[Java Tutorial #4] - How to create Calculator java aplication to convert STEEM to IDR using Netbeans

Repository

https://github.com/dmlloyd/openjdk

What Will I Learn?

You will learn How to create GUI form for this aplication
You will learn how to get data from Bittrex API
You will learn how to get data from Indodax API
You will learn how to get Price from both API
You will learn how to display data on GUI aplication

Requirements

Basic knowledges about java programing
Basic Knowledges about API
Need to Install Netbeans for easy pratice

Difficulty

Basic

Tutorial Contents

on this occasion I will try to explain a tutorial how to create java application to check steem price in IDR (indonesian currency). To create this application we have to get data from Bittrex API to change BTC to IDR. Then we should get the BTC price in IDR from INDODAX API (an Exchanger in Indonesia).

Let's start the tutorial :

Open Netbeans IDE software and create new project. Choose Java Aplication and click next. Then Rename the project and click finish.
Add new jFrameForm in your Source Package
Rename the form
Click on panel component and drag it to the form
Add Label, TextField and Button on Panel, just follow picture bellow :
We already have a form, Now open source and start to edit the code.
Create The method to get Data from URL. This method in java.net.* method. So before your start use this method import the package first

import java.io.BufferedReader;
import java.io.InputStreamReader;
import java.net.HttpURLConnection;
import java.net.URL;
import java.util.logging.Level;
import java.util.logging.Logger;

Then Create getApi() method.

public String getApi(String url) throws Exception{
        URL oracle=new URL(url);
        HttpURLConnection httpcon = (HttpURLConnection) oracle.openConnection();
        httpcon.addRequestProperty("User-Agent", "Mozilla/5.0");
        BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(httpcon.getInputStream()));
        String inputLine;
         while ((inputLine = in.readLine()) != null){
             return inputLine;
         }  
        in.close();
        return null;   
    }

Code	Explanation
`getApi()`	Method Name
`String url`	The Parameter
`throws Exception`	Some method to catch error
`URL oracle=new URL(url);`	Decrlarating new URL
`HttpURLConnection httpcon = (HttpURLConnection) oracle.openConnection();`	class initiation to get URL connection.
`httpcon.addRequestProperty("User-Agent", "Mozilla/5.0");`	Add browser property, Here I add Mozilla 5.-0
`BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(httpcon.getInputStream()));`	method Read input from http connection.
`return inputLine;`	return the output
`in.close();`	closie input stream reader

Now create the method to get Data from url and count the price. Here I rename with count() method.

public void count() throws Exception{
}

Call get Data method with parameter is the API URL. to convert STEEM to BTC we can use Bittrex API and to convert BTC to IDR we can use Indodax API.

 JSONObject bittrex = new JSONObject(getApi("https://bittrex.com/api/v1.1/public/getmarketsummary?market=btc-sbd"));
 JSONObject indodax = new JSONObject(getApi("https://indodax.com/api/btc_idr/ticker"));

To get the price or the important data from result we need split it. Here we need use java-json library. Dowload it here : http://www.java2s.com/Code/Jar/j/Downloadjavajsonjar.htm . Extract and add to project Libraries. Then import it to your file.

       JSONArray arrayBittrex=bittrex.getJSONArray("result");
        JSONObject objBittrex = arrayBittrex.getJSONObject(0);
        JSONObject objIndodax=indodax.getJSONObject("ticker");
        Double price =objBittrex.getDouble("Last")*objIndodax.getDouble("last");

Code	Explanation
`bittrex.getJSONArray("result")`	Get Array Value from result index of bittrex API
`arrayBittrex.getJSONObject(0`	Convert Array to Object
`indodax.getJSONObject("ticker");`	Get Object Value from ticker index of bittrex API
`objBittrex.getDouble("Last")`	get Last price of steem from bittrex in double
`objIndodax.getDouble("last");`	get last price of BTC from indodax in double
`Double price`	the steem price in IDR is the Steem price in BTC x BTC price in IDR

we already get STEEM price in IDR. SO, Now we need get the Amount STEEM that input by user.

double Amount = Double.parseDouble(steem.getText());

Code	Explanation
`Double.parseDouble(steem.getText())`	All data from textfield input is in string. To be an multiply with the price we need convert it to double.

Now display the result in IDR textfield.

 idr.setText("IDR  "+Amount*price);

Call the count() method in button. Open the aplication design form and double click on button. then add this code.

        try {
            count();
            // TODO add your handling code here:
        } catch (Exception ex) {
            Logger.getLogger(Calculator.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
        }

Now try to run the aplication, and input some amout in STEEM field the press Convert Button
Finish, the aplication is running rightly. You can get the full code on my gist. The link is bellow

Curriculum

[Java Tutorial] - How to create some java aplication to display Live SBD price from bittrex API using Netbeans
[Java Tutorial #2] - How to create GUI aplication for displaying Live SBD price using Netbeans
[Java Tutorial #3] - How to create GUI java aplication for displaying Steemit account data using Netbeans

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