Task: Box the compass





Java: public class BoxingTheCompass{
    private static String[] points = new String[32];
 
    public static void main(String[] args){
        buildPoints();
 
        double heading = 0;
 
        for(int i = 0; i<= 32;i++){
            heading = i * 11.25;
            switch(i % 3){
                case 1:
                    heading += 5.62;
                    break;
                case 2:
                    heading -= 5.62;
                    break;
                default:
            }
 
            System.out.printf("%s\t%18s\t%s°\n",(i % 32) + 1, initialUpper(getPoint(heading)), heading);
        }
    }
 
    private static void buildPoints(){
        String[] cardinal = {"north", "east", "south", "west"};
        String[] pointDesc = {"1", "1 by 2", "1-C", "C by 1", "C", "C by 2", "2-C", "2 by 1"};
 
        String str1, str2, strC;
 
        for(int i = 0;i <= 3;i++){
            str1 = cardinal[i];
            str2 = cardinal[(i + 1) % 4];
            strC = (str1.equals("north") || str1.equals("south")) ? (str1 + str2): (str2 + str1);
            for(int j = 0;j <= 7;j++){
                points[i * 8 + j] = pointDesc[j].replace("1", str1).replace("2", str2).replace("C", strC);
            }
        }
    }
 
    private static String initialUpper(String s){
        return s.substring(0, 1).toUpperCase() + s.substring(1);
    }
 
    private static String getPoint(double degrees){
        double testD = (degrees / 11.25) + 0.5;
        return points[(int)Math.floor(testD % 32)];
    }
}




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