Northwest", "Northwest by north", "North-northwest", "North by west", "North"};

        public void compassHeading(float a)
        {
            int h = Convert.ToInt32(Math.Floor(a / 11.25f + .5f)) % 32;
            Console.WriteLine( "{0,2}: {1,-22} : {2,6:N}",h + 1, cp[h], a );
        }
    };
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
       {
            Compass c = new Compass();
            float[] degs = new float[] {0.0f, 16.87f, 16.88f, 33.75f, 50.62f, 50.63f, 67.5f, 84.37f, 84.38f, 101.25f, 
                118.12f, 118.13f, 135.0f, 151.87f, 151.88f, 168.75f, 185.62f, 185.63f, 202.5f, 219.37f, 219.38f, 236.25f, 
                253.12f, 253.13f, 270.0f, 286.87f, 286.88f, 303.75f, 320.62f, 320.63f, 337.5f, 354.37f, 354.38f};

            foreach (float d in degs)
                c.compassHeading(d);

            Console.WriteLine("\nPress any key to continue...");
            Console.ReadKey();
        }
    }
}






VB: Public Sub box_the_compass()
    Dim compass_point As Integer
    Dim compass_points_all As New Collection
    Dim test_points_all As New Collection
    Dim compass_points(8) As Variant
    Dim test_points(3) As Variant
    compass_points(1) = [{ "North",        "North by east",        "North-northeast",      "Northeast by north"}]
    compass_points(2) = [{ "Northeast",    "Northeast by east",    "East-northeast",       "East by north"}]
    compass_points(3) = [{ "East",         "East by south",        "East-southeast",       "Southeast by east"}]
    compass_points(4) = [{ "Southeast",    "Southeast by south",   "South-southeast",      "South by east"}]
    compass_points(5) = [{ "South",        "South by west",        "South-southwest",      "Southwest by south"}]
    compass_points(6) = [{ "Southwest",    "Southwest by west",    "West-southwest",       "West by south"}]
    compass_points(7) = [{ "West",         "West by north",        "West-northwest",       "Northwest by west"}]
    compass_points(8) = [{ "Northwest",    "Northwest by north",   "North-northwest",      "North by west"}]
    test_points(1) = [{ 0.0,  16.87,  16.88,  33.75,  50.62,  50.63,  67.5,   84.37,  84.38, 101.25, 118.12}]
    test_points(2) = [{ 118.13, 135.0,  151.87, 151.88, 168.75, 185.62, 185.63, 202.5,  219.37, 219.38, 236.25}]
    test_points(3) = [{ 253.12, 253.13, 270.0,  286.87, 286.88, 303.75, 320.62, 320.63, 337.5,  354.37, 354.38}]
    For i = 1 To 3
        For Each t In test_points(i)
            test_points_all.Add t
        Next t
    Next i
    For i = 1 To 8
        For Each c In compass_points(i)
            compass_points_all.Add c
        Next c
    Next i
    For i = 1 To test_points_all.Count
        compass_point = (WorksheetFunction.Floor(test_points_all(i) * 32 / 360 + 0.5, 1) Mod 32) + 1
        Debug.Print Format(compass_point, "@@"); "  "; compass_points_all(compass_point);
        Debug.Print String$(20 - Len(compass_points_all(compass_point)), " ");
        Debug.Print test_points_all(i)
    Next i
End Sub